Scoring the market…
Where players are showing up and where games are piling in. Add your Steam tags to see how games like yours did in the last year.
Public Steam store data, weekly sweep of September 27, 2026 · 23,896 games released September 2, 2025 to September 2, 2026 · upcoming games from the snapshot of October 2, 2026 · not affiliated with Valve
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Every game in the cohort, 23,896 games · regular price
| Band | Share of games | Reached 500 reviews |
|---|---|---|
| Free | 13% | 4.4% |
| Under $5 | 42% | 0.9% |
| $5–9.99 | 26% |
305 tags with 40+ games released in the last year
| Tag | Opportunity | Released, 12 mo |
|---|---|---|
| Gun Customization | 92 | 53 |
How this is scored. The cohort is every Steam game released one to thirteen months ago, so each has had at least a month on sale. A game counts as a hit at 500 Steam reviews; reviews stand in for sales, they are not sales. Demand ranks each tag's hit rate against every other tag, after steadying it as if the tag also had 50 average games, so a small tag's lucky streak doesn't outrank a large tag's real record; crowding ranks how many games carry it (released plus announced for the next 26 weeks), and opportunity is demand × (1 − crowding ÷ 100). Tags with fewer than 40 released games are not ranked.
Up: how often a tag's games reached 500 reviews, ranked. Right: how many games carry it, released and announced, ranked.
5.3%of 23,896 games released in the last year reached 500 reviews
Add your game's Steam tags to compare it with the games most like it.
| $10–14.99 | 10% | 8.6% |
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| $15–19.99Gap | 5% | 20.3% |
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| $20–29.99Gap | 2% | 32.1% |
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| $30 and upGap | 2% | 40.7% |
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A gap: under half the games of an average band, reaching 500 reviews at least 1.5 times as often as the group. Higher prices usually mean bigger games, so a gap shows where fewer games compete, not that a higher price earns more reviews.
| Fighting | 87 | 44 |
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| Co-op Campaign | 86 | 44 |
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| Martial Arts | 85 | 70 |
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| Open World Survival Craft | 84 | 67 |
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| Minigames | 82 | 51 |
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| Pirates | 82 | 43 |
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| Trains | 81 | 68 |
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| Dinosaurs | 81 | 56 |
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| Vehicular Combat | 78 | 67 |
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| FMV | 76 | 117 |
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| Mechs | 75 | 57 |
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| Violent | 74 | 86 |
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| Hunting | 74 | 44 |
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| Hero Shooter | 72 | 61 |
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| eSports | 71 | 116 |
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| Narrative | 70 | 70 |
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| Sailing | 70 | 46 |
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| MMORPG | 69 | 111 |
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| Replay Value | 69 | 100 |
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| Spectacle fighter | 67 | 83 |
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| Programming | 67 | 62 |
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| Bullet Time | 67 | 43 |
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| Faith | 67 | 43 |
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| Organizing | 65 | 57 |
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| Turn-Based | 64 | 106 |
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| Transportation | 63 | 44 |
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| Team-Based | 62 | 93 |
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| Competitive | 62 | 80 |
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| Agriculture | 62 | 64 |
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| Massively Multiplayer | 61 | 141 |
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| Escape Room | 61 | 59 |
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| Gore | 60 | 117 |
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| Music | 60 | 110 |
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| Job Simulator | 60 | 100 |
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| Football (Soccer) | 60 | 88 |
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| Alternate History | 60 | 69 |
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| Basketball | 60 | 40 |
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| Military | 59 | 137 |
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| Hacking | 59 | 69 |
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| Time Manipulation | 59 | 53 |
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| Class-Based | 59 | 52 |
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| War | 58 | 100 |
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| Memes | 58 | 66 |
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| Hentai | 56 | 98 |
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| Sexual Content | 55 | 166 |
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| Mining | 55 | 159 |
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| Looter Shooter | 55 | 129 |
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| Voxel | 55 | 62 |
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| Party | 55 | 56 |
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| 4X | 54 | 76 |
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| Loot | 53 | 196 |
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| God Game | 53 | 102 |
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| Fast-Paced | 52 | 138 |
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| Lovecraftian | 51 | 85 |
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| Gambling | 50 | 160 |
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| Trading | 50 | 116 |
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| Historical | 49 | 224 |
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| Split Screen | 49 | 62 |
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| Zombies | 48 | 214 |
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| Inventory Management | 48 | 139 |
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| Satire | 48 | 62 |
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| Souls-like | 46 | 275 |
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| Cinematic | 46 | 209 |
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| CRPG | 46 | 165 |
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| Nudity | 46 | 67 |
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| Western | 46 | 53 |
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| Automobile Sim | 45 | 201 |
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| Colony Sim | 45 | 197 |
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| Destruction | 45 | 87 |
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| Post-apocalyptic | 44 | 233 |
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| Dark Comedy | 44 | 91 |
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| Otome | 43 | 54 |
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| Driving | 41 | 272 |
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| Dark Humor | 41 | 192 |
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| Philosophical | 40 | 106 |
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| Nonlinear | 40 | 89 |
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| Animals | 40 | 82 |
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| Science | 40 | 59 |
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| Medical Sim | 40 | 44 |
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| Free to Play | 39 | 418 |
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| Local Co-Op | 39 | 146 |
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| Fishing | 39 | 123 |
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| Dating Sim | 38 | 362 |
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| Tactical | 38 | 221 |
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| Battle Royale | 38 | 93 |
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| Isometric | 37 | 212 |
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| Boomer Shooter | 37 | 190 |
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| LGBTQ+ | 37 | 180 |
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| Grand Strategy | 37 | 154 |
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| Action RTS | 37 | 105 |
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| Dice | 37 | 60 |
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| Parody | 37 | 47 |
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| Capitalism | 36 | 218 |
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| City Builder | 35 | 363 |
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| Modern | 35 | 49 |
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| Party-Based RPG | 34 | 301 |
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| Bullet Heaven | 34 | 252 |
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| Cooking | 34 | 218 |
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| Desktop Companion | 34 | 146 |
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| Artificial Intelligence | 34 | 141 |
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| Underwater | 34 | 84 |
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| Mythology | 34 | 83 |
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| Base Building | 33 | 344 |
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| Romance | 33 | 268 |
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| Open World | 32 | 466 |
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| Third-Person Shooter | 32 | 326 |
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| Roguelike Deckbuilder | 32 | 255 |
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| Robots | 30 | 117 |
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| Automation | 29 | 373 |
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| Turn-Based Combat | 29 | 368 |
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| Medieval | 29 | 340 |
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| Investigation | 29 | 227 |
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| Building | 28 | 434 |
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| Crafting | 28 | 430 |
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| Wholesome | 28 | 167 |
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| Dialogue Heavy | 28 | 139 |
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| Dystopian | 28 | 109 |
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| Character Customization | 27 | 396 |
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| Dark Fantasy | 27 | 343 |
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| Detective | 27 | 319 |
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| Rhythm | 27 | 274 |
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| Surreal | 27 | 240 |
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| Tactical RPG | 27 | 239 |
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| Level Editor | 27 | 110 |
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| JRPG | 26 | 415 |
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| Creature Collector | 26 | 379 |
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| Beat 'em up | 26 | 252 |
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| Crime | 26 | 127 |
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| Design & Illustration | 26 | 101 |
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| Social Deduction | 26 | 60 |
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| Quick-Time Events | 26 | 43 |
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| Noir | 25 | 84 |
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| Pinball | 25 | 43 |
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| Poker | 25 | 42 |
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| Farming Sim | 24 | 276 |
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| Emotional | 24 | 271 |
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| Metroidvania | 24 | 222 |
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| Stealth | 24 | 205 |
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| Underground | 24 | 44 |
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| Co-op | 23 | 508 |
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| Realistic | 23 | 490 |
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| Cyberpunk | 23 | 200 |
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| Space Sim | 23 | 170 |
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| Trading Card Game | 23 | 121 |
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| Shop Keeper | 22 | 308 |
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| Magic | 22 | 192 |
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| Aliens | 22 | 92 |
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| Falling Blocks | 22 | 46 |
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| Hack and Slash | 21 | 586 |
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| Wargame | 21 | 246 |
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| Flight | 21 | 215 |
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| Futuristic | 21 | 131 |
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| Survival Horror | 20 | 560 |
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| Comedy | 20 | 491 |
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| RTS | 20 | 311 |
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| Survival | 19 | 628 |
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| 4 Player Local | 19 | 96 |
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| Chess | 19 | 54 |
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| Online Co-Op | 18 | 618 |
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| Auto Battler | 18 | 452 |
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| Space | 18 | 385 |
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| 1990's | 18 | 310 |
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| Local Multiplayer | 18 | 198 |
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| Supernatural | 18 | 157 |
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| Psychedelic | 18 | 120 |
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| Political Sim | 18 | 114 |
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| Resource Management | 17 | 511 |
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| Economy | 17 | 471 |
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| Twin Stick Shooter | 17 | 201 |
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| Combat Racing | 17 | 125 |
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| Comic Book | 17 | 106 |
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| Parkour | 16 | 210 |
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| Mahjong | 16 | 40 |
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| Word Game | 15 | 318 |
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| Procedural Generation | 15 | 282 |
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| Short | 15 | 115 |
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| Spelling | 15 | 70 |
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| Female Protagonist | 14 | 774 |
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| Multiple Endings | 14 | 589 |
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| Sci-fi | 14 | 565 |
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| Difficult | 14 | 535 |
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| Combat | 14 | 441 |
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| VR | 14 | 266 |
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| Demons | 14 | 98 |
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| Anime | 13 | 842 |
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| Action RPG | 13 | 830 |
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| Life Sim | 13 | 703 |
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| Deckbuilding | 13 | 585 |
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| Cozy | 13 | 557 |
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| Third Person | 13 | 553 |
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| 2.5D | 13 | 377 |
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| Tutorial | 13 | 127 |
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| Hex Grid | 13 | 44 |
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| FPS | 12 | 890 |
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| 3D Fighter | 12 | 202 |
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| Typing | 12 | 190 |
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| Utilities | 12 | 136 |
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| Mystery Dungeon | 12 | 133 |
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| Management | 11 | 881 |
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| Strategy RPG | 11 | 367 |
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| Old School | 11 | 184 |
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| Dogs | 11 | 81 |
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| Multiplayer | 10 | 1,168 |
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| Sandbox | 10 | 1,029 |
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| Funny | 10 | 858 |
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| Choices Matter | 10 | 687 |
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| Mystery | 10 | 614 |
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| Nature | 10 | 267 |
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| 1980s | 10 | 173 |
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| Early Access | 9 | 1,282 |
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| Interactive Fiction | 9 | 885 |
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| Physics | 9 | 783 |
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| Sports | 9 | 706 |
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| Dungeon Crawler | 9 | 662 |
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| Racing | 9 | 573 |
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| Controller | 9 | 360 |
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| Cats | 9 | 342 |
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| Lore-Rich | 9 | 142 |
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| Story Rich | 8 | 1,297 |
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| Immersive Sim | 8 | 853 |
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| Thriller | 8 | 212 |
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| PvP | 7 | 887 |
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| Fantasy | 7 | 782 |
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| Collectathon | 7 | 548 |
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| Traditional Roguelike | 7 | 97 |
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| PvE | 6 | 912 |
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| Turn-Based Tactics | 6 | 783 |
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| Choose Your Own Adventure | 6 | 678 |
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| Retro | 6 | 648 |
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| Tower Defense | 6 | 648 |
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| Stylized | 6 | 546 |
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| Cartoony | 6 | 466 |
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| Abstract | 6 | 172 |
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| Match 3 | 6 | 170 |
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| Solitaire | 6 | 140 |
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| Relaxing | 5 | 1,354 |
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| Card Battler | 5 | 552 |
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| Dark | 5 | 509 |
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| Text-Based | 5 | 422 |
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| Arena Shooter | 5 | 373 |
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| Linear | 5 | 348 |
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| 2D Fighter | 5 | 315 |
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| Perma Death | 5 | 208 |
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| Grid-Based Movement | 5 | 118 |
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| Visual Novel | 4 | 1,468 |
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| Incremental | 4 | 1,377 |
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| Psychological Horror | 4 | 1,350 |
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| Turn-Based Strategy | 4 | 877 |
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| Top-Down Shooter | 4 | 532 |
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| Party Game | 4 | 489 |
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| Logic | 4 | 471 |
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| Hand-drawn | 4 | 465 |
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| Cartoon | 4 | 286 |
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| Sokoban | 4 | 135 |
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| First-Person | 3 | 1,918 |
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| Shooter | 3 | 1,506 |
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| Atmospheric | 3 | 1,471 |
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| Action Roguelike | 3 | 1,452 |
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| Idler | 3 | 1,451 |
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| Card Game | 3 | 968 |
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| Family Friendly | 3 | 430 |
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| RPG | 2 | 2,932 |
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| Pixel Graphics | 2 | 2,055 |
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| Horror | 2 | 2,022 |
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| Roguelite | 2 | 1,815 |
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| Roguelike | 2 | 1,779 |
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| Cute | 2 | 1,771 |
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| Point & Click | 2 | 1,213 |
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| Bullet Hell | 2 | 1,060 |
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| 3D Platformer | 2 | 946 |
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| Top-Down | 2 | 785 |
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| Time Management | 2 | 542 |
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| Shoot 'Em Up | 2 | 540 |
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| Tabletop | 2 | 364 |
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| Real Time Tactics | 2 | 327 |
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| Runner | 2 | 305 |
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| Psychological | 2 | 241 |
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| Software | 2 | 107 |
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| Trivia | 2 | 100 |
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| Simulation | 1 | 4,155 |
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| Singleplayer | 1 | 3,672 |
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| 3D | 1 | 3,194 |
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| Exploration | 1 | 2,890 |
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| Indie | 1 | 2,353 |
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| Action-Adventure | 1 | 1,883 |
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| Colorful | 1 | 1,040 |
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| Walking Simulator | 1 | 906 |
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| Hidden Object | 1 | 863 |
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| Side Scroller | 1 | 589 |
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| Board Game | 1 | 534 |
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| Score Attack | 1 | 326 |
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| Casual | 0 | 8,242 |
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| Action | 0 | 5,935 |
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| Adventure | 0 | 5,170 |
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| 2D | 0 | 4,951 |
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| Strategy | 0 | 4,274 |
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| Puzzle | 0 | 3,531 |
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| Arcade | 0 | 2,743 |
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| 2D Platformer | 0 | 1,673 |
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| Platformer | 0 | 1,414 |
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| Puzzle Platformer | 0 | 609 |
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| Minimalist | 0 | 558 |
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| Precision Platformer | 0 | 517 |
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| Education | 0 | 449 |
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