{"rewrite":{"id":"r_5992f58e61e22d1dc1698a05","clusterId":"c_a10c3bb968635ee487835d75","slug":"steam-revenue-report-sandbox-is-the-genre-that-consistently-hits","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Steam Revenue Report: Sandbox Is the Genre That Consistently Hits","summary":"Totally Human Media's Steam Revenue Report, released August 20, analyzed roughly 100,000 games using the Boxleiter method, which estimates revenue from review counts. Sandbox games posted the highest median estimated revenue and a 27.4 percent hit rate, meaning more than one in four titles sold $100,000 or more. Visual novels, simulation, RPG, horror, and point and click also showed strong medians.","whyItMatters":"The report's data identifies sandbox as the most reliable revenue generator on Steam, with a hit rate that no other genre approaches.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe report covers roughly 100,000 games with a total estimated revenue of $129.8 billion, but the figures are estimates. The Boxleiter method multiplies review count by a coefficient and sale price, and the report presents results at conservative, standard, and optimistic coefficients, with the standard 35x figure used here.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFree games, discontinued titles, zero-review games, DLC, and age-restricted adult games are excluded. A game counts toward a genre if it appears in the top six popular tags on its store page, so an FPS with roguelike elements can count in both categories.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSandbox leads the median and the top 10 percent. FPS matches sandbox at the top 10 percent level, followed by action RPG, RPG, and racing. Platformer genres sit at the lower end despite popular titles like the Sonic series and Celeste.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Totally Human Media's Steam Revenue Report, covering ~100,000 games, finds sandbox the most reliable genre: 27.4% of sandbox titles clear $100k in estimated revenue. FPS matches sandbox at the top 10% level. Platformers sit at the low end despite Sonic and Celeste.","twitterPost":"Steam Revenue Report: sandbox is the genre that consistently hits, with a 27.4% hit rate. FPS matches sandbox at the top 10% level. Platformers sit at the low end despite Sonic and Celeste.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Totally Human Media's Steam Revenue Report, built on roughly 100,000 games, finds sandbox the most reliable genre on the platform, with a 27.4 percent hit rate. FPS matches sandbox at the top 10 percent level, while platformers sit at the low end despite Sonic and Celeste.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260821-461710/\",\"title\":\"Steam's 'best-selling genres': The theory that sandbox has always been strong. Analysis of Steam's top sellers from data on 100,000 titles.\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4655,"outputTokens":1556,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1787384506,"createdAt":"2026-08-22T07:31:50.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-22T07:36:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-22T07:31:50.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_a10c3bb968635ee487835d75","canonicalTitle":"Steamにおける“売れるジャンル”、ずっとサンドボックスが強い説。「10万本分」のデータから見る、Steamでの売れ筋分析","representativeArticleId":"a_0966dee6b88453bf7c94031d","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-22T06:15:14.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-22T06:15:14.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-22T07:36:44.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Automaton","url":"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260821-461710/","title":"Steamにおける“売れるジャンル”、ずっとサンドボックスが強い説。「10万本分」のデータから見る、Steamでの売れ筋分析"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}