GameDiscoverCo: Top-Grossing Games on Steam in H1'24
A lot of new games earned big money in H1'24 on Steam.
GameDiscoverCo provides a Gross Revenue estimate, not actual figures.
According to the service, the leaders in revenue for the first half of 2024 are Counter-Strike 2 ($610 million), Helldivers II ($458 million), and Palworld ($378 million).
F2P (Free-to-Play) games make up less than 50% of the total revenue in the top 20.
There are 7 new games in the top 20 by revenue. In addition to Helldivers II and Palworld, the list includes Dragon’s Dogma 2 ($108 million), Manor Lords ($56 million), Enshrouded ($49 million), Granblue Fantasy: Relink ($40 million), and Tekken 8 ($40 million). In some sense, Ghost of Tsushima: Director’s Cut ($48 million) can be considered a new game, as it had not been released on PC before.
The share of new games that earned up to $5 million in the first half of the year is around 15%. Among the most successful projects (those with revenue over $25 million), the share of new games is over 30%.
On Steam during H1 2024, 20% more games earned between $500,000 and $1 million YoY. There were 15% more games earning between $5 and $10 million. And one more game earned over $50 million in the half-year period. At the same time, there were 22% more games on Steam overall in H1’24 compared to the H1’23. This indicates that while users are spending more, the offering has increased even more sharply.
❗️However, it's important to assess how high-quality these new games are to understand the actual competitive landscape.