Dark Fantasy theme
Every paid Steam game tagged Dark Fantasy, ranked by our estimated lifetime revenue. 8,655 games in the catalog, 4,185 with a sales estimate.
Games
8,655
Active paid titles tagged
Total Gross
$12.7B
Sum of estimated lifetime revenue
Median
$2.2K
Half earn less, half more
Hit Rate
20.2%
847 games earned $100K+
Revenue share - top 5 vs rest
- Black Myth: Wukong 17.1%
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered 10.0%
- ELDEN RING 9.9%
- Baldur's Gate 3 9.8%
- V Rising 2.7%
- Other (4180 games) 50.5%
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 | 1,215,212 | 2,406,967 | 36,104,505 | $2,165,909,255 |
| 2 |  The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered CD PROJEKT RED | 2015-05-18 | 908,247 | 137,600 | 25,304,394 | $1,264,966,656 |
| 3 |  ELDEN RING FromSoftware, Inc. | 2022-02-25 | 1,161,036 | 952,523 | 20,898,648 | $1,253,709,894 |
| 4 |  Baldur's Gate 3 Larian Studios | 2023-08-03 | 864,296 | 875,343 | 20,743,104 | $1,244,378,809 |
| 5 |  V Rising Stunlock Studios | 2024-05-08 | 138,081 | 150,645 | 9,791,925 | $342,619,456 |
| 6 |  DARK SOULS™ III FromSoftware, Inc. | 2016-04-11 | 443,007 | 129,831 | 5,316,084 | $318,911,879 |
| 7 |  Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Sandfall Interactive | 2025-04-24 | 282,264 | 144,901 | 5,080,752 | $304,781,611 |
| 8 |  Phantom Blade Zero S-GAME Studio | 2026-10-28 | 107,543 | 825,984 | 4,817,926 | $289,027,381 |
| 9 |  Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition FromSoftware, Inc. | 2019-03-21 | 359,223 | 124,334 | 4,310,676 | $258,597,453 |
| 10 |  Total War: WARHAMMER II CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux) | 2017-09-28 | 121,510 | 84,254 | 3,645,300 | $218,681,547 |
| 11 |  Diablo® IV Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. | 2023-10-17 | 80,588 | 63,906 | 4,153,890 | $207,652,961 |
| 12 |  Total War: WARHAMMER III CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral Interactive | 2022-02-16 | 151,400 | 166,519 | 3,330,800 | $199,814,692 |
| 13 |  DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED QLOC, FromSoftware, Inc. | 2018-05-23 | 158,258 | 24,505 | 3,798,192 | $151,889,698 |
| 14 |  No Rest for the Wicked Moon Studios GmbH | 2024-04-18 | 83,224 | 62,805 | 3,495,408 | $139,781,366 |
| 15 |  Path of Exile 2 Grinding Gear Games | 2024-12-06 | 227,821 | 578,562 | 4,628,496 | $138,808,595 |
| 16 |  Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™ Monolith Productions | 2017-10-09 | 117,890 | 67,943 | 2,593,580 | $129,653,064 |
| 17 |  Lies of P NEOWIZ | 2023-09-18 | 84,431 | 29,775 | 2,026,344 | $121,560,377 |
| 18 |  DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin FromSoftware, Inc. | 2015-04-01 | 134,324 | 12,051 | 2,955,128 | $118,175,569 |
| 19 |  WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers Leenzee | 2025-07-23 | 107,232 | 40,805 | 2,359,104 | $117,931,609 |
| 20 |  Dead Cells Motion Twin | 2018-08-06 | 184,897 | 14,880 | 4,437,528 | $110,849,449 |
| 21 |  Hollow Knight Team Cherry | 2017-02-24 | 567,513 | 94,805 | 6,810,156 | $102,084,238 |
| 22 |  Darkest Dungeon® Red Hook Studios | 2016-01-19 | 163,678 | 19,737 | 3,928,272 | $98,167,517 |
| 23 |  Warhammer: Vermintide 2 Fatshark | 2018-03-08 | 148,103 | 104,134 | 3,258,266 | $97,715,397 |
| 24 |  Nioh 3 KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. | 2026-02-05 | 19,825 | 87,541 | 1,313,115 | $91,904,919 |
| 25 |  Metaphor: ReFantazio ATLUS | 2024-10-10 | 43,918 | 85,194 | 1,277,910 | $89,440,921 |
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
50
2016
75
2017
96
2018
95
2019
177
2020
370
2021
425
2022
516
2023
761
2024
953
2025
1,265
2026
Top upcoming
Highest-wishlist unreleased Dark Fantasy games.
| # | Game | WL Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Total War: WARHAMMER 40,000 Creative Assembly | 6 |
| 2 |  Tides of Annihilation Eclipse Glow Games | 20 |
| 3 |  Chrono Odyssey Chrono Studio | 21 |
| 4 |  Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy Owlcat Games | 22 |
| 5 |  Alkahest Push On | 30 |
| 6 |  Emberville Cygnus Cross | 33 |
| 7 |  Wyldheart Wayfinder Studios | 63 |
| 8 |  Warhammer Survivors Auroch Digital | 79 |
| 9 |  Lords of the Fallen II CI Games | 80 |
| 10 |  Crowsworn Mongoose Rodeo | 87 |
Top recent (12 months)
Highest-earning Dark Fantasy games released in the past year.
| # | Game | Est. Gross |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | | $289,027,381 |
| 2 | | $91,904,919 |
| 3 |  | $50,670,364 |
| 4 |  | $47,477,856 |
| 5 |  | $43,490,106 |
| 6 |  | $17,949,020 |
| 7 |  | $15,803,539 |
| 8 |  | $13,360,073 |
| 9 |  | $9,957,615 |
| 10 |  | $9,141,114 |