Genres

Steam’s game genres, taken from the store pages of the titles we track.

Indie664Action497Casual479Adventure424Simulation332Strategy298RPG233Open World147Arcade144Puzzle141Free To Play138Shooter137Horror131Sandbox120Early Access102FPS90Survival90Platformer78Massively Multiplayer59Card Game54Sports48Hack and Slash47Racing41Stealth38MMORPG20Battle Royale12Fighting Games11Rhythm8MOBA7Party3

Sub-genres

Steam’s own tags — Shoot 'Em Up, Metroidvania, Souls-like, and the rest — on games we actually track.

Exploration227Action-Adventure137Sci-fi130Roguelike111Roguelite108Management106Resource Management104Psychological Horror94Tactical93Crafting83Building82Action RPG81Immersive Sim76Dark Fantasy72Mystery72Action Roguelike66Space63Turn-Based Strategy632D Platformer61Medieval61Turn-Based Combat61Economy563D Platformer54Base Building53Turn-Based Tactics52Choose Your Own Adventure51Survival Horror50Deckbuilding49Life Sim49Third-Person Shooter49Point & Click48Time Management46Automation45Military45Post-apocalyptic45Historical44Side Scroller44Walking Simulator44Card Battler43Dungeon Crawler41Bullet Hell40Party Game38Puzzle Platformer37Souls-like36Hidden Object35Loot34Zombies33Dating Sim31Tower Defense31RTS28Tabletop28City Builder27Detective27Investigation26Party-Based RPG26Strategy RPG26Real Time Tactics25Shop Keeper25Top-Down Shooter25Turn-Based25Board Game24Cyberpunk24Precision Platformer24Tactical RPG23Arena Shooter22JRPG22Roguelike Deckbuilder22Farming Sim21Noir21Wargame21Auto Battler20Creature Collector20Parkour20Automobile Sim19Open World Survival Craft19Shoot 'Em Up18Colony Sim17Fishing17Mythology17Cooking16Hero Shooter16Metroidvania16Aliens153D Fighter14Beat 'em up14Mining14Superhero14Vehicular Combat142D Fighter13Grand Strategy13Lovecraftian13Football (Soccer)12Looter Shooter12Runner12Space Sim12Steampunk12Swordplay12Vampires12Combat Racing11Twin Stick Shooter11World War II11Spectacle fighter10Traditional Roguelike10Word Game10CRPG9Match 39Mystery Dungeon9Trading Card Game9Typing9Boomer Shooter8Pirates8Western8Dice7Sokoban7Action RTS6Chess6Dinosaurs6Escape Room6Heist6Mechs6Naval Combat6Time Manipulation6Basketball5Boxing5Extraction Shooter5Minigames5Ninja5Sailing5Solitaire5Trivia5Falling Blocks4Flight4Football (American)4God Game4Tanks4World War I4Archery3Boss Rush3Character Action Game3Farming3Hunting3Otome3Poker3Political Sim3Social Deduction3Billiards2Hobby Sim2Hockey2Mahjong2On-Rails Shooter2Pinball2Sniper2Werewolves2Golf1Motocross1Outbreak Sim1Skateboarding1Skating1Submarine1Wrestling1