Dating Sim gameplay
Every paid Steam game tagged Dating Sim, ranked by our estimated lifetime revenue. 5,118 games in the catalog, 3,353 with a sales estimate.
Games
5,118
Active paid titles tagged
Total Gross
$2.7B
Sum of estimated lifetime revenue
Median
$9.8K
Half earn less, half more
Hit Rate
24.8%
830 games earned $100K+
Revenue share - top 5 vs rest
- Stardew Valley 15.4%
- Monster Hunter Wilds 9.3%
- ULTRAKILL 7.8%
- Persona 5 Royal 7.4%
- Persona 3 Reload 3.4%
- Other (3348 games) 56.6%
Top 25 earners
The highest-earning Dating Sim games by our estimator.
| # | Game | Released | Reviews | Peak CCU | Est. Units | Est. Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stardew Valley ConcernedApe | 2016-02-26 | 1,039,050 | 236,614 | 27,840,574 | $417,330,204 |
| 2 | Monster Hunter Wilds CAPCOM Co., Ltd. | 2025-02-27 | 330,634 | 1,179,869 | 6,282,046 | $251,198,079 |
| 3 | ULTRAKILL Arsi "Hakita" Patala | 2020-09-03 | 243,822 | 68,541 | 7,022,074 | $210,591,999 |
| 4 | Persona 5 Royal ATLUS | 2022-10-20 | 139,839 | 35,298 | 3,356,136 | $201,334,599 |
| 5 | Persona 3 Reload ATLUS | 2024-02-01 | 63,742 | 36,703 | 1,529,808 | $91,773,182 |
| 6 | DYNASTY WARRIORS: ORIGINS KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. | 2025-01-16 | 30,190 | 69,318 | 1,207,600 | $84,519,924 |
| 7 | Undertale tobyfox | 2015-09-15 | 341,684 | 11,071 | 8,200,416 | $81,676,143 |
| 8 | The Scroll of Taiwu : Beyond The Dome ConchShip Games | 2026-06-16 | 70,238 | 72,196 | 2,458,330 | $73,725,317 |
| 9 | Wallpaper Engine Wallpaper Engine Team | 2018-11-16 | 1,016,898 | 150,271 | 14,236,572 | $71,040,494 |
| 10 | Persona 4 Golden ATLUS | 2020-06-13 | 87,425 | 29,984 | 2,098,200 | $41,943,018 |
| 11 | Yakuza 0 Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio | 2018-08-01 | 77,765 | 8,907 | 1,866,360 | $37,293,266 |
| 12 | Senren*Banka YUZUSOFT | 2020-02-14 | 37,154 | 2,992 | 891,696 | $31,200,443 |
| 13 | inZOI inZOI Studio | 2025-03-27 | 32,972 | 35,251 | 553,930 | $22,151,661 |
| 14 | Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd. | 2017-09-25 | 23,342 | 4,667 | 513,524 | $20,535,825 |
| 15 | STEINS;GATE MAGES. Inc. | 2016-09-08 | 27,076 | 3,507 | 649,824 | $19,488,222 |
| 16 | STORY OF SEASONS: Grand Bazaar Marvelous Inc. | 2025-08-27 | 4,066 | 12,898 | 386,940 | $19,341,472 |
| 17 | Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III Relic Entertainment, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux) | 2017-04-27 | 23,886 | 25,587 | 468,560 | $18,718,972 |
| 18 | 完蛋!我被美女包围了! intiny | 2023-10-17 | 45,891 | 64,868 | 1,835,640 | $18,338,044 |
| 19 | 活俠傳 Obb Studio Inc. | 2024-06-14 | 37,937 | 19,720 | 849,789 | $16,987,282 |
| 20 | My Time at Sandrock Pathea Games | 2023-11-02 | 29,053 | 21,620 | 406,742 | $16,256,122 |
| 21 | Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd., Abstraction Games | 2016-04-18 | 32,842 | 3,327 | 788,208 | $15,756,278 |
| 22 | Path Of Wuxia 香港商河洛互動娛樂股份有限公司 | 2022-11-14 | 30,399 | 205 | 425,586 | $14,891,254 |
| 23 | Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut Black Tabby Games | 2023-10-23 | 34,103 | 2,546 | 818,472 | $14,724,311 |
| 24 | Coral Island Stairway Games | 2023-11-14 | 27,648 | 15,387 | 484,706 | $14,536,333 |
| 25 | Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! Team Salvato | 2021-06-30 | 32,351 | 6,912 | 886,618 | $13,290,404 |
Releases per year
Is Dating Sim trending up or fading? Bars show new paid Steam releases with this tag each year. Green flecks are hits (≥$100K est. lifetime).
2
2012
4
2013
30
2014
47
2015
74
2016
84
2017
101
2018
140
2019
217
2020
250
2021
320
2022
371
2023
518
2024
748
2025
722
2026
Top upcoming
Highest-wishlist unreleased Dating Sim games.
| # | Game | WL Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Witchbrook Chucklefish, Robotality | 10 |
| 2 | Persona 4 Revival ATLUS | 16 |
| 3 | Grave Seasons Perfect Garbage | 51 |
| 4 | Neverway Coldblood Inc. | 58 |
| 5 | STRANGER THAN HEAVEN RGG Studio | 64 |
| 6 | My Time at Evershine Pathea Games | 116 |
| 7 | Danganronpa 2x2 Gemdrops, Inc. | 147 |
| 8 | Pal♡world! ~More Than Just Pals~ Pocketpair | 171 |
| 9 | 244 | |
| 10 | Altered Alma 2Awesome Studio | 319 |
Top recent (12 months)
Highest-earning Dating Sim games released in the past year.
| # | Game | Est. Gross |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | | $73,725,317 |
| 2 | | $11,987,941 |
| 3 | | $10,947,203 |
| 4 | | $9,837,970 |
| 5 | | $9,526,724 |
| 6 | | $7,435,461 |
| 7 | | $4,542,771 |
| 8 | | $4,371,813 |
| 9 | | $4,278,521 |
| 10 | | $3,641,243 |