Action RPG gameplay
Every paid Steam game tagged Action RPG, ranked by our estimated lifetime revenue. 9,564 games in the catalog, 4,902 with a sales estimate.
Games
9,564
Active paid titles tagged
Total Gross
$19.6B
Sum of estimated lifetime revenue
Median
$2.9K
Half earn less, half more
Hit Rate
24.1%
1,183 games earned $100K+
Revenue share - top 5 vs rest
- Black Myth: Wukong 11.0%
- Cyberpunk 2077 6.7%
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered 6.4%
- ELDEN RING 6.4%
- Dying Light 3.5%
- Other (4897 games) 65.9%
Top 25 earners
The highest-earning Action RPG games by our estimator.
| # | Game | Released | Reviews | Peak CCU | Est. Units | Est. Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Black Myth: Wukong Game Science | 2024-08-19 | 1,215,212 | 2,406,967 | 36,104,505 | $2,165,909,255 |
| 2 |  Cyberpunk 2077 CD PROJEKT RED | 2020-12-09 | 1,001,587 | 830,387 | 22,034,914 | $1,321,874,491 |
| 3 |  The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered CD PROJEKT RED | 2015-05-18 | 908,247 | 137,600 | 25,304,394 | $1,264,966,656 |
| 4 |  ELDEN RING FromSoftware, Inc. | 2022-02-25 | 1,161,036 | 952,523 | 20,898,648 | $1,253,709,894 |
| 5 |  Dying Light Techland | 2015-01-26 | 498,873 | 45,770 | 27,438,015 | $685,675,995 |
| 6 | 2022-02-03 | 221,480 | 274,983 | 11,295,480 | $677,615,845 | |
| 7 |  Hogwarts Legacy Avalanche Software | 2023-02-10 | 377,536 | 527,652 | 8,305,792 | $498,264,462 |
| 8 |  Borderlands 4 Gearbox Software | 2025-09-11 | 87,582 | 304,025 | 4,560,375 | $319,180,646 |
| 9 |  DARK SOULS™ III FromSoftware, Inc. | 2016-04-11 | 443,007 | 129,831 | 5,316,084 | $318,911,879 |
| 10 |  Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Sandfall Interactive | 2025-04-24 | 282,264 | 144,901 | 5,080,752 | $304,781,611 |
| 11 |  Phantom Blade Zero S-GAME Studio | 2026-10-28 | 107,543 | 825,984 | 4,817,926 | $289,027,381 |
| 12 |  Starfield Bethesda Game Studios | 2023-09-05 | 175,926 | 330,597 | 4,958,955 | $247,898,160 |
| 13 |  God of War Santa Monica Studio, Jetpack Interactive | 2022-01-14 | 186,712 | 73,529 | 4,481,088 | $224,009,589 |
| 14 |  Diablo® IV Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. | 2023-10-17 | 80,588 | 63,906 | 4,153,890 | $207,652,961 |
| 15 |  Stellar Blade™ SHIFT UP Corporation | 2025-06-11 | 96,371 | 130,770 | 3,372,985 | $202,345,370 |
| 16 |  Fallout 4 Bethesda Game Studios | 2015-11-09 | 430,980 | 471,955 | 9,481,560 | $189,536,384 |
| 17 |  Monster Hunter Wilds CAPCOM Co., Ltd. | 2025-02-27 | 334,820 | 1,179,869 | 4,687,480 | $187,436,700 |
| 18 |  Hades Supergiant Games | 2020-09-17 | 310,618 | 54,015 | 7,454,832 | $186,296,252 |
| 19 |  Assassin's Creed® Origins Ubisoft Montreal | 2017-10-26 | 129,972 | 36,075 | 3,023,518 | $181,380,845 |
| 20 |  Monster Hunter: World CAPCOM Co., Ltd. | 2018-08-08 | 520,449 | 329,333 | 5,724,939 | $171,527,980 |
| 21 |  ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN FromSoftware, Inc. | 2025-05-29 | 192,964 | 240,640 | 4,245,208 | $169,765,868 |
| 22 |  The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Bethesda Game Studios | 2011-11-10 | 317,825 | 90,780 | 7,627,800 | $152,479,722 |
| 23 |  DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED QLOC, FromSoftware, Inc. | 2018-05-23 | 158,258 | 24,505 | 3,798,192 | $151,889,698 |
| 24 |  Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR'S CUT Sucker Punch Productions, Nixxes Software | 2024-05-16 | 98,573 | 77,154 | 2,365,752 | $141,921,462 |
| 25 |  Far Cry® 4 Ubisoft Montreal, Red Storm, Shanghai, Toronto, Kiev | 2014-12-24 | 75,176 | 16,946 | 4,687,087 | $140,565,739 |
Releases per year
Is Action RPG trending up or fading? Bars show new paid Steam releases with this tag each year. Green flecks are hits (≥$100K est. lifetime).
18
2010
14
2011
18
2012
13
2013
64
2014
67
2015
68
2016
93
2017
133
2018
122
2019
246
2020
446
2021
541
2022
662
2023
975
2024
1,058
2025
1,072
2026
Top upcoming
Highest-wishlist unreleased Action RPG games.
| # | Game | WL Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Light No Fire Hello Games | 3 |
| 2 |  The Expanse: Osiris Reborn Owlcat Games | 18 |
| 3 |  Tides of Annihilation Eclipse Glow Games | 20 |
| 4 |  Chrono Odyssey Chrono Studio | 21 |
| 5 |  NAKWON: LAST PARADISE NEXON | 24 |
| 6 |  Vindictus: Defying Fate NEXON | 25 |
| 7 |  Alkahest Push On | 30 |
| 8 |  Emberville Cygnus Cross | 33 |
| 9 |  Showa American Story NEKCOM Entertainment | 34 |
| 10 |  The Bustling World FireWo Games | 41 |
Top recent (12 months)
Highest-earning Action RPG games released in the past year.
| # | Game | Est. Gross |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | | $289,027,381 |
| 2 |  | $112,634,704 |
| 3 |  | $91,904,919 |
| 4 |  | $50,670,364 |
| 5 |  | $47,477,856 |
| 6 |  | $43,490,106 |
| 7 |  | $21,068,580 |
| 8 |  | $20,736,637 |
| 9 |  | $20,065,455 |
| 10 |  | $17,949,020 |