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
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
- 1Arma Reforger$123.9M
- 2Counter-Strike$81.6M
- 3RoboCop: Rogue City$62.8M
- 4Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number$61.6M
- 5Hotline Miami$52.7M
- 6Contraband Police$44.1M
- 7Generation Zero®$35.7M
- 8WARNO$28.6M
- 9Automobilista 2$23.8M
- 10Grand Theft Auto: Vice City – The Definitive Edition$20.1M
- 11Duck Game$16.1M
- 12Far Cry 3 - Blood Dragon$13.6M
- 13Not For Broadcast$12.7M
- 14Wolfenstein: Youngblood$12.5M
- 15Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit$10M
- 16REPLACED$9.3M
- 17John Carpenter's Toxic Commando$9.2M
- 18DRAGON QUEST III HD-2D Remake$8.7M
- 19The Precinct$8.6M
- 20Gunner, HEAT, PC!$8.3M
- 21UFO 50$6.4M
- 22MULLET MADJACK$6.2M
- 23Mixtape$5.4M
- 24Tiny Rogues$5M
- 25Killer Klowns From Outer Space: The Game$4.9M
Top developers
- Bohemia Interactive1 games · $123.9M
- Dennaton Games2 games · $114.4M
- Valve1 games · $81.6M
- Teyon1 games · $62.8M
- Crazy Rocks1 games · $44.1M
- Systemic Reaction™1 games · $35.7M
- Eugen Systems1 games · $28.6M
- Reiza Studios1 games · $23.8M
- Rockstar Games1 games · $20.1M
- Square Enix5 games · $19M
Top publishers
- Bohemia Interactive1 games · $123.9M
- Devolver Digital6 games · $118.8M
- Valve1 games · $81.6M
- Nacon1 games · $62.8M
- PlayWay S.A.2 games · $45.1M
- Avalanche Studios1 games · $35.7M
- Eugen Systems1 games · $28.6M
- Reiza Studios1 games · $23.8M
- Rockstar Games1 games · $20.1M
- Square Enix5 games · $19M