Steam tag
Estimated revenue, market economics, and the top games tagged Surreal on Steam.
Share of Surreal games by estimated lifetime revenue. Averages hide this — a few hits pull the mean far above what a typical game in the genre makes.
For developers
Total estimated revenue of Surreal games, grouped by the year they launched — a release-cohort trend, not a live time-series. Recent years are still accumulating revenue after launch.
Modeled estimate, not reported sales
| Year | Releases | Median rev | $100k+ | $1M+ | Total genre revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 844 | approximately $740 | approximately 5% | approximately 2% | approximately $107.9M |
| 2025 | 942 | approximately $1.1K | approximately 8% | approximately 1% | approximately $134.1M |
| 2024 | 806 | approximately $794 | approximately 6% | approximately 2% | approximately $73.1M |
| 2023 | 553 | approximately $1K | approximately 7% | approximately 1% | approximately $40.6M |
| 2022 | 480 | approximately $809 | approximately 8% | approximately 3% | approximately $54.8M |
| 2021 | 395 | approximately $1.1K | approximately 8% | approximately 4% | approximately $126.4M |
| 2020 | 292 | approximately $1.6K | approximately 15% | approximately 5% | approximately $96.2M |
| 2019 | 123 | approximately $3K | approximately 16% | approximately 5% | approximately $24.8M |
| 2018 | 120 | approximately $15.1K | approximately 20% | approximately 3% | approximately $35.1M |
| 2017 | 81 | approximately $15.9K | approximately 22% | approximately 5% | approximately $38.2M |
| 2016 | 64 | approximately $29.1K | approximately 31% | approximately 11% | approximately $39.3M |
| 2015 | 53 | approximately $20.1K | approximately 25% | approximately 6% | approximately $16M |
Median beats average here: genre revenue is hit-driven, so the median shows what the typical Surreal launch actually earned. Recent years accumulate revenue for a while after launch.
Leaderboard
| # | Game | Est. revenue | Reviews | Score | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DELTARUNESteam | approximately $72.1M | 137.2K | 98% | $24.99 |
| 2 | InscryptionSteam | approximately $58.6M | 148.7K | 97% | $19.99 |
| 3 | MewgenicsSteam | approximately $51.4M | 54.3K | 90% | $29.99 |
| 4 | approximately $38M | 51K | 87% | $39.99 | |
| 5 | Hotline MiamiSteam | approximately $25.4M | 128.4K | 97% | $9.99 |
| 6 | Hello NeighborSteam | approximately $22.9M | 33.1K | 86% | $29.99 |
| 7 | GRISSteam | approximately $19.7M | 96.5K | 96% | $14.99 |
| 8 | Psychonauts 2Steam | approximately $18.5M | 14.5K | 96% | $59.99 |
| 9 | LIMBOSteam | approximately $17.6M | 62.1K | 92% | $12.49 |
| 10 | Ghostwire: TokyoSteam | approximately $16.1M | 13K | 84% | $59.99 |
| 11 | Cruelty SquadSteam | approximately $16M | 23.2K | 96% | $19.99 |
| 12 | The WitnessSteam | approximately $14.3M | 21.4K | 84% | $39.99 |
| 13 | ANIMAL WELLSteam | approximately $13.4M | 24.6K | 96% | $17.49 |
| 14 | The Stanley ParableSteam | approximately $12.7M | 45.8K | 92% | $14.99 |
| 15 | SuperliminalSteam | approximately $11.5M | 34.2K | 95% | $19.99 |
| 16 | DemonologistSteam | approximately $10.1M | 18.9K | 86% | $19.99 |
| 17 | Shape of DreamsSteam | approximately $9.9M | 20.7K | 90% | $17.49 |
| 18 | REANIMALSteam | approximately $9.8M | 25.7K | 75% | $39.99 |
| 19 | VisageSteam | approximately $9.5M | 11K | 84% | $34.99 |
| 20 | CloverPitSteam | approximately $9.5M | 26.1K | 90% | $9.99 |
| 21 | OneShotSteam | approximately $9.1M | 59.4K | 98% | $9.99 |
| 22 | MouthwashingSteam | approximately $8.9M | 38.8K | 95% | $12.99 |
| 23 | Into the Radius 2Steam | approximately $8.7M | 5.8K | 80% | $39.99 |
| 24 | Buckshot RouletteSteam | approximately $8.3M | 126.4K | 95% | $2.99 |
| 25 | Chained TogetherSteam | approximately $8.2M | 64.4K | 90% | $4.99 |
| 26 | Pathologic 2Steam | approximately $7.7M | 12.2K | 92% | $34.99 |
| 27 | MachinariumSteam | approximately $7.7M | 20.9K | 95% | $19.99 |
| 28 | approximately $7.7M | 31K | 91% | $9.99 | |
| 29 | AntichamberSteam | approximately $7M | 17.8K | 95% | $19.99 |
| 30 | approximately $6.8M | 8.8K | 92% | $24.99 | |
| 31 | Into the Radius VRSteam | approximately $6M | 11.3K | 93% | $29.99 |
| 32 | Fran BowSteam | approximately $5.8M | 23.1K | 97% | $14.99 |
| 33 | Baba Is YouSteam | approximately $5M | 24.6K | 98% | $14.99 |
| 34 | PsychonautsSteam | approximately $4.8M | 19.3K | 95% | $9.99 |
| 35 | CONTROL ResonantSteam | approximately $4.7M | 2.6K | 88% | $59.99 |
| 36 | ViewfinderSteam | approximately $4.7M | 13.3K | 95% | $24.99 |
| 37 | GorogoaSteam | approximately $4.6M | 20.8K | 97% | $14.99 |
| 38 | approximately $4.4M | 13.2K | 90% | $19.99 | |
| 39 | South of MidnightSteam | approximately $4.4M | 4.4K | 94% | $34.99 |
| 40 | approximately $4.2M | 6.7K | 93% | $29.99 | |
| 41 | The Beginner's GuideSteam | approximately $4.2M | 23.6K | 88% | $9.99 |
| 42 | Little InfernoSteam | approximately $4.1M | 13.8K | 95% | $14.99 |
| 43 | Before Your EyesSteam | approximately $3.5M | 24K | 98% | $9.99 |
| 44 | SanfuSteam | approximately $3.2M | 17.9K | 83% | $10.99 |
| 45 | approximately $3.2M | 4.8K | 66% | $24.99 | |
| 46 | approximately $3.1M | 7.5K | 93% | $19.99 | |
| 47 | ROMEO IS A DEAD MANSteam | approximately $3.1M | 2.2K | 88% | $49.99 |
| 48 | AMID EVILSteam | approximately $3M | 7.7K | 93% | $19.99 |
| 49 | Alone in the DarkSteam | approximately $3M | 4.9K | 78% | $39.99 |
| 50 | Hyper Light BreakerSteam | approximately $3M | 4K | 53% | $29.99 |