Post-apocalyptic theme
Every paid Steam game tagged Post-apocalyptic, ranked by our estimated lifetime revenue. 5,540 games in the catalog, 2,699 with a sales estimate.
Games
5,540
Active paid titles tagged
Total Gross
$10.8B
Sum of estimated lifetime revenue
Median
$3.3K
Half earn less, half more
Hit Rate
24.4%
660 games earned $100K+
Revenue share - top 5 vs rest
- Resident Evil Requiem 10.1%
- Rust 7.3%
- DayZ 6.2%
- 7 Days to Die 5.4%
- Project Zomboid 3.2%
- Other (2694 games) 67.9%
Top 25 earners
The highest-earning Post-apocalyptic games by our estimator.
| # | Game | Released | Reviews | Peak CCU | Est. Units | Est. Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Resident Evil Requiem CAPCOM Co., Ltd. | 2026-02-26 | 184,446 | 343,769 | 15,469,605 | $1,082,651,356 |
| 2 |  Rust Facepunch Studios | 2018-02-08 | 1,399,102 | 259,646 | 19,587,428 | $783,301,246 |
| 3 |  DayZ Bohemia Interactive | 2018-12-13 | 469,587 | 78,739 | 13,262,111 | $662,972,929 |
| 4 |  7 Days to Die The Fun Pimps | 2024-07-25 | 400,969 | 124,449 | 12,831,008 | $577,267,050 |
| 5 |  Project Zomboid The Indie Stone | 2013-11-08 | 482,120 | 124,972 | 13,885,056 | $346,987,549 |
| 6 |  Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Sandfall Interactive | 2025-04-24 | 278,620 | 144,901 | 5,015,160 | $300,846,911 |
| 7 |  Dying Light Techland | 2015-01-26 | 495,330 | 45,770 | 11,887,920 | $297,079,121 |
| 8 | 2022-02-03 | 219,569 | 274,983 | 4,830,518 | $289,782,775 | |
| 9 |  ARC Raiders Embark Studios | 2025-10-30 | 416,227 | 479,470 | 5,827,178 | $233,028,848 |
| 10 |  Stellar Blade™ SHIFT UP Corporation | 2025-06-11 | 94,518 | 130,770 | 3,308,130 | $198,454,719 |
| 11 |  R.E.P.O. semiwork | 2025-02-26 | 424,052 | 266,908 | 19,336,771 | $193,070,221 |
| 12 |  Fallout 4 Bethesda Game Studios | 2015-11-09 | 429,203 | 471,955 | 9,442,466 | $188,754,895 |
| 13 |  S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl GSC Game World | 2024-11-20 | 140,649 | 120,960 | 3,094,278 | $185,625,737 |
| 14 |  Tom Clancy’s The Division™ Massive Entertainment | 2016-03-07 | 96,763 | 113,877 | 5,693,850 | $170,758,562 |
| 15 |  Left 4 Dead 2 Valve | 2009-11-17 | 1,058,619 | 161,590 | 17,059,759 | $170,426,992 |
| 16 |  The Last of Us™ Part I Naughty Dog LLC, Iron Galaxy Studios | 2023-03-28 | 109,146 | 17,678 | 2,401,212 | $144,048,708 |
| 17 |  Frostpunk 11 bit studios | 2018-04-24 | 137,419 | 29,195 | 4,645,149 | $139,308,019 |
| 18 |  Horizon Zero Dawn™ Complete Edition Guerrilla | 2020-08-07 | 128,279 | 49,582 | 2,822,138 | $137,560,884 |
| 19 |  NieR:Automata™ Square Enix, PlatinumGames Inc. | 2017-03-17 | 153,409 | 23,813 | 3,374,998 | $134,966,170 |
| 20 |  Fallout 76 Bethesda Game Studios | 2020-04-14 | 140,725 | 72,930 | 3,095,950 | $123,807,041 |
| 21 |  DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS, Nixxes Software | 2026-03-19 | 27,428 | 57,433 | 1,722,990 | $120,592,070 |
| 22 |  XCOM® 2 Firaxis Games, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux) | 2016-02-04 | 109,572 | 132,677 | 5,970,465 | $119,349,595 |
| 23 |  Days Gone Bend Studio | 2021-05-17 | 117,137 | 27,380 | 2,811,288 | $112,423,407 |
| 24 |  Dying Light: The Beast Techland | 2025-09-18 | 71,416 | 120,458 | 1,806,870 | $108,394,131 |
| 25 |  DOOM Eternal id Software | 2020-03-19 | 217,453 | 84,865 | 3,479,248 | $104,342,648 |
Releases per year
Is Post-apocalyptic trending up or fading? Bars show new paid Steam releases with this tag each year. Green flecks are hits (≥$100K est. lifetime).
4
2010
7
2011
9
2012
16
2013
39
2014
47
2015
68
2016
56
2017
88
2018
102
2019
166
2020
251
2021
265
2022
347
2023
401
2024
564
2025
552
2026
Top upcoming
Highest-wishlist unreleased Post-apocalyptic games.
| # | Game | WL Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  METRO 2039 4A Games | 15 |
| 2 |  CONTROL Resonant Remedy Entertainment | 22 |
| 3 |  NAKWON: LAST PARADISE NEXON | 29 |
| 4 |  Rooted Headlight Studio | 32 |
| 5 |  Graveyard Keeper 2 Lazy Bear Games | 34 |
| 6 |  Ardem Techtive Games | 41 |
| 7 |  Beautiful Light Deep Worlds SA | 42 |
| 8 |  Dust Front RTS rtsDimon | 55 |
| 9 |  HUNGER GOOD FUN CORPORATION | 66 |
| 10 |  BLACKFROST: The Long Dark 2 Hinterland Studio Inc. | 72 |
Top recent (12 months)
Highest-earning Post-apocalyptic games released in the past year.
| # | Game | Est. Gross |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | | $1,082,651,356 |
| 2 | | $233,028,848 |
| 3 | | $120,592,070 |
| 4 |  | $73,443,621 |
| 5 |  | $51,724,653 |
| 6 |  | $18,793,263 |
| 7 |  | $13,360,073 |
| 8 |  | $12,714,316 |
| 9 |  | $10,493,376 |
| 10 |  | $10,492,348 |