Genres & Tags
Every paid Steam game grouped by our 100 most useful tags. See which tag markets are biggest, which have the highest hit rates, and which are trending. Click any tag for the full detail page.
Biggest market
Multiplayer
$67.6B across 19,787 games
Highest hit rate
Open World Survival Craft
44.0% of games earn $100K+
Most crowded
Story Rich
30,393 games tagged
Categories at a glance
The top 5 tags in each category by total estimated lifetime revenue. Click a tag to drill in.
Gameplay 5 of 65 shown
- Sandbox $31.5B
- FPS $25.5B
- Action RPG $19.7B
- Base Building $12.3B
- Souls-like $11.4B
Theme & setting 5 of 12 shown
- Fantasy $21.8B
- Sci-fi $19.4B
- Post-apocalyptic $13.2B
- Dark Fantasy $12.7B
- Historical $10.4B
Mood 5 of 6 shown
- Story Rich $43.8B
- Horror $22.7B
- Survival Horror $12.3B
- Psychological Horror $10.0B
- Cozy $599.2M
Mode 5 of 7 shown
- Multiplayer $67.6B
- Co-op $46.9B
- Online Co-Op $33.3B
- PvP $18.7B
- PvE $13.0B
Perspective 5 of 6 shown
- First-Person $39.4B
- Third Person $37.5B
- Isometric $4.3B
- Top-Down $2.7B
- 2.5D $1.7B
Art / platform 3 of 3 shown
- Anime $7.3B
- VR $6.8B
- Pixel Graphics $5.7B
Structure 1 of 1 shown
- Open World $54.8B
The genre market by year
Every genre tag that appears in the Top 5 of a game that sold 50,000+ units. Size = how many successful games are in that space (volume). Brightness = share of games in that tag that earned $100K+ this year (hit rate). Big & bright = crowded and lucrative. Small & bright = niche but high-yield. Mega-genres (Action, Strategy, RPG, etc) are excluded to keep the shape signal, not the label.
All tags - full ranking
Every curated tag with its market size, median revenue, and hit rate. Click any column header to re-sort.
Note: games appear in every tag they carry - a title tagged both Multiplayer and Open World contributes to both rows. Totals below will not sum to the whole Steam catalog. This is a per-tag market view, not a partition. For catalog-wide totals see the Steam Revenue Report.
| Tag | Category | Games | Total Gross | Median | Hit Rate | $100K+ Hits | Top Earner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multiplayer | mode | 19,787 | $67.6B | $10.4K | 34.4% | 3,742 | Grand Theft Auto V Legacy |
| Open World | structure | 12,273 | $54.8B | $8.9K | 34.8% | 2,373 | Black Myth: Wukong |
| Co-op | mode | 11,333 | $46.9B | $15.0K | 36.5% | 2,260 | Grand Theft Auto V Legacy |
| Story Rich | mood | 30,393 | $43.8B | $5.9K | 25.9% | 4,521 | Black Myth: Wukong |
| First-Person | perspective | 28,374 | $39.4B | $1.9K | 18.3% | 2,921 | Grand Theft Auto V Legacy |
| Third Person | perspective | 16,346 | $37.5B | $1.6K | 22.3% | 1,935 | Black Myth: Wukong |
| Online Co-Op | mode | 8,829 | $33.3B | $12.5K | 35.2% | 1,454 | 7 Days to Die |
| Sandbox | gameplay | 11,122 | $31.5B | $10.7K | 33.1% | 1,989 | Grand Theft Auto V Legacy |
| FPS | gameplay | 9,822 | $25.5B | $2.3K | 22.7% | 1,350 | 7 Days to Die |
| Horror | mood | 19,958 | $22.7B | $2.0K | 17.6% | 2,129 | 7 Days to Die |
| Fantasy | theme | 26,403 | $21.8B | $1.9K | 18.0% | 2,675 | Black Myth: Wukong |
| Action RPG | gameplay | 9,573 | $19.7B | $3.0K | 24.1% | 1,184 | Black Myth: Wukong |
| Sci-fi | theme | 18,426 | $19.4B | $1.9K | 20.3% | 2,077 | Cyberpunk 2077 |
| PvP | mode | 10,924 | $18.7B | $1.6K | 18.9% | 1,030 | ELDEN RING |
| Post-apocalyptic | theme | 6,057 | $13.2B | $2.6K | 22.9% | 718 | 7 Days to Die |
| PvE | mode | 15,231 | $13.0B | $778 | 12.0% | 852 | Crimson Desert Enhanced |
| Dark Fantasy | theme | 8,675 | $12.7B | $2.1K | 20.2% | 848 | Black Myth: Wukong |
| Base Building | gameplay | 6,708 | $12.3B | $8.0K | 31.6% | 1,008 | 7 Days to Die |
| Survival Horror | mood | 7,726 | $12.3B | $1.8K | 17.4% | 782 | Resident Evil Requiem |
| Souls-like | gameplay | 2,970 | $11.4B | $4.3K | 26.9% | 441 | Black Myth: Wukong |
| Historical | theme | 4,761 | $10.4B | $7.8K | 29.0% | 856 | Hearts of Iron IV |
| Hack and Slash | gameplay | 6,553 | $10.2B | $3.2K | 25.5% | 909 | Black Myth: Wukong |
| Psychological Horror | mood | 13,610 | $10.0B | $2.6K | 18.7% | 1,531 | Dead by Daylight |
| Open World Survival Craft | gameplay | 1,095 | $9.3B | $39.8K | 44.0% | 269 | 7 Days to Die |
| Medieval | theme | 8,905 | $7.5B | $1.6K | 16.5% | 772 | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered |
| Anime | art | 16,715 | $7.3B | $5.1K | 21.1% | 2,463 | Palworld |
| Immersive Sim | gameplay | 9,414 | $7.0B | $3.2K | 20.8% | 1,069 | Cyberpunk 2077 |
| Space | theme | 8,787 | $6.8B | $1.3K | 15.4% | 799 | HELLDIVERSâ„¢ 2 |
| VR | art | 6,482 | $6.8B | $1.6K | 12.9% | 648 | BeamNG.drive |
| Local Co-Op | mode | 4,698 | $6.7B | $5.3K | 26.6% | 826 | Split Fiction |
| RTS | gameplay | 3,747 | $5.9B | $7.6K | 29.3% | 653 | Hearts of Iron IV |
| Grand Strategy | gameplay | 1,637 | $5.9B | $10.2K | 30.7% | 323 | Hearts of Iron IV |
| Racing | gameplay | 5,550 | $5.8B | $1.4K | 15.3% | 569 | Grand Theft Auto V Legacy |
| Pixel Graphics | art | 30,096 | $5.7B | $1.2K | 12.7% | 2,253 | Stardew Valley |
| Turn-Based Strategy | gameplay | 8,033 | $5.2B | $3.7K | 22.6% | 986 | Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI |
| City Builder | gameplay | 3,497 | $4.9B | $11.5K | 30.6% | 611 | Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI |
| JRPG | gameplay | 4,934 | $4.5B | $10.4K | 27.0% | 907 | Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 |
| Roguelike | gameplay | 14,375 | $4.4B | $2.0K | 17.9% | 1,277 | Don't Starve Together |
| Roguelite | gameplay | 13,963 | $4.4B | $2.2K | 17.9% | 1,212 | Slay the Spire 2 |
| Isometric | perspective | 5,367 | $4.3B | $4.7K | 27.1% | 796 | Project Zomboid |
| 4X | gameplay | 897 | $4.1B | $44.4K | 39.5% | 217 | Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI |
| Split Screen | mode | 1,399 | $3.8B | $3.1K | 24.8% | 226 | Call of Duty®: Black Ops III |
| Dating Sim | gameplay | 5,620 | $3.7B | $7.8K | 23.1% | 890 | It Takes Two Friend's Pass |
| Dungeon Crawler | gameplay | 6,750 | $3.2B | $2.7K | 19.3% | 688 | Slay the Spire 2 |
| Fighting | gameplay | 1,523 | $3.1B | $7.9K | 30.4% | 330 | Mortal Kombat 11 |
| Cyberpunk | theme | 4,241 | $3.0B | $2.0K | 18.2% | 418 | Cyberpunk 2077 |
| Action Roguelike | gameplay | 9,983 | $2.9B | $1.4K | 14.0% | 689 | Deep Rock Galactic |
| Top-Down | perspective | 18,225 | $2.7B | $860 | 10.9% | 1,055 | V Rising |
| 3D Platformer | gameplay | 8,503 | $2.7B | $718 | 10.1% | 499 | Split Fiction |
| Walking Simulator | gameplay | 7,030 | $2.6B | $1.5K | 12.9% | 576 | New World: Aeternum |
| World War II | theme | 1,019 | $2.6B | $22.2K | 35.2% | 270 | Hearts of Iron IV |
| Visual Novel | gameplay | 13,168 | $2.6B | $3.9K | 17.9% | 1,573 | Disco Elysium - The Final Cut |
| Puzzle Platformer | gameplay | 7,432 | $2.5B | $910 | 10.6% | 499 | Split Fiction |
| Party-Based RPG | gameplay | 3,113 | $2.5B | $4.9K | 24.6% | 411 | Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 |
| Looter Shooter | gameplay | 1,373 | $2.5B | $1.4K | 17.2% | 118 | Borderlands 4 |
| CRPG | gameplay | 2,275 | $2.5B | $2.9K | 19.9% | 251 | Baldur's Gate 3 |
| MMORPG | gameplay | 534 | $2.3B | $40.4K | 35.8% | 73 | New World: Aeternum |
| Battle Royale | gameplay | 1,026 | $2.3B | $1.0K | 11.7% | 63 | Call of Duty® |
| Tower Defense | gameplay | 4,537 | $2.2B | $1.2K | 13.9% | 350 | 7 Days to Die |
| Turn-Based Tactics | gameplay | 7,597 | $2.2B | $2.2K | 18.0% | 722 | Sid Meier's Civilization VII |
| Metroidvania | gameplay | 3,127 | $2.2B | $7.4K | 27.7% | 446 | Hollow Knight: Silksong |
| Real Time Tactics | gameplay | 3,857 | $2.1B | $1.5K | 18.8% | 384 | Total War: WARHAMMER II |
| Colony Sim | gameplay | 2,103 | $2.1B | $15.5K | 32.9% | 343 | Manor Lords |
| Life Sim | gameplay | 6,488 | $2.1B | $4.1K | 21.5% | 719 | Stardew Valley |
| Extraction Shooter | gameplay | 272 | $2.1B | $178.5K | 53.1% | 52 | HELLDIVERSâ„¢ 2 |
| Automation | gameplay | 3,536 | $2.1B | $2.2K | 20.4% | 340 | Palworld |
| Point & Click | gameplay | 10,914 | $2.0B | $1.8K | 14.3% | 1,070 | Disco Elysium - The Final Cut |
| Beat 'em up | gameplay | 2,792 | $2.0B | $2.3K | 20.9% | 361 | DRAGON BALL FighterZ |
| 2.5D | perspective | 5,285 | $1.7B | $1.5K | 16.7% | 461 | Mortal Kombat 11 |
| Tactical RPG | gameplay | 3,267 | $1.7B | $3.9K | 24.4% | 419 | Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition |
| Side Scroller | perspective | 8,067 | $1.6B | $1.5K | 14.8% | 799 | Hollow Knight |
| Hero Shooter | gameplay | 1,132 | $1.4B | $600 | 8.5% | 59 | Call of Duty®: Black Ops III |
| Western | theme | 799 | $1.4B | $2.2K | 20.0% | 93 | Red Dead Redemption 2 |
| Farming Sim | gameplay | 2,431 | $1.4B | $4.7K | 23.8% | 289 | Stardew Valley |
| Space Sim | gameplay | 1,919 | $1.4B | $1.7K | 16.8% | 179 | No Man's Sky |
| Bullet Hell | gameplay | 7,598 | $1.3B | $1.1K | 10.1% | 458 | Risk of Rain 2 |
| Deckbuilding | gameplay | 4,999 | $1.2B | $2.8K | 19.7% | 419 | Slay the Spire 2 |
| 2D Platformer | gameplay | 13,228 | $1.1B | $649 | 8.0% | 637 | Rain World |
| Interactive Fiction | gameplay | 8,151 | $1.0B | $2.3K | 14.8% | 697 | The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series |
| Flight | gameplay | 2,719 | $1.0B | $1.3K | 14.5% | 247 | Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) 40th Anniversary Edition |
| Steampunk | theme | 1,069 | $939.4M | $11.8K | 30.0% | 176 | Frostpunk |
| Card Battler | gameplay | 3,582 | $906.3M | $2.7K | 18.4% | 294 | Slay the Spire 2 |
| Lovecraftian | theme | 1,875 | $856.1M | $7.5K | 26.3% | 270 | Darkest Dungeon® |
| Party Game | gameplay | 2,753 | $854.4M | $1.5K | 12.8% | 126 | Fall Guys |
| Boomer Shooter | gameplay | 1,215 | $765.3M | $5.0K | 27.2% | 174 | ULTRAKILL |
| Roguelike Deckbuilder | gameplay | 1,738 | $699.0M | $9.7K | 26.6% | 211 | Slay the Spire 2 |
| Rhythm | gameplay | 2,091 | $686.7M | $1.7K | 13.7% | 181 | Sekiroâ„¢: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition |
| Cozy | mood | 5,046 | $599.2M | $2.3K | 18.9% | 400 | Paralives |
| Arena Shooter | gameplay | 3,553 | $583.5M | $852 | 8.4% | 171 | ULTRAKILL |
| Hidden Object | gameplay | 8,300 | $427.2M | $1.1K | 6.2% | 372 | MECCHA CHAMELEON |
| Precision Platformer | gameplay | 4,522 | $328.7M | $623 | 5.3% | 154 | Celeste |
| MOBA | gameplay | 421 | $306.2M | $2.3K | 17.3% | 34 | FOR HONORâ„¢ |
| Twin Stick Shooter | gameplay | 2,185 | $275.3M | $1.8K | 14.7% | 197 | Enter the Gungeon |
| Wholesome | mood | 2,114 | $266.4M | $3.4K | 19.8% | 221 | PowerWash Simulator |
| Idler | gameplay | 5,726 | $242.4M | $816 | 9.1% | 281 | WorldBox - God Simulator |
| Bullet Heaven | gameplay | 1,296 | $237.0M | $5.1K | 23.1% | 122 | Megabonk |
| Auto Battler | gameplay | 2,463 | $201.7M | $1.6K | 16.0% | 188 | Legion TD 2 - Multiplayer Tower Defense |
| Social Deduction | gameplay | 352 | $169.6M | $2.4K | 21.1% | 35 | Among Us |
| Traditional Roguelike | gameplay | 722 | $58.9M | $1.3K | 15.8% | 61 | Elin |
| Match 3 | gameplay | 1,748 | $52.9M | $862 | 4.2% | 57 | HuniePop |