Market taxonomy v1

Genre trends

Steam community tags grouped into stable genres, ranked by audience and momentum.
Week of 2026-09-28
Largest audience
244.2M
Action →
Biggest weekly gain
+2.9M
Simulation →
Fastest growth
+5.47%
Sports →
#GenreFollowersGainGrowthGamesCoverage
1Action
Fast-paced games built around reflexes, combat, or physical challenges
244,176,472−8.3M-3.28%76,42698.8%
2Adventure
Exploration and story-led games
217,366,841−1.8M-0.82%77,20699.2%
3RPG
Role-playing games focused on character progression and builds
141,616,447+1.7M+1.18%36,88499.3%
4Simulation
Games that model systems, activities, or real-world processes
111,246,489+2.9M+2.72%41,40699.3%
5Strategy
Games driven by planning, tactics, and resource decisions
88,839,311−1M-1.15%39,53799.1%
6Shooter
First-person, third-person, and tactical shooting games
88,820,928−1.6M-1.80%17,76798.9%
7Survival
Games about staying alive through gathering, crafting, and risk
50,741,673−2.3M-4.29%7,05799.3%
8Horror
Games designed around fear, tension, or disturbing themes
46,253,142−3M-6.16%20,48699.5%
9Management & Automation
Games about production, logistics, businesses, and optimization
31,093,527−3.7M-10.55%11,70399.7%
10MMO
Persistent massively multiplayer online games
23,932,354−120.1K-0.50%3,10597.9%
11Roguelike
Run-based games with procedural variation and meaningful resets
23,537,607−1M-4.24%18,25799.7%
12Puzzle
Games centered on logic, deduction, and problem solving
20,432,975−689.7K-3.27%26,00299.3%
13City & Colony Builder
Games about constructing and sustaining cities or settlements
18,588,871−590.4K-3.08%2,93699.6%
14Platformer
Movement-focused games built around traversal and jumping
16,991,088−1.4M-7.68%22,02699.2%
15Visual Novel
Narrative games primarily delivered through illustrated text and choices
14,152,811−77.8K-0.55%10,37299.7%
16Racing
Competitive driving and vehicle racing games
11,361,398+226K+2.03%5,77298.7%
17Fighting
One-on-one, arena, and platform fighting games
10,516,522−263.1K-2.44%3,04299.5%
18Sports
Traditional, extreme, and team sports games
9,365,096+485.7K+5.47%6,09898.9%
19Card & Deckbuilding
Card battlers and games centered on deck construction
6,760,909−330.2K-4.66%6,62699.7%
20Metroidvania
Interconnected exploration games with ability-gated progression
4,227,723+123.3K+3.00%1,31399.0%
ⓘGames may belong to up to three genres, so follower totals overlap. Growth ranking requires at least 10K prior followers, 20 tracked games, and 80% coverage.