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Games Published by Valve: Revenue & Sales Estimates
Est. catalog lifetime net (USD): $1.2BRevenue estimates for the 30 Steam games published by Valve, ranked by estimated net revenue. Available estimated lifetime net (USD): $1.2B.
Catalog Est. Lifetime Net (USD)
$1.2B
Estimates for 19 of 30 tracked games
Tracked games
30
Top Earner
Garry's Mod
$404M
Coverage: 30 tracked titles; 19 with net estimates; 11 without. 28 have dedicated profiles. Missing estimates are excluded from the aggregate, not treated as known zero revenue.
Role: Publisher. These are lifetime estimates for games credited to Valve; they are not company earnings, profit, or contractual receipts. Credits may omit co-development or historical publishing arrangements. Developer and publisher identities are not merged by matching names.
Recorded release dates: 1998-11-19–2022-03-01 (may include announced dates).
Largest title accounts for 34.0% of available estimated net revenue. Coverage gaps can change this share.
Showing 1–30 of the top 30 displayed entries, from 30 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 |  Garry's Mod | $404M | 97%Positive (1.2M) | Nov 29, 2006 |
| 2 |  Left 4 Dead 2 | $247.1M | 98%Positive (1M) | Nov 16, 2009 |
| 3 |  Half-Life: Alyx | $147.8M | 98%Positive (102.2K) | Mar 23, 2020 |
| 4 |  Portal 2 | $108.6M | 99%Positive (454.2K) | Apr 18, 2011 |
| 5 |  Half-Life 2 | $62.7M | 98%Positive (267.2K) | Nov 16, 2004 |
| 6 |  Counter-Strike | $60.3M | 97%Positive (257.6K) | Nov 1, 2000 |
| 7 |  Portal | $43.9M | 99%Positive (190.9K) | Oct 10, 2007 |
| 8 |  Counter-Strike: Source | $43.5M | 96%Positive (189.4K) | Nov 1, 2004 |
| 9 |  Half-Life | $35.9M | 97%Positive (158.1K) | Nov 19, 1998 |
| 10 |  Left 4 Dead | $14.6M | 96%Positive (65.6K) | Nov 17, 2008 |
| 11 |  Counter-Strike: Condition Zero | $5.9M | 91%Positive (27.6K) | Mar 1, 2004 |
| 12 |  Day of Defeat: Source | $5M | 92%Positive (23.3K) | Jul 12, 2010 |
| 13 |  Half-Life: Opposing Force | $3M | 95%Positive (27.5K) | Nov 1, 1999 |
| 14 |  Half-Life: Blue Shift | $2.2M | 93%Positive (20.2K) | Jun 1, 2001 |
| 15 |  Half-Life Deathmatch: Source | $1.1M | 76%Positive (5.3K) | May 1, 2006 |
| 16 |  Team Fortress Classic | $962.1K | 87%Positive (9K) | Apr 1, 1999 |
| 17 |  Day of Defeat | $779K | 90%Positive (7.2K) | May 1, 2003 |
| 18 |  Ricochet | $657.8K | 83%Positive (6.2K) | Nov 1, 2000 |
| 19 |  Deathmatch Classic | $345K | 83%Positive (3.2K) | Jun 1, 2001 |
| 20 |  Half-Life 2: Deathmatch | — | 91%Positive (15K) | Nov 1, 2004 |
| 21 |  Team Fortress 2 | — | 91%Positive (1.2M) | Oct 10, 2007 |
| 22 |  Dota 2 | — | 81%Positive (2.7M) | Jul 9, 2013 |
| 23 |  Alien Swarm | — | 95%Positive (21.5K) | Jul 19, 2010 |
| 24 |  Counter-Strike 2 | — | 86%Positive (9.4M) | Aug 21, 2012 |
| 25 |  The Lab | — | 95%Positive (6.6K) | Apr 5, 2016 |
| 26 | Artifact | — | 47%Mixed (24.7K) | Nov 28, 2018 |
| 27 |  Aperture Hand Lab | — | 86%Positive (1.6K) | Jun 25, 2019 |
| 28 |  Dota Underlords | — | 82%Positive (91K) | Jun 20, 2019 |
| 29 | Deadlock | — | (0) | — |
| 30 |  Aperture Desk Job | — | 95%Positive (24.6K) | Mar 1, 2022 |
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