Survival Horror mood
Every paid Steam game tagged Survival Horror, ranked by our estimated lifetime revenue. 6,963 games in the catalog, 3,769 with a sales estimate.
Games
6,963
Active paid titles tagged
Total Gross
$9.9B
Sum of estimated lifetime revenue
Median
$2.2K
Half earn less, half more
Hit Rate
19.3%
729 games earned $100K+
Revenue share - top 5 vs rest
- Resident Evil Requiem 11.0%
- DayZ 6.7%
- Project Zomboid 3.5%
- Sons Of The Forest 3.1%
- Dying Light 3.0%
- Other (3764 games) 72.7%
Top 25 earners
The highest-earning Survival Horror games by our estimator.
| # | Game | Released | Reviews | Peak CCU | Est. Units | Est. Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Resident Evil Requiem CAPCOM Co., Ltd. | 2026-02-26 | 184,446 | 343,769 | 15,469,605 | $1,082,651,356 |
| 2 |  DayZ Bohemia Interactive | 2018-12-13 | 469,587 | 78,739 | 13,262,111 | $662,972,929 |
| 3 |  Project Zomboid The Indie Stone | 2013-11-08 | 482,120 | 124,972 | 13,885,056 | $346,987,549 |
| 4 |  Sons Of The Forest Endnight Games Ltd | 2024-02-22 | 320,323 | 198,477 | 10,250,336 | $307,407,577 |
| 5 |  Dying Light Techland | 2015-01-26 | 495,330 | 45,770 | 11,887,920 | $297,079,121 |
| 6 |  Dead by Daylight Behaviour Interactive Inc. | 2016-06-14 | 935,121 | 169,958 | 14,546,327 | $290,781,077 |
| 7 |  Resident Evil 4 CAPCOM Co., Ltd. | 2023-03-23 | 277,434 | 103,934 | 6,658,416 | $266,070,303 |
| 8 |  The Forest Endnight Games Ltd | 2018-04-30 | 682,718 | 109,242 | 12,288,924 | $245,655,591 |
| 9 |  The Outlast Trials Red Barrels | 2024-03-05 | 112,122 | 36,332 | 5,622,835 | $224,857,172 |
| 10 |  Resident Evil 2 CAPCOM Co., Ltd. | 2019-01-24 | 223,054 | 74,024 | 5,353,296 | $213,864,175 |
| 11 |  Subnautica 2 Unknown Worlds Entertainment | 2026-05-14 | 127,497 | 463,021 | 6,945,315 | $208,289,997 |
| 12 |  Subnautica Unknown Worlds Entertainment | 2018-01-23 | 380,263 | 51,220 | 6,844,734 | $205,273,573 |
| 13 |  Resident Evil Village CAPCOM Co., Ltd. | 2021-05-06 | 154,113 | 106,631 | 4,798,395 | $191,743,864 |
| 14 |  Hunt: Showdown 1896 Crytek | 2019-08-27 | 278,723 | 59,968 | 6,202,795 | $185,928,780 |
| 15 |  Left 4 Dead 2 Valve | 2009-11-17 | 1,058,619 | 161,590 | 17,059,759 | $170,426,992 |
| 16 |  Escape from Tarkov Battlestate Games | 2025-11-15 | 64,797 | 47,377 | 3,079,505 | $153,944,455 |
| 17 |  Lethal Company Zeekerss | 2023-10-24 | 510,917 | 239,369 | 14,714,410 | $146,996,956 |
| 18 |  The Last of Usâ„¢ Part I Naughty Dog LLC, Iron Galaxy Studios | 2023-03-28 | 109,146 | 17,678 | 2,401,212 | $144,048,708 |
| 19 |  GTFO 10 Chambers | 2021-12-09 | 66,846 | 18,813 | 3,288,909 | $131,438,899 |
| 20 |  Days Gone Bend Studio | 2021-05-17 | 117,137 | 27,380 | 2,811,288 | $112,423,407 |
| 21 |  Resident Evil 3 CAPCOM Co., Ltd. | 2020-04-02 | 126,285 | 32,635 | 2,778,270 | $110,991,887 |
| 22 |  SILENT HILL 2 Bloober Team SA | 2024-10-08 | 65,121 | 21,791 | 1,562,904 | $109,364,207 |
| 23 |  Rain World Videocult | 2017-03-28 | 57,329 | 10,875 | 4,115,928 | $102,780,602 |
| 24 |  Dead Space Motive | 2023-01-27 | 71,022 | 17,194 | 1,704,528 | $102,254,635 |
| 25 |  Metro 2033 Redux 4A Games | 2014-08-27 | 141,867 | 50,225 | 5,049,503 | $100,939,565 |
Releases per year
Is Survival Horror trending up or fading? Bars show new paid Steam releases with this tag each year. Green flecks are hits (≥$100K est. lifetime).
7
2010
4
2011
6
2012
21
2013
40
2014
54
2015
98
2016
116
2017
136
2018
160
2019
265
2020
266
2021
334
2022
407
2023
583
2024
881
2025
745
2026
Top upcoming
Highest-wishlist unreleased Survival Horror games.
| # | Game | WL Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Blight: Survival Haenir Studio | 5 |
| 2 |  Resident Evil Veronica CAPCOM Co., Ltd. | 9 |
| 3 |  ILL Team Clout inc. | 11 |
| 4 |  Rooted Headlight Studio | 32 |
| 5 |  Beautiful Light Deep Worlds SA | 42 |
| 6 |  The Lost Wild Great Ape Games | 61 |
| 7 |  HUNGER GOOD FUN CORPORATION | 66 |
| 8 |  SILENT HILL: Townfall Screen Burn | 79 |
| 9 |  Holstin Sonka | 91 |
| 10 |  Deep Dish Dungeon Behold Studios | 105 |
Top recent (12 months)
Highest-earning Survival Horror games released in the past year.
| # | Game | Est. Gross |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | | $1,082,651,356 |
| 2 | | $208,289,997 |
| 3 | | $153,944,455 |
| 4 |  | $62,401,536 |
| 5 |  | $54,695,645 |
| 6 |  | $48,598,795 |
| 7 |  | $47,490,527 |
| 8 |  | $12,293,046 |
| 9 |  | $11,221,618 |
| 10 |  | $10,492,348 |