PvP mode
Every paid Steam game tagged PvP, ranked by our estimated lifetime revenue. 10,892 games in the catalog, 5,436 with a sales estimate.
Games
10,892
Active paid titles tagged
Total Gross
$18.8B
Sum of estimated lifetime revenue
Median
$1.6K
Half earn less, half more
Hit Rate
18.9%
1,027 games earned $100K+
Revenue share - top 5 vs rest
- ELDEN RING 6.7%
- Rust 4.2%
- Dying Light 3.6%
- DayZ 3.5%
- Battlefieldâ„¢ 6 3.1%
- Other (5431 games) 78.9%
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. | 2022-02-25 | 1,161,036 | 952,523 | 20,898,648 | $1,253,709,894 |
| 2 |  Rust Facepunch Studios | 2018-02-08 | 1,411,703 | 259,646 | 19,763,842 | $790,356,042 |
| 3 |  Dying Light Techland | 2015-01-26 | 498,873 | 45,770 | 27,438,015 | $685,675,995 |
| 4 |  DayZ Bohemia Interactive | 2018-12-13 | 473,070 | 78,739 | 13,208,222 | $660,279,018 |
| 5 |  Battlefieldâ„¢ 6 Battlefield Studios | 2025-10-10 | 378,290 | 741,263 | 8,387,425 | $586,952,002 |
| 6 |  ARC Raiders Embark Studios | 2025-10-30 | 432,214 | 479,470 | 14,263,062 | $570,379,849 |
| 7 |  New World: Aeternum Amazon Game Studios | 2021-09-28 | 297,630 | 913,027 | 7,304,216 | $438,179,918 |
| 8 |  Forza Horizon 5 Playground Games | 2021-11-08 | 284,043 | 80,745 | 6,248,946 | $374,874,271 |
| 9 |  Battlefieldâ„¢ 2042 DICE | 2021-11-19 | 325,864 | 107,006 | 6,191,416 | $371,423,046 |
| 10 |  V Rising Stunlock Studios | 2024-05-08 | 138,081 | 150,645 | 9,791,925 | $342,619,456 |
| 11 |  Fall Guys Mediatonic | 2020-08-03 | 467,824 | 172,026 | 11,181,690 | $335,338,883 |
| 12 |  Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition Rare Ltd | 2020-06-03 | 374,346 | 66,632 | 8,235,612 | $329,342,124 |
| 13 |  DARK SOULSâ„¢ III FromSoftware, Inc. | 2016-04-11 | 443,007 | 129,831 | 5,316,084 | $318,911,879 |
| 14 |  Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 Saber Interactive | 2024-09-09 | 232,441 | 186,199 | 5,113,702 | $306,617,572 |
| 15 |  ARK: Survival Ascended Studio Wildcard, Grove Street Games, Instinct Games | 2023-10-25 | 120,618 | 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 | 116,495 | 45,663 | 5,261,065 | $263,000,639 |
| 17 |  Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced Rockstar North | 2025-03-04 | 236,899 | 161,456 | 7,826,752 | $234,646,025 |
| 18 |  Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition Larian Studios | 2017-09-14 | 207,213 | 93,350 | 4,973,112 | $223,740,309 |
| 19 |  EA SPORTS FC 25 EA Canada, EA Romania | 2024-09-26 | 107,376 | 108,534 | 3,085,057 | $215,923,139 |
| 20 |  Sid Meier's Civilization VII Firaxis Games | 2025-02-10 | 63,081 | 84,558 | 3,007,087 | $210,435,948 |
| 21 |  FOR HONORâ„¢ Ubisoft Montreal, Ubisoft Quebec, Ubisoft Toronto, Blue Byte | 2017-02-13 | 166,349 | 216,499 | 6,986,658 | $209,529,873 |
| 22 |  Titanfall® 2 Respawn Entertainment | 2020-06-18 | 289,045 | 27,547 | 6,937,080 | $208,043,029 |
| 23 |  Total War: WARHAMMER III CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral Interactive | 2022-02-16 | 151,400 | 166,519 | 3,330,800 | $199,814,692 |
| 24 |  EA SPORTS FCâ„¢ 26 EA Canada, EA Romania | 2025-09-25 | 110,804 | 159,730 | 2,848,717 | $199,381,703 |
| 25 |  SCUM Gamepires | 2025-06-17 | 127,864 | 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
27
2014
43
2015
81
2016
128
2017
143
2018
189
2019
465
2020
531
2021
631
2022
742
2023
925
2024
1,224
2025
1,716
2026
Top upcoming
Highest-wishlist unreleased PvP games.
| # | Game | WL Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Deadlock Valve | 1 |
| 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 |  Ardem Techtive Games | 37 |
| 7 |  Guild Wars 3™ ArenaNet® | 38 |
| 8 |  Beautiful Light Deep Worlds SA | 40 |
| 9 |  HUNGER GOOD FUN CORPORATION | 46 |
| 10 |  Anvil Empires Siege Camp | 65 |
Top recent (12 months)
Highest-earning PvP games released in the past year.
| # | Game | Est. Gross |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | $162,077,630 |
| 2 |  | $159,735,237 |
| 3 |  | $153,944,455 |
| 4 |  | $53,713,126 |
| 5 |  | $38,568,409 |
| 6 |  | $36,416,094 |
| 7 |  | $29,508,344 |
| 8 |  | $17,374,318 |
| 9 |  | $16,026,832 |
| 10 |  | $14,976,296 |