Genre
Top Simulation Games on Steam by Revenue
Est. catalog lifetime net (USD): $14.3B34,588 simulation games on Steam ranked by estimated net revenue, with release dates and review scores. Available estimated lifetime net (USD): $14.3B.
Catalog Est. Lifetime Net (USD)
$14.3B
Estimates for 14,754 of 34,588 tracked games
Tracked games
34,588
Top Earner
7 Days to Die
$429.5M
Coverage: 34,588 tracked titles; 14,754 with net estimates; 19,834 without. 6,005 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: 2006-11-29–2026-12-01 (may include announced dates).
Largest title accounts for 3.0% of available estimated net revenue. Coverage gaps can change this share.
Showing 1–50 of the top 1000 displayed entries, from 34,588 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 |  7 Days to Die | $429.5M | 87%Positive (395K) | Jul 25, 2024 |
| 2 |  Garry's Mod | $404M | 97%Positive (1.2M) | Nov 29, 2006 |
| 3 |  Forza Horizon 5 | $382.9M | 89%Positive (264.3K) | Nov 8, 2021 |
| 4 |  Stardew Valley | $350.8M | 98%Positive (979.3K) | Feb 26, 2016 |
| 5 |  Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord | $336M | 88%Positive (284.4K) | Oct 25, 2022 |
| 6 |  The Forest | $322.5M | 96%Positive (661.7K) | Apr 30, 2018 |
| 7 |  Euro Truck Simulator 2 | $306.2M | 97%Positive (898.1K) | Oct 12, 2012 |
| 8 |  Hearts of Iron IV | $304.4M | 90%Positive (357.1K) | Jun 6, 2016 |
| 9 |  Satisfactory | $269.5M | 97%Positive (261.4K) | Sep 10, 2024 |
| 10 |  Factorio | $257.1M | 97%Positive (225.4K) | Aug 14, 2020 |
| 11 |  Sons Of The Forest | $212.5M | 88%Positive (295.2K) | Feb 22, 2024 |
| 12 |  Arma 3 | $207M | 90%Positive (290.4K) | Sep 12, 2013 |
| 13 |  Project Zomboid | $192.9M | 94%Positive (433.7K) | Nov 8, 2013 |
| 14 |  BeamNG.drive | $192.4M | 97%Positive (377.4K) | May 29, 2015 |
| 15 |  Raft | $191.4M | 93%Positive (366K) | Jun 20, 2022 |
| 16 |  Hell Let Loose | $169.4M | 82%Positive (144.6K) | Jul 27, 2021 |
| 17 |  Crusader Kings III | $161.2M | 91%Positive (136.2K) | Sep 1, 2020 |
| 18 |  Don't Starve Together | $152.7M | 95%Positive (526K) | Apr 21, 2016 |
| 19 |  Cities: Skylines | $143.6M | 93%Positive (283.9K) | Mar 10, 2015 |
| 20 |  Planet Zoo | $135.5M | 91%Positive (93.4K) | Nov 5, 2019 |
| 21 |  RimWorld | $129.5M | 98%Positive (234K) | Oct 17, 2018 |
| 22 |  Stellaris | $126.7M | 87%Positive (190.4K) | May 9, 2016 |
| 23 |  Schedule I | $126.3M | 98%Positive (280.3K) | Mar 24, 2025 |
| 24 |  EA SPORTS FC™ 25 | $121.7M | 53%Mixed (103.9K) | Sep 26, 2024 |
| 25 |  Human Fall Flat | $117.1M | 95%Positive (222.1K) | Jul 22, 2016 |
| 26 |  Europa Universalis IV | $112.5M | 88%Positive (135.6K) | Aug 13, 2013 |
| 27 |  Conan Exiles | $105.1M | 79%Positive (111.1K) | May 8, 2018 |
| 28 |  鬼谷八荒 Tale of Immortal | $104.8M | 55%Mixed (226.5K) | May 26, 2023 |
| 29 |  Teardown | $85.6M | 96%Positive (122.5K) | Apr 21, 2022 |
| 30 |  DAVE THE DIVER | $77.6M | 97%Positive (146.2K) | Jun 28, 2023 |
| 31 |  Planet Coaster | $77.3M | 91%Positive (71.1K) | Nov 17, 2016 |
| 32 |  Kenshi | $75.8M | 96%Positive (109K) | Dec 6, 2018 |
| 33 |  theHunter: Call of the Wild™ | $74.6M | 89%Positive (193.4K) | Feb 16, 2017 |
| 34 |  People Playground | $73.6M | 98%Positive (305.6K) | Jul 23, 2019 |
| 35 |  Slime Rancher | $70.7M | 98%Positive (149.9K) | Aug 1, 2017 |
| 36 |  Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) 40th Anniversary Edition | $68.8M | 79%Positive (70.2K) | Aug 17, 2020 |
| 37 |  Kerbal Space Program | $68M | 95%Positive (132.4K) | Apr 27, 2015 |
| 38 |  Cities: Skylines II | $67.7M | 53%Mixed (84.9K) | Oct 24, 2023 |
| 39 |  Barotrauma | $67.2M | 94%Positive (83.3K) | Mar 13, 2023 |
| 40 |  Frostpunk | $65.1M | 93%Positive (131.8K) | Apr 24, 2018 |
| 41 |  American Truck Simulator | $61.4M | 97%Positive (187K) | Feb 2, 2016 |
| 42 |  Northgard: Definitive Edition | $58.2M | 85%Positive (67.8K) | Mar 7, 2018 |
| 43 |  The Long Dark | $57.6M | 91%Positive (116.3K) | Aug 1, 2017 |
| 44 |  EA SPORTS FC™ 26 | $57.4M | 45%Mixed (47.4K) | Sep 25, 2025 |
| 45 |  ACE COMBAT™ 7: SKIES UNKNOWN | $56.8M | 88%Positive (53.7K) | Jan 31, 2019 |
| 46 |  Gray Zone Warfare | $53.5M | 69%Mixed (64.7K) | Apr 30, 2024 |
| 47 |  Escape from Tarkov | $53.2M | 47%Mixed (45.3K) | Nov 15, 2025 |
| 48 |  Green Hell | $53M | 85%Positive (92.2K) | Sep 5, 2019 |
| 49 |  Assetto Corsa | $52.8M | 93%Positive (165.6K) | Dec 19, 2014 |
| 50 |  Scrap Mechanic | $51.9M | 92%Positive (116.6K) | Jan 19, 2016 |
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