Top-earning Action games on Steam

180 Action games tracked, about $7.05B gross between them. Games can sit in more than one genre.

#	Game	Sep ’26	Lifetime gross	Multiple	Value	Reviews
	Rust$RUST · Facepunch StudiosPC	~$4.51Mdown16%	~$824M$494M–$1.32B	1.9×	$88.1M$48.5M–$128M	87%Very Positive
	Ready or Not$RON · VOID InteractivePC	~$2.59Mdown9.0%	~$272M$163M–$436M	1.8×	$39.6M$21.8M–$57.5M	79%Mostly Positive
	7 Days to Die$7DD · The Fun PimpsPC · PS · Xbox	~$695Kdown29%	~$208M$125M–$333M	2.4×	$17.4M$9.56M–$25.2M	87%Very Positive
4	Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord$MBIB · TaleWorlds EntertainmentPC · PS · Xbox	~$784Kdown34%	~$206M$123M–$329M	1.9×	$17.9M$9.83M–$25.9M	87%Very Positive
5	Valheim$VALH · Iron Gate ABPC	~$4.1Mup545%	~$195M$117M–$312M	2.6×	$22.7M$12.5M–$32.9M	93%Very Positive
6	Phasmophobia$PHAS · Kinetic GamesPC	~$504Kdown22%	~$181M$109M–$290M	2.2×	$15.3M$8.41M–$22.2M	94%Very Positive
7	Palworld$PALW · PocketpairPC · PS · Xbox	~$2.31Mdown59%	~$177M$106M–$283M	3.0×	$51.5M$28.3M–$74.6M	94%Very Positive
8	ARK: Survival Evolved$ASE · Studio WildcardPC · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android	~$401Kdown24%	~$170M$102M–$272M	2.1×	$7.99M$4.39M–$11.6M	83%Very Positive
9	Terraria$TERR · Re-LogicPC · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android	~$851Kdown13%	~$160M$96.2M–$256M	2.1×	$16.2M$8.91M–$23.5M	97%Overwhelmingly Positive
10	The Forest$FORE · Endnight Games LtdPC · PS	~$630Kup26%	~$154M$92.5M–$247M	2.2×	$13.5M$7.45M–$19.6M	95%Overwhelmingly Positive
11	Subnautica$SUBN · Unknown Worlds EntertainmentPC · Xbox · Switch · iOS	~$642Kup11%	~$154M$92.5M–$247M	2.8×	$28.9M$15.9M–$41.9M	97%Overwhelmingly Positive
12	Garry's Mod$GSM · Facepunch StudiosPC	~$704Kdown25%	~$151M$90.3M–$241M	2.5×	$16.5M$9.06M–$23.9M	96%Overwhelmingly Positive
13	Sons Of The Forest$SOFO · Endnight Games LtdPC	~$1.26Mup30%	~$149M$89.4M–$238M	1.9×	$22.6M$12.4M–$32.7M	88%Very Positive
14	SCUM$SCUM · GamepiresPC	~$458Kup15%	~$127M$76.5M–$204M	1.6×	$6.53M$3.59M–$9.47M	74%Mostly Positive
15	Squad$SQUA · OffworldPC	~$647Kdown29%	~$117M$70.3M–$187M	2.0×	$13.2M$7.26M–$19.1M	82%Very Positive
16	Hell Let Loose$HLL · Expression GamesPC · PS · Xbox	~$302Kdown38%	~$103M$61.8M–$165M	2.0×	$8M$4.4M–$11.6M	83%Very Positive
17	Hades$HADE · Supergiant GamesPC · PS · Switch	~$303Kdown17%	~$94.7M$56.8M–$151M	2.1×	$7.62M$4.19M–$11.1M	97%Overwhelmingly Positive
18	Hollow Knight$HOKN · Team CherryPC · PS · Xbox · Switch	~$644Kdown22%	~$94.5M$56.7M–$151M	2.1×	$15.8M$8.69M–$22.9M	96%Overwhelmingly Positive
19	Enshrouded$ENSH · Keen Games GmbHPC	~$833Kup6.1%	~$86.7M$52M–$139M	2.1×	$24.8M$13.6M–$35.9M	85%Very Positive
20	Schedule I$SCI · TVGSPC	~$921Kdown33%	~$86.1M$51.7M–$138M	2.4×	$30.2M$16.6M–$43.8M	97%Overwhelmingly Positive
21	Raft$RAFT · Redbeet InteractivePC	~$322Kdown11%	~$79.6M$47.8M–$127M	2.2×	$7.25M$3.99M–$10.5M	93%Very Positive
22	ULTRAKILL$ULTR · Arsi "Hakita" PatalaPC	~$950Kdown15%	~$77.8M$46.7M–$124M	2.0×	$22.2M$12.2M–$32.3M	97%Overwhelmingly Positive
23	Don't Starve Together$DTST · Klei EntertainmentPC · Switch	~$250Kdown25%	~$77M$46.2M–$123M	2.5×	$7.74M$4.26M–$11.2M	94%Very Positive
24	Risk of Rain 2$RR2 · Hopoo GamesPC · PS · Xbox · Switch	~$278Kdown9.4%	~$77M$46.2M–$123M	1.9×	$7.82M$4.3M–$11.3M	93%Very Positive
25	ARK: Survival Ascended$ASA · Studio WildcardPC · PS	~$1.04Mdown3.5%	~$74.2M$44.5M–$119M	1.7×	$17.3M$9.5M–$25.1M	60%Mixed
26	MORDHAU$MORD · TriternionPC	~$62.2Kup9.8%	~$73.6M$44.2M–$118M	1.5×	$885K$487K–$1.28M	80%Very Positive
27	Human Fall Flat$HFF · No Brakes GamesPC · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android	~$251Kdown22%	~$71.2M$42.7M–$114M	2.0×	$4.62M$2.54M–$6.71M	94%Very Positive
28	Last Epoch$LAEP · Eleventh Hour GamesPC	~$115Kup37%	~$70M$42M–$112M	1.6×	$3.33M$1.83M–$4.83M	76%Mostly Positive
29	The Outlast Trials$OUTR · Red BarrelsPC · PS	~$530Kdown30%	~$67.8M$40.7M–$108M	2.2×	$30.7M$16.9M–$44.5M	92%Very Positive
30	Stray$STRA · BlueTwelve StudioPC · PS · Xbox	~$357Kdown13%	~$66.5M$39.9M–$106M	2.4×	$7.71M$4.24M–$11.2M	97%Overwhelmingly Positive
31	Warhammer: Vermintide 2$WV2 · FatsharkPC · PS · Xbox	~$97Kdown7.6%	~$62.7M$37.6M–$100M	1.8×	$2.72M$1.5M–$3.95M	84%Very Positive
32	鬼谷八荒 Tale of Immortal$TAIM · 鬼谷工作室PC	~$38.3Kdown23%	~$60.3M$36.2M–$96.4M	1.5×	$633K$348K–$917K	56%Mixed
33	Lethal Company$LECO · ZeekerssPC	~$106Kdown22%	~$59.8M$35.9M–$95.7M	2.1×	$2.92M$1.6M–$4.23M	97%Overwhelmingly Positive
34	Subnautica: Below Zero$SBZ · Unknown Worlds EntertainmentPC · PS · Xbox · Switch	~$178Kdown10%	~$55.8M$33.5M–$89.4M	2.3×	$6.98M$3.84M–$10.1M	90%Very Positive
35	Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach$FNA2 · Steel Wool StudiosPC · PS · Xbox · Switch	~$176Kdown47%	~$55.6M$33.4M–$89M	1.7×	$4.16M$2.29M–$6.03M	86%Very Positive
36	Cuphead$CUPH · Studio MDHR Entertainment Inc.PC · PS · Xbox · Switch	~$350Kdown34%	~$55.3M$33.2M–$88.6M	2.7×	$10.4M$5.73M–$15.1M	96%Overwhelmingly Positive
37	Portal 2$PO22 · ValvePC	~$185Kdown13%	~$53.8M$32.3M–$86.1M	2.0×	$3.95M$2.17M–$5.73M	98%Overwhelmingly Positive
38	Dead Cells$DECE · Motion TwinPC · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android	~$225Kdown8.3%	~$52.8M$31.7M–$84.5M	2.4×	$4.46M$2.45M–$6.46M	97%Overwhelmingly Positive
39	Hades II$HAII · Supergiant GamesPC · Switch	~$290Kdown22%	~$50.3M$30.2M–$80.5M	2.0×	$16.4M$9.02M–$23.8M	95%Overwhelmingly Positive
40	Teardown$TEAR · Tuxedo LabsPC	~$401Kdown22%	~$48.6M$29.1M–$77.7M	2.1×	$9.78M$5.38M–$14.2M	95%Overwhelmingly Positive
41	Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice$HSSS · Ninja TheoryPC · PS · Xbox · Switch	~$87.1Kdown7.0%	~$48.1M$28.9M–$76.9M	2.0×	$1.65M$909K–$2.4M	90%Very Positive
42	Overcooked! 2$OV2 · Ghost Town Games Ltd.PC · PS · Xbox · Switch	~$281Kdown38%	~$47.5M$28.5M–$75.9M	2.5×	$7.09M$3.9M–$10.3M	90%Very Positive
43	The Long Dark$LODA · Hinterland Studio Inc.PC · PS · Xbox	~$144Kup5.7%	~$46.6M$28M–$74.6M	2.0×	$3.73M$2.05M–$5.41M	89%Very Positive
44	The Isle$ISLE · Afterthought LLCPC	~$675Kdown16%	~$44.7M$26.8M–$71.5M	2.4×	$11.6M$6.38M–$16.8M	80%Very Positive
45	A Way Out$WAOU · Hazelight StudiosPC · PS · Xbox	~$272Kdown33%	~$44.2M$26.5M–$70.7M	1.7×	$8.34M$4.59M–$12.1M	87%Very Positive
46	Space Engineers$SPEN · Keen Software HousePC · PS · Xbox	~$54.2Kdown4.3%	~$43.2M$25.9M–$69.1M	2.0×	$1.1M$602K–$1.59M	89%Very Positive
47	Scrap Mechanic$SCME · Axolot GamesPC	~$230Kdown60%	~$41.8M$25.1M–$66.9M	3.1×	$5.59M$3.08M–$8.11M	92%Very Positive
48	Grim Dawn$GRDA · Crate EntertainmentPC	~$229Kdown36%	~$41.8M$25.1M–$66.8M	3.0×	$4.82M$2.65M–$6.99M	93%Very Positive
49	Green Hell$GRHE · Creepy JarPC · PS · Xbox	~$496Kup9.0%	~$39.5M$23.7M–$63.2M	1.9×	$8.09M$4.45M–$11.7M	84%Very Positive
50	Cult of the Lamb$CULA · Massive MonsterPC · PS · Xbox · Switch	~$268Kdown55%	~$38M$22.8M–$60.8M	1.9×	$6.48M$3.56M–$9.39M	95%Overwhelmingly Positive
51	Slime Rancher$SLRA · Monomi ParkPC · Xbox	~$219Kdown7.1%	~$37.7M$22.6M–$60.4M	2.5×	$4.92M$2.71M–$7.14M	98%Overwhelmingly Positive
52	Geometry Dash$GEDA · RobTop GamesPC · iOS · Android	~$471Kdown22%	~$37.5M$22.5M–$60M	2.0×	$12.7M$6.97M–$18.4M	93%Very Positive
53	Foxhole$FOXH · Siege CampPC	~$146Kdown39%	~$37.3M$22.4M–$59.6M	1.7×	$4.57M$2.52M–$6.63M	79%Mostly Positive
54	Totally Accurate Battle Simulator$TABS · LandfallPC · PS · Switch	~$203Kdown20%	~$36.5M$21.9M–$58.5M	2.4×	$5.29M$2.91M–$7.67M	97%Overwhelmingly Positive
55	PEAK$PEAK · Team PEAKPC	~$878Kdown66%	~$36.3M$21.8M–$58.2M	1.9×	$23.1M$12.7M–$33.4M	94%Very Positive
56	People Playground$PEPL · mestiezPC	~$354Kup43%	~$36.1M$21.7M–$57.7M	2.1×	$5.34M$2.94M–$7.74M	97%Overwhelmingly Positive
57	Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous - Enhanced Edition$PWRE · Owlcat GamesPC · PS · Xbox	~$269Kdown3.6%	~$35.6M$21.4M–$57M	2.2×	$4.13M$2.27M–$5.99M	83%Very Positive
58	Chivalry: Medieval Warfare$CMW · Torn Banner StudiosPC	~$2,860down46%	~$35.2M$21.1M–$56.3M	1.9×	$93.5K$51.4K–$136K	83%Very Positive
59	Assetto Corsa$ASCO · Kunos SimulazioniPC	~$239Kup20%	~$34.9M$20.9M–$55.8M	2.0×	$4.24M$2.33M–$6.15M	92%Very Positive
60	Black Mesa$BLME · Crowbar CollectivePC	~$123Kdown19%	~$34.1M$20.4M–$54.5M	1.9×	$2.97M$1.63M–$4.31M	94%Very Positive
61	Celeste$CELE · Maddy Makes Games Inc.PC · Xbox · Switch	~$318Kup0.0%	~$32.6M$19.6M–$52.2M	2.4×	$6.29M$3.46M–$9.12M	97%Overwhelmingly Positive
62	Barotrauma$BARO · FakeFishPC	~$236Kdown28%	~$31.8M$19.1M–$50.9M	2.6×	$6.19M$3.4M–$8.98M	94%Very Positive
63	INSIDE$INSI · PlaydeadPC · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS	~$100Kdown53%	~$31.5M$18.9M–$50.4M	2.4×	$2.9M$1.6M–$4.21M	97%Overwhelmingly Positive
64	Insurgency$INSU · New World InteractivePC	~$8,332down17%	~$30.7M$18.4M–$49.2M	2.2×	$233K$128K–$337K	91%Very Positive
65	Gunfire Reborn$GURE · Gunfire Reborn StudioPC · PS · Xbox	~$39.8Kdown8.5%	~$30.6M$18.4M–$49M	2.0×	$971K$534K–$1.41M	93%Very Positive
66	Stranded Deep$STDE · Beam Team GamesPC · PS · Xbox · Switch	~$62.3Kup45%	~$28.6M$17.2M–$45.8M	2.1×	$1.1M$603K–$1.59M	74%Mostly Positive
67	Starbound$STAR · ChucklefishPC	~$14.5Kdown23%	~$27.9M$16.8M–$44.7M	2.3×	$457K$251K–$663K	90%Very Positive
68	Blade and Sorcery$BLSO · WarpFrogPC	~$98.5Kdown6.3%	~$26.5M$15.9M–$42.4M	2.2×	$2.36M$1.3M–$3.42M	96%Overwhelmingly Positive
69	SOMA$SOMA · Frictional GamesPC · PS	~$203Kup13%	~$25.9M$15.5M–$41.4M	1.9×	$2.87M$1.58M–$4.16M	95%Overwhelmingly Positive
70	Gang Beasts$GABE · BoneloafPC · PS	~$119Kdown17%	~$25.5M$15.3M–$40.9M	1.9×	$2.5M$1.38M–$3.63M	85%Very Positive
71	Noita$NOIT · Nolla GamesPC	~$119Kdown11%	~$25.3M$15.2M–$40.4M	2.3×	$2.61M$1.43M–$3.78M	95%Overwhelmingly Positive
72	Party Animals$PAAN · Recreate GamesPC · PS · Xbox	~$153Kup25%	~$24.3M$14.6M–$38.9M	1.9×	$3.32M$1.83M–$4.82M	81%Very Positive
73	Castle Crashers®$CACR · The BehemothPC · Xbox	~$98.1Kdown1.8%	~$24.1M$14.5M–$38.6M	2.1×	$2.35M$1.29M–$3.4M	96%Overwhelmingly Positive
74	Beat Saber$BESA · Beat GamesPC · PS	~$41.3Kup24%	~$24.1M$14.5M–$38.6M	1.8×	$568K$312K–$823K	95%Overwhelmingly Positive
75	A Hat in Time$HATI · Gears for BreakfastPC · PS · Xbox · Switch	~$52.2Kup7.9%	~$23.2M$13.9M–$37M	2.4×	$1.04M$573K–$1.51M	97%Overwhelmingly Positive
76	Pizza Tower$PITO · Tour De PizzaPC	~$89.3Kdown22%	~$23M$13.8M–$36.7M	2.1×	$2.07M$1.14M–$3M	98%Overwhelmingly Positive
77	Outlast$OUTL · Red BarrelsPC · PS · Xbox	~$120Kup12%	~$22.8M$13.7M–$36.4M	2.4×	$2.9M$1.6M–$4.21M	96%Overwhelmingly Positive
78	Escape the Backrooms$ESBA · Fancy GamesPC	~$374Kdown44%	~$22.7M$13.6M–$36.2M	2.2×	$8.9M$4.9M–$12.9M	90%Very Positive
79	Deadside$DEAD · Bad PixelPC	~$45.9Kdown9.3%	~$22.4M$13.4M–$35.9M	1.5×	$803K$442K–$1.16M	76%Mostly Positive
80	Rain World$RAWO · VideocultPC · PS · Switch	~$374Kdown10%	~$22.2M$13.3M–$35.5M	2.8×	$8.02M$4.41M–$11.6M	94%Very Positive
81	Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun$STBS · Mimimi GamesPC · Xbox	~$38.3Kup37%	~$21.8M$13.1M–$34.8M	2.3×	$608K$334K–$882K	96%Overwhelmingly Positive
82	Ravenfield$RAVE · SteelRaven7PC	~$83.2Kdown12%	~$21.7M$13M–$34.7M	2.4×	$2.04M$1.12M–$2.95M	96%Overwhelmingly Positive
83	Enter the Gungeon$ENGU · Dodge RollPC · PS · Switch	~$38.9Kdown31%	~$21.1M$12.6M–$33.7M	2.4×	$1.08M$593K–$1.56M	95%Overwhelmingly Positive
84	Wreckfest$WREC · BugbearPC · PS · Xbox	~$84Kdown31%	~$20.9M$12.5M–$33.5M	2.8×	$2.03M$1.12M–$2.95M	87%Very Positive
85	Blasphemous$BLAS · The Game KitchenPC · PS · Xbox · Switch	~$194Kdown21%	~$20.5M$12.3M–$32.8M	2.2×	$4.42M$2.43M–$6.41M	90%Very Positive
86	Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem$WLM · WOLCEN StudioPC · PS · Xbox	~$25.3Kdown13%	~$20.1M$12M–$32.1M	1.9×	$163K$89.5K–$236K	55%Mixed
87	Golf With Your Friends$GWYF · Blacklight InteractivePC · PS · Xbox · Switch	~$86.5Kdown34%	~$18.8M$11.3M–$30.2M	1.8×	$1.74M$957K–$2.52M	88%Very Positive
88	Outlast 2$OU2 · Red BarrelsPC · PS · Xbox · Switch	~$85.8Kdown28%	~$18.5M$11.1M–$29.6M	2.2×	$2.07M$1.14M–$3M	90%Very Positive
89	Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number$HM2W · Dennaton GamesPC · PS · Android	~$98.5Kdown22%	~$18.5M$11.1M–$29.5M	2.2×	$2.43M$1.34M–$3.52M	94%Very Positive
90	Pavlov$PAVL · Vankrupt GamesPC	~$19.3Kdown29%	~$17.9M$10.8M–$28.7M	1.9×	$580K$319K–$841K	88%Very Positive
91	Vampire Survivors$VASU · ponclePC · Xbox	~$57.3Kup17%	~$17.7M$10.6M–$28.4M	2.0×	$858K$472K–$1.24M	98%Overwhelmingly Positive
92	Verdun$VERD · BlackMill GamesPC · PS · Xbox	~$13.4Kdown4.7%	~$17.6M$10.6M–$28.2M	2.0×	$221K$121K–$320K	87%Very Positive
93	ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights$ELQK · Live WirePC · PS · Xbox · Switch	~$101Kdown23%	~$17.1M$10.3M–$27.4M	2.2×	$1.93M$1.06M–$2.81M	93%Very Positive
94	BONEWORKS$BONE · Stress Level ZeroPC	~$30.5Kdown10%	~$16.8M$10.1M–$26.9M	2.1×	$576K$317K–$835K	92%Very Positive
95	Hotline Miami$HOMI · Dennaton GamesPC · Xbox · Android	~$83.4Kdown36%	~$16.3M$9.75M–$26M	2.7×	$2.73M$1.5M–$3.97M	96%Overwhelmingly Positive
96	POSTAL 2$PO2 · Running With ScissorsPC	~$103Kdown22%	~$16.2M$9.73M–$26M	2.4×	$2.84M$1.56M–$4.12M	96%Overwhelmingly Positive
97	Skul: The Hero Slayer$SHS · SOUTHPAW GAMESPC · PS · Xbox · Switch	~$33.5Kdown20%	~$16.2M$9.73M–$26M	1.9×	$648K$356K–$939K	93%Very Positive
98	Rivals of Aether$RIAE · Aether StudiosPC · Switch	~$46.7Kdown31%	~$16.2M$9.72M–$25.9M	2.4×	$1.12M$614K–$1.62M	96%Overwhelmingly Positive
99	嗜血印 Bloody Spell$BLSP · 艺龙游戏PC	~$56Kdown76%	~$16.1M$9.68M–$25.8M	2.7×	$970K$533K–$1.41M	89%Very Positive
100	Core Keeper$COKE · PugstormPC	~$130Kup26%	~$16.1M$9.64M–$25.7M	1.9×	$2.31M$1.27M–$3.35M	92%Very Positive

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