Automation gameplay

Every paid Steam game tagged Automation, ranked by our estimated lifetime revenue. 3,524 games in the catalog, 1,647 with a sales estimate.

Games

3,524

Active paid titles tagged

Total Gross

$2.1B

Sum of estimated lifetime revenue

Median

$2.2K

Half earn less, half more

Hit Rate

20.4%

336 games earned $100K+

Revenue share - top 5 vs rest

Palworld 17.3%
Satisfactory 16.2%
Schedule I 14.3%
Factorio 7.9%
ASTRONEER 3.7%
Other (1642 games) 40.7%

Top 25 earners

The highest-earning Automation games by our estimator.

#	Game	Released	Reviews	Peak CCU	Est. Units	Est. Gross
1	Palworld Pocketpair	2026-07-09	495,087	2,101,535	11,882,088	$356,343,819
2	Satisfactory Coffee Stain Studios	2024-09-10	282,201	185,957	8,332,121	$333,201,519
3	Schedule I TVGS	2025-03-24	321,768	455,652	14,672,621	$293,305,694
4	Factorio Wube Software LTD.	2020-08-14	236,725	118,166	4,631,576	$162,105,160
5	ASTRONEER System Era Softworks	2019-02-05	139,957	17,891	2,519,226	$75,551,588
6	Timberborn Mechanistry	2026-03-12	42,449	25,121	1,964,582	$68,732,305
7	The Planet Crafter Miju Games	2024-04-10	75,089	28,380	2,838,000	$68,055,240
8	Victoria 3 Paradox Development Studio	2022-10-25	61,031	69,663	1,342,682	$67,089,344
9	Dyson Sphere Program Youthcat Studio	2021-01-20	92,127	59,339	3,000,453	$59,979,055
10	Stormworks: Build and Rescue Geometa	2020-09-17	60,573	6,722	1,453,752	$36,329,262
11	Craftopia Pocketpair	2020-09-04	20,285	26,449	1,022,364	$25,548,876
12	The Wandering Village Stray Fawn Studio	2025-07-17	8,569	5,711	745,206	$22,341,276
13	shapez 2 - Factory tobspr Games	2026-04-23	15,574	15,931	737,023	$22,095,950
14	RoadCraft Saber Interactive	2025-05-20	16,656	32,807	492,105	$19,674,358
15	Automation - The Car Company Tycoon Game Camshaft Software Ltd	2015-03-12	18,236	1,468	525,197	$15,750,658
16	Soulmask CampFire Studio	2026-04-09	22,703	46,807	499,466	$14,976,296
17	The Last Caretaker Channel37 Ltd	2025-11-06	14,720	10,661	388,608	$13,597,394
18	StarRupture Creepy Jar	2026-01-06	13,822	42,833	642,495	$12,843,475
19	Airport CEO Apog Labs	2021-03-04	8,404	2,719	510,755	$12,763,767
20	Graveyard Keeper 2 Lazy Bear Games	2026-09-22	11,262	60,136	481,088	$12,021,186
21	Captain of Industry MaFi Games	2022-05-31	11,814	11,097	340,243	$11,903,644
22	Necesse Fair Games ApS	2025-10-16	29,393	29,291	705,432	$10,574,426
23	Per Aspera Tlön Industries	2020-12-03	5,796	8,256	324,576	$9,724,297
24	ASKA Sand Sailor Studio	2024-06-20	12,383	10,637	326,911	$8,169,506
25	Outpost: Infinity Siege Team Ranger	2024-03-26	13,680	17,128	300,960	$7,520,990

Releases per year

Is Automation trending up or fading? Bars show new paid Steam releases with this tag each year. Green flecks are hits (≥$100K est. lifetime).

2011

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

125

2022

139

2023

228

2024

439

2025

1,014

2026

Top upcoming

Highest-wishlist unreleased Automation games.

#	Game	WL Rank
1	Railborn Washbear Studio	27
2	Find The Needle FindTheNeedleDev, Needless Games	126
3	Canyons RedRuins Softworks	127
4	ORMOD: Directive House 16 Software	180
5	BELTFED Hello World Studios	182
6	Autonomica Crytivo	188
7	Away Team Klei Entertainment	213
8	Needle In A Haystack Simulator Studio Bitdot	252
9	Main Sequence Tumbling Dumpling Studio	254
10	City Masterplan 1:1 Studio	384

Top recent (12 months)

Highest-earning Automation games released in the past year.

#	Game	Est. Gross
1	Palworld Pocketpair 2026-07-09	$356,343,819
2	Timberborn Mechanistry 2026-03-12	$68,732,305
3	shapez 2 - Factory tobspr Games 2026-04-23	$22,095,950
4	Soulmask CampFire Studio 2026-04-09	$14,976,296
5	The Last Caretaker Channel37 Ltd 2025-11-06	$13,597,394
6	StarRupture Creepy Jar 2026-01-06	$12,843,475
7	Graveyard Keeper 2 Lazy Bear Games 2026-09-22	$12,021,186
8	Sandustry Lantto Games 2026-08-13	$5,618,552
9	Pax Autocratica Multiverse 2026-08-10	$5,501,666
10	Moon Sweepers DragDrop Games 2026-10-23	$5,192,279