Hidden Object gameplay
Every paid Steam game tagged Hidden Object, ranked by our estimated lifetime revenue. 8,285 games in the catalog, 5,954 with a sales estimate.
Games
8,285
Active paid titles tagged
Total Gross
$426.7M
Sum of estimated lifetime revenue
Median
$1.1K
Half earn less, half more
Hit Rate
6.2%
370 games earned $100K+
Revenue share - top 5 vs rest
- MECCHA CHAMELEON 21.5%
- MiSide 12.2%
- Fran Bow 2.2%
- Witch It 2.1%
- A Little to the Left 1.6%
- Other (5949 games) 60.4%
Top 25 earners
The highest-earning Hidden Object games by our estimator.
| # | Game | Released | Reviews | Peak CCU | Est. Units | Est. Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MECCHA CHAMELEON lemorion_1224 | 2026-06-09 | 92,018 | 340,534 | 15,324,030 | $91,790,940 |
| 2 | MiSide AIHASTO | 2024-12-10 | 144,141 | 23,637 | 3,459,384 | $51,847,518 |
| 3 | Fran Bow Killmonday Games AB | 2015-08-27 | 23,383 | 787 | 627,531 | $9,406,690 |
| 4 | Witch It Barrel Roll Games | 2020-10-22 | 19,897 | 4,971 | 437,734 | $8,750,303 |
| 5 | A Little to the Left Max Inferno | 2022-11-08 | 19,520 | 3,128 | 468,480 | $7,022,515 |
| 6 | In Sound Mind We Create Stuff | 2021-09-28 | 7,090 | 180 | 200,994 | $7,014,691 |
| 7 | TOEM: A Photo Adventure Something We Made | 2021-09-17 | 12,787 | 403 | 306,888 | $6,134,691 |
| 8 | Batman - The Telltale Series Telltale | 2016-08-02 | 18,394 | 2,115 | 404,668 | $6,065,973 |
| 9 | The Mortuary Assistant DarkStone Digital | 2022-08-02 | 8,871 | 1,378 | 230,646 | $5,763,844 |
| 10 | Librarian: Tidy Up the Arcane Library! ArtRising | 2026-04-30 | 27,588 | 29,217 | 876,510 | $5,250,295 |
| 11 | The House of Da Vinci Blue Brain Games | 2017-11-24 | 7,380 | 628 | 250,853 | $5,007,026 |
| 12 | Kingdom Rush 6: Genesis TD Ironhide Game Studio | 2026-09-24 | 5,572 | 15,239 | 274,302 | $4,868,861 |
| 13 | Cozy Grove Spry Fox | 2021-04-07 | 8,540 | 801 | 273,280 | $4,096,467 |
| 14 | The Room Fireproof Games | 2014-07-28 | 31,946 | 794 | 766,704 | $3,825,853 |
| 15 | The Night of the Rabbit Daedalic Entertainment | 2013-05-28 | 3,462 | 2,912 | 110,784 | $3,312,442 |
| 16 | Agent A: A puzzle in disguise Yak & Co | 2019-08-29 | 6,318 | 171 | 164,268 | $3,283,717 |
| 17 | Deponia Daedalic Entertainment | 2012-08-06 | 14,859 | 3,113 | 326,898 | $3,236,290 |
| 18 | Hidden Folks Hidden Folks | 2017-02-15 | 9,556 | 73 | 203,653 | $3,052,758 |
| 19 | Quern - Undying Thoughts Zadbox Entertainment | 2016-11-28 | 4,060 | 93 | 105,560 | $2,635,481 |
| 20 | The Room Two Fireproof Games | 2016-07-05 | 21,910 | 369 | 525,840 | $2,623,942 |
| 21 | The Uncertain: Last Quiet Day ComonGames | 2016-09-22 | 5,927 | 23 | 257,796 | $2,575,382 |
| 22 | Whisper of the House 元气弹工作室(GD Studio) | 2025-08-27 | 5,944 | 3,996 | 154,544 | $2,316,228 |
| 23 | Syberia 3 Microids | 2017-11-13 | 4,819 | 105 | 154,208 | $2,311,578 |
| 24 | I Expect You To Die Schell Games | 2017-04-25 | 2,798 | 34 | 92,334 | $2,307,427 |
| 25 | Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley Hyper Games | 2024-03-07 | 4,426 | 139 | 115,076 | $2,300,369 |
Releases per year
Is Hidden Object trending up or fading? Bars show new paid Steam releases with this tag each year. Green flecks are hits (≥$100K est. lifetime).
20
2010
8
2011
7
2012
6
2013
68
2014
77
2015
164
2016
227
2017
228
2018
175
2019
286
2020
509
2021
601
2022
707
2023
1,037
2024
1,272
2025
1,184
2026
Top upcoming
Highest-wishlist unreleased Hidden Object games.
| # | Game | WL Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 Days on Ship Madnetic Games | 101 |
| 2 | Sandcastle Bubblebird Studio | 214 |
| 3 | Needle In A Haystack Simulator Studio Bitdot | 252 |
| 4 | The Enigma Cases Red Core Interactive | 263 |
| 5 | Dice Hoarder DieCorp Games | 366 |
| 6 | Purble Place 3D Sam Cohle | 402 |
| 7 | Never Sort By Color Bryan Livingston | 484 |
| 8 | M.I.N.S.K. sodesign | 550 |
| 9 | Dream Eaters.exe Tejin | 618 |
| 10 | Shutter Story Frostwood Interactive | 622 |
Top recent (12 months)
Highest-earning Hidden Object games released in the past year.
| # | Game | Est. Gross |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | | $91,790,940 |
| 2 | | $5,250,295 |
| 3 | | $4,868,861 |
| 4 | | $1,994,102 |
| 5 | | $1,922,895 |
| 6 | | $1,213,760 |
| 7 | | $1,016,968 |
| 8 | | $965,757 |
| 9 | | $758,062 |
| 10 | | $718,081 |