Steam tag
Estimated revenue, market economics, and the top games tagged Zombies on Steam.
Share of Zombies 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 Zombies 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 | 7 Days to DieSteam | approximately $431.8M | 401.2K | 87% | $44.99 |
| 2 | DayZSteam | approximately $357.6M | 469.9K | 78% | $49.99 |
Modeled estimate, not reported sales
| Year | Releases | Median rev | $100k+ | $1M+ | Total genre revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 459 | approximately $553 | approximately 9% | approximately 2% | approximately $246.7M |
| 2025 | 628 | approximately $813 | approximately 7% | approximately 2% | approximately $177.5M |
| 2024 | 573 | approximately $687 | approximately 6% | approximately 3% | approximately $620M |
| 2023 | 444 | approximately $641 | approximately 7% | approximately 2% | approximately $321.4M |
| 2022 | 338 | approximately $650 | approximately 7% | approximately 2% | approximately $156.4M |
| 2021 | 359 | approximately $459 | approximately 7% | approximately 3% | approximately $161.3M |
| 2020 | 248 | approximately $690 | approximately 9% | approximately 4% | approximately $238.4M |
| 2019 | 146 | approximately $1.1K | approximately 12% | approximately 5% | approximately $238.7M |
| 2018 | 165 | approximately $1.9K | approximately 12% | approximately 7% | approximately $679.7M |
| 2017 | 131 | approximately $4K | approximately 15% | approximately 6% | approximately $163.5M |
| 2016 | 128 | approximately $10.1K | approximately 26% | approximately 13% | approximately $254.3M |
| 2015 | 89 | approximately $15.4K | approximately 25% | approximately 13% | approximately $358.9M |
Median beats average here: genre revenue is hit-driven, so the median shows what the typical Zombies launch actually earned. Recent years accumulate revenue for a while after launch.
| 3 |
Project ZomboidSteam |
| approximately $301.3M |
| 483.3K |
| 94% |
| $24.99 |
| 4 | The ForestSteam | approximately $247.2M | 683.1K | 96% | $19.99 |
| 5 | approximately $240.7M | 234.2K | 85% | $59.99 |
| 6 | approximately $184.5M | 185K | 96% | $69.99 |
| 7 | Left 4 Dead 2Steam | approximately $129.1M | 1.1M | 98% | $9.99 |
| 8 | Half-Life: AlyxSteam | approximately $123.2M | 105.5K | 98% | $59.99 |
| 9 | Resident Evil 4Steam | approximately $119.1M | 278.8K | 97% | $39.99 |
| 10 | Hunt: Showdown 1896Steam | approximately $106.1M | 279.1K | 74% | $29.99 |
| 11 | approximately $98M | 139.3K | 72% | $39.99 |
| 12 | Resident Evil 2Steam | approximately $90.9M | 156.6K | 97% | $39.99 |
| 13 | approximately $88.3M | 109.3K | 84% | $59.99 |
| 14 | approximately $85.9M | 72K | 86% | $29.99 |
| 15 | BodycamSteam | approximately $71.8M | 66.2K | 80% | $33.32 |
| 16 | DOOMSteam | approximately $71.6M | 221.8K | 96% | $19.99 |
| 17 | Killing Floor 2Steam | approximately $69.2M | 129.5K | 88% | $29.99 |
| 18 | Days GoneSteam | approximately $63.8M | 117.2K | 93% | $39.99 |
| 19 | approximately $60.1M | 45.6K | 79% | $59.99 |
| 20 | Call of Duty®: WWIISteam | approximately $57.2M | 47.1K | 70% | $59.99 |
| 21 | Half-Life 2Steam | approximately $50.2M | 279.7K | 98% | $9.99 |
| 22 | approximately $49.2M | 70.1K | 83% | $29.99 |
| 23 | approximately $44.3M | 30.2K | 62% | $59.99 |
| 24 | approximately $42.8M | 43.3K | 91% | $39.99 |
| 25 | approximately $42.1M | 39.9K | 89% | $39.99 |
| 26 | GTFOSteam | approximately $41.1M | 66.9K | 84% | $39.99 |
| 27 | approximately $40.3M | 127.4K | 95% | $19.99 |
| 28 | approximately $39.4M | 39.9K | 89% | $39.99 |
| 29 | approximately $37.5M | 98.5K | 94% | $19.99 |
| 30 | Dying LightSteam | approximately $36M | 495.8K | 95% | $4.99 |
| 31 | Brick RigsSteam | approximately $35M | 59.8K | 95% | $19.99 |
| 32 | approximately $34.9M | 219.9K | 79% | $11.99 |
| 33 | Killing FloorSteam | approximately $31.3M | 69K | 95% | $19.99 |
| 34 | Resident Evil 6Steam | approximately $30.3M | 71.7K | 77% | $19.99 |
| 35 | Resident Evil 5Steam | approximately $28.8M | 68.1K | 87% | $19.99 |
| 36 | Plague Inc: EvolvedSteam | approximately $28.3M | 65.9K | 94% | $14.99 |
| 37 | MiscreatedSteam | approximately $28.1M | 31.6K | 66% | $29.99 |
| 38 | They Are BillionsSteam | approximately $28M | 51.5K | 85% | $29.99 |
| 39 | Dead Island 2Steam | approximately $26.6M | 29.8K | 77% | $49.99 |
| 40 | approximately $25M | 47.3K | 97% | $49.99 |
| 41 | PavlovSteam | approximately $24.9M | 40.5K | 89% | $24.99 |
| 42 | The Evil Within 2Steam | approximately $24.5M | 31.1K | 92% | $39.99 |
| 43 | approximately $24.3M | 53.4K | 92% | $19.99 |
| 44 | Zombie Army TrilogySteam | approximately $20.7M | 18.8K | 86% | $44.99 |
| 45 | The Walking DeadSteam | approximately $20.6M | 80.7K | 97% | $14.99 |
| 46 | Black MesaSteam | approximately $19.1M | 134.8K | 95% | $9.99 |
| 47 | Killing Floor 3Steam | approximately $17.6M | 23.8K | 44% | $39.99 |
| 48 | Resident EvilSteam | approximately $16.3M | 36.6K | 92% | $19.99 |
| 49 | approximately $16.2M | 156.1K | 98% | $4.99 |
| 50 | approximately $15.8M | 69.7K | 96% | $9.99 |