Tags · Data as of October 12, 2026

How much do Base Building games make on Steam?

Median revenue
$5.6K
All Steam: $1.1K
Middle half earn
$499–$88.9K
Top 10% earn over
$1.7M
All Steam: $94.4K
Earn over $100K
24%
All Steam: 10%
Games
3,472
Clear

How revenue is spread

Under $1K
1,113
$1K–10K
813
$10K–100K
706
$100K–1M
402
$1M–10M
295
$10M+
143

Median revenue by price

Under $5
$299920 games
$5–10
$2.5K968 games
$10–15
$18.2K683 games
$15–20
$105K494 games
$20–30
$1.2M301 games
$30+
$7.7M106 games

Median revenue by release year

2006
$150.8K1 games
2007
$2.5M4 games
2008
$330.6K4 games
2009
$567.7K5 games
2010
$5M2 games
2011
$165.9K10 games
2012
$6.6M4 games
2013
$5.2M10 games
2014
$885.6K20 games
2015
$620.3K42 games
2016
$139.9K53 games
2017
$154.9K84 games
2018
$61.4K84 games
2019
$32.4K115 games
2020
$10.8K210 games
2021
$4.7K276 games
2022
$6.4K297 games
2023
$3.7K416 games
2024
$3.6K535 games
2025
$2.8K616 games
2026
$1.8K683 games

Top games

  1. 1Valheim$679.8M
  2. 2Palworld$598M
  3. 37 Days to Die$592.5M
  4. 4Subnautica$493.1M
  5. 5Satisfactory$453.5M
  6. 6ARK: Survival Evolved$422.9M
  7. 7Sons Of The Forest$411.7M
  8. 8RimWorld$352.5M
  9. 9Squad$348.4M
  10. 10Factorio$323.4M
  11. 11Raft$311.1M
  12. 12ARK: Survival Ascended$303.7M
  13. 13Schedule I$279.8M
  14. 14Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition$268.2M
  15. 15WARDOGS$235.2M
  16. 16Enshrouded$221.9M
  17. 17Frostpunk$220.2M
  18. 18House Flipper$208.8M
  19. 19Dune: Awakening$202.2M
  20. 20V Rising$186.1M
  21. 21Fallout 76$185.4M
  22. 22Manor Lords$182.8M
  23. 23Grounded$179.3M
  24. 24Subnautica: Below Zero$176.2M
  25. 25Kenshi$174.9M

Top developers

  1. Unknown Worlds Entertainment3 games · $838.9M
  2. Instinct Games3 games · $781.1M
  3. Studio Wildcard2 games · $726.5M
  4. Iron Gate AB1 games · $679.8M
  5. Forgotten Empires6 games · $648.4M
  6. Pocketpair1 games · $598M
  7. The Fun Pimps1 games · $592.5M
  8. World's Edge5 games · $548.3M
  9. Coffee Stain Studios1 games · $453.5M
  10. Virtual Basement LLC2 games · $426.9M

Top publishers

  1. Coffee Stain Publishing3 games · $1.1B
  2. Xbox Game Studios13 games · $995.7M
  3. Unknown Worlds Entertainment3 games · $838.9M
  4. Snail Games USA6 games · $801.5M
  5. Studio Wildcard2 games · $726.5M
  6. Pocketpair1 games · $598M
  7. The Fun Pimps Entertainment LLC1 games · $592.5M
  8. Axolot Games2 games · $463.8M
  9. Newnight 1 games · $411.7M
  10. Offworld2 games · $392.1M

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