Colony Sim gameplay
Every paid Steam game tagged Colony Sim, ranked by our estimated lifetime revenue. 2,095 games in the catalog, 1,036 with a sales estimate.
Games
2,095
Active paid titles tagged
Total Gross
$2.1B
Sum of estimated lifetime revenue
Median
$16.0K
Half earn less, half more
Hit Rate
33.1%
343 games earned $100K+
Revenue share - top 5 vs rest
- Manor Lords 9.6%
- RimWorld 7.4%
- Frostpunk 6.6%
- Prison Architect 3.9%
- Cult of the Lamb 3.7%
- Other (1031 games) 68.8%
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 | 93,307 | 170,000 | 5,100,000 | $203,921,538 |
| 2 |  RimWorld Ludeon Studios | 2018-10-17 | 249,449 | 95,796 | 4,490,082 | $157,107,969 |
| 3 |  Frostpunk 11 bit studios | 2018-04-24 | 138,372 | 29,195 | 4,677,363 | $140,274,116 |
| 4 |  Prison Architect Introversion Software, Double Eleven | 2015-10-06 | 73,976 | 16,211 | 2,777,017 | $83,282,740 |
| 5 |  Cult of the Lamb Massive Monster | 2022-08-11 | 131,264 | 56,262 | 3,150,336 | $78,726,897 |
| 6 |  Timberborn Mechanistry | 2026-03-12 | 42,449 | 25,121 | 1,964,582 | $68,732,305 |
| 7 |  Oxygen Not Included Klei Entertainment | 2019-07-30 | 144,782 | 27,380 | 2,606,076 | $65,125,839 |
| 8 |  Banished Shining Rock Software LLC | 2014-02-18 | 43,422 | 24,568 | 3,126,384 | $62,496,416 |
| 9 |  Against the Storm Eremite Games | 2023-12-08 | 37,911 | 12,832 | 2,064,043 | $61,900,650 |
| 10 |  Frostpunk 2 11 bit studios | 2024-09-20 | 27,512 | 35,533 | 1,065,990 | $47,958,890 |
| 11 |  Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic 3Division | 2024-06-20 | 27,829 | 8,221 | 1,168,818 | $46,741,032 |
| 12 |  Northgard: Definitive Edition Shiro Games | 2018-03-07 | 68,939 | 20,083 | 1,185,512 | $41,450,580 |
| 13 |  Foundation Polymorph Games | 2025-01-31 | 24,639 | 18,422 | 960,921 | $33,622,626 |
| 14 |  WorldBox - God Simulator Maxim Karpenko | 2021-12-02 | 57,764 | 10,995 | 1,663,603 | $33,255,424 |
| 15 |  Farthest Frontier Crate Entertainment | 2025-10-23 | 25,774 | 24,874 | 898,008 | $31,415,313 |
| 16 |  They Are Billions Numantian Games | 2019-06-18 | 51,627 | 22,295 | 994,112 | $29,813,419 |
| 17 |  Surviving Mars Haemimont Games, Abstraction | 2018-03-15 | 29,314 | 23,722 | 962,549 | $28,866,845 |
| 18 |  Amazing Cultivation Simulator GSQ Games | 2020-11-24 | 23,656 | 18,169 | 1,131,374 | $28,273,036 |
| 19 |  Kingdoms and Castles Lion Shield, LLC | 2017-07-20 | 31,531 | 4,836 | 1,324,302 | $26,472,797 |
| 20 |  Empires of the Undergrowth Slug Disco | 2024-06-07 | 19,490 | 6,356 | 878,844 | $26,356,532 |
| 21 |  Dwarf Fortress Bay 12 Games | 2022-12-06 | 31,634 | 28,288 | 848,640 | $25,450,714 |
| 22 |  IXION Bulwark Studios | 2022-12-07 | 18,000 | 17,143 | 702,000 | $24,546,600 |
| 23 |  SPORE™ Maxis™ | 2008-12-19 | 73,197 | 5,549 | 1,171,152 | $23,411,328 |
| 24 |  Norland Long Jaunt | 2024-07-18 | 10,658 | 11,775 | 760,463 | $22,806,285 |
| 25 |  The Wandering Village Stray Fawn Studio | 2025-07-17 | 8,569 | 5,711 | 745,206 | $22,341,276 |
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 (≥$100K est. lifetime).
3
2010
1
2011
5
2013
4
2014
12
2015
15
2016
13
2017
19
2018
35
2019
55
2020
90
2021
110
2022
134
2023
136
2024
228
2025
326
2026
Top upcoming
Highest-wishlist unreleased Colony Sim games.
| # | Game | WL Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Family Time sgthale | 36 |
| 2 |  Stronghold 4 Firefly Studios | 64 |
| 3 |  Palworld: Palfarm Pocketpair | 76 |
| 4 |  BELTFED Hello World Studios | 182 |
| 5 |  Tropico 7 Gaming Minds Studios | 194 |
| 6 |  Frostpunk: 1886 11 bit studios | 227 |
| 7 |  As One We Survive Revelation Games LLC | 229 |
| 8 |  Drownlight Fathomlight | 267 |
| 9 |  Bergfried Quid Pro Games | 270 |
| 10 |  Dig In Vitar Games | 312 |
Top recent (12 months)
Highest-earning Colony Sim games released in the past year.
| # | Game | Est. Gross |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | | $68,732,305 |
| 2 |  | $18,676,062 |
| 3 |  | $15,210,996 |
| 4 |  | $14,976,296 |
| 5 |  | $14,255,866 |
| 6 |  | $12,843,475 |
| 7 |  | $6,215,813 |
| 8 |  | $5,955,021 |
| 9 |  | $5,501,666 |
| 10 |  | $5,133,595 |