Souls-like gameplay
Every paid Steam game tagged Souls-like, ranked by our estimated lifetime revenue. 2,968 games in the catalog, 1,638 with a sales estimate.
Games
2,968
Active paid titles tagged
Total Gross
$11.4B
Sum of estimated lifetime revenue
Median
$4.3K
Half earn less, half more
Hit Rate
27.0%
442 games earned $100K+
Revenue share - top 5 vs rest
- Black Myth: Wukong 19.0%
- ELDEN RING 11.0%
- Crimson Desert Enhanced 7.6%
- Hollow Knight: Silksong 4.6%
- DARK SOULSâ„¢ III 2.8%
- Other (1633 games) 55.0%
Top 25 earners
The highest-earning Souls-like games by our estimator.
| # | Game | Released | Reviews | Peak CCU | Est. Units | Est. Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Black Myth: Wukong Game Science | 2024-08-19 | 1,215,212 | 2,406,967 | 36,104,505 | $2,165,909,255 |
| 2 |  ELDEN RING FromSoftware, Inc. | 2022-02-25 | 1,161,036 | 952,523 | 20,898,648 | $1,253,709,894 |
| 3 |  Crimson Desert Enhanced Pearl Abyss | 2026-03-20 | 179,810 | 275,549 | 12,399,705 | $867,824,354 |
| 4 |  Hollow Knight: Silksong Team Cherry | 2025-09-04 | 427,359 | 585,732 | 26,357,940 | $526,895,221 |
| 5 |  DARK SOULSâ„¢ III FromSoftware, Inc. | 2016-04-11 | 443,007 | 129,831 | 5,316,084 | $318,911,879 |
| 6 |  Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Sandfall Interactive | 2025-04-24 | 282,264 | 144,901 | 5,080,752 | $304,781,611 |
| 7 |  Phantom Blade Zero S-GAME Studio | 2026-10-28 | 107,543 | 825,984 | 4,817,926 | $289,027,381 |
| 8 |  Sekiroâ„¢: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition FromSoftware, Inc. | 2019-03-21 | 359,223 | 124,334 | 4,310,676 | $258,597,453 |
| 9 |  Grounded Obsidian Entertainment | 2022-09-27 | 96,348 | 31,923 | 5,638,727 | $225,492,693 |
| 10 |  God of War Santa Monica Studio, Jetpack Interactive | 2022-01-14 | 186,712 | 73,529 | 4,481,088 | $224,009,589 |
| 11 |  Stellar Bladeâ„¢ SHIFT UP Corporation | 2025-06-11 | 96,371 | 130,770 | 3,372,985 | $202,345,370 |
| 12 |  Monster Hunter Wilds CAPCOM Co., Ltd. | 2025-02-27 | 334,820 | 1,179,869 | 4,687,480 | $187,436,700 |
| 13 |  Monster Hunter: World CAPCOM Co., Ltd. | 2018-08-08 | 520,449 | 329,333 | 5,724,939 | $171,527,980 |
| 14 |  ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN FromSoftware, Inc. | 2025-05-29 | 192,964 | 240,640 | 4,245,208 | $169,765,868 |
| 15 |  STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Orderâ„¢ Respawn Entertainment | 2019-11-14 | 176,235 | 46,513 | 3,877,170 | $155,048,028 |
| 16 |  DARK SOULSâ„¢: REMASTERED QLOC, FromSoftware, Inc. | 2018-05-23 | 158,258 | 24,505 | 3,798,192 | $151,889,698 |
| 17 |  Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR'S CUT Sucker Punch Productions, Nixxes Software | 2024-05-16 | 98,573 | 77,154 | 2,365,752 | $141,921,462 |
| 18 |  No Rest for the Wicked Moon Studios GmbH | 2024-04-18 | 83,224 | 62,805 | 3,495,408 | $139,781,366 |
| 19 |  Path of Exile 2 Grinding Gear Games | 2024-12-06 | 227,821 | 578,562 | 4,628,496 | $138,808,595 |
| 20 |  STAR WARS Jedi: Survivorâ„¢ Respawn | 2023-04-27 | 87,222 | 59,541 | 1,918,884 | $134,302,691 |
| 21 |  Hades II Supergiant Games | 2025-09-25 | 124,735 | 112,602 | 4,454,821 | $133,600,082 |
| 22 |  PRAGMATA CAPCOM Co., Ltd. | 2026-04-16 | 55,440 | 68,373 | 2,051,190 | $123,045,760 |
| 23 |  Lies of P NEOWIZ | 2023-09-18 | 84,431 | 29,775 | 2,026,344 | $121,560,377 |
| 24 |  DARK SOULSâ„¢ II: Scholar of the First Sin FromSoftware, Inc. | 2015-04-01 | 134,324 | 12,051 | 2,955,128 | $118,175,569 |
| 25 |  WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers Leenzee | 2025-07-23 | 107,232 | 40,805 | 2,359,104 | $117,931,609 |
Releases per year
Is Souls-like trending up or fading? Bars show new paid Steam releases with this tag each year. Green flecks are hits (≥$100K est. lifetime).
1
2010
10
2014
12
2015
20
2016
26
2017
51
2018
61
2019
91
2020
165
2021
179
2022
200
2023
297
2024
364
2025
312
2026
Top upcoming
Highest-wishlist unreleased Souls-like games.
| # | Game | WL Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Blight: Survival Haenir Studio | 5 |
| 2 |  Chrono Odyssey Chrono Studio | 21 |
| 3 |  Vindictus: Defying Fate NEXON | 25 |
| 4 |  Outward 2 Nine Dots Studio | 74 |
| 5 |  Lords of the Fallen II CI Games | 80 |
| 6 |  Crowsworn Mongoose Rodeo | 87 |
| 7 |  Knight's Path Jan Tichota, Aamn Chahrour | 102 |
| 8 |  V.A Proxy PyroLith | 122 |
| 9 |  Tenebyss Max Emelyanov | 131 |
| 10 |  GUNDAM ROGUE ORBIT Bandai Namco Studios Inc. | 140 |
Top recent (12 months)
Highest-earning Souls-like games released in the past year.
| # | Game | Est. Gross |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | | $867,824,354 |
| 2 | | $289,027,381 |
| 3 | | $123,045,760 |
| 4 |  | $91,904,919 |
| 5 |  | $47,477,856 |
| 6 |  | $20,736,637 |
| 7 |  | $20,682,674 |
| 8 |  | $17,949,020 |
| 9 |  | $15,803,539 |
| 10 |  | $13,360,073 |