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Every Steam tag, most played first. Each has a page of its most played, newest, best reviewed and upcoming games. Trends compares them year on year.

Steam tags by players now, with their games and releases this year
#	Tag	Playing now	Games	Released 2026
1	Multiplayer	5,302,340	26,739	3,448
2	Action	5,227,694	81,629	8,619
3	Co-op	3,938,982	14,119	1,775
4	Singleplayer	3,789,070	135,845	19,476
5	Online Co-Op	3,599,453	11,513	1,692
6	PvP	3,243,688	15,938	2,229
7	Strategy	2,877,027	45,193	6,295
8	First-Person	2,749,993	34,804	4,594
9	Shooter	2,603,548	20,890	2,215
10	Simulation	2,523,578	47,881	7,074
11	Open World	2,495,563	14,602	1,428
12	RPG	2,426,596	39,818	4,506
13	Adventure	2,347,732	79,654	8,153
14	FPS	2,223,297	12,061	1,223
15	Free to Play	2,163,110	16,479	2,526
16	Team-Based	2,130,904	4,098	518
17	Third Person	2,069,882	20,559	2,256
18	Tactical	2,032,819	11,254	1,499
19	Realistic	2,024,899	17,205	2,193
20	Character Customization	1,973,558	14,209	1,829
21	Competitive	1,883,052	2,067	234
22	Difficult	1,846,448	10,808	1,019
23	Atmospheric	1,842,043	44,916	5,960
24	Fantasy	1,630,546	33,372	4,063
25	Indie	1,539,308	111,055	14,719
26	Exploration	1,463,841	39,989	4,884
27	Sandbox	1,461,073	13,218	1,788
28	Survival	1,420,602	15,845	1,873
29	War	1,411,735	6,018	661
30	3D	1,371,357	59,841	8,029
31	Story Rich	1,369,345	37,444	4,356
32	Military	1,352,349	5,003	585
33	eSports	1,303,492	1,670	188
34	PvE	1,298,683	19,558	2,852
35	Action RPG	1,267,704	11,783	1,261
36	Crafting	1,227,427	10,699	1,356
37	Casual	1,194,713	88,153	12,873
38	Moddable	1,194,041	1,974	227
39	Trading	1,156,051	2,514	431
40	Early Access	1,101,963	15,304	2,315
41	Funny	1,077,535	25,607	3,340
42	Massively Multiplayer	1,062,960	3,721	379
43	Third-Person Shooter	1,057,825	5,035	489
44	Combat	1,009,610	26,523	3,515
45	Building	995,145	11,293	1,428
46	Sci-fi	993,851	22,073	2,574
47	Great Soundtrack	900,910	4,511	63
48	2D	874,208	74,884	11,451
49	Sexual Content	843,938	13,393	2,034
50	Horror	813,729	24,147	3,098
51	Cute	784,017	36,485	5,289
52	Fast-Paced	775,770	3,540	353
53	Violent	770,713	10,550	944
54	Base Building	763,915	8,041	968
55	Replay Value	755,141	5,490	684
56	MOBA	711,856	725	64
57	RTS	655,382	4,645	491
58	Gore	641,338	9,155	867
59	Management	604,165	14,620	2,434
60	Relaxing	576,006	28,019	4,747
61	Hero Shooter	559,539	1,415	125
62	Post-apocalyptic	529,803	7,260	780
63	MMORPG	516,811	1,440	182
64	Colorful	508,986	41,066	5,710
65	Artificial Intelligence	507,539	4,749	1,134
66	Tower Defense	499,120	5,503	786
67	Class-Based	479,591	2,530	372
68	Immersive Sim	464,801	11,527	1,804
69	Comedy	462,637	16,328	2,161
70	Nudity	452,922	12,374	1,821
71	Family Friendly	452,631	20,016	2,646
72	Open World Survival Craft	435,495	1,206	99
73	Resource Management	433,434	13,679	2,470
74	Lore-Rich	430,993	6,858	881
75	Anime	427,759	21,958	2,961
76	Modern	425,301	4,130	562
77	Controller	421,208	21,433	2,853
78	Battle Royale	419,138	1,465	134
79	Stealth	418,996	6,324	688
80	Psychological Horror	417,640	16,693	2,228
81	Survival Horror	415,987	9,128	1,089
82	Pixel Graphics	409,171	36,867	5,086
83	LGBTQ+	406,746	5,545	686
84	Hack and Slash	401,676	8,081	902
85	Dark Fantasy	393,510	10,707	1,428
86	Economy	392,910	7,842	1,525
87	Physics	389,807	16,501	2,345
88	Incremental	388,318	10,271	2,208
89	Action-Adventure	376,321	27,215	2,909
90	Idler	373,248	7,945	2,017
91	Historical	364,914	6,037	718
92	Cinematic	354,857	6,750	842
93	Space	343,574	10,550	1,295
94	Loot	338,984	4,884	805
95	Medieval	330,093	10,979	1,465
96	Cartoony	317,022	17,144	2,250
97	Choices Matter	310,467	20,531	2,994
98	Magic	294,219	12,857	1,549
99	Destruction	290,945	3,159	358
100	Futuristic	288,626	10,034	1,170
101	Procedural Generation	287,090	11,033	1,478
102	Dating Sim	286,804	7,780	1,115
103	Turn-Based Strategy	278,672	10,188	1,471
104	Multiple Endings	277,956	17,740	2,516
105	VR	274,558	7,882	373
106	Zombies	273,867	5,994	593
107	Local Co-Op	268,594	5,411	561
108	Dark	263,544	18,042	2,421
109	Sports	262,320	7,629	917
110	Roguelite	261,314	16,739	2,755
111	Souls-like	256,662	3,497	360
112	Roguelike	250,671	16,925	2,759
113	Female Protagonist	250,314	19,304	2,303
114	Grand Strategy	249,452	2,007	272
115	City Builder	245,190	4,122	513
116	Driving	243,078	4,095	480
117	Platformer	242,617	18,743	1,855
118	Extraction Shooter	237,204	346	54
119	Turn-Based Combat	236,964	9,721	1,276
120	Cyberpunk	231,419	5,194	635
121	Automation	228,513	4,500	1,015
122	Looter Shooter	223,832	1,675	203
123	Desktop Companion	221,506	820	271
124	Local Multiplayer	217,733	7,136	833
125	Wargame	212,900	3,745	452
126	Inventory Management	206,271	5,477	923
127	Isometric	201,936	6,458	722
128	Arcade	201,528	27,454	3,996
129	Life Sim	200,372	8,068	1,331
130	Turn-Based	197,167	3,203	267
131	Vehicular Combat	195,626	2,177	264
132	Automobile Sim	186,883	2,368	274
133	Dungeon Crawler	183,869	8,148	1,041
134	Racing	176,047	6,559	673
135	Action Roguelike	175,576	11,958	1,793
136	Classic	175,012	1,515	38
137	Puzzle	164,381	37,397	4,828
138	4X	153,077	1,069	119
139	Party-Based RPG	152,383	3,868	467
140	Stylized	152,138	27,608	4,025
141	Card Game	151,946	7,856	1,359
142	Martial Arts	150,763	1,508	171
143	Robots	144,143	4,773	518
144	Top-Down	142,980	22,623	3,212
145	Gun Customization	142,658	1,963	213
146	Job Simulator	141,440	1,843	327
147	Turn-Based Tactics	137,416	9,809	1,470
148	Sniper	135,893	446	47
149	Deckbuilding	134,369	6,384	1,147
150	Capitalism	133,700	3,694	715
151	Strategy RPG	133,283	5,392	709
152	Crime	131,659	3,314	447
153	Real Time Tactics	129,189	4,987	607
154	Cats	128,509	4,051	691
155	Alternate History	127,146	3,192	350
156	Level Editor	126,940	3,095	377
157	Nature	126,670	9,199	1,241
158	Remake	126,649	591	44
159	World War II	125,971	1,251	94
160	JRPG	125,830	6,167	652
161	Co-op Campaign	125,799	1,498	158
162	Farming Sim	125,261	2,937	442
163	Romance	124,443	9,691	1,466
164	Cartoon	123,500	9,782	1,288
165	Collectathon	122,975	6,087	1,085
166	Card Battler	122,719	4,765	843
167	Tactical RPG	121,853	4,115	475
168	Dragons	119,328	1,796	197
169	Choose Your Own Adventure	117,902	10,279	1,395
170	Typing	117,277	1,365	267
171	Space Sim	116,885	2,280	297
172	Creature Collector	116,484	3,834	603
173	Software	115,575	820	177
174	Mythology	115,323	3,426	373
175	Football (Soccer)	114,906	783	146
176	Wuxia	113,063	286	71
177	Parkour	113,011	3,315	401
178	Diplomacy	107,075	848	106
179	Side Scroller	104,675	9,450	929
180	Time Management	102,179	6,563	1,077
181	Colony Sim	101,913	2,434	323
182	Mystery	101,850	18,001	2,333
183	Hentai	101,539	7,313	1,368
184	Memes	101,194	3,117	289
185	Auto Battler	98,580	3,359	648
186	Visual Novel	94,739	17,894	2,538
187	Emotional	94,248	10,315	1,500
188	Cozy	93,480	6,597	1,503
189	Real-Time with Pause	92,480	528	48
190	Perma Death	88,309	4,758	582
191	Fishing	83,158	1,727	268
192	Cleaning	83,059	625	164
193	4 Player Local	82,241	3,292	354
194	Retro	81,818	20,983	2,763
195	Flight	81,104	3,235	318
196	Superhero	79,255	757	81
197	Transportation	77,448	1,105	164
198	CRPG	76,504	2,942	339
199	Fighting	76,115	1,806	117
200	Tanks	74,895	1,002	106
201	Walking Simulator	74,096	8,579	1,228
202	Agriculture	73,115	1,761	224
203	Horses	72,992	504	57
204	Music	72,381	2,240	254
205	Shop Keeper	71,792	2,127	598
206	2D Platformer	70,541	16,616	2,234
207	Swordplay	70,130	2,040	182
208	Ninja	68,897	1,010	87
209	Gambling	68,246	1,514	321
210	2.5D	67,429	6,660	864
211	Naval Combat	66,297	719	85
212	Hand-drawn	63,788	13,537	1,747
213	Roguelike Deckbuilder	63,290	2,221	390
214	Old School	63,246	10,097	1,346
215	Cold War	62,668	683	75
216	Hunting	62,666	1,075	101
217	Rhythm	62,637	2,617	347
218	Dark Humor	61,638	5,680	769
219	Precision Platformer	61,070	5,332	687
220	Trading Card Game	60,360	1,343	194
221	Dystopian	58,582	4,312	499
222	Heist	57,939	737	83
223	Point & Click	57,581	13,317	1,948
224	Dinosaurs	57,437	892	99
225	Mouse Only	56,936	1,027	99
226	Demons	54,823	4,981	613
227	Cooking	54,544	2,883	447
228	Investigation	53,171	6,625	862
229	Hex Grid	52,268	1,315	157
230	Bullet Hell	52,026	9,043	1,351
231	Party Game	51,231	3,742	991
232	Beautiful	50,977	748	15
233	3D Platformer	50,842	10,687	1,307
234	Aliens	50,447	4,829	535
235	Epic	48,613	138	1
236	Nonlinear	48,304	5,094	576
237	Minimalist	47,057	13,587	2,150
238	Dwarves	46,782	377	58
239	Trains	45,893	833	124
240	Western	45,198	930	120
241	Addictive	45,102	446	8
242	Education	44,610	5,176	712
243	Split Screen	43,386	1,642	179
244	Science	43,139	2,056	279
245	Detective	42,940	5,496	711
246	Mining	42,921	2,001	368
247	1990's	42,426	8,495	1,200
248	Farming	41,737	627	93
249	Action RTS	41,308	1,570	177
250	Touch-Friendly	41,094	348	18
251	Score Attack	40,885	8,168	1,480
252	Surreal	40,284	8,254	1,020
253	Arena Shooter	39,275	4,585	554
254	Board Game	38,968	4,817	807
255	Supernatural	38,325	5,768	832
256	Real-Time	37,794	597	31
257	Underwater	37,419	1,455	221
258	2D Fighter	37,313	2,978	397
259	Voxel	36,420	1,642	172
260	Naval	36,201	861	110
261	Comic Book	35,890	4,033	550
262	Metroidvania	35,740	3,530	269
263	3D Fighter	35,577	2,354	262
264	Spectacle fighter	33,872	1,588	147
265	Soundtrack	33,636	1,403	95
266	Tabletop	32,993	4,989	818
267	Noir	32,356	2,387	323
268	Design & Illustration	32,156	1,193	165
269	1980s	31,610	5,250	713
270	Asynchronous Multiplayer	30,183	1,162	192
271	Assassins	29,806	856	65
272	Dialogue Heavy	29,774	6,433	848
273	Beat 'em up	29,694	3,343	326
274	Thriller	29,632	6,122	895
275	Tutorial	28,565	4,595	667
276	Top-Down Shooter	28,434	6,461	783
277	Political Sim	27,366	1,329	202
278	Immersive	26,596	1,213	138
279	Hidden Object	26,404	9,744	1,325
280	Puzzle Platformer	26,323	8,914	939
281	Psychological	26,173	6,571	1,010
282	Mod	25,904	93	6
283	Dark Comedy	24,468	2,604	335
284	Organizing	24,177	787	244
285	TrackIR	23,369	36	4
286	God Game	23,354	1,443	190
287	Logic	23,250	10,491	1,583
288	Nostalgia	22,298	720	84
289	Minigames	22,123	976	132
290	Linear	22,109	18,045	2,508
291	Pirates	21,719	1,235	128
292	Sailing	21,329	826	99
293	Mechs	21,106	1,450	144
294	Bullet Heaven	20,802	1,702	440
295	Vampires	20,710	1,225	163
296	Text-Based	20,539	7,509	1,300
297	Animals	20,357	1,694	404
298	Interactive Fiction	19,563	10,653	1,463
299	Lovecraftian	19,353	2,197	233
300	Character Action Game	18,943	931	34
301	Time Travel	17,900	1,251	135
302	Gothic	17,511	1,917	256
303	Time Manipulation	16,948	1,564	177
304	Sequel	15,848	320	17
305	Decorating	14,983	549	145
306	Wholesome	14,957	2,709	559
307	Party	14,891	995	158
308	Zoo	14,740	64	18
309	Steampunk	14,520	1,236	107
310	Quick-Time Events	13,868	1,761	286
311	Basketball	13,726	328	46
312	Utilities	13,398	812	222
313	Social Deduction	13,051	475	96
314	Hacking	12,978	1,157	171
315	Offroad	12,738	546	56
316	Rome	12,468	378	45
317	Samurai	12,045	164	25
318	Combat Racing	11,737	1,584	177
319	Dynamic Narration	11,672	1,543	197
320	Grid-Based Movement	11,535	3,518	488
321	Short	11,268	3,664	445
322	Escape Room	10,861	1,019	126
323	World War I	10,707	351	36
324	Satire	10,139	1,931	282
325	FMV	9,861	1,334	209
326	Villain Protagonist	9,620	466	45
327	Silent Protagonist	9,031	190	12
328	Abstract	8,895	5,159	649
329	Episodic	8,820	379	34
330	Psychedelic	8,631	3,888	415
331	Football (American)	8,585	213	43
332	Snow	8,423	904	107
333	Experimental	8,254	1,910	145
334	Boomer Shooter	8,250	1,414	244
335	Narrative	8,065	2,087	311
336	Shoot 'Em Up	7,660	6,864	691
337	Skating	7,439	231	24
338	Based On A Novel	7,267	106	7
339	Motorbike	7,075	348	31
340	Skateboarding	6,969	248	22
341	Programming	6,878	1,025	157
342	Dogs	6,688	1,444	220
343	Spaceships	6,475	482	66
344	Submarine	6,303	403	56
345	Animation & Modeling	6,284	376	50
346	Underground	6,183	1,876	253
347	Vikings	5,922	236	26
348	Parody	5,885	1,928	274
349	Trivia	5,813	799	141
350	Outbreak Sim	5,808	529	70
351	Twin Stick Shooter	5,802	2,583	260
352	Voice Control	5,718	109	20
353	Bikes	5,715	306	33
354	Hobby Sim	5,598	478	63
355	ATV	5,062	90	9
356	Mystery Dungeon	4,968	1,923	215
357	Conspiracy	4,965	1,887	188
358	Xianxia	4,849	327	92
359	Match 3	4,654	2,033	247
360	Faith	4,253	1,087	115
361	Sokoban	4,231	1,356	173
362	Time Attack	4,178	766	129
363	Runner	4,099	3,521	424
364	Philosophical	4,043	2,767	345
365	Solitaire	4,030	1,542	231
366	Bullet Time	3,856	1,694	194
367	Cult	3,724	246	55
368	Reboot	3,641	19	0
369	Musou	3,634	73	9
370	Traditional Roguelike	3,633	897	203
371	Hockey	3,607	175	26
372	6DOF	3,194	1,516	120
373	Motocross	3,011	141	12
374	Word Game	3,003	2,590	478
375	Baseball	2,931	194	33
376	Espionage	2,849	265	62
377	Golf	2,546	412	50
378	Game Development	2,540	664	74
379	Software Training	2,535	58	7
380	Elves	2,527	263	71
381	Transhumanism	2,510	586	70
382	Wrestling	2,383	237	25
383	Cycling	2,251	190	18
384	Dice	2,241	514	134
385	Pinball	2,241	388	67
386	Capybaras	1,976	83	23
387	Chess	1,915	572	102
388	Gaming	1,887	157	12
389	Mars	1,746	430	35
390	Mini Golf	1,595	265	30
391	Billiards	1,557	261	48
392	Medical Sim	1,543	433	64
393	Poker	1,524	280	94
394	Archery	1,487	695	53
395	Otome	1,480	997	114
396	Music-Based Procedural Generation	1,453	552	87
397	Falling Blocks	1,213	287	116
398	BMX	1,206	90	7
399	Spelling	1,090	602	120
400	Snowboarding	1,075	122	15
401	Mahjong	983	231	57
402	Boxing	959	470	48
403	Skiing	882	122	15
404	Werewolves	842	473	49
405	Rock Music	706	115	15
406	Jump Scare	689	497	84
407	Photo Editing	672	133	20
408	Hardware	657	59	17
409	Bowling	636	137	12
410	Wolves	617	79	19
411	Lemmings	545	136	13
412	Cricket	516	60	11
413	Language Learning	507	150	48
414	Tennis	472	197	20
415	Instrumental Music	457	139	16
416	360 Video	425	189	14
417	Birds	356	202	32
418	Volleyball	318	62	6
419	Boss Rush	282	426	75
420	Audio Production	280	213	36
421	Asymmetric VR	258	255	19
422	On-Rails Shooter	200	639	47
423	Electronic Music	178	250	32
424	Video Production	129	131	19
425	Foxes	89	146	21
426	Intentionally Awkward Controls	76	158	12
427	Rugby	75	33	1
428	Benchmark	74	17	1
429	8-bit Music	7	96	8

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