Tags · Data as of October 12, 2026

How much do Classic games make on Steam?

Median revenue
$69.3K
All Steam: $1.1K
Middle half earn
$8.8K–$875.6K
Top 10% earn over
$5.3M
All Steam: $94.4K
Earn over $100K
45%
All Steam: 10%
Games
1,415
Clear

How revenue is spread

Under $1K
170
$1K–10K
196
$10K–100K
413
$100K–1M
296
$1M–10M
239
$10M+
101

Median revenue by price

Under $5
$4.1K407 games
$5–10
$62.5K557 games
$10–15
$234.7K145 games
$15–20
$1.3M177 games
$20–30
$2.5M82 games
$30+
$15.7M47 games

Median revenue by release year

1995
$63.6K1 games
1998
$56.6M1 games
1999
$3.8M2 games
2000
$41.2M2 games
2001
$2.5M2 games
2003
$806.6K1 games
2004
$54.1M2 games
2005
$1.5M2 games
2006
$1M23 games
2007
$1M45 games
2008
$966.9K36 games
2009
$325.3K83 games
2010
$663.3K31 games
2011
$284.6K28 games
2012
$565.7K37 games
2013
$184.6K53 games
2014
$47.5K150 games
2015
$61.7K118 games
2016
$41.4K125 games
2017
$39.6K137 games
2018
$17.8K109 games
2019
$10.4K127 games
2020
$8.1K111 games
2021
$498.1K27 games
2022
$179.1K19 games
2023
$1.1M26 games
2024
$55.1K31 games
2025
$7042 games
2026
$6035 games

Top games

  1. 1Halo: The Master Chief Collection$460.8M
  2. 2The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition$423.7M
  3. 3Resident Evil 2$303.3M
  4. 4Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition$268.2M
  5. 5Mass Effect™ Legendary Edition$221.5M
  6. 6Resident Evil 3$215M
  7. 7Mafia: Definitive Edition$210.5M
  8. 8Sid Meier's Civilization® V$184.7M
  9. 9Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition$175.2M
  10. 10Devil May Cry 5$172.4M
  11. 11SILENT HILL 2$151.2M
  12. 12DOOM$149.4M
  13. 13Black Mesa$129.7M
  14. 14Metro 2033 Redux$112.7M
  15. 15Resident Evil 7 Biohazard$104.6M
  16. 16Age of Empires II (Retired)$100.1M
  17. 17Half-Life 2$97.7M
  18. 18Resident Evil 4 (2005)$93.1M
  19. 19Portal$83.7M
  20. 20Counter-Strike$81.6M
  21. 21Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition$73.6M
  22. 22Assassin's Creed 2$68.5M
  23. 23Red Dead Redemption$68.1M
  24. 24BioShock™ Remastered$62.2M
  25. 25Mafia III: Definitive Edition$61.4M

Top developers

  1. CAPCOM Co., Ltd.22 games · $989.8M
  2. Bethesda Game Studios3 games · $471.7M
  3. 343 Industries2 games · $467M
  4. Saber Interactive2 games · $461.6M
  5. Bungie1 games · $460.8M
  6. Ruffian Games1 games · $460.8M
  7. Splash Damage1 games · $460.8M
  8. Forgotten Empires4 games · $429.2M
  9. Valve11 games · $342.7M
  10. Hangar 133 games · $314.8M

Top publishers

  1. CAPCOM Co., Ltd.20 games · $967.9M
  2. Xbox Game Studios12 games · $965.6M
  3. 2K29 games · $683.5M
  4. Bethesda Softworks22 games · $672.6M
  5. Electronic Arts23 games · $372.8M
  6. Rockstar Games9 games · $370M
  7. Valve13 games · $353.6M
  8. Aspyr (Mac)5 games · $286.8M
  9. SEGA21 games · $231.7M
  10. Activision37 games · $198.6M

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