Dec 26, 2024 13:00:00

More than 18,000 new titles were released on Steam in 2024, the highest number ever. Which title took the top spot in the user ratings rankings?

SteamDB, which tracks Steam statistics, has released data such as the number of new game titles released on Steam in 2024. The number of titles released in 2024 reached 18,864, a significant increase from the previous year, setting a new record.

Steam Game Release Summary by Year · SteamDB

https://steamdb.info/stats/releases/

Steam released a record number of games in 2024 — over 18,000 new titles were added to the platform | Tom's Hardware
https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/steam-released-a-record-number-of-games-in-2024-over-18-000-new-titles-were-added-to-the-platform

Since 2019, the number of game releases on Steam has been steadily increasing, and has maintained growth even during the pandemic of 2020. The total number of game titles released in 2024 was 18,864 at the time of writing, significantly higher than the 14,311 released the previous year.

Of these, 3,946 are classified as regular games and 14,918 as 'Limited Games'.

A restricted game is a title that does not meet certain criteria, such as the number of players or the number of copies sold, and has limited access to Steam trading cards and profile customization features. Restricted games do not count toward the totals of game collectors or achievement collectors. IT news site Tom's Hardware points out that 'the mass release of restricted games is often low-quality, easy-to-play commercial titles.'

Meanwhile, the average number of titles played by Steam users was four, the same as the previous year, but down from five in 2022. The number of active users during the holiday season reached approximately 40 million, an increase of approximately 8 million from the previous year.

SteamDB has also announced

the rankings of user ratings for 2024. The top 10 titles are as follows. Coming in first with a rating of 96.73% was ' Balatro ', which won three awards including Best Independent Game, awarded to the best indie game at The Game Awards 2024 .

Valve, which operates Steam, has indicated that it will not release a new product annually for the successor to its portable gaming PC ' Steam Deck ' until a generational shift in computing performance is realized. However, PC manufacturers such as MSI have released alternative Windows-based portable gaming PCs, and Lenovo and ASUS are also scheduled to enter the market in early 2025.