Open World structure
Every paid Steam game tagged Open World, ranked by our estimated lifetime revenue. 12,253 games in the catalog, 6,792 with a sales estimate.
Games
12,253
Active paid titles tagged
Total Gross
$55.0B
Sum of estimated lifetime revenue
Median
$9.0K
Half earn less, half more
Hit Rate
34.9%
2,370 games earned $100K+
Revenue share - top 5 vs rest
- Black Myth: Wukong 3.9%
- Grand Theft Auto V Legacy 3.2%
- 7 Days to Die 2.4%
- Cyberpunk 2077 2.4%
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered 2.3%
- Other (6787 games) 85.7%
Top 25 earners
The highest-earning Open World 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 |  Grand Theft Auto V Legacy Rockstar North | 2015-04-13 | 2,083,712 | 360,761 | 29,171,968 | $1,750,026,360 |
| 3 |  7 Days to Die The Fun Pimps | 2024-07-25 | 403,084 | 124,449 | 29,828,216 | $1,341,971,438 |
| 4 |  Cyberpunk 2077 CD PROJEKT RED | 2020-12-09 | 1,001,587 | 830,387 | 22,034,914 | $1,321,874,491 |
| 5 |  The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered CD PROJEKT RED | 2015-05-18 | 908,247 | 137,600 | 25,304,394 | $1,264,966,656 |
| 6 |  ELDEN RING FromSoftware, Inc. | 2022-02-25 | 1,161,036 | 952,523 | 20,898,648 | $1,253,709,894 |
| 7 |  Hearts of Iron IV Paradox Development Studio | 2016-06-06 | 363,397 | 93,196 | 23,984,202 | $1,198,970,258 |
| 8 |  Red Dead Redemption 2 Rockstar Games | 2019-12-05 | 934,056 | 99,759 | 14,944,896 | $896,544,311 |
| 9 |  Crimson Desert Enhanced Pearl Abyss | 2026-03-20 | 179,810 | 275,549 | 12,399,705 | $867,824,354 |
| 10 |  BeamNG.drive BeamNG | 2015-05-29 | 428,778 | 47,248 | 33,119,404 | $827,653,906 |
| 11 |  Rust Facepunch Studios | 2018-02-08 | 1,411,703 | 259,646 | 19,763,842 | $790,356,042 |
| 12 |  Sons Of The Forest Endnight Games Ltd | 2024-02-22 | 325,034 | 198,477 | 24,052,516 | $721,334,955 |
| 13 |  Dying Light Techland | 2015-01-26 | 498,873 | 45,770 | 27,438,015 | $685,675,995 |
| 14 | 2022-02-03 | 221,480 | 274,983 | 11,295,480 | $677,615,845 | |
| 15 |  HELLDIVERSâ„¢ 2 Arrowhead Game Studios | 2024-02-08 | 1,182,048 | 458,208 | 16,548,672 | $661,781,393 |
| 16 |  DayZ Bohemia Interactive | 2018-12-13 | 473,070 | 78,739 | 13,208,222 | $660,279,018 |
| 17 |  Far Cry® 5 Ubisoft Montreal, Red Storm, Ubisoft Shanghai, Ubisoft Toronto, Ubisoft Kiev | 2018-03-26 | 191,047 | 89,574 | 9,583,465 | $574,912,065 |
| 18 |  ARC Raiders Embark Studios | 2025-10-30 | 432,214 | 479,470 | 14,263,062 | $570,379,849 |
| 19 |  Hollow Knight: Silksong Team Cherry | 2025-09-04 | 427,359 | 585,732 | 26,357,940 | $526,895,221 |
| 20 |  Hogwarts Legacy Avalanche Software | 2023-02-10 | 377,536 | 527,652 | 8,305,792 | $498,264,462 |
| 21 |  Valheim Iron Gate AB | 2026-09-09 | 563,944 | 498,478 | 16,241,587 | $487,085,194 |
| 22 |  New World: Aeternum Amazon Game Studios | 2021-09-28 | 297,630 | 913,027 | 7,304,216 | $438,179,918 |
| 23 |  Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord TaleWorlds Entertainment | 2022-10-25 | 300,581 | 248,034 | 8,477,926 | $423,811,521 |
| 24 |  Stardew Valley ConcernedApe | 2016-02-26 | 1,048,787 | 236,614 | 28,146,360 | $421,913,936 |
| 25 |  Raft Redbeet Interactive | 2022-06-20 | 380,691 | 100,474 | 20,938,005 | $418,550,720 |
Releases per year
Is Open World trending up or fading? Bars show new paid Steam releases with this tag each year. Green flecks are hits (≥$100K est. lifetime).
36
2010
35
2011
38
2012
55
2013
140
2014
175
2015
221
2016
235
2017
281
2018
272
2019
469
2020
641
2021
663
2022
796
2023
965
2024
1,200
2025
1,270
2026
Top upcoming
Highest-wishlist unreleased Open World games.
| # | Game | WL Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Light No Fire Hello Games | 3 |
| 2 |  Fable Playground Games | 4 |
| 3 |  Witchbrook Chucklefish, Robotality | 9 |
| 4 |  ARK 2 Studio Wildcard, Grove Street Games | 11 |
| 5 |  METRO 2039 4A Games | 13 |
| 6 |  The Expanse: Osiris Reborn Owlcat Games | 18 |
| 7 |  Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis Crystal Dynamics, Flying Wild Hog | 19 |
| 8 |  Chrono Odyssey Chrono Studio | 21 |
| 9 |  Vindictus: Defying Fate NEXON | 25 |
| 10 |  Chronicles: Medieval Raw Power Games | 26 |
Top recent (12 months)
Highest-earning Open World games released in the past year.
| # | Game | Est. Gross |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | | $867,824,354 |
| 2 | | $487,085,194 |
| 3 |  | $356,343,819 |
| 4 |  Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Ubisoft Singapore, Ubisoft Barcelona, Ubisoft Bordeaux, Ubisoft Belgrade, Ubisoft Chengdu, Ubisoft India, Ubisoft Kyiv, Ubisoft Montpellier, Ubisoft Philippines, Ubisoft Quebec, Ubisoft Shanghai, Ubisoft Montreal, Ubisoft Romania 2026-07-09 | $282,451,217 |
| 5 |  | $208,289,997 |
| 6 |  | $162,077,630 |
| 7 |  | $159,735,237 |
| 8 |  | $134,415,034 |
| 9 |  | $120,592,070 |
| 10 |  | $112,634,704 |