Colony Sim gameplay
Every paid Steam game tagged Colony Sim, ranked by our estimated lifetime revenue. 1,951 games in the catalog, 904 with a sales estimate.
Games
1,951
Active paid titles tagged
Total Gross
$2.0B
Sum of estimated lifetime revenue
Median
$23.3K
Half earn less, half more
Hit Rate
35.8%
324 games earned $100K+
Revenue share - top 5 vs rest
- Manor Lords 15.2%
- RimWorld 7.7%
- Frostpunk 6.9%
- Prison Architect 4.1%
- Cult of the Lamb 3.9%
- Other (899 games) 62.3%
Top 25 earners
The highest-earning Colony Sim games by our estimator.
| # | Game | Released | Reviews | Peak CCU | Est. Units | Est. Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Manor Lords Slavic Magic | 2024-04-26 | 91,731 | 170,000 | 7,650,000 | $305,882,308 |
| 2 |  RimWorld Ludeon Studios | 2018-10-17 | 246,435 | 95,796 | 4,435,830 | $155,209,692 |
| 3 |  Frostpunk 11 bit studios | 2018-04-24 | 137,419 | 29,195 | 4,645,149 | $139,308,019 |
| 4 |  Prison Architect Introversion Software, Double Eleven | 2015-10-06 | 73,852 | 16,211 | 2,772,362 | $83,143,136 |
| 5 |  Cult of the Lamb Massive Monster | 2022-08-11 | 129,738 | 56,262 | 3,113,712 | $77,811,663 |
| 6 |  Timberborn Mechanistry | 2026-03-12 | 41,735 | 25,121 | 2,099,246 | $73,443,621 |
| 7 |  Oxygen Not Included Klei Entertainment | 2019-07-30 | 143,868 | 27,380 | 2,589,624 | $64,714,704 |
| 8 |  Banished Shining Rock Software LLC | 2014-02-18 | 43,343 | 24,568 | 3,120,696 | $62,382,713 |
| 9 |  Frostpunk 2 11 bit studios | 2024-09-20 | 27,091 | 35,533 | 1,065,990 | $47,958,890 |
| 10 |  Northgard: Definitive Edition Shiro Games | 2018-03-07 | 68,752 | 20,083 | 1,182,296 | $41,338,135 |
| 11 |  Against the Storm Eremite Games | 2023-12-08 | 37,504 | 12,832 | 1,164,634 | $34,927,374 |
| 12 |  WorldBox - God Simulator Maxim Karpenko | 2021-12-02 | 56,780 | 10,995 | 1,635,264 | $32,688,927 |
| 13 |  Farthest Frontier Crate Entertainment | 2025-10-23 | 25,544 | 24,874 | 912,709 | $31,929,603 |
| 14 |  They Are Billions Numantian Games | 2019-06-18 | 51,451 | 22,295 | 990,723 | $29,711,783 |
| 15 |  Surviving Mars Haemimont Games, Abstraction | 2018-03-15 | 28,899 | 23,722 | 948,922 | $28,458,171 |
| 16 |  Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic 3Division | 2024-06-20 | 27,352 | 8,221 | 658,329 | $26,326,577 |
| 17 |  Dwarf Fortress Bay 12 Games | 2022-12-06 | 31,512 | 28,288 | 848,640 | $25,450,714 |
| 18 |  Spore Maxisโข | 2008-12-19 | 72,736 | 5,549 | 1,163,776 | $23,263,882 |
| 19 |  Norland Long Jaunt | 2024-07-18 | 10,480 | 11,775 | 759,492 | $22,777,165 |
| 20 |  Kingdom Two Crowns Fury Studios, Coatsink | 2018-12-11 | 39,798 | 26,314 | 1,018,829 | $20,366,392 |
| 21 |  Foundation Polymorph Games | 2025-01-31 | 24,248 | 18,422 | 552,660 | $19,337,573 |
| 22 |  Pioneers of Pagonia Envision Entertainment | 2025-12-11 | 5,496 | 6,421 | 527,616 | $18,457,766 |
| 23 |  IXION Bulwark Studios | 2022-12-07 | 17,809 | 17,143 | 514,290 | $17,983,007 |
| 24 |  Dawn of Man Madruga Works | 2019-03-01 | 17,847 | 23,738 | 712,140 | $17,796,379 |
| 25 |  Songs of Syx Gamatron AB | 2020-09-21 | 9,260 | 3,436 | 639,995 | $15,993,475 |
Releases per year
Is Colony Sim trending up or fading? Bars show new paid Steam releases with this tag each year. Green flecks are hits (โฅ$100K est. lifetime).
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2010
1
2011
5
2013
4
2014
12
2015
15
2016
13
2017
17
2018
35
2019
51
2020
81
2021
90
2022
112
2023
115
2024
211
2025
242
2026
Top upcoming
Highest-wishlist unreleased Colony Sim games.
| # | Game | WL Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Stronghold 4 Firefly Studios | 80 |
| 2 |  Palworld: Palfarm Pocketpair | 87 |
| 3 |  Beyond These Stars Balancing Monkey Games | 225 |
| 4 |  Tropico 7 Gaming Minds Studios | 227 |
| 5 |  As One We Survive Revelation Games LLC | 242 |
| 6 |  Frostpunk: 1886 11 bit studios | 247 |
| 7 |  Drownlight Fathomlight | 281 |
| 8 |  Bergfried Quid Pro Games | 298 |
| 9 |  Wild West Pioneers EmpireCraft Studios | 312 |
| 10 |  Dig In Vitar Games | 344 |
Top recent (12 months)
Highest-earning Colony Sim games released in the past year.
| # | Game | Est. Gross |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | | $73,443,621 |
| 2 | | $31,929,603 |
| 3 | | $18,457,766 |
| 4 |  | $15,210,996 |
| 5 |  | $14,802,145 |
| 6 |  | $14,139,745 |
| 7 |  | $12,843,475 |
| 8 |  | $6,537,384 |
| 9 |  | $6,121,800 |
| 10 |  | $5,955,021 |