Top Strategy indie studios by revenue
indielist ranks 23 indie studios that ship Strategy games, by estimated revenue from their Strategy titles (white-box, Boxleiter-derived from Steam reviews). Leading is Firaxis Games at ~$1291.6M. Estimates, not financials — open the formula on any game.
- 1 Firaxis Games top: Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI 4 titles ~$1291.6M
- 2 World's Edge top: Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition 3 titles ~$448.8M
- 3 CREATIVE ASSEMBLY top: Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition 2 titles ~$267.7M
- 4 Ninja Kiwi top: Bloons TD 6 1 title ~$205.9M
- 5 Petroglyph top: STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack 2 titles ~$63.2M
- 6 Numantian Games top: They Are Billions 1 title ~$62.8M
- 7 Relic Entertainment top: Company of Heroes 2 1 title ~$62.6M
- 8 Mimimi Games top: Desperados III 1 title ~$33.7M
- 9 PopCap Games, Inc. top: Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition 1 title ~$28.1M
- 10 Shiny Shoe top: Monster Train 1 title ~$26.1M
- 11 Bulwark Studios top: Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus 1 title ~$19.7M
- 12 Shiro Games top: Dune: Spice Wars 1 title ~$17.4M
- 13 Ironhide Game Studio top: Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense 2 titles ~$13.1M
- 14 AnukenDev top: Mindustry 1 title ~$10.7M
- 15 PlayWithFurcifer top: Backpack Battles 1 title ~$8.7M
- 16 Armchair Interactive top: Master of Command 1 title ~$3.3M
- 17 Wise Wizard Games, LLC top: Star Realms 1 title ~$1.7M
- 18 MogDogBlog Productions top: Nubby's Number Factory 1 title ~$1.6M
- 19 Horizon Edge top: Decktamer 1 title ~$886K
- 20 Inkstone Atelier top: Cubic Cosmos 1 title ~$324K
- 21 Chute Apps top: Repterra 1 title ~$40K
- 22 Ramage Games top: One Move Away 1 title ~$13K
- 23 KONAMI top: Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links 1 title ~Undisclosed
Estimates only. How is this calculated?
Frequently asked questions
- Which indie studios earn the most from Strategy games?
- By indielist's white-box estimate, Firaxis Games leads the Strategy ranking at ~$1291.6M. Figures are Boxleiter-derived estimates from public Steam data, summed per studio. See /methodology.