Top Steam Developers by Revenue

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Which studios convert reliably and which had one hit, across nearly 79,000 developers who have shipped · Updated Aug 17, 2026

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All 80,082 developers

Developer			Top Game		Distribution

FromSoftware, Inc.	8	$4.1B	ELDEN RING$2.1B	$192.4M
CAPCOM Co., Ltd.	48	$3.1B	Monster Hunter: World$463.7M	$8.2M
CD PROJEKT RED	7	$2.9B	Cyberpunk 2077$1.8B	$26.1M
Facepunch Studios	6	$2.1B	Rust$1.7B	$3M
Larian Studios	8	$1.9B	Baldur's Gate 3$1.5B	$3.1M
Rockstar Games	10	$1.7B	Red Dead Redemption 2$1.6B	$7.2M
DICE	12	$1.5B	Battlefield 2042$585.9M	$23.3M
Game Science	3	$1.5B	Black Myth: Wukong$1.5B	$0
Bethesda Game Studios	12	$1.4B	The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition$448.5M	$28.7M
Arrowhead Game Studios	4	$1.1B	HELLDIVERS 2$1B	$13.1M
Bohemia Interactive	23	$1.1B	DayZ$701.2M	$268.4K
Paradox Development Studio	17	$1.1B	Hearts of Iron IV$561.7M	$299.1K
Valve	37	$1B	Left 4 Dead 2$315.7M	$0
Techland	13	$938.2M	Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition$393.2M	$1.5M
Firaxis Games, Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linux)	3	$897.1M	Sid Meier’s Civilization VI$680M	$189.4M
Battlefield Studios	2	$758.3M	Battlefield™ 6$758.3M	$379.2M
Hello Games	4	$754.3M	No Man's Sky$744.8M	$4.7M
Playground Games	3	$699.3M	Forza Horizon 5$502.3M	$197M
Endnight Games Ltd	2	$693.3M	The Forest$407.9M	$346.7M
SCS Software	18	$681.3M	Euro Truck Simulator 2$561.8M	$42.6K
Avalanche Software	6	$669.9M	Hogwarts Legacy$667.8M	$412.3K
Hazelight Studios	4	$601.9M	It Takes Two$321.4M	$140.3M
KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.	118	$566.2M	Nioh 2 – The Complete Edition$75.6M	$625.5K
Behaviour Interactive Inc.	7	$558.7M	Dead by Daylight$556.2M	$24K
Unknown Worlds Entertainment	6	$553.8M	Subnautica$340.5M	$49.6M

FromSoftware, Inc.

Titles

Median Rev

$192.4M

Total Revenue

$4.1B

Avg Rating

90%

Median Reviews

160.4K

Median Price

$49.99

CAPCOM Co., Ltd.

Titles

Median Rev

$8.2M

Total Revenue

$3.1B

Avg Rating

84%

Median Reviews

8.7K

Median Price

$39.99

CD PROJEKT RED

Titles

Median Rev

$26.1M

Total Revenue

$2.9B

Avg Rating

85%

Median Reviews

87.2K

Median Price

$19.99

Facepunch Studios

Titles

Median Rev

$3M

Total Revenue

$2.1B

Avg Rating

77%

Median Reviews

5.2K

Median Price

$12.49

Larian Studios

Titles

Median Rev

$3.1M

Total Revenue

$1.9B

Avg Rating

84%

Median Reviews

8.6K

Median Price

$29.99

Rockstar Games

Titles

Median Rev

$7.2M

Total Revenue

$1.7B

Avg Rating

80%

Median Reviews

15.4K

Median Price

$24.99

DICE

Titles

Median Rev

$23.3M

Total Revenue

$1.5B

Avg Rating

79%

Median Reviews

38.3K

Median Price

$39.99

Game Science

Titles

Median Rev

Total Revenue

$1.5B

Avg Rating

89%

Median Reviews

Median Price

Free

Bethesda Game Studios

Titles

Median Rev

$28.7M

Total Revenue

$1.4B

Avg Rating

81%

Median Reviews

69.2K

Median Price

$19.99

Arrowhead Game Studios

Titles

Median Rev

$13.1M

Total Revenue

$1.1B

Avg Rating

83%

Median Reviews

32.7K

Median Price

$19.99

Bohemia Interactive

Titles

Median Rev

$268.4K

Total Revenue

$1.1B

Avg Rating

70%

Median Reviews

1.2K

Median Price

$9.99

Paradox Development Studio

Titles

Median Rev

$299.1K

Total Revenue

$1.1B

Avg Rating

79%

Median Reviews

Median Price

$9.99

Valve

Titles

Median Rev

Total Revenue

$1B

Avg Rating

88%

Median Reviews

25K

Median Price

Free

Techland

Titles

Median Rev

$1.5M

Total Revenue

$938.2M

Avg Rating

80%

Median Reviews

5.1K

Median Price

$9.99

Firaxis Games, Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linux)

Titles

Median Rev

$189.4M

Total Revenue

$897.1M

Avg Rating

81%

Median Reviews

210.5K

Median Price

$39.99

Battlefield Studios

Titles

Median Rev

$379.2M

Total Revenue

$758.3M

Avg Rating

54%

Median Reviews

188.8K

Median Price

$34.99

Hello Games

Titles

Median Rev

$4.7M

Total Revenue

$754.3M

Avg Rating

81%

Median Reviews

10.4K

Median Price

$14.99

Playground Games

Titles

Median Rev

$197M

Total Revenue

$699.3M

Avg Rating

88%

Median Reviews

279.1K

Median Price

$59.99

Endnight Games Ltd

Titles

Median Rev

$346.7M

Total Revenue

$693.3M

Avg Rating

92%

Median Reviews

498.7K

Median Price

$24.99

SCS Software

Titles

Median Rev

$42.6K

Total Revenue

$681.3M

Avg Rating

86%

Median Reviews

154.5

Median Price

$9.99

Avalanche Software

Titles

Median Rev

$412.3K

Total Revenue

$669.9M

Avg Rating

76%

Median Reviews

1.1K

Median Price

$9.99

Hazelight Studios

Titles

Median Rev

$140.3M

Total Revenue

$601.9M

Avg Rating

93%

Median Reviews

114K

Median Price

$34.99

KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.

Titles

118

Median Rev

$625.5K

Total Revenue

$566.2M

Avg Rating

75%

Median Reviews

648.5

Median Price

$39.99

Behaviour Interactive Inc.

Titles

Median Rev

$24K

Total Revenue

$558.7M

Avg Rating

67%

Median Reviews

2.4K

Median Price

$4.99

Unknown Worlds Entertainment

Titles

Median Rev

$49.6M

Total Revenue

$553.8M

Avg Rating

89%

Median Reviews

60.7K

Median Price

$29.99

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How Much Do Steam Developers Make?

Valve takes 30% of a game's gross sales, falling to 25% past $10 million and 20% past $50 million, and the developer keeps what remains after refunds and tax. That split matters far less than the distribution it applies to. The median Steam game earns around $1,000 in estimated lifetime gross, and roughly two thirds of the catalog never passes $5,000, so for most studios the platform cut is not what decides the outcome.

How Many Developers Actually Make Money on Steam

Close to 79,000 developers have released a game. Fewer than 9,000 have earned an estimated $100,000 across everything they have shipped, and roughly 3,900 have cleared a million, which is under four percent. That is the shape of the market: a long list of studios, a short earning end, and almost everyone in between making something closer to pocket money than a salary. Read any studio on this table against that backdrop rather than against the ones above it.

The Top Studios Ship Fewer Games, Not More

The studios at the top did not get there by shipping constantly. FromSoftware, CD PROJEKT RED and Larian all sit near the top on catalogs of under ten games, and Game Science reached billions in estimated revenue on a handful. Volume helps a publisher aggregate revenue, but for a developer hit rate matters more than count. Sort by median revenue per title to see which studios convert reliably rather than which have simply been around longest.

Steam Developer Earnings FAQ

How many game developers are on Steam?

Close to 79,000 developers have shipped at least one released game. Fewer than 9,000 of them have earned an estimated $100,000 across their whole catalog, and only about 3,900 have passed a million. The list is long, the earning end of it is short.

Do you need a publisher to release on Steam?

No. Anyone can self-publish through Steamworks for a $100 Steam Direct fee per title, and roughly seven in ten released games are self-published, listing the same name as developer and publisher. A publisher buys funding and marketing reach in exchange for a revenue share, so the question is whether their median title outperforms what you would do alone.

How much does Steam take from developers?

Valve takes 30% of gross sales, dropping to 25% on revenue past $10 million and 20% past $50 million for a single game. Those tiers reset per title rather than per studio. Regional pricing, refunds, and local sales tax reduce the figure further, so a developer typically keeps well under 70% of the gross estimates shown here.

How does Steam pay developers?

Valve pays monthly, around 30 days after the end of each month, once a developer clears the $100 minimum balance and has completed tax paperwork. Payments cover sales that have settled past the refund window, which is why a launch month lands in the following payout rather than immediately.

How much do indie developers make on Steam?

Far less than the visible success stories suggest. With a median of about 20 reviews per game, most indie titles sell in the low thousands of copies at best. A game clearing 500 reviews, roughly 15,000 copies, is already an outlier. Filter this table by title count to compare studios at genuinely indie scale rather than against the majors.

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