Steam hit over 20,000 game releases in 2025. Median revenue? Just $318! But don't get scared! Most of these games are hobby projects or asset flips, they are not all games meant to find commercial success. Meaning if you are taking game dev seriously, if you are a professional, then you're not really competing with all these games. As long as your game hits the minimum quality bar then you're instantly no longer competing with 95% of those games. Now that does still leave a lot of excellent games to compete with, but it's not as scary as the headline number makes it seem. And if you want an even more positive take: Nowadays it is possible to not only find success but actually achieve generational wealth! Schedule I was made by a solo dev and has made over $150 MILLION! So yes there's tons of competition and it's hard to stand out, but on the other hand the ceiling is infinite! Maybe you will make the next Schedule I, or maybe you will simply achieve a standard middle-class living like many professional devs. I hope you achieve your goals!