2.5D perspective
Every paid Steam game tagged 2.5D, ranked by our estimated lifetime revenue. 4,771 games in the catalog, 2,318 with a sales estimate.
Games
4,771
Active paid titles tagged
Total Gross
$1.7B
Sum of estimated lifetime revenue
Median
$1.8K
Half earn less, half more
Hit Rate
18.3%
423 games earned $100K+
Revenue share - top 5 vs rest
- Mortal Kombat 11 14.7%
- Little Nightmares 4.6%
- Mortal Kombat 1 3.7%
- GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE- 3.5%
- DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO 3.1%
- Other (2313 games) 70.4%
Top 25 earners
The highest-earning 2.5D games by our estimator.
| # | Game | Released | Reviews | Peak CCU | Est. Units | Est. Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mortal Kombat 11 NetherRealm Studios, QLOC, Shiver | 2019-04-23 | 116,337 | 27,301 | 4,881,716 | $244,036,983 |
| 2 |  Little Nightmares Tarsier Studios | 2017-04-27 | 116,580 | 77,529 | 3,817,825 | $76,318,322 |
| 3 |  Mortal Kombat 1 NetherRealm Studios, QLOC | 2023-09-19 | 49,507 | 26,576 | 1,245,764 | $62,275,742 |
| 4 |  GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE- Arc System Works | 2021-06-11 | 66,950 | 30,939 | 1,472,900 | $58,901,271 |
| 5 |  DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd. | 2024-10-10 | 72,721 | 120,000 | 1,018,094 | $50,894,519 |
| 6 |  INSIDE Playdead | 2016-07-07 | 75,944 | 3,840 | 1,822,656 | $45,548,173 |
| 7 |  Wandering Sword The Swordman Studio | 2023-09-14 | 45,490 | 22,618 | 1,819,600 | $45,471,804 |
| 8 |  Little Nightmares II Tarsier Studios | 2021-02-10 | 58,659 | 10,484 | 1,407,816 | $42,191,819 |
| 9 |  DRAGON QUEST III HD-2D Remake Square Enix, ARTDINK | 2024-11-14 | 5,000 | 45,357 | 680,355 | $40,814,496 |
| 10 | 2019-06-18 | 41,712 | 26,811 | 1,001,088 | $40,033,509 | |
| 11 |  This War of Mine 11 bit studios | 2014-11-14 | 97,755 | 9,343 | 1,759,590 | $35,121,416 |
| 12 |  Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition Moon Studios GmbH | 2016-04-27 | 71,533 | 9,020 | 1,716,792 | $34,318,672 |
| 13 |  Mortal Kombat X NetherRealm Studios, QLOC | 2015-04-13 | 60,859 | 13,649 | 1,378,277 | $27,551,757 |
| 14 |  Injustice™ 2 NetherRealm Studios, QLOC | 2017-11-30 | 24,560 | 2,093 | 540,320 | $27,010,597 |
| 15 |  OCTOPATH TRAVELER II Square Enix, ACQUIRE Corp. | 2023-02-24 | 17,500 | 15,248 | 420,000 | $25,195,800 |
| 16 |  OCTOPATH TRAVELER™ Square Enix, ACQUIRE Corp. | 2019-06-07 | 17,245 | 6,098 | 379,390 | $22,759,606 |
| 17 |  Little Nightmares III Supermassive Games | 2025-10-09 | 21,077 | 22,533 | 568,609 | $22,738,674 |
| 18 |  JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R CyberConnect2 Co. Ltd. | 2022-09-01 | 17,882 | 5,023 | 429,168 | $21,454,108 |
| 19 |  Street Fighter V CAPCOM Co., Ltd. | 2016-02-15 | 44,230 | 13,807 | 973,060 | $19,451,469 |
| 20 |  Ultra Street Fighter® IV Capcom | 2014-08-07 | 17,036 | 5,472 | 626,269 | $18,781,807 |
| 21 |  THE KING OF FIGHTERS XV SNK CORPORATION | 2024-12-12 | 9,245 | 8,205 | 295,840 | $17,738,566 |
| 22 |  MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls ARC SYSTEM WORKS CO., LTD | 2026-08-06 | 6,893 | 24,359 | 286,567 | $17,191,154 |
| 23 |  SD GUNDAM G GENERATION CROSS RAYS TOM CREATE, 株式会社トムクリエイト | 2019-11-27 | 8,194 | 10,397 | 262,208 | $15,727,236 |
| 24 |  GUILTY GEAR Xrd REV 2 Arc System Works | 2016-12-14 | 11,093 | 3,413 | 506,420 | $15,187,536 |
| 25 |  Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince Frozenbyte | 2019-10-08 | 14,339 | 592 | 504,733 | $15,116,753 |
Releases per year
Is 2.5D trending up or fading? Bars show new paid Steam releases with this tag each year. Green flecks are hits (≥$100K est. lifetime).
1
2010
4
2011
10
2012
14
2013
28
2014
42
2015
56
2016
64
2017
65
2018
95
2019
135
2020
240
2021
236
2022
253
2023
375
2024
512
2025
535
2026
Top upcoming
Highest-wishlist unreleased 2.5D games.
| # | Game | WL Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Witchbrook Chucklefish, Robotality | 10 |
| 2 |  Graveyard Keeper 2 Lazy Bear Games | 34 |
| 3 |  FINAL FANTASY RESONANCE Square Enix, LANCARSE Ltd. | 73 |
| 4 |  Threads of Time Riyo Games | 81 |
| 5 |  Holstin Sonka | 91 |
| 6 |  Drunken Goddess Reflux Alliance Arts, WHO YOU | 96 |
| 7 |  Danganronpa 2x2 Gemdrops, Inc. | 147 |
| 8 |  Long Gone Hillfort Games | 155 |
| 9 |  EthrA StoneLab Games | 184 |
| 10 |  Silver Pines Wych Elm | 203 |
Top recent (12 months)
Highest-earning 2.5D games released in the past year.
| # | Game | Est. Gross |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | | $22,738,674 |
| 2 | | $17,191,154 |
| 3 |  | $13,937,777 |
| 4 |  | $10,410,917 |
| 5 |  | $8,815,100 |
| 6 |  | $6,235,601 |
| 7 |  | $5,724,382 |
| 8 |  | $4,222,096 |
| 9 |  | $3,357,153 |
| 10 |  | $3,255,740 |