Genre
Top Indie Games on Steam by Revenue
Est. catalog lifetime net (USD): $23.3B113,418 indie games on Steam ranked by estimated net revenue, with release dates and review scores. Available estimated lifetime net (USD): $23.3B.
Catalog Est. Lifetime Net (USD)
$23.3B
Estimates for 43,720 of 113,418 tracked games
Tracked games
113,418
Top Earner
Rust
$1.1B
Coverage: 113,418 tracked titles; 43,720 with net estimates; 69,698 without. 15,435 have dedicated profiles. Missing estimates are excluded from the aggregate, not treated as known zero revenue.
Genres and tags overlap: a game can appear in multiple groups, so group totals must not be added together.
Recorded release dates: 1997-06-30–2026-12-01 (may include announced dates).
Largest title accounts for 4.7% of available estimated net revenue. Coverage gaps can change this share.
Showing 1–50 of the top 1000 displayed entries, from 113,418 tracked titles. Figures include only available estimates. Search the full catalog .
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| # | Game | Est. lifetime net (USD) | Positive reviews (raw) | Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Rust | $1.1B | 87%Positive (1.3M) | Feb 8, 2018 |
| 2 |  7 Days to Die | $429.5M | 87%Positive (395K) | Jul 25, 2024 |
| 3 |  Garry's Mod | $404M | 97%Positive (1.2M) | Nov 29, 2006 |
| 4 |  Ready or Not | $379.3M | 77%Positive (314.3K) | Dec 13, 2023 |
| 5 |  Phasmophobia | $370.9M | 96%Positive (810.7K) | Sep 18, 2020 |
| 6 |  Terraria | $365.4M | 97%Positive (1.5M) | May 16, 2011 |
| 7 |  Stardew Valley | $350.8M | 98%Positive (979.3K) | Feb 26, 2016 |
| 8 |  Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord | $336M | 88%Positive (284.4K) | Oct 25, 2022 |
| 9 |  The Forest | $322.5M | 96%Positive (661.7K) | Apr 30, 2018 |
| 10 |  Squad | $314.5M | 81%Positive (231.8K) | Sep 23, 2020 |
| 11 |  Euro Truck Simulator 2 | $306.2M | 97%Positive (898.1K) | Oct 12, 2012 |
| 12 |  ARK: Survival Evolved | $274.1M | 83%Positive (760K) | Aug 27, 2017 |
| 13 |  Subnautica | $273.5M | 97%Positive (340.6K) | Jan 23, 2018 |
| 14 |  Satisfactory | $269.5M | 97%Positive (261.4K) | Sep 10, 2024 |
| 15 |  Palworld | $268M | 94%Positive (414.8K) | Jan 18, 2024 |
| 16 |  Factorio | $257.1M | 97%Positive (225.4K) | Aug 14, 2020 |
| 17 |  Valheim | $244.7M | 94%Positive (526.2K) | Feb 2, 2021 |
| 18 |  Sons Of The Forest | $212.5M | 88%Positive (295.2K) | Feb 22, 2024 |
| 19 |  Hollow Knight: Silksong | $200.7M | 89%Positive (394K) | Sep 4, 2025 |
| 20 |  Project Zomboid | $192.9M | 94%Positive (433.7K) | Nov 8, 2013 |
| 21 |  Hollow Knight | $191.7M | 97%Positive (528.1K) | Feb 24, 2017 |
| 22 |  Raft | $191.4M | 93%Positive (366K) | Jun 20, 2022 |
| 23 |  Hades | $180.4M | 98%Positive (298.4K) | Sep 17, 2020 |
| 24 |  Hell Let Loose | $169.4M | 82%Positive (144.6K) | Jul 27, 2021 |
| 25 |  Risk of Rain 2 | $165.2M | 94%Positive (342.3K) | Aug 11, 2020 |
| 26 |  Don't Starve Together | $152.7M | 95%Positive (526K) | Apr 21, 2016 |
| 27 |  SCUM | $139M | 74%Positive (122K) | Jun 17, 2025 |
| 28 |  Stray | $133.5M | 97%Positive (168.1K) | Jul 19, 2022 |
| 29 |  RimWorld | $129.5M | 98%Positive (234K) | Oct 17, 2018 |
| 30 |  Dispatch | $128.1M | 98%Positive (163.9K) | Oct 22, 2025 |
| 31 |  Schedule I | $126.3M | 98%Positive (280.3K) | Mar 24, 2025 |
| 32 |  Lethal Company | $124.6M | 97%Positive (502.6K) | Oct 23, 2023 |
| 33 |  Human Fall Flat | $117.1M | 95%Positive (222.1K) | Jul 22, 2016 |
| 34 |  ULTRAKILL | $115.5M | 98%Positive (205.6K) | Sep 3, 2020 |
| 35 |  ASTRONEER | $107.5M | 92%Positive (136.1K) | Feb 5, 2019 |
| 36 |  Dead Cells | $106.1M | 97%Positive (177.5K) | Aug 6, 2018 |
| 37 |  鬼谷八荒 Tale of Immortal | $104.8M | 55%Mixed (226.5K) | May 26, 2023 |
| 38 |  Warhammer: Vermintide 2 | $102.7M | 85%Positive (144.8K) | Mar 8, 2018 |
| 39 |  Cuphead | $97.6M | 96%Positive (204.5K) | Sep 29, 2017 |
| 40 |  Last Epoch | $96.4M | 77%Positive (116.7K) | Feb 21, 2024 |
| 41 |  ARK: Survival Ascended | $95.2M | 60%Mixed (95.9K) | Oct 25, 2023 |
| 42 |  Darkest Dungeon® | $91.8M | 92%Positive (157.4K) | Jan 19, 2016 |
| 43 |  Golf With Your Friends | $91.1M | 88%Positive (72K) | May 19, 2020 |
| 44 |  Hades II | $86.3M | 96%Positive (114K) | Sep 25, 2025 |
| 45 |  Teardown | $85.6M | 96%Positive (122.5K) | Apr 21, 2022 |
| 46 |  Slay the Spire | $85.4M | 98%Positive (205.4K) | Jan 23, 2019 |
| 47 |  Balatro | $84M | 98%Positive (184.4K) | Feb 20, 2024 |
| 48 |  Subnautica: Below Zero | $79.5M | 90%Positive (101.7K) | May 13, 2021 |
| 49 |  Kenshi | $75.8M | 96%Positive (109K) | Dec 6, 2018 |
| 50 |  Undertale | $74.4M | 97%Positive (314.9K) | Sep 15, 2015 |
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