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Revenue specifics are not disclosed for the games on each list, so we group them together into buckets. The games within each bucket are randomly sorted:

Platinum: 1st - 12th
Gold: 13th - 24th
Silver: 25th - 50th
Bronze: 51st - 100th

When generating each of these lists, we looked at data from January 1st, 2024 through December 15th, 2024.
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Top Sellers​

These are the best-selling games on Steam based on total gross revenue earned in 2024.

 

[geary]

PoE2 and Warframe released this month…WTF

 

[Mattyp]

STALKER2 already silver. Didn’t realise the Forza games had that much legs specially being on Gamepass. Plenty of Gamepass titles nearly in every category actually.

 

[Kurotri]

Elden KING.

 

[Zacfoldor]

Go go Space Marines 2!

Been playing on pro since the patch and it's a damn fine game imho.

 

[adamsapple]

Reminder that GTA V is a decade old and still selling this much.

 

[Black_Stride]

Didnt Stalker 2 release like yesterday?

 

[mèx]

Excellent result for Space Marine 2.

Granblue: Relink deserved Gold.
I hope it was successful enough to warrant a sequel at least.

 

[Kings Field]

 

[Big Baller]

40K Incels

 

[Hawk The Slayer]

Well deserved for Space Marine 2! Now bring on Necron and Slannesh Daemons for Space Marine 3 which should definitely be happening with it's amazing success!

And proud of the underrated underdog Granblue Fantasy Relink for doing better than expected cause that also needs a sequel.

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

The only non-GaaS title that shows up from Sony is Ghost of Tsushima at a much lower tier than the top (and a $10 upgrade of a remaster for Horizon)

Don't really understand why there's a big PC push outside of GaaS, it is not moving the needle at all.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Wallpaper Engine selling for $4 is a top 100 seller. Amazing, Never heard of it, but it's been around since 2018 and has almost 800,000 reviews. Yes, 800k!

 

[Buggy Loop]

Wow for Space marine II, unexpected considering I didn't particularly read about massive success of it? Or I missed it?

 

[Mister Wolf]

Baldur's Gate 3 is the GOAT.

 

[winjer]

PoE2 and Warframe released this month…WTF

This is the top games that made more revenue in 2024.

 

[Cakeboxer]

Super happy for the Lethal Company dev. Made a great and fun game that puts some AAAs to shame and sold it at a very fair price.

 

[EN250]

Reminder that GTA V is a decade old and still selling this much.

Yeah, but only the Single player is a decade old, R* keeps updating the MP to this day, that's why people are hooked to it

 

[Aguero9320]

The only non-GaaS title that shows up from Sony is Ghost of Tsushima at a much lower tier than the top (and a $10 upgrade of a remaster for Horizon)

Don't really understand why there's a big PC push outside of GaaS, it is not moving the needle at all.

It will when they switch to day one. Sooner the better.

 

[Warspite]

Just add to the Space Marine 2 love, great to see it doing so well.

Sometimes its just a case of having the right game at the right time.

 

[Heisenberg007]

Interesting that Silent Hill beat Dragon Age, which then beat Metaphor ReFantazio.

No Indiana Jones anywhere.

P.S. Really happy to see Space Marines 2 rocking so high!

 

[Gaiff]

The only non-GaaS title that shows up from Sony is Ghost of Tsushima at a much lower tier than the top (and a $10 upgrade of a remaster for Horizon)

Why the fuck would anything else show up when those games are all 2 years late and have sold 80% of their total on PS4/5? If they were day 1, more of them would show up.

Don't really understand why there's a big PC push outside of GaaS, it is not moving the needle at all.

Because it’s easy money. The mere fact that you have 2 games in there is enough. Most Sony first-party games are single-player without much replay value. Those games cost peanuts to port such as with Ragnarok that was ported by a team of 4 dudes over 1-2 years. Little challenge for you, how many single-player games that are 2+ years old made it in there?

That’s Forbidden West, not remastered.

Always in PC threads bitching about PC ports. Always.

No Indiana Jones anywhere.

Released this month, so there was no chance of seeing it and that’s assuming they counted the revenues up until last week.

 

[Stuart360]

Its crazy seeing so many 'F2P' games in the Gold and Silver brackets.
People really do like their MTX eh?

 

[Stuart360]

Interesting that Silent Hill beat Dragon Age, which then beat Metaphor ReFantazio.

No Indiana Jones anywhere.

P.S. Really happy to see Space Marines 2 rocking so high!

Please dont do this. The lists are only up to the 15th of December. Indiana Jones came out on the 9th of December. Maybe GTA6 or Eldern Ring 2 or something could of made the lists in only a week, maybe.

 

[Heisenberg007]

Released this month, so there was no chance of seeing it and that’s assuming they counted the revenues up until last week.

I think the last point is a valid one. This all depends on how long they counted the revenues.

It could still appear even with a December release, because most sales are front-loaded anyway. Besides, games like Monster Hunter Wilds is already there on the list, and it hasn't even released yet. And Stalker 2 also appears quite high on this list, having only released a couple of weeks before Indy.

 

[Heisenberg007]

Please dont do this. The lists are only up to the 15th of December. Indiana Jones came out on the 9th of December. Maybe GTA6 or Eldern Ring 2 or something could of made the lists in only a week, maybe.

Yeah, that's what I said in my subsequent comment. The revenue cut-off date is a very valid point.

I didn't know it was Dec 15. It makes sense now.

 

[OmegaSupreme]

People still play pubg?

 

[Senua]

Why the fuck would anything else show up when those games are all 1-2 years late and have sold 80% of the total on PS5? If they were day 1, more of them would show up.

Because it’s easy money. The mere fact that you have 2 games in there is enough. Most Sony first-party games are single-player without much replay value. Those games cost peanuts to port such as with Ragnarok that was ported by a team of 4 dudes over 1-2 years.

Always in PC threads bitching about PC ports. Always.


Released this month, so there was no chance of seeing it and that’s assuming they counted the revenues up until last week.

He's not gonna take any of this in, the silly bugger

 

[Astray]

Its crazy seeing so many 'F2P' games in the Gold and Silver brackets.
People really do like their MTX eh?

Like I said before, the GAAS games have completely taken over all the storefronts.

The idea that releasing a single-player game day 1 on Steam would be guaranteed to get you anywhere near the top 20-40 is pure delusion.

 

[OmegaSupreme]

Like I said before, the GAAS games have completely taken over all the storefronts.

The idea that releasing a single-player game day 1 on Steam would be guaranteed to get you anywhere near the top 20-40 is pure delusion.

BG3 was/is a top seller and single player. At least as far as there's no mtx. I know you can do co op but that's not multiplayer in the sense that's its not making additional money off if it.

 

[Gaiff]

BG3 was/is a top seller and single player only.

BG3 has a very strong multiplayer component.

There was also in-game mod support released a few months ago and Larian went all-in with supporting modders.

 

[OmegaSupreme]

BG3 has a very strong multiplayer component.

I edited my comment. Co-op yes but there's no mtx? Or is there? I've never touched co-op

 

[RagnarokIV]

Why the fuck would anything else show up when those games are all 1-2 years late and have sold 80% of the total on PS5? If they were day 1, more of them would show up.

Because it’s easy money. The mere fact that you have 2 games in there is enough. Most Sony first-party games are single-player without much replay value. Those games cost peanuts to port such as with Ragnarok that was ported by a team of 4 dudes over 1-2 years.

Always in PC threads bitching about PC ports. Always.


Released this month, so there was no chance of seeing it and that’s assuming they counted the revenues up until last week.

He's the concord guy, you're wasting your energy man.

 

[Stuart360]

Yeah, that's what I said in my subsequent comment. The revenue cut-off date is a very valid point.

I didn't know it was Dec 15. It makes sense now.

When generating each of these lists, we looked at data from January 1st, 2024 through December 15th, 2024.

 

[Gaiff]

I edited my comment. Co-op yes but there's no mtx? Or is there? I've never touched co-op

No mtx, but they did release in-game mod support a few months ago and added some much needed tools for modders.

I think the only strictly single-player game at the top is Wukong. Otherwise you got Horizon Remastered, Cyberpunk, Metaphor, or Veilguard in the lower tiers.

 

[TintoConCasera]

Glad to see Path of Exile 2 up there when it was released like 2 and a half weeks ago. The devs did an amazing job and deserve all the success.

 

[OmegaSupreme]

No mtx, but they did release in-game mod support a few months ago and added some much needed tools for modders.

I think the only strictly single-player game at the top is Wukong. Otherwise you got Horizon Remastered, Cyberpunk, Metaphor, or Veilguard in the lower tiers.

Gotcha. I'd argue Elden Ring is a success story for single-player games as well. Once again, I know it has multiplayer component but no MTX. They aren't making additional money off of it.

Cyberpunk is way up there too. There is no multi whatsoever on that one. My point is that someone saying that a single-player game not even cracking the top 20-40 is quite hyperbolic.

 

[geary]

This is the top games that made more revenue in 2024.

When generating each of these lists, we looked at data from January 1st, 2024 through December 15th, 2024.

PoE2 released on 6th of December and is impressive it went to Gold in only 9 days + preorder period.

 

[winjer]

When generating each of these lists, we looked at data from January 1st, 2024 through December 15th, 2024.

PoE2 released on 6th of December and is impressive it went to Gold in only 9 days + preorder period.

In that sense, yes, it is impressive.

 

[Branded]

PoE2 and Warframe released this month…WTF

Wah? Warframe's been out for eons. They released an update, yes.

 

[Holammer]

Amusing how Liar's Bar is on the same level as big budget games like Metaphor and Veilguard.
Never played it, but it's a cheap ass indie Early Access game.



To liberally paraphrase Stalin: "Selling high volumes at a low price is a quality of its own".
Industry should rethink the 70$ price point and consider a price in the 30-40 range instead. Sell two copies with less friction and benefit from increased trending potential on social media & store algorithms, even traditional watercooler word of mouth. Like Palworld.

 

[Stuart360]

To liberally paraphrase Stalin: "Selling high volumes at a low price is a quality of its own".
Industry should rethink the 70$ price point and consider a price in the 30-40 range instead. Sell two copies with less friction and benefit from increased trending potential on social media & store algorithms, even traditional watercooler word of mouth. Like Palworld.

I have talked about this myself many times. Games half price, sell more copies, generate more hype and online chatter. everyone is happy, the studios, and the consumers.

I suppose with just how high budgets are these days, its too much of a financial risk gampling that sales would be much higher, even if they would be for most games.

 

[Physiognomonics]

The only non-GaaS title that shows up from Sony is Ghost of Tsushima at a much lower tier than the top (and a $10 upgrade of a remaster for Horizon)

Don't really understand why there's a big PC push outside of GaaS, it is not moving the needle at all.

Yep. They are just devaluating their IPs for peanuts.

 

[OmegaSupreme]

The only non-GaaS title that shows up from Sony is Ghost of Tsushima at a much lower tier than the top (and a $10 upgrade of a remaster for Horizon)

Don't really understand why there's a big PC push outside of GaaS, it is not moving the needle at all.

Free money. It's not a competing platform in the traditional sense and they don't need to sell huge amounts to make profit. These don't cost 50 million to port or anything. I don't see the issues here.

 

[Honey Bunny]

Space Marine wow.

Dragon Age super low.

 

[Gaiff]

Yep. They are just devaluating their IPs for peanuts.

You PS fanboys can't help yourselves. You just have to come into these PC threads to shit them up.

 

[Holammer]

You PS fanboys can't help yourselves. You just have to come into these PC threads to shit them up.

Can't fault a dog for lickings its balls, it's what they do.

 

[Chukhopops]

Feels weird to see Balatro, Persona 3, Metaphor and Veilguard in the same tier when they have vastly different budgets. I enjoyed all of those so I’m not complaining.

Also weird to see P3 and not Infinite Wealth in the list.

 

[asdasdasdbb]

Bronze is really scraping the bottom of the barrel, huh.

 

[Gaiff]

When generating each of these lists, we looked at data from January 1st, 2024 through December 15th, 2024.

PoE2 released on 6th of December and is impressive it went to Gold in only 9 days + preorder period.

Also interesting that if it's the case, they wouldn't be counting anything between December 16th and December 31st. That's also likely Indiana Jones' strongest period, so it won't be counted for next year either?

Bronze is really scraping the bottom of the barrel, huh.

How so? You got fairly strong performers such as Metaphor, 2K25, or Veilguard (relatively speaking, it's weak though). For AA games, it's good.