Steam tag
Estimated revenue, market economics, and the top games tagged Trading on Steam.
For developers
Total estimated revenue of Trading games, grouped by the year they launched — a release-cohort trend, not a live time-series. Recent years are still accumulating revenue after launch.
Leaderboard
| # | Game | Est. revenue | Reviews | Score | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NBA 2K25 | $93.4M | 42.8K | 59% | $69.99 |
| 2 | Europa Universalis V | $61.5M | 29.9K | 67% | $59.99 |
| 3 | Elite Dangerous | $57.1M | 106.9K | 77% | $19.99 |
| 4 |
| Year | Releases | Median rev | $100k+ | $1M+ | Total genre revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | $960.1K | 82% | 45% | $17.9M |
| 2025 | 22 | $804.1K | 82% | 27% | $141.2M |
| 2024 | 20 | $195.1K | 60% | 35% | $142.6M |
| 2023 | 16 | $563.4K | 69% | 44% | $56.9M |
| 2022 | 13 | $799.4K | 77% | 46% | $41.2M |
| 2021 | 20 | $221K | 55% | 20% | $8.7M |
| 2020 | 12 | $700.5K | 75% | 33% | $25.9M |
| 2019 | 5 | $647.1K | 80% | 20% | $5.3M |
| 2018 | 6 | $5.2M | 67% | 67% | $67.8M |
| 2017 | 7 | $48.6K | 43% | 0% | $1.2M |
| 2016 | 5 | $39.6K | 40% | 20% | $2.9M |
| 2015 | 9 | $533.4K | 67% | 44% | $69M |
Median beats average here: genre revenue is hit-driven, so the median shows what the typical Trading launch actually earned. Recent years accumulate revenue for a while after launch.
| $47.7M |
| 83.2K |
| 92% |
| $19.99 |
| 5 | X4: Foundations | $44.9M | 29.6K | 80% | $49.99 |
| 6 | Ranch Simulator: Build, Hunt, Farm | $30.2M | 47.4K | 79% | $24.99 |
| 7 | TCG Card Shop Simulator | $27.5M | 48.6K | 97% | $19.99 |
| 8 | Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator | $24.2M | 44.2K | 93% | $19.99 |
| 9 | Eco | $12.4M | 14K | 81% | $29.99 |
| 10 | Car For Sale Simulator 2023 | $10.7M | 20.7K | 79% | $16.99 |
| 11 | Drug Dealer Simulator | $10.4M | 21K | 86% | $19.99 |
| 12 | Anno 2070™ | $9.4M | 12.7K | 60% | $19.99 |
| 13 | Avorion | $9M | 14.5K | 90% | $24.99 |
| 14 | NBA 2K26 | $8.9M | 30.5K | 64% | $9.79 |
| 15 | X Rebirth | $8.7M | 7.3K | 44% | $29.99 |
| 16 | Railway Empire | $8.6M | 9.7K | 83% | $29.99 |
| 17 | Anno 2205™ | $8.4M | 6.3K | 70% | $39.99 |
| 18 | Sunkenland | $8M | 23.6K | 80% | $19.99 |
| 19 | The Guild 3 | $6.5M | 8K | 60% | $29.99 |
| 20 | Retro Rewind - Video Store Simulator | $6.2M | 9.3K | 96% | $19.90 |
| 21 | Car Dealer Simulator | $6.2M | 9.9K | 89% | $19.99 |
| 22 | Mad Games Tycoon 2 | $5.3M | 7.7K | 94% | $24.99 |
| 23 | Starpoint Gemini 2 | $5.1M | 4.1K | 70% | $34.99 |
| 24 | Tiny Bookshop | $5M | 7.4K | 96% | $19.99 |
| 25 | Ghosts of Tabor | $4.7M | 10.4K | 71% | $24.99 |
| 26 | Drug Dealer Simulator 2 | $4.4M | 5.9K | 70% | $24.99 |
| 27 | Rise of Industry | $3.6M | 4.2K | 73% | $29.99 |
| 28 | Storage Hunter Simulator | $3.4M | 4.1K | 78% | $24.99 |
| 29 | Pharaoh™: A New Era | $3.3M | 5.3K | 75% | $22.99 |
| 30 | My Garage | $3M | 4.2K | 91% | $19.99 |
| 31 | 《蜀山：初章》买断版 | $2.9M | 6K | 74% | $24.99 |
| 32 | King of Retail | $2.7M | 3.6K | 88% | $25.99 |
| 33 | Mad Games Tycoon | $2.4M | 4.4K | 91% | $14.99 |
| 34 | Port Royale 4 | $2.2M | 2.1K | 58% | $39.99 |
| 35 | Sid Meier's Pirates! | $2.2M | 7.5K | 94% | $9.99 |
| 36 | Thriving City: Song | $2.1M | 3.3K | 81% | $18.99 |
| 37 | Roadside Research | $2M | 4.4K | 86% | $12.99 |
| 38 | BidKing | $2M | 22.7K | 33% | $2.99 |
| 39 | Starminer | $1.9M | 1.8K | 74% | $29.99 |
| 40 | Definitely Not Fried Chicken | $1.9M | 2.5K | 73% | $24.99 |
| 41 | X3: Terran Conflict | $1.8M | 2.9K | 85% | $15.99 |
| 42 | Star Traders: Frontiers | $1.8M | 3.8K | 84% | $14.99 |
| 43 | Railway Empire 2 | $1.8M | 2.6K | 73% | $24.99 |
| 44 | Power & Revolution 2022 Edition | $1.7M | 814 | 61% | $49.99 |
| 45 | Old Market Simulator | $1.6M | 5.2K | 88% | $9.99 |
| 46 | The Guild II Renaissance | $1.5M | 4.2K | 83% | $9.99 |
| 47 | Grand Ages: Medieval | $1.4M | 2K | 48% | $19.99 |
| 48 | Ostranauts | $1.3M | 2.7K | 81% | $19.99 |
| 49 | Prison Simulator | $1.3M | 2.5K | 86% | $19.99 |
| 50 | Sailwind | $1.2M | 2.3K | 89% | $19.99 |