Dark Fantasy theme
Every paid Steam game tagged Dark Fantasy, ranked by our estimated lifetime revenue. 7,866 games in the catalog, 3,523 with a sales estimate.
Games
7,866
Active paid titles tagged
Total Gross
$12.4B
Sum of estimated lifetime revenue
Median
$2.8K
Half earn less, half more
Hit Rate
22.5%
794 games earned $100K+
Revenue share - top 5 vs rest
- Black Myth: Wukong 17.5%
- ELDEN RING 10.1%
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition 10.0%
- Baldur's Gate 3 10.0%
- V Rising 2.8%
- Other (3518 games) 49.6%
Top 25 earners
The highest-earning Dark Fantasy games by our estimator.
| # | Game | Released | Reviews | Peak CCU | Est. Units | Est. Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Black Myth: Wukong Game Science | 2024-08-19 | 1,211,852 | 2,406,967 | 36,104,505 | $2,165,909,255 |
| 2 |  ELDEN RING FromSoftware, Inc. | 2022-02-24 | 1,155,295 | 952,523 | 20,795,310 | $1,247,510,647 |
| 3 |  The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition CD PROJEKT RED | 2015-05-18 | 888,176 | 103,329 | 24,827,549 | $1,241,129,175 |
| 4 |  Baldur's Gate 3 Larian Studios | 2023-08-03 | 858,016 | 875,343 | 20,592,384 | $1,235,337,116 |
| 5 |  V Rising Stunlock Studios | 2024-05-08 | 137,196 | 150,645 | 9,791,925 | $342,619,456 |
| 6 |  DARK SOULSâ„¢ III FromSoftware, Inc. | 2016-04-11 | 439,977 | 129,831 | 5,279,724 | $316,730,643 |
| 7 |  Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Sandfall Interactive | 2025-04-24 | 278,620 | 144,901 | 5,015,160 | $300,846,911 |
| 8 |  Sekiroâ„¢: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition FromSoftware, Inc. | 2019-03-21 | 355,872 | 124,334 | 4,270,464 | $256,185,135 |
| 9 |  Total War: WARHAMMER II CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux) | 2017-09-28 | 121,473 | 84,254 | 3,644,190 | $218,614,958 |
| 10 |  Diablo® IV Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. | 2023-10-17 | 76,883 | 63,906 | 4,153,890 | $207,652,961 |
| 11 |  Total War: WARHAMMER III CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral Interactive | 2022-02-16 | 148,642 | 166,519 | 3,270,124 | $196,174,739 |
| 12 |  WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers Leenzee | 2025-07-23 | 106,085 | 40,805 | 3,712,975 | $185,611,620 |
| 13 |  Nioh 3 KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. | 2026-02-05 | 19,402 | 87,541 | 2,626,230 | $183,809,838 |
| 14 |  DARK SOULSâ„¢: REMASTERED QLOC, FromSoftware, Inc. | 2018-05-23 | 155,324 | 24,505 | 3,727,776 | $149,073,762 |
| 15 |  Path of Exile 2 Grinding Gear Games | 2024-12-06 | 226,308 | 578,562 | 4,628,496 | $138,808,595 |
| 16 |  No Rest for the Wicked Moon Studios GmbH | 2024-04-18 | 82,006 | 62,805 | 3,444,252 | $137,735,637 |
| 17 |  Middle-earthâ„¢: Shadow of Warâ„¢ Monolith Productions | 2017-10-09 | 117,079 | 67,943 | 2,575,738 | $128,761,143 |
| 18 |  Lies of P NEOWIZ | 2023-09-18 | 82,656 | 29,775 | 1,983,744 | $119,004,803 |
| 19 |  DARK SOULSâ„¢ II: Scholar of the First Sin FromSoftware, Inc. | 2015-04-01 | 132,084 | 12,051 | 2,905,848 | $116,204,862 |
| 20 |  Dead Cells Motion Twin | 2018-08-06 | 183,560 | 14,880 | 4,405,440 | $110,047,891 |
| 21 |  Hollow Knight Team Cherry | 2017-02-24 | 561,664 | 94,805 | 6,739,968 | $101,032,120 |
| 22 |  Darkest Dungeon® Red Hook Studios | 2016-01-19 | 162,524 | 19,737 | 3,900,576 | $97,475,394 |
| 23 |  Warhammer: Vermintide 2 Fatshark | 2018-03-08 | 147,672 | 104,134 | 3,248,784 | $97,431,032 |
| 24 |  Metaphor: ReFantazio ATLUS | 2024-10-10 | 43,220 | 85,194 | 1,277,910 | $89,440,921 |
| 25 |  CODE VEIN Bandai Namco Studios | 2019-09-26 | 62,548 | 22,946 | 1,376,056 | $82,549,599 |
Releases per year
Is Dark Fantasy trending up or fading? Bars show new paid Steam releases with this tag each year. Green flecks are hits (≥$100K est. lifetime).
5
2010
4
2011
9
2012
11
2013
28
2014
49
2015
49
2016
73
2017
95
2018
95
2019
164
2020
306
2021
346
2022
405
2023
592
2024
836
2025
975
2026
Top upcoming
Highest-wishlist unreleased Dark Fantasy games.
| # | Game | WL Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Phantom Blade Zero S-GAME Studio | 6 |
| 2 |  Total War: WARHAMMER 40,000 Creative Assembly | 7 |
| 3 |  Chrono Odyssey Chrono Studio | 23 |
| 4 |  Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy Owlcat Games | 26 |
| 5 |  Alkahest Push On | 36 |
| 6 |  Valor Mortis One More Level | 43 |
| 7 |  Castlevania: Belmont's Curse KONAMI, Evil Empire | 50 |
| 8 |  Emberville Cygnus Cross | 65 |
| 9 |  Lords of the Fallen II CI Games | 94 |
| 10 |  Crowsworn Mongoose Rodeo | 97 |
Top recent (12 months)
Highest-earning Dark Fantasy games released in the past year.
| # | Game | Est. Gross |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | | $183,809,838 |
| 2 |  | $54,695,645 |
| 3 |  | $50,670,364 |
| 4 |  | $38,930,538 |
| 5 |  | $24,223,962 |
| 6 |  | $16,946,922 |
| 7 |  | $14,191,761 |
| 8 |  | $13,360,073 |
| 9 |  | $11,987,941 |
| 10 |  | $9,637,094 |