# Adventure on Steam, 2022 to 2026

> What a game in this niche actually earns today, measured across every
> tracked title released in the period: the ones that worked and the ones that
> did not. No survey, no survivor bias, no self-reported numbers.

**3426 games tracked.** Median: **$390/month** net to the developer. Bottom tenth: $50. Top tenth: $7.9k.

Only **801 of 3426** (23.4%) clear $2,000/month, roughly one full-time salary before tax in most of the world.

## Where the money actually lands

| Monthly net revenue | Games | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under $100/mo | 711 | 20.7% |
| $100 to $500 | 1153 | 33.6% |
| $500 to $2,000 | 761 | 22.2% |
| $2,000 to $10,000 | 515 | 15.0% |
| Over $10,000/mo | 286 | 8.3% |

## The typical game here

- Price: $11
- Reviews: 230
- Positive: 88%
- Still earning with no owner activity: **22** (see https://residualplay.com/radar)

## Your actual competition (games at the median)

| Game | Developer | Year | Price | Net/month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Whisker Wanderlust: Unwritten Chapter](https://residualplay.com/game/3978480) | MEOW STORE GAME | 2026 | $5 | $390 |
| [Everfall 2: Idle Dungeon RPG](https://residualplay.com/game/4245410) | GameDevJoey | 2026 | $10 | $390 |
| [Lavender Quartz 境界秤動](https://residualplay.com/game/1806330) | Edanoue, Inc. | 2025 | $12 | $392 |
| [九州风流](https://residualplay.com/game/1828540) | GB | 2022 | $18 | $387 |
| [NebuLeet](https://residualplay.com/game/3024370) | quasilyte | 2025 | $16 | $386 |
| [Creepy Tale 3: Ingrid Penance](https://residualplay.com/game/1761780) | Creepy Brothers | 2023 | $10 | $386 |

## Top of the genre (context, not competition)

| Game | Developer | Year | Price | Net/month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Big Walk](https://residualplay.com/game/1478500) | House House | 2026 | $20 | $3.5M |
| [Baldur's Gate 3](https://residualplay.com/game/1086940) | Larian Studios | 2023 | $60 | $1.5M |
| [Road to Empress Ⅱ](https://residualplay.com/game/4148240) |  New One Studio | 2026 | $18 | $687.3k |
| [Satisfactory](https://residualplay.com/game/526870) | Coffee Stain Studios | 2024 | $40 | $597.9k |
| [Mewgenics](https://residualplay.com/game/686060) | Edmund McMillen | 2026 | $30 | $495.7k |
| [The Incident at Galley House](https://residualplay.com/game/3641000) | William Rous | 2026 | $20 | $473.1k |
| [The Mermaid Mask](https://residualplay.com/game/1696770) | SFB Games | 2026 | $20 | $345.2k |
| [Servant of the Lake](https://residualplay.com/game/3636770) | Rusty Lake | 2026 | $8 | $339.3k |
| [SpaceCraft](https://residualplay.com/game/3276050) | Shiro Games | 2026 | $30 | $299.6k |
| [Persona 3 Reload](https://residualplay.com/game/2161700) | ATLUS | 2024 | $60 | $282.9k |

Estimates carry a 30-50% error range per title and are much tighter in aggregate, which is why the distribution above is the useful part, not any single row.
JSON: https://residualplay.com/api/v1/niche?genre=Adventure&from=2022&to=2026