Games released on Steam
Counted from Steam’s release dates for every app Steam classifies as a game. DLC, demos, software and soundtracks are left out.
Counted from Steam’s release dates for every app Steam classifies as a game. DLC, demos, software and soundtracks are left out.
| Year | By this date | Whole year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23,511 | 23,511 |
| 2025 | 16,192 | 20,581 |
| 2024 | 13,538 | 17,398 |
| 2023 | 10,268 | 12,893 |
| 2022 | 8,759 | 11,006 |
| 2021 | 8,052 | 10,098 |
| Year | Games |
|---|---|
| 2026 (so far) | 23,511 |
| 2025 | 20,581 |
| 2024 | 17,398 |
| 2023 | 12,893 |
| 2022 | 11,006 |
| 2021 | 10,098 |
| 2020 | 8,482 |
| 2019 | 6,934 |
| 2018 | 7,070 |
| 2017 | 5,562 |
| 2016 | 3,904 |
| 2015 | 2,366 |
| 2014 | 1,433 |
| 2013 | 436 |
| 2012 | 300 |
| 2011 | 239 |
| 2010 | 225 |
| 2009 | 281 |
| 2008 | 142 |
| 2007 | 77 |
| 2006 | 61 |
| 2005 | 4 |
| 2004 | 4 |
| 2003 | 1 |
| 2001 | 2 |
| 2000 | 2 |
| 1999 | 2 |
| 1998 | 1 |
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1,593 | 1,734 | 2,386 | 2,322 | 2,045 | 2,237 | 2,815 | 3,063 | 3,093 | 2,223 | ||
| 2025 | 1,402 | 1,352 | 1,783 | 1,726 | 1,651 | 1,628 | 1,817 | 1,753 | 1,594 | 2,012 | 2,106 | 1,757 |
| 2024 | 1,136 | 1,362 | 1,320 | 1,289 | 1,478 | 1,340 | 1,462 | 1,578 | 1,381 | 1,743 | 1,732 | 1,577 |
| 2023 | 899 | 979 | 1,130 | 1,050 | 1,059 | 1,024 | 1,023 | 1,105 | 1,095 | 1,224 | 1,166 | 1,139 |
| 2022 | 800 | 801 | 985 | 782 | 984 | 815 | 916 | 943 | 955 | 1,055 | 1,005 | 965 |
| 2021 | 652 | 763 | 844 | 800 | 819 | 811 | 828 | 847 | 872 | 1,061 | 866 | 935 |
Count of apps whose store type is game and whose release date falls in the period, in UTC. Coming-soon apps, DLC, demos, software, videos and soundtracks are excluded. The year-to-date comparison counts each year up to the same calendar day, from daily counts rather than a share of the annual total.
Steam apps classified as games, counted by their Steam release date.
Source: Steam Web API, IStoreBrowseService/GetItems. Full methodology
