Tags · Data as of October 12, 2026

How much do 1980s games make on Steam?

Median revenue
$599
All Steam: $1.1K
Middle half earn
$99–$4.2K
Top 10% earn over
$34.2K
All Steam: $94.4K
Earn over $100K
6%
All Steam: 10%
Games
3,314
Clear

How revenue is spread

Under $1K
1,888
$1K–10K
840
$10K–100K
383
$100K–1M
129
$1M–10M
60
$10M+
14

Median revenue by price

Under $5
$2001,804 games
$5–10
$1.6K894 games
$10–15
$10.8K285 games
$15–20
$31.4K176 games
$20–30
$22.4K92 games
$30+
$4K63 games

Median revenue by release year

2000
$81.6M1 games
2008
$33.3K1 games
2009
$85.4K2 games
2011
$28.5K2 games
2012
$26.4M2 games
2013
$134.3K3 games
2014
$24.9K15 games
2015
$18.7K23 games
2016
$9.5K58 games
2017
$5.5K56 games
2018
$3.4K85 games
2019
$2.4K78 games
2020
$626184 games
2021
$708314 games
2022
$697373 games
2023
$600439 games
2024
$399509 games
2025
$484584 games
2026
$200583 games

Top games

  1. 1Arma Reforger$123.9M
  2. 2Counter-Strike$81.6M
  3. 3RoboCop: Rogue City$62.8M
  4. 4Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number$61.6M
  5. 5Hotline Miami$52.7M
  6. 6Contraband Police$44.1M
  7. 7Generation Zero®$35.7M
  8. 8WARNO$28.6M
  9. 9Automobilista 2$23.8M
  10. 10Grand Theft Auto: Vice City – The Definitive Edition$20.1M
  11. 11Duck Game$16.1M
  12. 12Far Cry 3 - Blood Dragon$13.6M
  13. 13Not For Broadcast$12.7M
  14. 14Wolfenstein: Youngblood$12.5M
  15. 15Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit$10M
  16. 16REPLACED$9.3M
  17. 17John Carpenter's Toxic Commando$9.2M
  18. 18DRAGON QUEST III HD-2D Remake$8.7M
  19. 19The Precinct$8.6M
  20. 20Gunner, HEAT, PC!$8.3M
  21. 21UFO 50$6.4M
  22. 22MULLET MADJACK$6.2M
  23. 23Mixtape$5.4M
  24. 24Tiny Rogues$5M
  25. 25Killer Klowns From Outer Space: The Game$4.9M

Top developers

  1. Bohemia Interactive1 games · $123.9M
  2. Dennaton Games2 games · $114.4M
  3. Valve1 games · $81.6M
  4. Teyon1 games · $62.8M
  5. Crazy Rocks1 games · $44.1M
  6. Systemic Reaction™1 games · $35.7M
  7. Eugen Systems1 games · $28.6M
  8. Reiza Studios1 games · $23.8M
  9. Rockstar Games1 games · $20.1M
  10. Square Enix5 games · $19M

Top publishers

  1. Bohemia Interactive1 games · $123.9M
  2. Devolver Digital6 games · $118.8M
  3. Valve1 games · $81.6M
  4. Nacon1 games · $62.8M
  5. PlayWay S.A.2 games · $45.1M
  6. Avalanche Studios1 games · $35.7M
  7. Eugen Systems1 games · $28.6M
  8. Reiza Studios1 games · $23.8M
  9. Rockstar Games1 games · $20.1M
  10. Square Enix5 games · $19M

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