PvP mode
Every paid Steam game tagged PvP, ranked by our estimated lifetime revenue. 9,745 games in the catalog, 4,682 with a sales estimate.
Games
9,745
Active paid titles tagged
Total Gross
$18.2B
Sum of estimated lifetime revenue
Median
$2.0K
Half earn less, half more
Hit Rate
21.2%
992 games earned $100K+
Revenue share - top 5 vs rest
- ELDEN RING 6.9%
- Rust 4.3%
- DayZ 3.6%
- Battlefieldâ„¢ 6 3.1%
- New World: Aeternum 2.4%
- Other (4677 games) 79.6%
Top 25 earners
The highest-earning PvP games by our estimator.
| # | Game | Released | Reviews | Peak CCU | Est. Units | Est. Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  ELDEN RING FromSoftware, Inc. | 2022-02-24 | 1,155,295 | 952,523 | 20,795,310 | $1,247,510,647 |
| 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 |  Battlefieldâ„¢ 6 Battlefield Studios | 2025-10-10 | 368,537 | 741,263 | 8,171,182 | $571,819,316 |
| 5 |  New World: Aeternum Amazon Game Studios | 2021-09-28 | 297,247 | 913,027 | 7,304,216 | $438,179,918 |
| 6 |  Forza Horizon 5 Playground Games | 2021-11-08 | 281,578 | 80,745 | 6,194,716 | $371,621,013 |
| 7 |  Battlefieldâ„¢ 2042 DICE | 2021-11-19 | 325,691 | 107,006 | 6,188,129 | $371,225,859 |
| 8 |  V Rising Stunlock Studios | 2024-05-08 | 137,196 | 150,645 | 9,791,925 | $342,619,456 |
| 9 |  Fall Guys Mediatonic | 2020-08-03 | 468,285 | 172,026 | 11,181,690 | $335,338,883 |
| 10 |  Sea of Thieves Rare Ltd | 2020-06-03 | 372,920 | 66,632 | 8,204,240 | $328,087,558 |
| 11 |  DARK SOULSâ„¢ III FromSoftware, Inc. | 2016-04-11 | 439,977 | 129,831 | 5,279,724 | $316,730,643 |
| 12 |  Battlefieldâ„¢ V DICE | 2020-10-22 | 270,060 | 114,017 | 6,049,344 | $302,406,707 |
| 13 |  Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 Saber Interactive | 2024-09-09 | 225,866 | 186,199 | 4,969,052 | $297,944,358 |
| 14 |  Dying Light Techland | 2015-01-26 | 495,330 | 45,770 | 11,887,920 | $297,079,121 |
| 15 |  ARK: Survival Ascended Studio Wildcard, Grove Street Games, Instinct Games | 2023-10-25 | 117,796 | 98,047 | 6,373,055 | $286,723,744 |
| 16 |  Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Wildlands Ubisoft Paris, Ubisoft Annecy, Ubisoft Bucharest, Ubisoft Montpellier, Ubisoft Milan, Reflections, Ubisoft Belgrade | 2017-03-06 | 114,915 | 45,663 | 5,362,700 | $268,081,373 |
| 17 |  Sid Meier's Civilization VII Firaxis Games | 2025-02-11 | 61,977 | 84,558 | 3,408,735 | $238,543,275 |
| 18 |  ARC Raiders Embark Studios | 2025-10-30 | 416,227 | 479,470 | 5,827,178 | $233,028,848 |
| 19 |  Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition Larian Studios | 2017-09-14 | 206,061 | 93,350 | 4,945,464 | $222,496,425 |
| 20 |  Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced Rockstar North | 2025-03-04 | 224,843 | 161,456 | 7,417,501 | $222,376,680 |
| 21 |  EA SPORTS FCâ„¢ 26 EA Canada, EA Romania | 2025-09-25 | 106,994 | 159,730 | 3,173,551 | $222,116,834 |
| 22 |  EA SPORTS FC 25 EA Canada, EA Romania | 2024-09-26 | 107,174 | 108,534 | 3,085,009 | $215,919,780 |
| 23 |  FOR HONORâ„¢ Ubisoft Montreal, Ubisoft Quebec, Ubisoft Toronto, Blue Byte | 2017-02-13 | 164,909 | 216,499 | 6,926,178 | $207,716,078 |
| 24 |  Titanfall® 2 Respawn Entertainment | 2020-06-18 | 286,332 | 27,547 | 6,871,968 | $206,090,320 |
| 25 |  SCUM Gamepires | 2025-06-17 | 127,056 | 68,031 | 4,422,015 | $198,946,455 |
Releases per year
Is PvP trending up or fading? Bars show new paid Steam releases with this tag each year. Green flecks are hits (≥$100K est. lifetime).
4
2010
3
2011
4
2012
7
2013
26
2014
42
2015
78
2016
123
2017
141
2018
186
2019
419
2020
454
2021
531
2022
596
2023
747
2024
1,086
2025
1,217
2026
Top upcoming
Highest-wishlist unreleased PvP games.
| # | Game | WL Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Deadlock Valve | 1 |
| 2 |  ARK 2 Studio Wildcard, Grove Street Games | 12 |
| 3 |  Chrono Odyssey Chrono Studio | 23 |
| 4 |  NAKWON: LAST PARADISE NEXON | 29 |
| 5 |  PUBG: Black Budget PUBG Corporation | 30 |
| 6 |  ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE Bandai Namco Aces Inc. | 39 |
| 7 |  Gears of War: E-Day The Coalition | 40 |
| 8 |  Ardem Techtive Games | 41 |
| 9 |  Beautiful Light Deep Worlds SA | 42 |
| 10 |  Guild Wars 3™ ArenaNet® | 46 |
Top recent (12 months)
Highest-earning PvP games released in the past year.
| # | Game | Est. Gross |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | | $571,819,316 |
| 2 | | $233,028,848 |
| 3 | | $222,116,834 |
| 4 |  | $153,944,455 |
| 5 |  | $151,175,600 |
| 6 |  | $96,851,461 |
| 7 |  Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 4 - Beta Infinity Ward, Beenox, Digital Legends, Activision Shanghai, Raven Software, Treyarch, Sledgehammer Games, High Moon Studios 2026-08-21 | $60,049,320 |
| 8 |  | $35,930,135 |
| 9 |  | $29,508,344 |
| 10 |  | $28,609,672 |