Top-earning Steam games released in 2021

25 games tracked that came out on Steam in 2021, about $953M gross between them so far. Revenue is lifetime, so older games have had longer to earn.

#	Game	Sep ’26	Lifetime gross	Multiple	Value	Reviews
	Ready or Not$RON · VOID InteractivePC	~$2.59Mdown9.0%	~$272M$163M–$436M	1.8×	$39.6M$21.8M–$57.5M	79%Mostly Positive
	Valheim$VALH · Iron Gate ABPC	~$4.1Mup545%	~$195M$117M–$312M	2.6×	$22.7M$12.5M–$32.9M	93%Very Positive
	Hell Let Loose$HLL · Expression GamesPC · PS · Xbox	~$302Kdown38%	~$103M$61.8M–$165M	2.0×	$8M$4.4M–$11.6M	83%Very Positive
4	鬼谷八荒 Tale of Immortal$TAIM · 鬼谷工作室PC	~$38.3Kdown23%	~$60.3M$36.2M–$96.4M	1.5×	$633K$348K–$917K	56%Mixed
5	Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach$FNA2 · Steel Wool StudiosPC · PS · Xbox · Switch	~$176Kdown47%	~$55.6M$33.4M–$89M	1.7×	$4.16M$2.29M–$6.03M	86%Very Positive
6	Inscryption$INSC · Daniel Mullins GamesPC · PS · Xbox · Switch	~$143Kdown22%	~$38.1M$22.9M–$61M	2.8×	$4.63M$2.55M–$6.72M	96%Overwhelmingly Positive
7	Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous - Enhanced Edition$PWRE · Owlcat GamesPC · PS · Xbox	~$269Kdown3.6%	~$35.6M$21.4M–$57M	2.2×	$4.13M$2.27M–$5.99M	83%Very Positive
8	Gunfire Reborn$GURE · Gunfire Reborn StudioPC · PS · Xbox	~$39.8Kdown8.5%	~$30.6M$18.4M–$49M	2.0×	$971K$534K–$1.41M	93%Very Positive
9	Dyson Sphere Program$DSP2 · Youthcat StudioPC	~$67.7Kdown2.8%	~$28.1M$16.9M–$44.9M	2.4×	$1.74M$957K–$2.52M	97%Overwhelmingly Positive
10	Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator$PCAS · niceplay gamesPC · Xbox	~$150Kdown14%	~$23.2M$13.9M–$37.1M	2.0×	$2.59M$1.42M–$3.75M	92%Very Positive
11	Vampire Survivors$VASU · ponclePC · Xbox	~$57.3Kup17%	~$17.7M$10.6M–$28.4M	2.0×	$858K$472K–$1.24M	98%Overwhelmingly Positive
12	ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights$ELQK · Live WirePC · PS · Xbox · Switch	~$101Kdown23%	~$17.1M$10.3M–$27.4M	2.2×	$1.93M$1.06M–$2.81M	93%Very Positive
13	WorldBox - God Simulator$WGS · Maxim KarpenkoPC · iOS · Android	~$147Kdown24%	~$16.3M$9.79M–$26.1M	2.4×	$3.67M$2.02M–$5.32M	95%Overwhelmingly Positive
14	DEVOUR$DEVO · Straight Back GamesPC	~$35.9Kdown14%	~$13.9M$8.36M–$22.3M	1.7×	$765K$421K–$1.11M	90%Very Positive
15	Bright Memory: Infinite$BMI · FYQD-StudioPC · Xbox · Switch	~$14.8Kup1.8%	~$12.6M$7.55M–$20.1M	2.2×	$310K$170K–$449K	91%Very Positive
16	Unpacking$UNPA · Witch BeamPC · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android	~$68.6Kup42%	~$11.5M$6.91M–$18.4M	2.0×	$1.35M$742K–$1.96M	93%Very Positive
17	Cookie Clicker$COCL · OrteilPC · Android	~$46.9Kdown2.0%	~$7.08M$4.25M–$11.3M	2.4×	$1.05M$576K–$1.52M	96%Overwhelmingly Positive
18	Firework$FIR2 · Shiying StudioPC	~$8,344down62%	~$6.83M$4.1M–$10.9M	2.2×	$347K$191K–$502K	97%Overwhelmingly Positive
19	ROUNDS$ROUN · LandfallPC	~$27Kdown2.0%	~$3.33M$2M–$5.33M	2.0×	$510K$280K–$739K	95%Overwhelmingly Positive
20	Sailwind$SAIL · Raw Lion WorkshopPC	~$12.3Kdown8.8%	~$1.09M$652K–$1.74M	2.3×	$272K$150K–$395K	88%Very Positive
21	Suit for Hire$SUHI · Godmode InteractivePC	~$10.7Kup4.7%	~$838K$503K–$1.34M	1.9×	$272K$150K–$395K	92%Very Positive
22	Ship Graveyard Simulator$SGS · Games IncubatorPC · Xbox	~$7,577down34%	~$671K$403K–$1.07M	1.8×	$87.2K$47.9K–$126K	64%Mixed
23	Ancient Dungeon$ANDU · Eric ThullenPC	~$5,342up6.3%	~$614K$368K–$982K	2.3×	$95.8K$52.7K–$139K	95%Overwhelmingly Positive
24	TramSim Munich - The Tram Simulator$TMTS · ViewAppPC	~$869down67%	~$608K$365K–$972K	1.5×	$16.2K$8,933–$23.5K	67%Mixed
25	Breakwaters: Crystal Tides$BCT · Soaring Pixels GamesPC	~$333—	~$391K$235K–$626K	2.0×	$5,058$2,782–$7,334	63%Mixed

Top-earning Steam games released in 2021

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