Steam Week in Review: Here are the top 10 most popular genres on Steam
All the interesting Steam facts for the week ending August 30.
Steam Week in Review: Top 10 Most Popular Genres on Steam
A collection of over 100,000 Steam games was analyzed to determine which genres are most likely to make money or be successful. The study, conducted by Ichiro Lambe, Matt Martindale and Dr. Tim Ermilov, used user reviews to estimate sales. The results show sandbox games have the highest hit rate of 27.3%, followed by FPS at 21.6%, RPG at 19.4%, simulation at 16.9%, visual novel at 16.5%, horror at 16.1%, strategy at 16.1%, racing at 15.8%, roguelite at 15.3% and sports at 14.8%.
Visual novels ranked surprisingly high, while 2D platformers ranked quite low. The lowest hit rate was for hidden object games at 5.4%, and 2D platformers at 5.5%.
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