Genre board30 Sep 2026

167 Steam genres, sorted by price

A genre is a single Steam tag that says what a game is (Roguelike, Farming Sim, Metroidvania). Themes, moods and features stay inside tag pairs on each genre's page. Price is the median est. first-year revenue of indie paid launches.

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167 genres

Genre	Price	Anticipated	Launch	Fewer releases	Rising
Trivia54 launches	$111 down -8.5%	thin	down 0.65xn 133	thin	thin
2D Fighter225 launches	$121 down -60.0%	0.23%n 48	down 0.53xn 464	up +4.0%n 63	up +2.4%n 63
Match 3143 launches	$121 down -33.5%	thin	down 0.41xn 283	thin	thin
Runner278 launches	$121 down -0.3%	0.27%n 22	down 0.52xn 572	thin	thin
Hero Shooter68 launches	$131 down -67.6%	7.1%n 22	down 0.79xn 136	thin	thin
2D Platformer1,353 launches	$202 down -16.6%	2.0%n 218	down 0.55xn 2,692	up +16.3%n 284	up +0.7%n 284
3D Fighter175 launches	$202 down -0.1%	0.26%n 30	down 0.43xn 342	up +32.8%n 48	down -7.5%n 48
Board Game346 launches	$202 down -31.1%	0.35%n 36	down 0.69xn 700	down -16.6%n 87	down -4.8%n 87
Mystery Dungeon131 launches	$202 down -52.3%	0.21%n 22	down 0.55xn 268	thin	thin
Tabletop276 launches	$202 down -50.0%	0.32%n 33	down 0.72xn 567	down -12.9%n 80	up +2.9%n 80
Space Sim109 launches	$203 down -62.1%	0.45%n 54	down 0.62xn 243	down -15.9%n 39	down -0.8%n 39
Solitaire110 launches	$222 down -45.1%	thin	down 0.48xn 210	thin	thin
3D Platformer866 launches	$242 up +19.6%	1.1%n 186	down 0.73xn 1,720	up +25.9%n 203	down -2.6%n 203
Arcade1,949 launches	$242 down -25.0%	1.5%n 247	down 0.60xn 4,005	down -10.8%n 374	down -7.1%n 374
Puzzle Platformer594 launches	$242 down -20.1%	0.91%n 113	down 0.63xn 1,171	up +16.4%n 146	down -4.5%n 146
Arena Shooter251 launches	$243 down -42.7%	0.45%n 45	down 0.59xn 543	down -10.2%n 92	down -15.3%n 92
Flight162 launches	$243 down -59.9%	1.4%n 64	down 0.83xn 339	up +5.3%n 62	down -0.9%n 62
Looter Shooter102 launches	$243 down -39.9%	0.63%n 46	up 1.11xn 212	down -11.4%n 41	down -8.4%n 41
Battle Royale76 launches	$253 up +72.3%	0.27%n 26	down 0.78xn 143	up +13.8%n 37	down -16.6%n 37
Shoot 'Em Up468 launches	$281 down -42.0%	0.23%n 48	down 0.53xn 926	up +11.4%n 109	down -3.8%n 109
Third-Person Shooter281 launches	$283 down -30.0%	11.3%n 163	down 1.00xn 548	up +34.6%n 142	up +8.0%n 142
Top-Down Shooter450 launches	$283 down -40.5%	0.48%n 75	down 0.79xn 905	down -6.1%n 95	down -12.8%n 95
God Game95 launches	$303 up +0.1%	0.15%n 30	down 0.63xn 186	up +23.9%n 36	up +2.4%n 36
Incremental631 launches	$303 down -28.5%	0.84%n 105	up 1.99xn 1,345	down -40.0%n 221	down -7.4%n 221
Platformer1,285 launches	$303 down -25.0%	3.1%n 304	down 0.82xn 2,569	up +30.1%n 335	up +3.3%n 335
Precision Platformer485 launches	$303 down -6.3%	0.25%n 42	down 0.56xn 945	up +16.5%n 83	down -4.3%n 83
Racing412 launches	$303 down -6.3%	3.0%n 122	down 0.79xn 838	up +3.6%n 163	down -8.4%n 163
Parkour208 launches	$322 down -11.2%	1.2%n 60	down 0.95xn 410	up +26.0%n 59	up +2.2%n 59
Shooter1,329 launches	$324 down -23.6%	16.4%n 440	up 1.05xn 2,616	up +23.4%n 498	up +2.6%n 498
Logic481 launches	$364 down -28.0%	0.31%n 48	down 0.63xn 972	down -5.4%n 110	down -1.3%n 110
Beat 'em up212 launches	$384 up +0.1%	0.84%n 85	down 0.89xn 436	up +19.8%n 88	up +0.5%n 88
On-Rails Shooter48 launches	$404 down -51.2%	thin	thin	thin	thin
Typing108 launches	$404 up +11.2%	0.05%n 14	up 1.39xn 240	thin	thin
Action RTS99 launches	$405 down -46.6%	2.3%n 50	down 0.78xn 217	up +25.6%n 41	up +0.8%n 41
Action-Adventure1,807 launches	$405 down -16.6%	24.3%n 800	down 0.84xn 3,577	up +40.6%n 634	up +9.8%n 634
Real Time Tactics310 launches	$405 up +33.4%	2.5%n 93	down 0.71xn 575	up +17.9%n 116	down -5.1%n 116
Sokoban138 launches	$405 down -22.9%	thin	down 0.48xn 244	thin	thin
Trading Card Game62 launches	$405 down -44.4%	0.05%n 15	down 0.69xn 127	thin	thin
Tower Defense414 launches	$443 down -8.7%	1.7%n 93	up 1.17xn 897	down -26.4%n 102	down -19.0%n 102
Rhythm174 launches	$454 up +12.3%	0.30%n 51	down 0.88xn 370	down -10.7%n 70	down -11.4%n 70
Combat Racing94 launches	$463 down -2.9%	0.19%n 37	down 0.45xn 198	thin	thin
Action RPG699 launches	$485 down -20.0%	17.5%n 435	down 0.94xn 1,409	up +12.5%n 350	down -5.2%n 350
Puzzle2,807 launches	$485 down -14.2%	5.7%n 549	down 0.79xn 5,613	up +14.0%n 875	up +3.3%n 875
Strategy2,682 launches	$505 down -16.7%	11.4%n 768	up 1.00xn 5,372	down -18.7%n 954	down -8.1%n 954
Point & Click950 launches	$538 down -36.5%	1.5%n 185	down 0.96xn 1,908	up +9.8%n 392	up +2.0%n 392
Idler549 launches	$564 down -20.5%	0.76%n 98	up 2.73xn 1,195	down -51.1%n 217	down -12.4%n 217
Spectacle fighter102 launches	$576 down -28.8%	0.94%n 61	down 1.00xn 202	up +34.5%n 63	down -1.4%n 63
Hidden Object876 launches	$601 down -25.6%	0.56%n 83	down 0.42xn 1,741	up +21.2%n 232	down -2.2%n 232
Bullet Hell739 launches	$606 down -11.5%	0.61%n 101	down 0.92xn 1,497	down -13.2%n 186	down -10.4%n 186
Football (Soccer)43 launches	$606 up +99.9%	0.15%n 17	thin	thin	thin
Boomer Shooter138 launches	$607 down -71.2%	0.53%n 64	up 1.23xn 283	up +4.2%n 65	down -3.7%n 65
Card Game536 launches	$607 down -24.9%	0.60%n 111	down 0.98xn 1,118	down -30.6%n 154	down -12.5%n 154
Strategy RPG288 launches	$607 down -58.3%	0.61%n 120	down 0.87xn 582	down -12.8%n 141	down -12.3%n 141
Word Game201 launches	$607 up +84.9%	0.17%n 39	down 0.73xn 415	down -24.6%n 88	down -12.1%n 88
Automobile Sim147 launches	$623 down -49.9%	1.2%n 102	down 0.98xn 331	down -6.0%n 103	down -3.5%n 103
CRPG133 launches	$643 down -59.2%	1.0%n 84	down 0.97xn 281	down -4.2%n 60	down -4.6%n 60
FPS731 launches	$646 up +6.4%	7.4%n 343	up 1.32xn 1,439	up +24.4%n 370	up +0.4%n 370
Turn-Based Tactics537 launches	$646 down -43.0%	1.1%n 182	down 0.82xn 1,097	down -22.5%n 213	down -11.4%n 213
Political Sim72 launches	$647 down -73.4%	0.31%n 39	down 0.88xn 130	down -18.9%n 36	down -5.2%n 36
Traditional Roguelike40 launches	$655 up +68.4%	thin	down 0.55xn 107	thin	thin
Stealth203 launches	$685 down -33.5%	1.8%n 147	up 1.41xn 408	up +30.7%n 123	up +17.7%n 123
Action Roguelike927 launches	$727 down -20.1%	2.0%n 253	up 1.23xn 1,947	down -20.4%n 278	down -14.5%n 278
Hunting40 launches	$728 up +5.9%	0.19%n 26	thin	thin	thin
Time Management399 launches	$728 0.0%	2.3%n 124	up 1.11xn 840	down -10.2%n 137	up +2.3%n 137
Wargame246 launches	$728 up +9.3%	1.9%n 101	down 0.88xn 452	up +27.5%n 110	up +0.5%n 110
Spelling50 launches	$788 up +254.7%	too little	down 0.42xn 107	thin	thin
Tanks30 launches	$797 up +57.8%	0.30%n 20	thin	thin	thin
Boxing31 launches	$809 up +5.3%	thin	thin	thin	thin
Gambling63 launches	$809 down -36.5%	0.14%n 18	up 2.32xn 149	thin	thin
Turn-Based Strategy641 launches	$809 down -46.7%	3.9%n 205	down 0.84xn 1,231	down -15.0%n 271	down -8.3%n 271
RPG1,946 launches	$810 up +0.2%	35.2%n 1,061	up 1.02xn 4,066	0.0%n 1,097	down -3.7%n 1,097
Sports488 launches	$827 down -15.7%	2.1%n 99	down 0.63xn 926	down -13.9%n 194	down -18.7%n 194
Survival Horror492 launches	$869 down -33.9%	6.9%n 251	up 1.41xn 1,029	up +24.1%n 241	up +9.1%n 241
RTS289 launches	$889 up +46.6%	4.1%n 128	up 1.16xn 525	up +26.9%n 151	0.0%n 151
Vehicular Combat53 launches	$911 down -43.7%	1.3%n 44	up 1.19xn 130	down -15.1%n 32	up +7.8%n 32
Driving220 launches	$970 down -51.6%	3.5%n 129	up 1.42xn 458	down -0.6%n 154	down -1.9%n 154
Simulation2,540 launches	$970 down -20.1%	12.6%n 1,163	up 1.19xn 5,210	down -20.2%n 1,242	down -3.8%n 1,242
Choose Your Own Adventure545 launches	$991 down -24.6%	1.2%n 185	down 0.69xn 1,092	up +9.3%n 229	up +1.6%n 229
Interactive Fiction675 launches	$1,007 down -0.4%	1.0%n 187	up 1.10xn 1,345	up +10.0%n 277	down -0.3%n 277
Dungeon Crawler505 launches	$1,011 down -9.0%	2.1%n 216	up 1.15xn 983	down -14.1%n 213	down -14.2%n 213
Hack and Slash426 launches	$1,011 up +4.2%	7.9%n 279	up 1.15xn 886	up +2.7%n 249	down -2.0%n 249
Twin Stick Shooter153 launches	$1,011 down -43.2%	0.24%n 41	up 1.05xn 300	down -3.8%n 51	down -7.7%n 51
Walking Simulator781 launches	$1,011 down -19.1%	1.1%n 147	up 1.19xn 1,596	up +16.0%n 265	up +2.3%n 265
Horror1,839 launches	$1,090 down -20.6%	10.8%n 668	up 1.41xn 3,668	up +24.9%n 798	up +9.7%n 798
Tactical RPG222 launches	$1,122 down -30.7%	0.73%n 108	down 0.87xn 429	up +0.1%n 117	down -14.2%n 117
Card Battler324 launches	$1,123 down -46.6%	0.49%n 83	up 1.09xn 655	down -35.6%n 107	down -19.9%n 107
Fishing103 launches	$1,132 down -58.1%	0.59%n 49	up 1.96xn 182	down -13.1%n 54	down -18.4%n 54
Party-Based RPG229 launches	$1,132 down -49.1%	2.5%n 146	down 0.75xn 455	up +7.9%n 132	up +9.2%n 132
Roguelike1,183 launches	$1,132 down -11.9%	2.4%n 295	up 1.25xn 2,512	down -31.1%n 384	down -15.2%n 384
Souls-like200 launches	$1,154 up +14.1%	8.7%n 175	up 1.32xn 462	up +10.6%n 127	down -0.5%n 127
Auto Battler208 launches	$1,213 down -29.4%	0.48%n 64	up 1.28xn 460	down -46.0%n 82	down -17.4%n 82
Creature Collector300 launches	$1,213 up +66.8%	1.1%n 131	up 1.56xn 584	up +1.5%n 124	down -5.6%n 124
Roguelite1,152 launches	$1,213 down -24.9%	2.4%n 352	up 1.32xn 2,399	down -36.1%n 398	down -17.1%n 398
Survival541 launches	$1,214 0.0%	12.6%n 436	up 1.32xn 1,117	down -7.8%n 323	down -2.4%n 323
Party Game74 launches	$1,242 down -4.8%	0.92%n 58	down 0.87xn 262	down -80.0%n 37	up +1.7%n 37
Cooking160 launches	$1,335 down -11.9%	0.84%n 85	up 1.42xn 326	down -6.6%n 84	up +4.5%n 84
Psychological Horror1,231 launches	$1,370 down -15.3%	4.2%n 381	up 1.47xn 2,506	up +16.5%n 566	up +6.6%n 566
Escape Room71 launches	$1,393 up +9.3%	0.33%n 13	down 0.92xn 132	up +59.3%n 35	up +6.5%n 35
Immersive Sim804 launches	$1,415 down -24.3%	4.5%n 376	up 1.36xn 1,547	up +3.4%n 376	down -5.4%n 376
Farming Sim211 launches	$1,514 down -43.0%	2.7%n 114	up 1.33xn 408	down -11.9%n 126	down -13.5%n 126
Investigation243 launches	$1,518 down -3.6%	1.1%n 131	up 1.37xn 498	up +8.1%n 122	up +8.9%n 122
JRPG308 launches	$1,518 up +88.6%	4.5%n 215	down 0.69xn 600	up +41.8%n 245	up +7.2%n 245
4X44 launches	$1,537 down -63.8%	0.52%n 44	thin	up +1.5%n 51	down -4.4%n 51
Sandbox691 launches	$1,617 down -45.9%	13.0%n 575	up 1.59xn 1,396	down -17.6%n 524	down -5.9%n 524
Life Sim536 launches	$1,736 down -48.9%	4.1%n 280	up 1.70xn 1,044	down -9.3%n 304	down -5.1%n 304
Visual Novel930 launches	$1,820 down -6.2%	1.7%n 289	down 0.84xn 1,886	up +3.0%n 506	up +0.7%n 506
Deckbuilding355 launches	$1,821 down -61.3%	0.67%n 112	up 1.21xn 737	down -40.1%n 144	down -17.2%n 144
Automation172 launches	$2,022 down -60.0%	0.72%n 95	up 1.64xn 409	down -58.3%n 128	down -18.7%n 128
Sailing39 launches	$2,122 down -19.3%	0.14%n 28	thin	thin	thin
Grand Strategy126 launches	$2,203 down -27.4%	1.7%n 68	down 0.97xn 236	up +14.7%n 92	up +2.0%n 92
City Builder286 launches	$2,225 down -8.6%	2.6%n 185	up 1.40xn 539	up +12.1%n 216	down -0.9%n 216
Colony Sim122 launches	$2,327 down -73.6%	1.4%n 118	up 1.35xn 251	down -10.8%n 125	up +2.6%n 125
Programming48 launches	$2,331 up +92.0%	0.17%n 14	thin	thin	thin
Fighting52 launches	$2,528 down -10.7%	0.20%n 30	thin	up +51.7%n 49	up +3.3%n 49
Building461 launches	$2,790 up +3.0%	6.2%n 365	up 1.70xn 897	down -4.8%n 360	down -8.5%n 360
Metroidvania193 launches	$2,901 down -22.4%	2.2%n 202	up 1.36xn 419	up +39.6%n 130	up +11.4%n 130
Dating Sim279 launches	$3,130 down -42.1%	1.0%n 108	up 1.08xn 544	up +12.3%n 179	down -3.2%n 179
Management639 launches	$3,518 down -43.9%	3.5%n 371	up 1.70xn 1,286	down -29.3%n 414	down -7.5%n 414
Otome55 launches	$4,854 up +6.6%	0.13%n 24	thin	up +15.9%n 33	down -7.3%n 33
Trading83 launches	$5,462 down -39.2%	0.48%n 50	up 1.32xn 165	down -19.5%n 63	down -8.3%n 63
Job Simulator66 launches	$7,730 down -38.7%	0.61%n 50	up 1.73xn 128	thin	thin
Roguelike Deckbuilder142 launches	$8,094 down -16.4%	0.26%n 55	up 1.38xn 304	down -49.2%n 74	down -33.5%n 74
Trains33 launches	$9,708 up +107.8%	0.83%n 33	thin	down -30.0%n 40	up +5.8%n 40
Bullet Heaven73 launches	$11,937 up +96.5%	0.33%n 35	up 2.28xn 140	down -68.5%n 48	down -9.3%n 48
Open World Survival Craft57 launches	$18,181 down -31.0%	2.9%n 124	up 1.76xn 111	up +13.0%n 80	down -12.9%n 80
Shop Keeper57 launches	$31,612 up +274.8%	0.45%n 56	up 1.71xn 185	thin	thin
Baseball	too little	too little	too little	thin	thin
Basketball	thin	thin	thin	thin	thin
Bikes	thin	thin	too little	thin	thin
Billiards	thin	thin	too little	thin	thin
BMX	too little	thin	too little	thin	thin
Bowling	too little	too little	too little	thin	thin
Character Action Game	too little	0.20%n 32	too little	thin	thin
Chess	thin	thin	thin	thin	thin
Cleaning	too little	0.47%n 27	too little	thin	thin
Cricket	too little	too little	too little	thin	thin
Cycling	thin	thin	too little	thin	thin
Decorating	thin	0.33%n 16	too little	thin	thin
Desktop Companion	thin	0.10%n 13	thin	thin	thin
Dice	thin	thin	thin	thin	thin
Diplomacy	thin	0.15%n 19	too little	thin	thin
Extraction Shooter	thin	2.3%n 46	too little	thin	thin
Falling Blocks	thin	thin	too little	thin	thin
Football (American)	thin	thin	too little	thin	thin
Golf	thin	thin	thin	thin	thin
Hockey	too little	thin	too little	thin	thin
Language Learning	too little	too little	too little	thin	thin
Mahjong	thin	thin	too little	thin	thin
Medical Sim	thin	0.13%n 20	thin	thin	thin
Mini Golf	thin	thin	too little	thin	thin
MMORPG	thin	1.9%n 60	too little	down -27.7%n 65	down -14.2%n 65
MOBA	thin	6.7%n 21	thin	thin	thin
Motocross	too little	thin	too little	thin	thin
Motorbike	thin	thin	too little	thin	thin
Naval Combat	thin	0.11%n 19	too little	thin	thin
Offroad	thin	1.6%n 14	too little	thin	thin
Organizing	thin	0.64%n 37	too little	thin	thin
Outbreak Sim	thin	thin	thin	thin	thin
Pinball	thin	under 0.1%n 11	too little	thin	thin
Skateboarding	thin	thin	too little	thin	thin
Skating	thin	under 0.1%n 12	too little	thin	thin
Skiing	too little	thin	too little	thin	thin
Social Deduction	thin	thin	too little	thin	thin
Submarine	thin	0.11%n 13	too little	thin	thin
Tennis	thin	too little	too little	thin	thin
Volleyball	too little	thin	too little	thin	thin
Wrestling	too little	thin	too little	thin	thin

Trivia54 launches

$111 down -8.5%

thin

down 0.65xn 133

thin

2D Fighter225 launches

$121 down -60.0%

0.23%n 48

down 0.53xn 464

up +4.0%n 63

up +2.4%n 63

Match 3143 launches

$121 down -33.5%

thin

down 0.41xn 283

thin

Runner278 launches

$121 down -0.3%

0.27%n 22

down 0.52xn 572

thin

Hero Shooter68 launches

$131 down -67.6%

7.1%n 22

down 0.79xn 136

thin

2D Platformer1,353 launches

$202 down -16.6%

2.0%n 218

down 0.55xn 2,692

up +16.3%n 284

up +0.7%n 284

3D Fighter175 launches

$202 down -0.1%

0.26%n 30

down 0.43xn 342

up +32.8%n 48

down -7.5%n 48

Board Game346 launches

$202 down -31.1%

0.35%n 36

down 0.69xn 700

down -16.6%n 87

down -4.8%n 87

Mystery Dungeon131 launches

$202 down -52.3%

0.21%n 22

down 0.55xn 268

thin

Tabletop276 launches

$202 down -50.0%

0.32%n 33

down 0.72xn 567

down -12.9%n 80

up +2.9%n 80

Space Sim109 launches

$203 down -62.1%

0.45%n 54

down 0.62xn 243

down -15.9%n 39

down -0.8%n 39

Solitaire110 launches

$222 down -45.1%

thin

down 0.48xn 210

thin

3D Platformer866 launches

$242 up +19.6%

1.1%n 186

down 0.73xn 1,720

up +25.9%n 203

down -2.6%n 203

Arcade1,949 launches

$242 down -25.0%

1.5%n 247

down 0.60xn 4,005

down -10.8%n 374

down -7.1%n 374

Puzzle Platformer594 launches

$242 down -20.1%

0.91%n 113

down 0.63xn 1,171

up +16.4%n 146

down -4.5%n 146

Arena Shooter251 launches

$243 down -42.7%

0.45%n 45

down 0.59xn 543

down -10.2%n 92

down -15.3%n 92

Flight162 launches

$243 down -59.9%

1.4%n 64

down 0.83xn 339

up +5.3%n 62

down -0.9%n 62

Looter Shooter102 launches

$243 down -39.9%

0.63%n 46

up 1.11xn 212

down -11.4%n 41

down -8.4%n 41

Battle Royale76 launches

$253 up +72.3%

0.27%n 26

down 0.78xn 143

up +13.8%n 37

down -16.6%n 37

Shoot 'Em Up468 launches

$281 down -42.0%

0.23%n 48

down 0.53xn 926

up +11.4%n 109

down -3.8%n 109

Third-Person Shooter281 launches

$283 down -30.0%

11.3%n 163

down 1.00xn 548

up +34.6%n 142

up +8.0%n 142

Top-Down Shooter450 launches

$283 down -40.5%

0.48%n 75

down 0.79xn 905

down -6.1%n 95

down -12.8%n 95

God Game95 launches

$303 up +0.1%

0.15%n 30

down 0.63xn 186

up +23.9%n 36

up +2.4%n 36

Incremental631 launches

$303 down -28.5%

0.84%n 105

up 1.99xn 1,345

down -40.0%n 221

down -7.4%n 221

Platformer1,285 launches

$303 down -25.0%

3.1%n 304

down 0.82xn 2,569

up +30.1%n 335

up +3.3%n 335

Precision Platformer485 launches

$303 down -6.3%

0.25%n 42

down 0.56xn 945

up +16.5%n 83

down -4.3%n 83

Racing412 launches

$303 down -6.3%

3.0%n 122

down 0.79xn 838

up +3.6%n 163

down -8.4%n 163

Parkour208 launches

$322 down -11.2%

1.2%n 60

down 0.95xn 410

up +26.0%n 59

up +2.2%n 59

Shooter1,329 launches

$324 down -23.6%

16.4%n 440

up 1.05xn 2,616

up +23.4%n 498

up +2.6%n 498

Logic481 launches

$364 down -28.0%

0.31%n 48

down 0.63xn 972

down -5.4%n 110

down -1.3%n 110

Beat 'em up212 launches

$384 up +0.1%

0.84%n 85

down 0.89xn 436

up +19.8%n 88

up +0.5%n 88

On-Rails Shooter48 launches

$404 down -51.2%

thin

Typing108 launches

$404 up +11.2%

0.05%n 14

up 1.39xn 240

thin

Action RTS99 launches

$405 down -46.6%

2.3%n 50

down 0.78xn 217

up +25.6%n 41

up +0.8%n 41

Action-Adventure1,807 launches

$405 down -16.6%

24.3%n 800

down 0.84xn 3,577

up +40.6%n 634

up +9.8%n 634

Real Time Tactics310 launches

$405 up +33.4%

2.5%n 93

down 0.71xn 575

up +17.9%n 116

down -5.1%n 116

Sokoban138 launches

$405 down -22.9%

thin

down 0.48xn 244

thin

Trading Card Game62 launches

$405 down -44.4%

0.05%n 15

down 0.69xn 127

thin

Tower Defense414 launches

$443 down -8.7%

1.7%n 93

up 1.17xn 897

down -26.4%n 102

down -19.0%n 102

Rhythm174 launches

$454 up +12.3%

0.30%n 51

down 0.88xn 370

down -10.7%n 70

down -11.4%n 70

Combat Racing94 launches

$463 down -2.9%

0.19%n 37

down 0.45xn 198

thin

Action RPG699 launches

$485 down -20.0%

17.5%n 435

down 0.94xn 1,409

up +12.5%n 350

down -5.2%n 350

Puzzle2,807 launches

$485 down -14.2%

5.7%n 549

down 0.79xn 5,613

up +14.0%n 875

up +3.3%n 875

Strategy2,682 launches

$505 down -16.7%

11.4%n 768

up 1.00xn 5,372

down -18.7%n 954

down -8.1%n 954

Point & Click950 launches

$538 down -36.5%

1.5%n 185

down 0.96xn 1,908

up +9.8%n 392

up +2.0%n 392

Idler549 launches

$564 down -20.5%

0.76%n 98

up 2.73xn 1,195

down -51.1%n 217

down -12.4%n 217

Spectacle fighter102 launches

$576 down -28.8%

0.94%n 61

down 1.00xn 202

up +34.5%n 63

down -1.4%n 63

Hidden Object876 launches

$601 down -25.6%

0.56%n 83

down 0.42xn 1,741

up +21.2%n 232

down -2.2%n 232

Bullet Hell739 launches

$606 down -11.5%

0.61%n 101

down 0.92xn 1,497

down -13.2%n 186

down -10.4%n 186

Football (Soccer)43 launches

$606 up +99.9%

0.15%n 17

thin

Boomer Shooter138 launches

$607 down -71.2%

0.53%n 64

up 1.23xn 283

up +4.2%n 65

down -3.7%n 65

Card Game536 launches

$607 down -24.9%

0.60%n 111

down 0.98xn 1,118

down -30.6%n 154

down -12.5%n 154

Strategy RPG288 launches

$607 down -58.3%

0.61%n 120

down 0.87xn 582

down -12.8%n 141

down -12.3%n 141

Word Game201 launches

$607 up +84.9%

0.17%n 39

down 0.73xn 415

down -24.6%n 88

down -12.1%n 88

Automobile Sim147 launches

$623 down -49.9%

1.2%n 102

down 0.98xn 331

down -6.0%n 103

down -3.5%n 103

CRPG133 launches

$643 down -59.2%

1.0%n 84

down 0.97xn 281

down -4.2%n 60

down -4.6%n 60

FPS731 launches

$646 up +6.4%

7.4%n 343

up 1.32xn 1,439

up +24.4%n 370

up +0.4%n 370

Turn-Based Tactics537 launches

$646 down -43.0%

1.1%n 182

down 0.82xn 1,097

down -22.5%n 213

down -11.4%n 213

Political Sim72 launches

$647 down -73.4%

0.31%n 39

down 0.88xn 130

down -18.9%n 36

down -5.2%n 36

Traditional Roguelike40 launches

$655 up +68.4%

thin

down 0.55xn 107

thin

Stealth203 launches

$685 down -33.5%

1.8%n 147

up 1.41xn 408

up +30.7%n 123

up +17.7%n 123

Action Roguelike927 launches

$727 down -20.1%

2.0%n 253

up 1.23xn 1,947

down -20.4%n 278

down -14.5%n 278

Hunting40 launches

$728 up +5.9%

0.19%n 26

thin

Time Management399 launches

$728 0.0%

2.3%n 124

up 1.11xn 840

down -10.2%n 137

up +2.3%n 137

Wargame246 launches

$728 up +9.3%

1.9%n 101

down 0.88xn 452

up +27.5%n 110

up +0.5%n 110

Spelling50 launches

$788 up +254.7%

too little

down 0.42xn 107

thin

Tanks30 launches

$797 up +57.8%

0.30%n 20

thin

Boxing31 launches

$809 up +5.3%

thin

Gambling63 launches

$809 down -36.5%

0.14%n 18

up 2.32xn 149

thin

Turn-Based Strategy641 launches

$809 down -46.7%

3.9%n 205

down 0.84xn 1,231

down -15.0%n 271

down -8.3%n 271

RPG1,946 launches

$810 up +0.2%

35.2%n 1,061

up 1.02xn 4,066

0.0%n 1,097

down -3.7%n 1,097

Sports488 launches

$827 down -15.7%

2.1%n 99

down 0.63xn 926

down -13.9%n 194

down -18.7%n 194

Survival Horror492 launches

$869 down -33.9%

6.9%n 251

up 1.41xn 1,029

up +24.1%n 241

up +9.1%n 241

RTS289 launches

$889 up +46.6%

4.1%n 128

up 1.16xn 525

up +26.9%n 151

0.0%n 151

Vehicular Combat53 launches

$911 down -43.7%

1.3%n 44

up 1.19xn 130

down -15.1%n 32

up +7.8%n 32

Driving220 launches

$970 down -51.6%

3.5%n 129

up 1.42xn 458

down -0.6%n 154

down -1.9%n 154

Simulation2,540 launches

$970 down -20.1%

12.6%n 1,163

up 1.19xn 5,210

down -20.2%n 1,242

down -3.8%n 1,242

Choose Your Own Adventure545 launches

$991 down -24.6%

1.2%n 185

down 0.69xn 1,092

up +9.3%n 229

up +1.6%n 229

Interactive Fiction675 launches

$1,007 down -0.4%

1.0%n 187

up 1.10xn 1,345

up +10.0%n 277

down -0.3%n 277

Dungeon Crawler505 launches

$1,011 down -9.0%

2.1%n 216

up 1.15xn 983

down -14.1%n 213

down -14.2%n 213

Hack and Slash426 launches

$1,011 up +4.2%

7.9%n 279

up 1.15xn 886

up +2.7%n 249

down -2.0%n 249

Twin Stick Shooter153 launches

$1,011 down -43.2%

0.24%n 41

up 1.05xn 300

down -3.8%n 51

down -7.7%n 51

Walking Simulator781 launches

$1,011 down -19.1%

1.1%n 147

up 1.19xn 1,596

up +16.0%n 265

up +2.3%n 265

Horror1,839 launches

$1,090 down -20.6%

10.8%n 668

up 1.41xn 3,668

up +24.9%n 798

up +9.7%n 798

Tactical RPG222 launches

$1,122 down -30.7%

0.73%n 108

down 0.87xn 429

up +0.1%n 117

down -14.2%n 117

Card Battler324 launches

$1,123 down -46.6%

0.49%n 83

up 1.09xn 655

down -35.6%n 107

down -19.9%n 107

Fishing103 launches

$1,132 down -58.1%

0.59%n 49

up 1.96xn 182

down -13.1%n 54

down -18.4%n 54

Party-Based RPG229 launches

$1,132 down -49.1%

2.5%n 146

down 0.75xn 455

up +7.9%n 132

up +9.2%n 132

Roguelike1,183 launches

$1,132 down -11.9%

2.4%n 295

up 1.25xn 2,512

down -31.1%n 384

down -15.2%n 384

Souls-like200 launches

$1,154 up +14.1%

8.7%n 175

up 1.32xn 462

up +10.6%n 127

down -0.5%n 127

Auto Battler208 launches

$1,213 down -29.4%

0.48%n 64

up 1.28xn 460

down -46.0%n 82

down -17.4%n 82

Creature Collector300 launches

$1,213 up +66.8%

1.1%n 131

up 1.56xn 584

up +1.5%n 124

down -5.6%n 124

Roguelite1,152 launches

$1,213 down -24.9%

2.4%n 352

up 1.32xn 2,399

down -36.1%n 398

down -17.1%n 398

Survival541 launches

$1,214 0.0%

12.6%n 436

up 1.32xn 1,117

down -7.8%n 323

down -2.4%n 323

Party Game74 launches

$1,242 down -4.8%

0.92%n 58

down 0.87xn 262

down -80.0%n 37

up +1.7%n 37

Cooking160 launches

$1,335 down -11.9%

0.84%n 85

up 1.42xn 326

down -6.6%n 84

up +4.5%n 84

Psychological Horror1,231 launches

$1,370 down -15.3%

4.2%n 381

up 1.47xn 2,506

up +16.5%n 566

up +6.6%n 566

Escape Room71 launches

$1,393 up +9.3%

0.33%n 13

down 0.92xn 132

up +59.3%n 35

up +6.5%n 35

Immersive Sim804 launches

$1,415 down -24.3%

4.5%n 376

up 1.36xn 1,547

up +3.4%n 376

down -5.4%n 376

Farming Sim211 launches

$1,514 down -43.0%

2.7%n 114

up 1.33xn 408

down -11.9%n 126

down -13.5%n 126

Investigation243 launches

$1,518 down -3.6%

1.1%n 131

up 1.37xn 498

up +8.1%n 122

up +8.9%n 122

JRPG308 launches

$1,518 up +88.6%

4.5%n 215

down 0.69xn 600

up +41.8%n 245

up +7.2%n 245

4X44 launches

$1,537 down -63.8%

0.52%n 44

thin

up +1.5%n 51

down -4.4%n 51

Sandbox691 launches

$1,617 down -45.9%

13.0%n 575

up 1.59xn 1,396

down -17.6%n 524

down -5.9%n 524

Life Sim536 launches

$1,736 down -48.9%

4.1%n 280

up 1.70xn 1,044

down -9.3%n 304

down -5.1%n 304

Visual Novel930 launches

$1,820 down -6.2%

1.7%n 289

down 0.84xn 1,886

up +3.0%n 506

up +0.7%n 506

Deckbuilding355 launches

$1,821 down -61.3%

0.67%n 112

up 1.21xn 737

down -40.1%n 144

down -17.2%n 144

Automation172 launches

$2,022 down -60.0%

0.72%n 95

up 1.64xn 409

down -58.3%n 128

down -18.7%n 128

Sailing39 launches

$2,122 down -19.3%

0.14%n 28

thin

Grand Strategy126 launches

$2,203 down -27.4%

1.7%n 68

down 0.97xn 236

up +14.7%n 92

up +2.0%n 92

City Builder286 launches

$2,225 down -8.6%

2.6%n 185

up 1.40xn 539

up +12.1%n 216

down -0.9%n 216

Colony Sim122 launches

$2,327 down -73.6%

1.4%n 118

up 1.35xn 251

down -10.8%n 125

up +2.6%n 125

Programming48 launches

$2,331 up +92.0%

0.17%n 14

thin

Fighting52 launches

$2,528 down -10.7%

0.20%n 30

thin

up +51.7%n 49

up +3.3%n 49

Building461 launches

$2,790 up +3.0%

6.2%n 365

up 1.70xn 897

down -4.8%n 360

down -8.5%n 360

Metroidvania193 launches

$2,901 down -22.4%

2.2%n 202

up 1.36xn 419

up +39.6%n 130

up +11.4%n 130

Dating Sim279 launches

$3,130 down -42.1%

1.0%n 108

up 1.08xn 544

up +12.3%n 179

down -3.2%n 179

Management639 launches

$3,518 down -43.9%

3.5%n 371

up 1.70xn 1,286

down -29.3%n 414

down -7.5%n 414

Otome55 launches

$4,854 up +6.6%

0.13%n 24

thin

up +15.9%n 33

down -7.3%n 33

Trading83 launches

$5,462 down -39.2%

0.48%n 50

up 1.32xn 165

down -19.5%n 63

down -8.3%n 63

Job Simulator66 launches

$7,730 down -38.7%

0.61%n 50

up 1.73xn 128

thin

Roguelike Deckbuilder142 launches

$8,094 down -16.4%

0.26%n 55

up 1.38xn 304

down -49.2%n 74

down -33.5%n 74

Trains33 launches

$9,708 up +107.8%

0.83%n 33

thin

down -30.0%n 40

up +5.8%n 40

Bullet Heaven73 launches

$11,937 up +96.5%

0.33%n 35

up 2.28xn 140

down -68.5%n 48

down -9.3%n 48

Open World Survival Craft57 launches

$18,181 down -31.0%

2.9%n 124

up 1.76xn 111

up +13.0%n 80

down -12.9%n 80

Shop Keeper57 launches

$31,612 up +274.8%

0.45%n 56

up 1.71xn 185

thin

Baseball

too little

thin

Basketball

thin

Bikes

thin

too little

thin

Billiards

thin

too little

thin

BMX

too little

thin

too little

thin

Bowling

too little

thin

Character Action Game

too little

0.20%n 32

too little

thin

Chess

thin

Cleaning

too little

0.47%n 27

too little

thin

Cricket

too little

thin

Cycling

thin

too little

thin

Decorating

thin

0.33%n 16

too little

thin

Desktop Companion

thin

0.10%n 13

thin

Dice

thin

Diplomacy

thin

0.15%n 19

too little

thin

Extraction Shooter

thin

2.3%n 46

too little

thin

Falling Blocks

thin

too little

thin

Football (American)

thin

too little

thin

Golf

thin

Hockey

too little

thin

too little

thin

Language Learning

too little

thin

Mahjong

thin

too little

thin

Medical Sim

thin

0.13%n 20

thin

Mini Golf

thin

too little

thin

MMORPG

thin

1.9%n 60

too little

down -27.7%n 65

down -14.2%n 65

MOBA

thin

6.7%n 21

thin

Motocross

too little

thin

too little

thin

Motorbike

thin

too little

thin

Naval Combat

thin

0.11%n 19

too little

thin

Offroad

thin

1.6%n 14

too little

thin

Organizing

thin

0.64%n 37

too little

thin

Outbreak Sim

thin

Pinball

thin

under 0.1%n 11

too little

thin

Skateboarding

thin

too little

thin

Skating

thin

under 0.1%n 12

too little

thin

Skiing

too little

thin

too little

thin

Social Deduction

thin

too little

thin

Submarine

thin

0.11%n 13

too little

thin

Tennis

thin

too little

thin

Volleyball

too little

thin

too little

thin

Wrestling

too little

thin

too little

thin

What the columns mean

data to 30 Sep 2026

Price: Median est. first-year revenue of indie paid launches over the last four complete quarters. Estimated from store review counts, so treat it as a level, not an invoice. 126 genres meet the minimum (30 launches in the window).
Most anticipated: Share of all wishlist heat on upcoming Steam games, weighted toward dated, near-term releases. Total wishlist heat, so big genres lead. Not backtested yet: wishlist-rank history started 30 Sep 2026. 133 genres meet the minimum (10 wishlist-ranked upcoming games (5 for a tag pair)).
Launch success: How often indie paid launches reached $100k est. revenue, against the rate expected for their price and launch quarter. 1.0x is par: the hit rate of launches at the same price and in the same quarter across Steam. Indie paid launches 6 to 30 months old. 115 genres meet the minimum (100 matured indie launches (30 for a tag pair)).
Fewer new releases: Player growth against release growth, relative to Steam overall. Fewer launches relative to players. Historically this did not predict better launches. 105 genres meet the minimum (30 tracked games, 1,000 reviews in each window and 20 releases in each 12-month period).
Rising demand: How much faster this genre’s games gained reviews than same-age games elsewhere, year on year. Gaining players faster than same-age games. Descriptive, not a launch signal. 105 genres meet the minimum (30 tracked games (15 for a tag pair) and 1,000 reviews in each window).
Thin, too little: Below the board's minimum sample, so no value is shown and the genre is not ranked on that board. n is the sample behind each value.
Gaining fast: Week-over-week follower growth of upcoming games. Collecting since 30 Sep, first readings 13 Oct.

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