Story Rich mood
Every paid Steam game tagged Story Rich, ranked by our estimated lifetime revenue. 30,332 games in the catalog, 17,370 with a sales estimate.
Games
30,332
Active paid titles tagged
Total Gross
$43.7B
Sum of estimated lifetime revenue
Median
$6.0K
Half earn less, half more
Hit Rate
26.0%
4,519 games earned $100K+
Revenue share - top 5 vs rest
- Black Myth: Wukong 5.0%
- Cyberpunk 2077 3.0%
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered 2.9%
- Baldur's Gate 3 2.8%
- Resident Evil Requiem 2.5%
- Other (17365 games) 83.8%
Top 25 earners
The highest-earning Story Rich 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 |  Cyberpunk 2077 CD PROJEKT RED | 2020-12-09 | 1,001,587 | 830,387 | 22,034,914 | $1,321,874,491 |
| 3 |  The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered CD PROJEKT RED | 2015-05-18 | 908,247 | 137,600 | 25,304,394 | $1,264,966,656 |
| 4 |  Baldur's Gate 3 Larian Studios | 2023-08-03 | 864,296 | 875,343 | 20,743,104 | $1,244,378,809 |
| 5 |  Resident Evil Requiem CAPCOM Co., Ltd. | 2026-02-26 | 189,184 | 343,769 | 15,469,605 | $1,082,651,356 |
| 6 |  Red Dead Redemption 2 Rockstar Games | 2019-12-05 | 934,056 | 99,759 | 14,944,896 | $896,544,311 |
| 7 |  Crimson Desert Enhanced Pearl Abyss | 2026-03-20 | 179,810 | 275,549 | 12,399,705 | $867,824,354 |
| 8 |  Call of Duty® Treyarch, Raven Software, Beenox, High Moon Studios, Sledgehammer Games, Infinity Ward, Activision Shanghai, Demonware | 2022-10-27 | 802,271 | 488,897 | 11,231,794 | $786,113,262 |
| 9 |  Dying Light Techland | 2015-01-26 | 498,873 | 45,770 | 27,438,015 | $685,675,995 |
| 10 |  Call of Duty®: Black Ops III Treyarch, Aspyr (Mac) | 2015-11-05 | 235,207 | 63,681 | 9,816,227 | $588,580,971 |
| 11 |  Far Cry® 5 Ubisoft Montreal, Red Storm, Ubisoft Shanghai, Ubisoft Toronto, Ubisoft Kiev | 2018-03-26 | 191,047 | 89,574 | 9,583,465 | $574,912,065 |
| 12 |  Hollow Knight: Silksong Team Cherry | 2025-09-04 | 427,359 | 585,732 | 26,357,940 | $526,895,221 |
| 13 |  Hogwarts Legacy Avalanche Software | 2023-02-10 | 377,536 | 527,652 | 8,305,792 | $498,264,462 |
| 14 |  Split Fiction Hazelight Studios | 2025-03-06 | 128,963 | 258,641 | 9,812,402 | $490,521,976 |
| 15 |  It Takes Two Friend's Pass Hazelight Studio | 2021-05-25 | 267,562 | 0 | 14,983,472 | $449,354,325 |
| 16 |  It Takes Two Hazelight Studios | 2021-03-25 | 273,120 | 69,976 | 9,364,114 | $374,470,919 |
| 17 |  The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition Bethesda Game Studios | 2016-10-27 | 382,567 | 69,777 | 9,181,608 | $367,172,504 |
| 18 |  DARK SOULS™ III FromSoftware, Inc. | 2016-04-11 | 443,007 | 129,831 | 5,316,084 | $318,911,879 |
| 19 |  Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Sandfall Interactive | 2025-04-24 | 282,264 | 144,901 | 5,080,752 | $304,781,611 |
| 20 |  Phantom Blade Zero S-GAME Studio | 2026-10-28 | 107,543 | 825,984 | 4,817,926 | $289,027,381 |
| 21 |  Kingdom Come: Deliverance II Warhorse Studios | 2025-02-04 | 199,947 | 255,607 | 4,798,728 | $287,875,693 |
| 22 |  Resident Evil 4 CAPCOM Co., Ltd. | 2023-03-23 | 286,973 | 103,934 | 6,887,352 | $275,218,586 |
| 23 | 2019-10-15 | 132,538 | 8,081 | 6,830,179 | $273,138,858 | |
| 24 |  Resident Evil 3 CAPCOM Co., Ltd. | 2020-04-02 | 128,678 | 32,635 | 6,562,578 | $262,174,991 |
| 25 |  Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition FromSoftware, Inc. | 2019-03-21 | 359,223 | 124,334 | 4,310,676 | $258,597,453 |
Releases per year
Is Story Rich trending up or fading? Bars show new paid Steam releases with this tag each year. Green flecks are hits (≥$100K est. lifetime).
37
2010
46
2011
68
2012
86
2013
206
2014
296
2015
599
2016
537
2017
600
2018
675
2019
1,072
2020
1,520
2021
1,688
2022
1,967
2023
2,648
2024
3,457
2025
3,682
2026
Top upcoming
Highest-wishlist unreleased Story Rich games.
| # | Game | WL Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Fable Playground Games | 4 |
| 2 |  Resident Evil Veronica CAPCOM Co., Ltd. | 7 |
| 3 |  Witchbrook Chucklefish, Robotality | 9 |
| 4 |  ILL Team Clout inc. | 10 |
| 5 |  METRO 2039 4A Games | 13 |
| 6 |  Persona 4 Revival ATLUS | 16 |
| 7 |  The Expanse: Osiris Reborn Owlcat Games | 18 |
| 8 |  Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis Crystal Dynamics, Flying Wild Hog | 19 |
| 9 |  Tides of Annihilation Eclipse Glow Games | 20 |
| 10 |  Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy Owlcat Games | 22 |
Top recent (12 months)
Highest-earning Story Rich games released in the past year.
| # | Game | Est. Gross |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | | $1,082,651,356 |
| 2 | | $867,824,354 |
| 3 | | $289,027,381 |
| 4 |  | $148,491,779 |
| 5 |  | $123,045,760 |
| 6 |  | $91,904,919 |
| 7 |  | $50,670,364 |
| 8 |  | $43,490,106 |
| 9 |  | $38,568,409 |
| 10 |  | $35,116,433 |