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
$64.1B across 17,974 games
Highest hit rate
Open World Survival Craft
45.4% of games earn $100K+
Most crowded
Story Rich
27,671 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 $29.0B
- FPS $24.9B
- Action RPG $18.8B
- Souls-like $11.0B
- Base Building $10.1B
Theme & setting 5 of 12 shown
- Fantasy $21.8B
- Sci-fi $18.7B
- Dark Fantasy $12.4B
- Post-apocalyptic $10.8B
- Historical $10.2B
Mood 5 of 6 shown
- Story Rich $43.6B
- Horror $18.3B
- Survival Horror $9.9B
- Psychological Horror $8.9B
- Cozy $526.8M
Mode 5 of 7 shown
- Multiplayer $64.1B
- Co-op $44.6B
- Online Co-Op $31.4B
- PvP $18.2B
- PvE $11.9B
Perspective 5 of 6 shown
- First-Person $37.6B
- Third Person $36.6B
- Isometric $4.2B
- Top-Down $2.7B
- 2.5D $1.7B
Art / platform 3 of 3 shown
- Anime $7.1B
- VR $6.5B
- Pixel Graphics $5.4B
Structure 1 of 1 shown
- Open World $51.3B
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 | 17,974 | $64.1B | $17.4K | 37.5% | 3,619 | Grand Theft Auto V Legacy |
| Open World | structure | 11,346 | $51.3B | $17.9K | 38.1% | 2,298 | Black Myth: Wukong |
| Co-op | mode | 10,297 | $44.6B | $22.6K | 39.5% | 2,154 | Grand Theft Auto V Legacy |
| Story Rich | mood | 27,671 | $43.6B | $8.6K | 28.5% | 4,261 | Black Myth: Wukong |
| First-Person | perspective | 25,441 | $37.6B | $2.3K | 20.4% | 2,758 | Grand Theft Auto V Legacy |
| Third Person | perspective | 14,720 | $36.6B | $2.2K | 25.3% | 1,859 | Black Myth: Wukong |
| Online Co-Op | mode | 7,989 | $31.4B | $20.3K | 38.5% | 1,386 | Call of Duty® |
| Sandbox | gameplay | 10,246 | $29.0B | $16.2K | 35.8% | 1,892 | Grand Theft Auto V Legacy |
| FPS | gameplay | 9,013 | $24.9B | $2.9K | 25.0% | 1,310 | Call of Duty® |
| Fantasy | theme | 23,702 | $21.8B | $2.4K | 20.2% | 2,521 | Black Myth: Wukong |
| Action RPG | gameplay | 8,704 | $18.8B | $4.2K | 26.8% | 1,127 | Black Myth: Wukong |
| Sci-fi | theme | 16,696 | $18.7B | $2.5K | 22.6% | 1,983 | Cyberpunk 2077 |
| Horror | mood | 18,000 | $18.3B | $2.4K | 19.5% | 2,006 | Resident Evil Requiem |
| PvP | mode | 9,745 | $18.2B | $2.0K | 21.2% | 992 | ELDEN RING |
| Dark Fantasy | theme | 7,866 | $12.4B | $2.8K | 22.5% | 794 | Black Myth: Wukong |
| PvE | mode | 13,614 | $11.9B | $928 | 13.7% | 792 | Crimson Desert Enhanced |
| Souls-like | gameplay | 2,711 | $11.0B | $5.7K | 29.4% | 412 | Black Myth: Wukong |
| Post-apocalyptic | theme | 5,540 | $10.8B | $3.3K | 24.4% | 660 | Resident Evil Requiem |
| Historical | theme | 4,313 | $10.2B | $11.6K | 31.3% | 801 | Hearts of Iron IV |
| Base Building | gameplay | 6,198 | $10.1B | $13.7K | 34.2% | 948 | 7 Days to Die |
| Survival Horror | mood | 6,963 | $9.9B | $2.2K | 19.3% | 729 | Resident Evil Requiem |
| Hack and Slash | gameplay | 5,983 | $9.6B | $4.3K | 27.9% | 861 | Black Myth: Wukong |
| Psychological Horror | mood | 12,244 | $8.9B | $3.2K | 20.6% | 1,421 | HELLDIVERS™ 2 |
| Open World Survival Craft | gameplay | 1,044 | $7.2B | $54.3K | 45.4% | 259 | Rust |
| Medieval | theme | 7,959 | $7.1B | $1.8K | 18.4% | 713 | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition |
| Anime | art | 15,139 | $7.1B | $6.5K | 22.9% | 2,345 | Palworld |
| Space | theme | 7,812 | $6.6B | $1.6K | 17.4% | 766 | HELLDIVERS™ 2 |
| VR | art | 6,025 | $6.5B | $1.7K | 13.6% | 627 | BeamNG.drive |
| Local Co-Op | mode | 4,251 | $6.4B | $7.6K | 29.2% | 798 | Split Fiction |
| Immersive Sim | gameplay | 8,654 | $6.4B | $3.9K | 22.4% | 981 | Cyberpunk 2077 |
| Racing | gameplay | 4,947 | $5.8B | $1.9K | 17.1% | 549 | Grand Theft Auto V Legacy |
| Grand Strategy | gameplay | 1,492 | $5.8B | $13.9K | 33.0% | 305 | Hearts of Iron IV |
| RTS | gameplay | 3,445 | $5.7B | $11.5K | 31.8% | 631 | Hearts of Iron IV |
| Pixel Graphics | art | 26,649 | $5.4B | $1.4K | 14.1% | 2,060 | Stardew Valley |
| Turn-Based Strategy | gameplay | 7,252 | $5.1B | $5.2K | 25.0% | 930 | Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI |
| City Builder | gameplay | 3,201 | $4.8B | $15.2K | 33.0% | 571 | Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI |
| JRPG | gameplay | 4,501 | $4.6B | $16.2K | 29.4% | 866 | Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 |
| Isometric | perspective | 4,840 | $4.2B | $7.7K | 30.2% | 759 | Project Zomboid |
| Roguelite | gameplay | 12,606 | $4.2B | $2.6K | 19.9% | 1,126 | Slay the Spire 2 |
| 4X | gameplay | 826 | $4.0B | $61.0K | 43.3% | 212 | Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI |
| Roguelike | gameplay | 13,048 | $4.0B | $2.5K | 19.7% | 1,183 | Slay the Spire 2 |
| Split Screen | mode | 1,242 | $3.8B | $4.8K | 28.0% | 218 | Call of Duty®: Black Ops III |
| Battle Royale | gameplay | 922 | $3.4B | $1.4K | 15.6% | 72 | Call of Duty® |
| 3D Platformer | gameplay | 7,457 | $3.1B | $838 | 11.5% | 465 | Split Fiction |
| Fighting | gameplay | 1,428 | $3.1B | $10.7K | 32.3% | 324 | Mortal Kombat 11 |
| Dungeon Crawler | gameplay | 6,169 | $3.1B | $3.6K | 21.2% | 649 | Slay the Spire 2 |
| Cyberpunk | theme | 3,879 | $3.0B | $2.6K | 20.5% | 402 | Cyberpunk 2077 |
| Action Roguelike | gameplay | 8,991 | $2.9B | $1.6K | 15.8% | 643 | Deep Rock Galactic |
| World War II | theme | 944 | $2.8B | $34.7K | 37.3% | 261 | Hearts of Iron IV |
| Dating Sim | gameplay | 5,118 | $2.7B | $9.8K | 24.8% | 830 | Stardew Valley |
| Top-Down | perspective | 16,025 | $2.7B | $973 | 12.4% | 978 | V Rising |
| Puzzle Platformer | gameplay | 6,614 | $2.6B | $1.1K | 12.1% | 481 | Split Fiction |
| Visual Novel | gameplay | 11,944 | $2.6B | $4.7K | 19.4% | 1,473 | Dispatch |
| Walking Simulator | gameplay | 6,282 | $2.6B | $1.8K | 14.6% | 546 | New World: Aeternum |
| CRPG | gameplay | 2,034 | $2.5B | $4.3K | 22.5% | 235 | Baldur's Gate 3 |
| Looter Shooter | gameplay | 1,237 | $2.4B | $1.6K | 19.0% | 109 | Borderlands® 4 |
| Party-Based RPG | gameplay | 2,824 | $2.4B | $6.4K | 26.8% | 388 | Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 |
| Turn-Based Tactics | gameplay | 6,845 | $2.3B | $2.8K | 19.9% | 678 | Sid Meier's Civilization VII |
| Metroidvania | gameplay | 2,875 | $2.2B | $10.6K | 30.5% | 416 | Hollow Knight: Silksong |
| Point & Click | gameplay | 9,696 | $2.1B | $2.2K | 15.8% | 1,004 | Dispatch |
| MMORPG | gameplay | 500 | $2.1B | $42.0K | 37.9% | 69 | New World: Aeternum |
| Real Time Tactics | gameplay | 3,438 | $2.0B | $1.8K | 21.2% | 366 | Total War: WARHAMMER II |
| Colony Sim | gameplay | 1,951 | $2.0B | $23.3K | 35.8% | 324 | Manor Lords |
| Life Sim | gameplay | 5,959 | $2.0B | $5.3K | 23.3% | 673 | Stardew Valley |
| Beat 'em up | gameplay | 2,517 | $2.0B | $3.1K | 23.0% | 343 | DRAGON BALL FighterZ |
| Automation | gameplay | 3,105 | $1.9B | $2.8K | 22.7% | 303 | Palworld |
| Extraction Shooter | gameplay | 238 | $1.7B | $317.5K | 54.1% | 46 | HELLDIVERS™ 2 |
| 2.5D | perspective | 4,771 | $1.7B | $1.8K | 18.3% | 423 | Mortal Kombat 11 |
| Tactical RPG | gameplay | 3,001 | $1.6B | $5.1K | 26.5% | 396 | Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition |
| Side Scroller | perspective | 7,092 | $1.5B | $1.8K | 16.6% | 747 | Hollow Knight |
| Tower Defense | gameplay | 3,993 | $1.4B | $1.5K | 15.8% | 332 | 7 Days to Die |
| Hero Shooter | gameplay | 981 | $1.4B | $651 | 10.2% | 57 | Call of Duty®: Black Ops III |
| Western | theme | 722 | $1.4B | $2.4K | 21.5% | 86 | Red Dead Redemption 2 |
| Farming Sim | gameplay | 2,214 | $1.3B | $5.4K | 25.4% | 260 | Stardew Valley |
| Space Sim | gameplay | 1,720 | $1.3B | $2.2K | 19.4% | 176 | No Man's Sky |
| Bullet Hell | gameplay | 6,709 | $1.3B | $1.2K | 11.3% | 428 | Risk of Rain 2 |
| Interactive Fiction | gameplay | 7,357 | $1.2B | $2.9K | 16.4% | 646 | 007 First Light |
| Deckbuilding | gameplay | 4,594 | $1.1B | $3.5K | 21.2% | 378 | Slay the Spire 2 |
| 2D Platformer | gameplay | 11,416 | $1.1B | $767 | 9.1% | 580 | Rain World |
| Steampunk | theme | 972 | $926.7M | $15.8K | 32.9% | 169 | Frostpunk |
| Card Battler | gameplay | 3,267 | $923.4M | $3.2K | 20.1% | 276 | Slay the Spire 2 |
| Flight | gameplay | 2,402 | $917.4M | $1.6K | 16.5% | 241 | Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) 40th Anniversary Edition |
| Party Game | gameplay | 2,397 | $861.2M | $1.8K | 14.8% | 119 | Fall Guys |
| Lovecraftian | theme | 1,705 | $835.0M | $10.0K | 29.0% | 251 | Darkest Dungeon® |
| Boomer Shooter | gameplay | 1,115 | $751.7M | $5.5K | 28.9% | 159 | ULTRAKILL |
| Roguelike Deckbuilder | gameplay | 1,531 | $704.0M | $14.7K | 28.5% | 189 | Slay the Spire 2 |
| Rhythm | gameplay | 1,849 | $681.2M | $2.2K | 15.6% | 174 | Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition |
| Cozy | mood | 4,220 | $526.8M | $2.9K | 21.3% | 348 | Paralives |
| Arena Shooter | gameplay | 3,109 | $518.1M | $958 | 9.4% | 159 | ULTRAKILL |
| Hidden Object | gameplay | 7,279 | $392.1M | $1.2K | 6.7% | 336 | MECCHA CHAMELEON |
| MOBA | gameplay | 400 | $317.3M | $2.2K | 19.8% | 36 | FOR HONOR™ |
| Precision Platformer | gameplay | 3,826 | $310.5M | $700 | 6.1% | 138 | Celeste |
| Twin Stick Shooter | gameplay | 1,944 | $269.6M | $2.1K | 16.1% | 185 | Enter the Gungeon |
| Idler | gameplay | 4,970 | $252.0M | $898 | 9.9% | 246 | WorldBox - God Simulator |
| Wholesome | mood | 1,760 | $249.0M | $3.8K | 21.8% | 197 | PowerWash Simulator |
| Bullet Heaven | gameplay | 1,046 | $201.7M | $7.9K | 25.5% | 94 | Megabonk |
| Auto Battler | gameplay | 2,174 | $190.4M | $1.8K | 16.6% | 160 | The Bazaar |
| Social Deduction | gameplay | 302 | $187.0M | $4.5K | 24.1% | 33 | Among Us |
| Traditional Roguelike | gameplay | 675 | $60.5M | $1.5K | 17.8% | 58 | Elin |
| Match 3 | gameplay | 1,482 | $50.3M | $959 | 4.8% | 53 | HuniePop |