Steam Tags frequency and median
Frequency of Steam Tags appearance on Steam games and software. The category of the tags is based on Steamworks Documentation, with minor additions and modifications. (20) or (5+) means we only obtain the median position based on games and software that have at least 20 or 5 tags.
Last update: Apr 18, 2025
Top Genre
Name
▲▲
Total games
▲
Median position (20)
▲
Median position (5+)
Action
60083
3
3
Casual
59077
3
3
Adventure
58026
4
4
Simulation
29767
4
4
Strategy
28872
3
4
RPG
28271
4
4
Puzzle
25839
4
4
Sports
5985
3
4
Racing
5155
3
3
Tabletop
3020
8
8
Experimental
1613
8
8
Genre
Name
▲▲
Total games
▲
Median position (20)
▲
Median position (5+)
Exploration
25193
7
7
Action-Adventure
18906
6
6
Arcade
18150
6
6
Shooter
15687
6
6
Platformer
14234
5
5
Visual Novel
11928
4
4
Survival
11067
10
10
Open World
10855
10
10
Roguelike
9117
7
7
Point & Click
8707
5
5
Action RPG
8374
6
6
Sandbox
8280
7
7
Management
7469
9
9
Building
7312
10
10
Hidden Object
6599
5
6
Interactive Fiction
6484
6
6
Turn-Based Strategy
6272
6
6
Walking Simulator
5453
6
7
Base Building
4951
10
10
Clicker
4444
6
6
Card Game
4348
4
4
Stealth
4079
10
11
Strategy RPG
3520
8
8
RTS
3366
6
6
Tower Defense
3327
3
3
Board Game
3098
5
5
Idler
2944
5
5
Party-Based RPG
2442
6
6
Automobile Sim
1831
5
5
Rhythm
1831
4
4
Farming Sim
1648
5
5
Fighting
1582
7
8
Match 3
1550
4
4
Space Sim
1501
7
7
Word Game
1457
5
5
Cooking
1448
9
9.5
Auto Battler
1392
5
5
Battle Royale
1326
5
5
eSports
1321
8
8
MMORPG
1263
5
5
Action RTS
1049
7
7
God Game
999
7
7
Mining
910
11
11
Character Action Game
869
9
9
Hacking
705
10
10
MOBA
684
5
5
Diplomacy
525
12
12
Trivia
514
4
5
Chess
333
3
4
Farming
331
11
11
Outbreak Sim
329
8
8
Golf
286
5
5
Medical Sim
279
6
6
Basketball
239
5
5
Job Simulator
231
10
10
Pinball
201
4
4
Mini Golf
185
5
5
Wrestling
178
8.5
9
Skateboarding
164
6
6
Tennis
148
5
6
Skating
145
9
9
Baseball
143
5
5
Cycling
140
10
10
Motocross
126
8
8
Hockey
107
5
5
Mahjong
104
3.5
4
Bowling
91
7
7
Snowboarding
87
9
9
Skiing
86
7.5
8.5
BMX
76
9
9
Cricket
34
4
5
Hobby Sim
31
13
13
Volleyball
30
5
5
Rugby
27
2
3
Snooker
18
6
6
Sub Genre
Name
▲▲
Total games
▲
Median position (20)
▲
Median position (5+)
Horror
15604
6
6
2D Platformer
11605
5
5
FPS
9186
5
5
Roguelite
8551
6
6
3D Platformer
7458
6
6
Side Scroller
7180
7
7
Action Roguelike
6930
3
3
Immersive Sim
6790
8
8
Choose Your Own Adventure
6713
7
7
Puzzle Platformer
6585
6
6
Survival Horror
6019
8
8
Turn-Based Tactics
5987
7
7
Bullet Hell
5918
5
5
Hack and Slash
5643
7
7
Shoot 'Em Up
5434
5
5
Dungeon Crawler
5273
6
6
Dating Sim
5215
7
7
JRPG
4677
5
5
Top-Down Shooter
4398
6
6
Life Sim
4393
7
7
Education
4149
6
6
Investigation
3974
12
12
Third-Person Shooter
3763
7
7
Precision Platformer
3683
5
5
Time Management
3514
7
7
Arena Shooter
3278
6
6
Real Time Tactics
3239
8
8
Collectathon
3229
7
7
City Builder
2833
5
5
Tactical RPG
2758
8
8
Runner
2623
6
6
Metroidvania
2610
4
4
Wargame
2576
7
7
Beat 'em up
2563
6
6
Card Battler
2506
5
5
Souls-like
2481
6
6
Flight
2429
6
6
CRPG
2122
8
8
2D Fighter
2094
5
5
Twin Stick Shooter
1890
6
6
3D Fighter
1705
6
6
Mystery Dungeon
1445
8
8
Colony Sim
1440
5
5
Grand Strategy
1373
7
7
Trading
1204
12
12
Hero Shooter
1201
7
7
Combat Racing
1186
6
6
Spectacle fighter
1177
8
8
Looter Shooter
1127
7
7
Solitaire
1077
6
6
Open World Survival Craft
983
5
5
Sokoban
966
4
4
Roguelike Deckbuilder
890
2
2
Trading Card Game
871
7
7
Boomer Shooter
776
5
5
4X
709
5
5
Political Sim
699
7
7
Programming
673
7
7
Typing
658
5
5
Escape Room
644
7
7
Traditional Roguelike
532
8
8
On-Rails Shooter
505
6
6
Heist
485
12
12
Football (Soccer)
463
5
5
Spelling
373
6
6
Roguevania
314
7
7
Social Deduction
216
4
4
Football (American)
188
5
5
Boss Rush
157
7
7
Tile-Matching
137
14
14
Extraction Shooter
117
3
3
Shop Keeper
95
9
9
Visual & Viewpoint
Name
▲▲
Total games
▲
Median position (20)
▲
Median position (5+)
2D
46554
8
8
3D
36534
9
9
Colorful
26105
12
12
Cute
23401
9
9
Pixel Graphics
23213
8
8
First-Person
21552
9
9
Anime
15644
8
8
Stylized
14574
12
12
Third Person
14003
11
11
Top-Down
13554
10
10
Realistic
11792
11
11
Cartoony
11231
11
11
Minimalist
8709
10
10
Hand-drawn
8461
11
11
VR
7907
4
4
Cartoon
6742
12
12
Text-Based
4425
10
10
Cinematic
4385
11
11
2.5D
4227
9
9
Isometric
4097
10
10
Abstract
3506
10
11
Psychedelic
2738
12
12
Comic Book
2704
11
11
Noir
1501
10
10
3D Vision
1283
11
11
Split Screen
1181
10
10
Voxel
1065
9
9
FMV
894
8
8
360 Video
208
8
9
Electronic Music
186
11
11.5
Instrumental Music
104
11
11
8-bit Music
76
12
12
Rock Music
73
9
9
Theme & Mood
Name
▲▲
Total games
▲
Median position (20)
▲
Median position (5+)
Atmospheric
28164
12
12
Fantasy
22169
12
12
Sci-fi
14957
11
11
Retro
13907
12
12
Family Friendly
13803
12
12
Dark
10855
12
12
Mystery
10837
12
12
Psychological Horror
10011
8
8
Magic
8343
13
13
Space
7235
10
10
Tactical
7111
13
13
Futuristic
6909
14
14
Old School
6890
13
13
Medieval
6865
12
12
Logic
6738
11
11
Romance
6359
10
10
Dark Fantasy
6289
12
12
Nature
5641
13
13
1990's
5357
12
12
Surreal
5046
12
12
Post-apocalyptic
4853
11
11
Zombies
4479
9
9
War
4271
12
12
Historical
4186
10
10
LGBTQ+
3792
9
9
1980s
3680
11
11
Cyberpunk
3591
10
10
Thriller
3435
12
12
Detective
3432
9
9
Economy
3409
10
10
Military
3404
11
11
Demons
3396
13
13
Robots
3392
12
12
Aliens
3377
13
13
Supernatural
3154
13
13
Dystopian
2658
13
13
Modern
2572
14
14
Memes
2480
12
12
Loot
2450
13
13
Cats
2264
9
9
Parkour
2228
8
8
Alternate History
2202
12
12
Mythology
2154
13
13
Destruction
1936
12
12
Crime
1899
11
11
Philosophical
1743
13
13
Capitalism
1733
11
11
Lovecraftian
1481
10
10
Swordplay
1464
11
11
Science
1382
12
12
Dragons
1281
12
12
America
1229
13
13
Conspiracy
1126
14
14
Agriculture
1124
11
11
Gothic
1088
13
13
Mechs
1049
9
9
Underground
1031
13
13
Satire
1015
13
13
World War II
1003
6
7
Dynamic Narration
919
13
13
Dog
918
11
11
Steampunk
915
10
10
Time Travel
907
12
12
Pirates
883
9
9
Underwater
853
8
8
Ninja
842
10
10
Political
839
11
11
Vampire
827
11
11
Game Development
817
5
6
Otome
795
6
6
Tanks
719
9
9
Faith
711
12
12
Dinosaurs
658
7
7
Transportation
635
10
10
Western
634
8
8.5
Assassin
623
12
12
Politics
608
12
12
Superhero
587
10
10
Gambling
573
9
9
Snow
557
12
12
Naval
555
10
10
Cold War
495
10
11
Trains
492
6
7
Foreign
413
14
14
Offroad
404
12
12
Illuminati
387
14
14
Transhumanism
363
13
13
Sniper
351
12
12
Mars
342
11
11
Horses
338
11
11
Werewolves
336
13.5
13.5
Jet
314
11
11
Motorbike
267
8
8
Rome
264
9
9
Submarine
257
9
9.5
Spaceships
256
13
13
World War I
254
8
8
Bikes
250
8
9
Ambient
189
14
14
Dwarf
181
7
7
Pool
152
6
6
Vikings
126
8
8
Lemmings
101
8
8
Birds
68
13.5
13.5
Electronic
62
11
11
Fox
61
13
13
Elf
40
11.5
12
Rating
Name
▲▲
Total games
▲
Median position (20)
▲
Median position (5+)
Sexual Content
9822
3
3
Nudity
9168
4
5
Violent
7666
10
11
Gore
6262
10
10
Mature
5491
7
7
Hentai
4783
7
7
NSFW
4676
6
6
Blood
755
13
13
Feature
Name
▲▲
Total games
▲
Median position (20)
▲
Median position (5+)
Story Rich
24720
11
11
Combat
16111
15
15
Female Protagonist
13466
9
9
Choices Matter
11844
11
11
Linear
11491
13
13
PvE
10826
11
11
Multiple Endings
10531
12
12
PvP
10273
9
9
Physics
9517
11
11
Character Customization
8821
11
11
Crafting
6502
11
11
Procedural Generation
6495
12
12
Turn-Based Combat
6087
11
11
Resource Management
5870
13
13
Score Attack
4682
13
13
Narration
3955
13
13
Conversation
3763
13
13
Nonlinear
3273
13
13
Perma Death
3040
10
10
Deckbuilding
2965
7
7
Driving
2795
8
8
Tutorial
2695
14
14
Inventory Management
2608
15
15
Artificial Intelligence
2535
13
13
Team-Based
2533
12
12
Grid-Based Movement
2124
13
13
Creature Collector
2108
7
7
Level Editor
2054
10
10
Automation
1660
10
10
Moddable
1423
13
13
Class-Based
1418
14
14
Vehicular Combat
1395
12
12
Gun Customization
1373
13
13
6DOF
1198
14
14
Bullet Time
1165
12
12
Quick-Time Events
1068
14
14
Time Manipulation
1065
12
12
Martial Arts
1026
9
9
Fishing
850
10
10
Hex Grid
843
10
10
Narrative
825
12
12
Hunting
794
10
10
Minigames
570
11
11
Archery
519
10
10
Sailing
492
9
9
Naval Combat
454
9
10
Music-Based Procedural Generation
397
9
9
Villain Protagonist
342
7
7
Boxing
333
8
8
Asymmetric VR
220
8
8
Jump Scare
179
11
11
Silent Protagonist
168
11
11
Intentionally Awkward Controls
121
8
8
ATV
67
11
11
Musou
44
6.5
6.5
Coding
43
7
7
Assessment
Name
▲▲
Total games
▲
Median position (20)
▲
Median position (5+)
Funny
16487
11
11
Relaxing
16219
10
10
Comedy
10309
12
12
Difficult
8301
8
8
Emotional
6070
13
13
Great Soundtrack
4654
12
12
Replay Value
3546
13
13
Lore-Rich
3493
12
12
Psychological
3397
13
13
Dark Humor
3374
11.5
12
Fast-Paced
2546
10
10
Short
2527
12
12
Classic
1593
9
9
Dark Comedy
1583
11
11
Competitive
1570
9
9
Cozy
1423
7
7
Parody
1227
12
12
Wholesome
954
8
8
Beautiful
782
13
13
Immersive
729
14
14
Addictive
456
12
12
Nostalgia
363
13
13
Cult Classic
321
12
12
Unforgiving
256
9
9
Epic
146
15
15
Well-Written
75
15
15
Player
Name
▲▲
Total games
▲
Median position (20)
▲
Median position (5+)
Singleplayer
86247
12
13
Multiplayer
17564
9
9
Co-op
8642
12
12
Online Co-Op
6146
11
11
Local Multiplayer
5103
12
12
Local Co-Op
3849
11
11
Massively Multiplayer
3291
6
6
4 Player Local
2325
10
10
Co-op Campaign
927
13
13
Party Game
730
6
6
Asynchronous Multiplayer
642
13
13
Party
582
10
10
Hardware Input
Name
▲▲
Total games
▲
Median position (20)
▲
Median position (5+)
Controller
13428
13
13
Mouse only
753
12
12
Touch-Friendly
309
13
13
Voice Control
59
5
5.5
Hardware
32
11
11
TrackIR
32
15
15
Steam Machine
18
15.5
15.5
Other tags
Name
▲▲
Total games
▲
Median position (20)
▲
Median position (5+)
Indie
73097
8
9
Drama
6826
13
13
Turn-Based
2687
7
7
RPGMaker
2151
7
7
Music
1725
7
8
Soundtrack
1315
14
14
Real-Time
535
11
11
Remake
508
15
15
Time Attack
485
12
12
Real-Time with Pause
420
12
12
Episodic
299
13
13.5
Sequel
293
16
16
Experience
267
10
10
GameMaker
215
12
12
LEGO
212
10
10
Movie
169
11
11
Dungeons & Dragons
134
6
6
Games Workshop
115
9
9
Mod
105
12
13
Warhammer 40K
93
4
4
Based On A Novel
91
12
12
Documentary
38
7
7
Feature Film
20
9.5
9.5
Reboot
17
12
12
Funding
Name
▲▲
Total games
▲
Median position (20)
▲
Median position (5+)
Early Access
17032
5
5
Free to Play
11668
8
8
Kickstarter
222
13
13
Crowdfunded
119
14
14
Software
Name
▲▲
Total games
▲
Median position (20)
▲
Median position (5+)
Utilities
1498
2
3
Design & Illustration
1437
4
5
Software
1071
5
6
Animation & Modeling
827
3
4
Video Production
495
2
3
Audio Production
410
3
5
Software Training
296
4
5
Photo Editing
274
4
5
Web Publishing
189
5
6
Gaming
151
14
14
Benchmark
39
5
7
Unknown or uncategorized tags
Name
▲▲
Total games
▲
Median position (20)
▲
Median position (5+)
Dice
93
8
8.5