Post-apocalyptic theme
Every paid Steam game tagged Post-apocalyptic, ranked by our estimated lifetime revenue. 6,051 games in the catalog, 3,133 with a sales estimate.
Games
6,051
Active paid titles tagged
Total Gross
$13.2B
Sum of estimated lifetime revenue
Median
$2.6K
Half earn less, half more
Hit Rate
22.9%
717 games earned $100K+
Revenue share - top 5 vs rest
- 7 Days to Die 10.2%
- Resident Evil Requiem 8.2%
- Rust 6.0%
- Dying Light 5.2%
- Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition 5.1%
- Other (3128 games) 65.3%
Top 25 earners
The highest-earning Post-apocalyptic games by our estimator.
| # | Game | Released | Reviews | Peak CCU | Est. Units | Est. Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  7 Days to Die The Fun Pimps | 2024-07-25 | 403,084 | 124,449 | 29,828,216 | $1,341,971,438 |
| 2 |  Resident Evil Requiem CAPCOM Co., Ltd. | 2026-02-26 | 189,184 | 343,769 | 15,469,605 | $1,082,651,356 |
| 3 |  Rust Facepunch Studios | 2018-02-08 | 1,411,703 | 259,646 | 19,763,842 | $790,356,042 |
| 4 |  Dying Light Techland | 2015-01-26 | 498,873 | 45,770 | 27,438,015 | $685,675,995 |
| 5 | 2022-02-03 | 221,480 | 274,983 | 11,295,480 | $677,615,845 | |
| 6 |  DayZ Bohemia Interactive | 2018-12-13 | 473,070 | 78,739 | 13,208,222 | $660,279,018 |
| 7 |  ARC Raiders Embark Studios | 2025-10-30 | 432,214 | 479,470 | 14,263,062 | $570,379,849 |
| 8 |  Left 4 Dead 2 Valve | 2009-11-19 | 1,068,227 | 161,590 | 38,456,172 | $384,177,158 |
| 9 |  Project Zomboid The Indie Stone | 2013-11-08 | 492,968 | 124,972 | 14,197,478 | $354,794,975 |
| 10 |  Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Sandfall Interactive | 2025-04-24 | 282,264 | 144,901 | 5,080,752 | $304,781,611 |
| 11 |  Fallout 76 Bethesda Game Studios | 2020-04-14 | 141,549 | 72,930 | 7,218,999 | $288,687,770 |
| 12 |  Stellar Blade™ SHIFT UP Corporation | 2025-06-11 | 96,371 | 130,770 | 3,372,985 | $202,345,370 |
| 13 |  R.E.P.O. semiwork | 2025-02-26 | 433,304 | 266,908 | 19,758,662 | $197,282,641 |
| 14 |  Fallout 4 Bethesda Game Studios | 2015-11-09 | 430,980 | 471,955 | 9,481,560 | $189,536,384 |
| 15 |  S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl GSC Game World | 2024-11-20 | 143,257 | 120,960 | 3,151,654 | $189,067,723 |
| 16 |  Tom Clancy’s The Division™ Massive Entertainment | 2016-03-07 | 97,214 | 113,877 | 5,693,850 | $170,758,562 |
| 17 |  The Last of Us™ Part I Naughty Dog LLC, Iron Galaxy Studios | 2023-03-28 | 112,547 | 17,678 | 2,476,034 | $148,537,280 |
| 18 |  Frostpunk 11 bit studios | 2018-04-24 | 138,372 | 29,195 | 4,677,363 | $140,274,116 |
| 19 |  Horizon Zero Dawn™ Complete Edition Guerrilla | 2020-08-07 | 128,407 | 49,582 | 2,824,954 | $137,698,145 |
| 20 |  NieR:Automata™ Square Enix, PlatinumGames Inc. | 2017-03-17 | 154,584 | 23,813 | 3,400,848 | $135,999,912 |
| 21 |  DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS, Nixxes Software | 2026-03-19 | 28,584 | 57,433 | 1,722,990 | $120,592,070 |
| 22 |  Days Gone Bend Studio | 2021-05-17 | 118,252 | 27,380 | 2,838,048 | $113,493,540 |
| 23 |  Dying Light: The Beast Techland | 2025-09-18 | 74,037 | 120,458 | 1,806,870 | $108,394,131 |
| 24 |  State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition Undead Labs | 2020-03-13 | 70,482 | 22,670 | 3,594,582 | $107,801,514 |
| 25 |  DOOM Eternal id Software | 2020-03-19 | 218,063 | 84,865 | 3,489,008 | $104,635,350 |
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
10
2012
16
2013
39
2014
49
2015
69
2016
57
2017
89
2018
104
2019
177
2020
310
2021
312
2022
429
2023
493
2024
652
2025
704
2026
Top upcoming
Highest-wishlist unreleased Post-apocalyptic games.
| # | Game | WL Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  METRO 2039 4A Games | 13 |
| 2 |  NAKWON: LAST PARADISE NEXON | 24 |
| 3 |  Rooted Headlight Studio | 29 |
| 4 |  Ardem Techtive Games | 37 |
| 5 |  Beautiful Light Deep Worlds SA | 40 |
| 6 |  HUNGER GOOD FUN CORPORATION | 46 |
| 7 |  Dust Front RTS rtsDimon | 52 |
| 8 |  DREADMOOR Dream Dock | 57 |
| 9 |  Frostrail FakeFish | 60 |
| 10 |  BLACKFROST: The Long Dark 2 Hinterland Studio Inc. | 67 |
Top recent (12 months)
Highest-earning Post-apocalyptic games released in the past year.
| # | Game | Est. Gross |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | | $1,082,651,356 |
| 2 | | $120,592,070 |
| 3 |  | $68,732,305 |
| 4 |  | $51,724,653 |
| 5 |  | $20,065,455 |
| 6 |  | $18,793,263 |
| 7 |  | $13,597,394 |
| 8 |  | $13,360,073 |
| 9 |  | $12,021,186 |
| 10 |  | $10,493,376 |