Subnautica

Subnautica has made about $154M gross on Steam since January 2018, by our estimate, likely between $92.5M and $247M.

Released
Jan 24, 2018
  • PCWindows, macOS
  • Steam DeckVerified
  • XboxSeries X|S, One
  • NintendoSwitch
  • iPhone & iPad
Subnautica
Lifetime gross
~$154M
$92.5M–$247M
Last 30 days
~$682K
Gross revenue
Developer take-home
~$88.5M
After Valve’s cut
Estimated value
$28.9M
$15.9M–$41.9M
September 2026~$642Kup11%vs prior monthValueup78%vs a year agoBest monthJanuary 2018 · ~$6.44Mnow 90% below

Monthly gross, estimated

From monthly reviews · ±40% a bar
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MonthEstimated gross
Oct ’26$478K
Sep ’26$642K
Aug ’26$581K
Jul ’26$1.14M
Jun ’26$1.97M
May ’26$4.75M
Apr ’26$2.1M
Mar ’26$1.05M
Feb ’26$796K
Jan ’26$1.54M
Dec ’25$1.14M
Nov ’25$726K
Oct ’25$848K
Sep ’25$815K
Aug ’25$1.6M
Jul ’25$976K
Jun ’25$842K
May ’25$706K
Apr ’25$733K
Mar ’25$1.05M
Feb ’25$1.27M
Jan ’25$1.66M
Dec ’24$1.7M
Nov ’24$1.39M
Oct ’24$1.01M
Sep ’24$769K
Aug ’24$976K
Jul ’24$1.65M
Jun ’24$955K
May ’24$903K
Apr ’24$1.02M
Mar ’24$1.09M
Feb ’24$1.17M
Jan ’24$1.07M
Dec ’23$1.04M
Nov ’23$1.07M
Oct ’23$738K
Sep ’23$787K
Aug ’23$1.06M
Jul ’23$1.93M
Jun ’23$735K
May ’23$1.09M
Apr ’23$855K
Mar ’23$1.27M
Feb ’23$1.06M
Jan ’23$1.74M
Dec ’22$1.24M
Nov ’22$778K
Oct ’22$485K
Sep ’22$618K
Aug ’22$819K
Jul ’22$816K
Jun ’22$652K
May ’22$846K
Apr ’22$591K
Mar ’22$546K
Feb ’22$724K
Jan ’22$1.04M
Dec ’21$923K
Nov ’21$741K
Oct ’21$861K
Sep ’21$517K
Aug ’21$667K
Jul ’21$1.04M
Jun ’21$917K
May ’21$1.27M
Apr ’21$889K
Mar ’21$831K
Feb ’21$899K
Jan ’21$1.45M
Dec ’20$1.13M
Nov ’20$1.03M
Oct ’20$747K
Sep ’20$750K
Aug ’20$995K
Jul ’20$1.12M
Jun ’20$826K
May ’20$1.05M
Apr ’20$1.54M
Mar ’20$1.22M
Feb ’20$1.1M
Jan ’20$1.2M
Dec ’19$1.69M
Nov ’19$1.49M
Oct ’19$246K
Sep ’19$160K
Aug ’19$227K
Jul ’19$953K
Jun ’19$693K
May ’19$211K
Apr ’19$285K
Mar ’19$365K
Feb ’19$824K
Jan ’19$903K
Dec ’18$1.34M
Nov ’18$5.14M
Oct ’18$836K
Sep ’18$877K
Aug ’18$984K
Jul ’18$1.42M
Jun ’18$2.19M
May ’18$1.05M
Apr ’18$1.34M
Mar ’18$2.35M
Feb ’18$5.74M
Jan ’18$6.44M
Dec ’17$963K
Nov ’17$1.74M
Oct ’17$675K
Sep ’17$675K
Aug ’17$887K
Jul ’17$1.26M
Jun ’17$1.12M
May ’17$931K
Apr ’17$1.25M
Mar ’17$774K
Feb ’17$971K
Jan ’17$1.58M
Dec ’16$1.32M
Nov ’16$1.75M
Oct ’16$542K
Sep ’16$625K
Aug ’16$958K
Jul ’16$1.19M
Jun ’16$1.12M
May ’16$774K
Apr ’16$807K
Mar ’16$1.18M
Feb ’16$841K
Jan ’16$1.04M
Dec ’15$426K
Nov ’15$270K
Oct ’15$207K
Sep ’15$287K
Aug ’15$565K
Jul ’15$367K
Jun ’15$394K
May ’15$459K
Apr ’15$497K
Mar ’15$330K
Feb ’15$103K
Jan ’15$63.3K
Dec ’14$49.6K
Nov ’14$0
Oct ’14$0
Sep ’14$0
Aug ’14$0
Jul ’14$0
Jun ’14$0
May ’14$0
Apr ’14$0
Mar ’14$0

Valuation

$10.3M trailing-year take-home

Value, month by month

$0$20M$40M$60MMar ’14Oct ’16May ’19Dec ’21Jul ’24
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Oct ’26$28.9M
Sep ’26$31.5M
Aug ’26$31.8M
Jul ’26$33.7M
Jun ’26$33.4M
May ’26$31.3M
Apr ’26$21.2M
Mar ’26$16.5M
Feb ’26$16.5M
Jan ’26$17.2M
Dec ’25$17.3M
Nov ’25$18.1M
Oct ’25$16.2M
Sep ’25$16.4M
Aug ’25$16.3M
Jul ’25$15.6M
Jun ’25$19.3M
May ’25$19.4M
Apr ’25$22.7M
Mar ’25$23.1M
Feb ’25$20.2M
Jan ’25$20M
Dec ’24$22.1M
Nov ’24$18.3M
Oct ’24$17.8M
Sep ’24$17.5M
Aug ’24$17.5M
Jul ’24$17.6M
Jun ’24$18M
May ’24$17.7M
Apr ’24$18M
Mar ’24$17.7M
Feb ’24$18M
Jan ’24$17.8M
Dec ’23$18.8M
Nov ’23$19M
Oct ’23$18.6M
Sep ’23$18.3M
Aug ’23$18M
Jul ’23$20.4M
Jun ’23$18.6M
May ’23$20.8M
Apr ’23$20.4M
Mar ’23$19.9M
Feb ’23$16.4M
Jan ’23$15.9M
Dec ’22$12.8M
Nov ’22$12.4M
Oct ’22$12.3M
Sep ’22$12.9M
Aug ’22$12.7M
Jul ’22$12.5M
Jun ’22$12.8M
May ’22$13.2M
Apr ’22$13.8M
Mar ’22$14.2M
Feb ’22$14.6M
Jan ’22$14.9M
Dec ’21$13.1M
Nov ’21$13.4M
Oct ’21$16.1M
Sep ’21$16M
Aug ’21$16.3M
Jul ’21$16.7M
Jun ’21$16.8M
May ’21$16.7M
Apr ’21$16.4M
Mar ’21$17.3M
Feb ’21$17.9M
Jan ’21$18.1M
Dec ’20$17.8M
Nov ’20$15.8M
Oct ’20$16.3M
Sep ’20$18.5M
Aug ’20$17.7M
Jul ’20$19.1M
Jun ’20$18.8M
May ’20$21.1M
Apr ’20$19.5M
Mar ’20$17.3M
Feb ’20$15.7M
Jan ’20$15.2M
Dec ’19$13M
Nov ’19$10.8M
Oct ’19$13.5M
Sep ’19$14.2M
Aug ’19$15.1M
Jul ’19$16M
Jun ’19$16.5M
May ’19$18.3M
Apr ’19$26.1M
Mar ’19$24.2M
Feb ’19$27M
Jan ’19$28.8M
Dec ’18$35.4M
Nov ’18$34.9M
Oct ’18$30.9M
Sep ’18$30.7M
Aug ’18$30.5M
Jul ’18$41M
Jun ’18$46.1M
May ’18$44.2M
Apr ’18$43.9M
Mar ’18$43.8M
Feb ’18$40.9M
Jan ’18$32.2M
Dec ’17$18M
Nov ’17$18.5M
Oct ’17$15.7M
Sep ’17$18.3M
Aug ’17$18.2M
Jul ’17$18.3M
Jun ’17$18.2M
May ’17$18.2M
Apr ’17$20.7M
Mar ’17$20M
Feb ’17$18M
Jan ’17$17.8M
Dec ’16$17M
Nov ’16$18.1M
Oct ’16$13.7M
Sep ’16$15.2M
Aug ’16$16.6M
Jul ’16$15.9M
Jun ’16$14.4M
May ’16$13M
Apr ’16$12.5M
Mar ’16$11.9M
Feb ’16$7.96M
Jan ’16$7.97M
Dec ’15$5.56M
Nov ’15$5.79M
Oct ’15$6.05M
Sep ’15$5.67M
Aug ’15$5.15M
Jul ’15$4.12M
Jun ’15$3.45M
May ’15$2.1M
Apr ’15$1.46M
Mar ’15$765K
Feb ’15$303K
Jan ’15$158K
Dec ’14$69.5K
Nov ’14$0
Oct ’14$0
Sep ’14$0
Aug ’14$0
Jul ’14$0
Jun ’14$0
May ’14$0
Apr ’14$0
Mar ’14$0
What moves itFactor
Base multiple× trailing-12-month developer earnings2.20×
GenreAdventure, Action0.93×
MomentumLast 6 months at 130% of the prior 61.15×
Player sentiment97% positive reviews1.20×
ValueRange $15.9M–$41.9M$28.9M
How we value games

Estimate refreshed Oct 23, 2026. Estimates use the review-multiplier method and can be off by 40% or more either way.

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