PvE mode
Every paid Steam game tagged PvE, ranked by our estimated lifetime revenue. 15,205 games in the catalog, 7,051 with a sales estimate.
Games
15,205
Active paid titles tagged
Total Gross
$13.0B
Sum of estimated lifetime revenue
Median
$778
Half earn less, half more
Hit Rate
12.1%
853 games earned $100K+
Revenue share - top 5 vs rest
- Crimson Desert Enhanced 6.7%
- Dying Light 5.3%
- HELLDIVERSâ„¢ 2 5.1%
- The Outlast Trials 4.5%
- ARC Raiders 4.4%
- Other (7046 games) 74.1%
Top 25 earners
The highest-earning PvE games by our estimator.
| # | Game | Released | Reviews | Peak CCU | Est. Units | Est. Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Crimson Desert Enhanced Pearl Abyss | 2026-03-20 | 179,810 | 275,549 | 12,399,705 | $867,824,354 |
| 2 |  Dying Light Techland | 2015-01-26 | 498,873 | 45,770 | 27,438,015 | $685,675,995 |
| 3 |  HELLDIVERSâ„¢ 2 Arrowhead Game Studios | 2024-02-08 | 1,182,048 | 458,208 | 16,548,672 | $661,781,393 |
| 4 |  The Outlast Trials Red Barrels | 2024-03-05 | 124,258 | 147,374 | 14,737,400 | $589,348,626 |
| 5 |  ARC Raiders Embark Studios | 2025-10-30 | 432,214 | 479,470 | 14,263,062 | $570,379,849 |
| 6 |  Valheim Iron Gate AB | 2026-09-09 | 563,944 | 498,478 | 16,241,587 | $487,085,194 |
| 7 |  New World: Aeternum Amazon Game Studios | 2021-09-28 | 297,630 | 913,027 | 7,304,216 | $438,179,918 |
| 8 |  V Rising Stunlock Studios | 2024-05-08 | 138,081 | 150,645 | 9,791,925 | $342,619,456 |
| 9 |  Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition Rare Ltd | 2020-06-03 | 374,346 | 66,632 | 8,235,612 | $329,342,124 |
| 10 |  Borderlands 4 Gearbox Software | 2025-09-11 | 87,582 | 304,025 | 4,560,375 | $319,180,646 |
| 11 |  Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 Saber Interactive | 2024-09-09 | 232,441 | 186,199 | 5,113,702 | $306,617,572 |
| 12 |  ARK: Survival Ascended Studio Wildcard, Grove Street Games, Instinct Games | 2023-10-25 | 120,618 | 98,047 | 6,373,055 | $286,723,744 |
| 13 |  Deep Rock Galactic Ghost Ship Games | 2020-05-13 | 381,579 | 53,558 | 9,157,896 | $274,431,617 |
| 14 |  God of War Santa Monica Studio, Jetpack Interactive | 2022-01-14 | 186,712 | 73,529 | 4,481,088 | $224,009,589 |
| 15 |  Diablo® IV Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. | 2023-10-17 | 80,588 | 63,906 | 4,153,890 | $207,652,961 |
| 16 |  Stellar Bladeâ„¢ SHIFT UP Corporation | 2025-06-11 | 96,371 | 130,770 | 3,372,985 | $202,345,370 |
| 17 |  Gray Zone Warfare MADFINGER Games, a.s. | 2024-04-30 | 81,433 | 71,503 | 4,647,695 | $185,841,404 |
| 18 |  ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN FromSoftware, Inc. | 2025-05-29 | 192,964 | 240,640 | 4,245,208 | $169,765,868 |
| 19 |  Escape from Tarkov Battlestate Games | 2025-11-15 | 69,150 | 47,377 | 3,079,505 | $153,944,455 |
| 20 |  EA SPORTSâ„¢ FIFA 23 EA Canada, EA Romania | 2022-09-30 | 150,114 | 110,757 | 5,058,546 | $151,705,795 |
| 21 |  PAYDAY 2 OVERKILL - a Starbreeze Studio., Sidetrack Games | 2013-08-13 | 675,196 | 247,628 | 14,854,312 | $148,246,034 |
| 22 |  Lethal Company Zeekerss | 2023-10-23 | 511,717 | 239,369 | 14,737,450 | $147,227,126 |
| 23 |  MONSTER HUNTER RISE CAPCOM Co., Ltd. | 2022-01-12 | 128,654 | 230,942 | 3,464,130 | $138,391,994 |
| 24 |  Squad Offworld | 2020-09-23 | 246,191 | 38,573 | 3,446,674 | $137,832,493 |
| 25 |  Dragon's Dogma 2 CAPCOM Co., Ltd. | 2024-03-21 | 120,894 | 228,285 | 3,424,275 | $136,936,757 |
Releases per year
Is PvE trending up or fading? Bars show new paid Steam releases with this tag each year. Green flecks are hits (≥$100K est. lifetime).
1
2010
3
2011
2
2012
6
2013
12
2014
26
2015
39
2016
56
2017
87
2018
98
2019
312
2020
578
2021
700
2022
980
2023
1,482
2024
1,938
2025
2,398
2026
Top upcoming
Highest-wishlist unreleased PvE games.
| # | Game | WL Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Blight: Survival Haenir Studio | 5 |
| 2 |  ARK 2 Studio Wildcard, Grove Street Games | 11 |
| 3 |  Chrono Odyssey Chrono Studio | 21 |
| 4 |  NAKWON: LAST PARADISE NEXON | 24 |
| 5 |  PUBG: Black Budget PUBG Corporation | 28 |
| 6 |  Emberville Cygnus Cross | 33 |
| 7 |  Ardem Techtive Games | 37 |
| 8 |  Beautiful Light Deep Worlds SA | 40 |
| 9 |  Dust Front RTS rtsDimon | 52 |
| 10 |  Frostrail FakeFish | 60 |
Top recent (12 months)
Highest-earning PvE games released in the past year.
| # | Game | Est. Gross |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | | $867,824,354 |
| 2 | | $487,085,194 |
| 3 | | $153,944,455 |
| 4 |  | $123,045,760 |
| 5 |  | $112,634,704 |
| 6 |  | $94,888,660 |
| 7 |  | $48,598,795 |
| 8 |  | $36,416,094 |
| 9 |  | $30,925,414 |
| 10 |  | $23,904,226 |