Tags · Data as of October 12, 2026

How much do Short games make on Steam?

Median revenue
$1.9K
All Steam: $1.1K
Middle half earn
$279–$16.7K
Top 10% earn over
$211.6K
All Steam: $94.4K
Earn over $100K
13%
All Steam: 10%
Games
2,380
Clear

How revenue is spread

Under $1K
969
$1K–10K
694
$10K–100K
406
$100K–1M
195
$1M–10M
93
$10M+
23

Median revenue by price

Under $5
$8971,698 games
$5–10
$10.4K462 games
$10–15
$62.7K143 games
$15–20
$1.3M53 games
$20–30
$431.8K17 games
$30+
$241.3K7 games

Median revenue by release year

2001
$4.6M1 games
2006
$408.6K1 games
2007
$83.7M1 games
2008
$113.1K1 games
2009
$126K12 games
2010
$691.8K6 games
2011
$102.7K12 games
2012
$231.6K17 games
2013
$382.2K38 games
2014
$151.8K64 games
2015
$24.4K76 games
2016
$34.7K104 games
2017
$11.3K132 games
2018
$3.3K157 games
2019
$1.6K205 games
2020
$1.4K236 games
2021
$1.9K173 games
2022
$898132 games
2023
$957143 games
2024
$736194 games
2025
$708336 games
2026
$479338 games

Top games

  1. 1Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) 40th Anniversary Edition$248.6M
  2. 2Firewatch$110.8M
  3. 3Portal$83.7M
  4. 4Little Nightmares$61.7M
  5. 5What Remains of Edith Finch$46.3M
  6. 6To the Moon$41.1M
  7. 7Bright Memory: Infinite$35.5M
  8. 8SUPERHOT$34.1M
  9. 9The Stanley Parable$29.6M
  10. 10Transistor$27.4M
  11. 11LIMBO$24.9M
  12. 12Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons$24.8M
  13. 13ABZU$21.6M
  14. 14Ryse: Son of Rome$18.8M
  15. 15FAR: Lone Sails$18M
  16. 16Five Nights at Freddy's$15.8M
  17. 17Gorogoa$14.1M
  18. 18METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES$13.3M
  19. 19Layers of Fear (2016)$12.9M
  20. 20Murdered: Soul Suspect$11.8M
  21. 21Bright Memory$11.8M
  22. 22Unheard - Voices of Crime$10.6M
  23. 23Gone Home$10M
  24. 24The Beginner's Guide$9.8M
  25. 25A Story About My Uncle$8.9M

Top developers

  1. Asobo Studio1 games · $248.6M
  2. Campo Santo1 games · $110.8M
  3. Valve1 games · $83.7M
  4. Tarsier Studios1 games · $61.7M
  5. FYQD-Studio2 games · $47.3M
  6. Giant Sparrow1 games · $46.3M
  7. Freebird Games2 games · $42.3M
  8. SUPERHOT Team1 games · $34.1M
  9. Galactic Cafe1 games · $29.6M
  10. Supergiant Games1 games · $27.4M

Top publishers

  1. Xbox Game Studios3 games · $256.1M
  2. Panic2 games · $116.5M
  3. Campo Santo1 games · $110.8M
  4. Valve2 games · $88.2M
  5. Annapurna Interactive8 games · $84.1M
  6. BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment1 games · $61.7M
  7. 505 Games6 games · $60.3M
  8. Serenity Forge6 games · $54M
  9. PLAYISM9 games · $47.8M
  10. FYQD-Studio2 games · $47.3M

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