Tags · Data as of October 12, 2026

How much do Real-Time games make on Steam?

Median revenue
$18.6K
All Steam: $1.1K
Middle half earn
$1.9K–$150.8K
Top 10% earn over
$2.2M
All Steam: $94.4K
Earn over $100K
28%
All Steam: 10%
Games
417
Clear

How revenue is spread

Under $1K
81
$1K–10K
105
$10K–100K
113
$100K–1M
61
$1M–10M
38
$10M+
19

Median revenue by price

Under $5
$798109 games
$5–10
$8.7K110 games
$10–15
$28.5K81 games
$15–20
$82K56 games
$20–30
$1.4M39 games
$30+
$544.6K22 games

Median revenue by release year

2006
$91.7K3 games
2007
$2.4M2 games
2008
$34.2K1 games
2009
$182.8K6 games
2010
$101.3K4 games
2011
$837.2K6 games
2012
$1.8M4 games
2013
$2M8 games
2014
$333.5K13 games
2015
$74.4K15 games
2016
$22K27 games
2017
$18.2K48 games
2018
$16.5K49 games
2019
$7.2K39 games
2020
$2.7K63 games
2021
$2.9K12 games
2022
$4.8K18 games
2023
$13.1K20 games
2024
$6.7K32 games
2025
$9.4K27 games
2026
$2.8K20 games

Top games

  1. 1Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition$268.2M
  2. 2Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) 40th Anniversary Edition$248.6M
  3. 3Age of Empires II (Retired)$100.1M
  4. 4Company of Heroes 2$81.4M
  5. 5Age of Mythology: Extended Edition$46.9M
  6. 6Tempest Rising$27M
  7. 7Wargame: Red Dragon$23.2M
  8. 8Iron Harvest$17.2M
  9. 9Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Anniversary Edition (Classic)$14.6M
  10. 10Freeman: Guerrilla Warfare$14.1M
  11. 11Age of Empires: Definitive Edition$14.1M
  12. 12Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak$14.1M
  13. 13She Will Punish Them$13.4M
  14. 14Rise of Nations: Extended Edition$13.1M
  15. 15Sins of a Solar Empire II$13M
  16. 16Call to Arms$12.8M
  17. 17Homeworld 3$11.8M
  18. 18Anno 2070™$11.4M
  19. 19Sea Power : Naval Combat in the Missile Age$11.3M
  20. 20Starship Troopers: Terran Command$10M
  21. 21Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)$8.6M
  22. 22Railway Empire$7.8M
  23. 23Endzone - A World Apart$7.5M
  24. 24Stronghold: Warlords$6.4M
  25. 25Curse of the Dead Gods$5.6M

Top developers

  1. Forgotten Empires4 games · $429.2M
  2. World's Edge2 games · $282.3M
  3. CaptureAge1 games · $268.2M
  4. Feral Interactive1 games · $268.2M
  5. Tantalus Media1 games · $268.2M
  6. Wicked Witch1 games · $268.2M
  7. Asobo Studio1 games · $248.6M
  8. Ensemble Studios3 games · $147.8M
  9. Relic Entertainment4 games · $101.4M
  10. Hidden Path Entertainment1 games · $100.1M

Top publishers

  1. Xbox Game Studios6 games · $691M
  2. Relic Entertainment3 games · $100.8M
  3. Feral Interactive (Linux)1 games · $81.4M
  4. Feral Interactive (Mac)1 games · $81.4M
  5. Eugen Systems5 games · $32.8M
  6. 3D Realms1 games · $27M
  7. Knights Peak1 games · $27M
  8. Saber Interactive1 games · $27M
  9. 2K2 games · $25.8M
  10. Gearbox Publishing2 games · $25.8M

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