Sandboxes are still the most profitable genre on Steam We Love It analysts published a report that estimated t

Sandboxes are still the most profitable genre on Steam

We Love It analysts published a report that estimated the revenue of nearly 100,000 paid games on Steam. According to analysts, the total revenue of games released on the Valve store over the entire time was $130.1 billion.

The main report: 1% of the games earned 84.5% of all Steam revenue. Half of the paid games earned less than three thousand dollars during all time, and 60% could not beat the $10 thousand mark. 245 games (0.2% of the catalog) earned more than $100 million. The leaders were: GTA V with $4.35 billion, Black Myth: Wukong ($2.54 billion) and Elden Ring ($2.41 billion). Among the 2026 releases, Pal ($503 million), Residentworld Evil Requiem ($447 million) and Crimson Desert ($410 million) remain the most profitable genre: 27,4% and in this category earned more than $100 thousand. As of 2020, the top-earning categories are getting smaller, and the revenues of most genres are gradually approaching the general medium of Steam.

The full report is available at the link. #game #Steam