Release stats

How many games come out on Steam, month by month and year by year, and how many of them people actually review.

Games released per month

Hover or tap the line for a month's count.

Each bar is one year's releases, split by how many Steam reviews those games have today. Click a year to see its games, top rated first.

Year	Games released	With 100+ reviews	No reviews	Total on Steam	Browse
2026 (so far)	25,718	3,047	5,826	141,341	Most played →
2025	20,885	3,406	2,500	115,623	Most played →
2024	17,939	3,322	1,781	94,738	Most played →
2023	13,412	2,601	1,072	76,799	Most played →
2022	11,570	2,401	662	63,387	Most played →
2021	10,655	2,287	626	51,817	Most played →
2020	9,136	2,178	529	41,162	Most played →
2019	7,532	1,858	515	32,026	Most played →
2018	7,816	1,807	407	24,494	Most played →
2017	6,052	1,808	177	16,678	Most played →
2016	4,251	1,761	17	10,626	Most played →
2015	2,634	1,332	11	6,375	Most played →
2014	1,599	1,045	3	3,741	Most played →
2013	477	424	2	2,142	Most played →
2012	345	282	1	1,665	Most played →
2011	266	222	0	1,320	Most played →
2010	304	190	6	1,054	Most played →
2009	364	258	11	750	Most played →
2008	202	138	10	386	Most played →
2007	117	95	3	184	Most played →
2006	67	56	2	67	Most played →

From each game's release date on its Steam store page. Games Steam has removed are included once we've read their store page; recounted every hour.