Valve

30 developed, 4 published for others. Active 2003–2022.

Hit rate 76.5% 26 of 34 reached 50+ reviews

Revenue (estimated) $1.7b across the whole catalogue

Reviews 8.8M combined

Biggest title Counter-Strike 2 5,318,455 reviews

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Revenue over time

Estimated gross revenue accumulated across the whole catalogue, month by month. It climbs where a release finds buyers and flattens where a catalogue only coasts. The last point is the same figure as in the box above — gross, before Steam's cut, VAT and refunds. How this is estimated.

Developed

Name	Price	Tags	Reviews ▾	Positive	Released	Revenue (estimated)
Counter-Strike 2 Steam	Free	FPS Shooter Multiplayer Competitive Action Team-Based	5,318,455	85%	Tue, Aug 21, 2012	n/a
Left 4 Dead 2 Steam	$9.99	Zombies Co-op FPS Multiplayer Shooter Online Co-Op	822,638	98%	Mon, Nov 16, 2009	$437m $437m – $575m
Portal 2 Steam	$9.99	Platformer Puzzle First-Person Dark Humor Story Rich Puzzle-Platformer	392,021	99%	Mon, Apr 18, 2011	$87.8m $68.8m – $87.8m
Half-Life 2 Steam	$9.99	FPS Action Sci-fi Classic Singleplayer Story Rich	204,160	98%	Tue, Nov 16, 2004	$88.9m $88.9m – $145m
Portal Steam	$9.99	Puzzle Puzzle-Platformer First-Person 3D Platformer Singleplayer Sci-fi	174,935	99%	Wed, Oct 10, 2007	$86.7m $86.7m – $121m
Counter-Strike Steam	$9.99	Action FPS Multiplayer Shooter Classic Team-Based	170,277	97%	—	$96.4m $96.4m – $131m
Counter-Strike: Source Steam	$9.99	Shooter FPS Action Multiplayer Team-Based First-Person	135,964	96%	Mon, Nov 01, 2004	$90.8m $90.8m – $98.8m
Half-Life Steam	$9.99	FPS Classic 1990's Singleplayer Sci-fi Multiplayer	118,121	97%	—	$47.3m $21m – $178m
Half-Life: Alyx Steam	$59.99	VR FPS Story Rich Horror Female Protagonist Shooter	93,498	98%	Mon, Mar 23, 2020	$229m $109m – $272m
Left 4 Dead Steam	$9.99	Zombies Co-op Multiplayer FPS Action Horror	58,574	96%	Mon, Nov 17, 2008	$23.2m $10.3m – $88.2m
Team Fortress 2 Steam	Free	Free to Play Hero Shooter Multiplayer FPS Shooter Action	48,085	81%	Wed, Oct 10, 2007	n/a
Counter-Strike: Condition Zero Steam	$9.99	Action FPS Shooter Multiplayer First-Person Singleplayer	21,513	91%	Mon, Mar 01, 2004	$8.8m $3.9m – $90.7m
Artifact Steam	Free	Card Battler Deckbuilding Card Game Trading Card Game Strategy Multiplayer	19,444	46%	Wed, Nov 28, 2018	n/a
Day of Defeat: Source Steam	$9.99	FPS World War II Multiplayer Action Shooter Military	16,047	91%	Mon, Jul 12, 2010	$6.5m $2.9m – $45.2m
Dota 2 Steam	Free	Free to Play MOBA Multiplayer Strategy e-sports Team-Based	14,371	85%	Tue, Jul 09, 2013	n/a
Half-Life 2: Deathmatch Steam	n/a	Action FPS Multiplayer Shooter First-Person Sci-fi	10,277	90%	Mon, Nov 01, 2004	n/a
Team Fortress Classic Steam	$4.99	Action FPS Multiplayer Classic Hero Shooter Shooter	7,029	86%	—	$1.4m $638k – $9.1m
Ricochet Steam	$4.99	Action FPS Multiplayer Classic First-Person Sci-fi	4,541	82%	—	$920k $900k – $1.6m
Day of Defeat Steam	$4.99	FPS World War II Multiplayer Shooter Action War	4,467	88%	Thu, May 01, 2003	$911k $405k – $45.3m
Half-Life Deathmatch: Source Steam	$9.99	Action FPS Multiplayer Shooter Sci-fi First-Person	4,339	75%	Mon, May 01, 2006	$1.9m $838k – $96.6m
Deathmatch Classic Steam	$4.99	Action FPS Classic Multiplayer Shooter First-Person	2,452	82%	—	$493k $219k – $44.7m
The Lab Steam	Free	Free to Play VR Singleplayer Action First-Person Adventure	418	91%	Tue, Apr 05, 2016	n/a
Alien Swarm Steam	Free	Free to Play Co-op Action Multiplayer Online Co-Op Aliens	294	96%	Mon, Jul 19, 2010	n/a
Lepton Development Steam	Free		0	n/a	—	n/a
Aperture Desk Job Steam	Free		0	n/a	Tue, Mar 01, 2022	n/a
Deadlock Steam	n/a		0	n/a	—	n/a
Are you ready for Valve Index? Steam	n/a	VR Utilities Free to Play Software Indie Cute	0	n/a	Tue, Apr 30, 2019	n/a
Dota Underlords Steam	Free	Free to Play Strategy Auto Battler Casual Multiplayer Tactical	0	n/a	Thu, Jun 20, 2019	n/a
Steam 360 Video Player Steam	Free	360 Video VR Software	0	n/a	Wed, May 10, 2017	n/a
SteamVR Steam	Free	VR Software Simulation Utilities 3D Shooter	0	n/a	—	n/a

Published for others

Name	Price	Tags	Reviews ▾	Positive	Released	Revenue (estimated)
Garry's Mod Steam	$9.99	Sandbox Moddable Multiplayer Physics Building Casual	1,097,692	97%	Wed, Nov 29, 2006	$454m $202m – $460m
Half-Life: Opposing Force Steam	$4.99	FPS Action Classic Sci-fi Singleplayer Shooter	25,633	96%	—	$8.8m $8.8m – $9.1m
Half-Life: Blue Shift Steam	$4.99	FPS Action Sci-fi Singleplayer Shooter Aliens	18,797	93%	—	$4.4m $4.4m – $6.6m
Aperture Hand Lab Steam	Free	Adventure VR Free to Play Funny First-Person Singleplayer	0	n/a	Tue, Jun 25, 2019	n/a