Top Adventure indie studios by revenue
indielist ranks 100 indie studios that ship Adventure games, by estimated revenue from their Adventure titles (white-box, Boxleiter-derived from Steam reviews). Leading is Unknown Worlds Entertainment at ~$682.7M. Estimates, not financials — open the formula on any game.
- 1 Unknown Worlds Entertainment top: Subnautica 2 titles ~$682.7M
- 2 Coffee Stain Studios top: Satisfactory 1 title ~$459.5M
- 3 Redbeet Interactive top: Raft 1 title ~$259.7M
- 4 BlueTwelve Studio top: Stray 1 title ~$203.8M
- 5 No Brakes Games top: Human Fall Flat 1 title ~$200.4M
- 6 System Era Softworks top: ASTRONEER 1 title ~$183.8M
- 7 Shiro Games top: Northgard: Definitive Edition 4 titles ~$168.5M
- 8 Daniel Mullins Games top: Inscryption 1 title ~$131.8M
- 9 Hinterland Studio Inc. top: The Long Dark 1 title ~$128.3M
- 10 MINTROCKET top: DAVE THE DIVER 1 title ~$111.8M
- 11 Campo Santo top: Firewatch 1 title ~$107.6M
- 12 11 bit studios top: This War of Mine 1 title ~$102.1M
- 13 Pathea Games top: My Time at Portia 2 titles ~$100.8M
- 14 OMOCAT, LLC top: OMORI 1 title ~$77.9M
- 15 Gears for Breakfast top: A Hat in Time 1 title ~$77.3M
- 16 AIHASTO top: MiSide 2 titles ~$73.9M
- 17 Thunder Lotus top: Spiritfarer®: Farewell Edition 1 title ~$73.2M
- 18 Larian Studios top: Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition 1 title ~$73.0M
- 19 Lucas Pope top: Papers, Please 2 titles ~$71.7M
- 20 Freebird Games top: To the Moon 5 titles ~$65.1M
- 21 Nomada Studio top: GRIS 1 title ~$61.3M
- 22 Edmund McMillen top: Mewgenics 3 titles ~$60.7M
- 23 Crema top: Temtem 1 title ~$60.3M
- 24 Giant Sparrow top: What Remains of Edith Finch 2 titles ~$55.5M
- 25 IronOak Games top: For The King 2 titles ~$54.6M
- 26 Klei Entertainment top: Don't Starve 1 title ~$52.7M
- 27 Black Salt Games top: DREDGE 1 title ~$49.9M
- 28 Dynamic Pixels top: Hello Neighbor 1 title ~$48.9M
- 29 Thekla, Inc. top: The Witness 2 titles ~$44.4M
- 30 Lazy Bear Games top: Graveyard Keeper 4 titles ~$44.4M
- 31 ConchShip Games top: The Scroll of Taiwu : Beyond The Dome 1 title ~$43.7M
- 32 PuffballsUnited top: The Henry Stickmin Collection 1 title ~$41.0M
- 33 The Swordman Studio top: Wandering Sword 1 title ~$40.2M
- 34 Daedalic Entertainment top: Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth 13 titles ~$40.2M
- 35 Amanita Design top: Machinarium 7 titles ~$39.9M
- 36 Ink Stains Games top: Stoneshard 1 title ~$39.3M
- 37 Galactic Cafe top: The Stanley Parable 1 title ~$39.3M
- 38 WSS playground top: NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD 1 title ~$37.6M
- 39 Crows Crows Crows top: The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe 1 title ~$36.9M
- 40 Future Cat LLC top: OneShot 2 titles ~$34.5M
- 41 Acacia top: Magical Girl Witch Trials 1 title ~$34.2M
- 42 Bloober Team SA top: Layers of Fear (2016) 4 titles ~$32.6M
- 43 Stumpy🐙Squid top: Kingdom Two Crowns 1 title ~$31.7M
- 44 Killmonday Games AB top: Fran Bow 2 titles ~$31.5M
- 45 Black Tabby Games top: Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut 2 titles ~$31.1M
- 46 Beam Team Games top: Stranded Deep 1 title ~$30.0M
- 47 Sukeban Games top: VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action 1 title ~$29.1M
- 48 Stairway Games top: Coral Island 1 title ~$28.3M
- 49 Giant Squid top: ABZU 2 titles ~$27.1M
- 50 thatgamecompany top: Journey 1 title ~$25.5M
- 51 Eleon Game Studios top: Empyrion - Galactic Survival 1 title ~$25.0M
- 52 Rundisc top: Chants of Sennaar 1 title ~$25.0M
- 53 Alawar Stargaze (Warm Lamp Games) top: Beholder 2 titles ~$24.7M
- 54 Total Mayhem Games top: We Were Here Forever 4 titles ~$24.0M
- 55 Double Cross top: Sultan's Game 1 title ~$23.4M
- 56 Obb Studio Inc. top: Legend of Mortal 1 title ~$23.4M
- 57 Ice-Pick Lodge top: Pathologic 2 2 titles ~$22.5M
- 58 Altfuture top: Derail Valley 1 title ~$21.8M
- 59 Sabotage Studio top: Sea of Stars: Sunset Edition 1 title ~$20.8M
- 60 Pixel Sprout Studios top: Sun Haven 1 title ~$20.6M
- 61 Foulball Hangover top: Hydroneer 1 title ~$19.9M
- 62 Dogubomb top: Blue Prince 1 title ~$19.8M
- 63 KEMCO top: Raging Loop 1 title ~$19.5M
- 64 Wrong Organ top: Mouthwashing 1 title ~$18.0M
- 65 Campfire Studio top: Soulmask 1 title ~$17.5M
- 66 Harebrained Schemes top: Shadowrun Returns 3 titles ~$17.0M
- 67 James Bendon top: Dinkum 1 title ~$16.9M
- 68 Draw Me A Pixel top: There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension 2 titles ~$16.6M
- 69 Buried Signal top: Gorogoa 1 title ~$16.5M
- 70 Pine Studio top: Escape Simulator 2 titles ~$16.3M
- 71 Alexander Bruce top: Antichamber 1 title ~$15.6M
- 72 Strange Loop Games top: Eco 1 title ~$15.6M
- 73 半瓶醋工作室(Half Amateur Studio) top: Hero's Adventure: Road to Passion 1 title ~$15.5M
- 74 Freehold Games top: Caves of Qud 1 title ~$15.4M
- 75 Fireproof Games top: The Room 3 titles ~$15.4M
- 76 Dingaling Productions top: LISA: The Painful 1 title ~$15.0M
- 77 Eek! Games, LLC top: House Party 1 title ~$15.0M
- 78 League of Geeks top: Armello 1 title ~$14.9M
- 79 Isolated Games top: Travellers Rest 1 title ~$14.6M
- 80 SIGONO INC. top: OPUS: Echo of Starsong - Full Bloom Edition 4 titles ~$14.6M
- 81 Robot Gentleman top: 60 Seconds! Reatomized 3 titles ~$14.5M
- 82 Deconstructeam top: The Red Strings Club 3 titles ~$14.5M
- 83 Modern Storyteller top: The Forgotten City 1 title ~$14.5M
- 84 UPLAY Online top: Youtubers Life 1 title ~$14.1M
- 85 Fullbright top: Gone Home 2 titles ~$14.1M
- 86 汉家松鼠Han-Squirrel Studio top: Sands of Salzaar 1 title ~$13.8M
- 87 Al Fine top: Chrono Ark 1 title ~$13.6M
- 88 ION LANDS top: Cloudpunk 1 title ~$13.5M
- 89 Sad Owl Studios top: Viewfinder 1 title ~$13.1M
- 90 Hello Games top: The Last Campfire 1 title ~$12.9M
- 91 Polychroma Games top: Until Then 1 title ~$12.9M
- 92 Brave At Night top: Yes, Your Grace 1 title ~$12.3M
- 93 inXile Entertainment top: Wasteland 2: Director's Cut 3 titles ~$12.0M
- 94 Perun Creative top: Hobo: Tough Life 1 title ~$12.0M
- 95 Ghostpie Studio top: 港詭實錄ParanormalHK 1 title ~$12.0M
- 96 KIWIWALKS top: WitchSpring R 1 title ~$11.7M
- 97 Bad Viking top: Strange Horticulture 2 titles ~$11.7M
- 98 Cyan Worlds, Inc. top: Riven 5 titles ~$11.7M
- 99 Double Dagger Studio top: Little Kitty, Big City 1 title ~$11.3M
- 100 NotGames top: Not For Broadcast 1 title ~$11.1M
Estimates only. How is this calculated?
Frequently asked questions
- Which indie studios earn the most from Adventure games?
- By indielist's white-box estimate, Unknown Worlds Entertainment leads the Adventure ranking at ~$682.7M. Figures are Boxleiter-derived estimates from public Steam data, summed per studio. See /methodology.