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Steam tags: what's launching in every genre

Players find games through tags, so the tags you pick decide who sees yours. Here is every Steam tag with how many games use it, and what is coming up next in each one.

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Tags with the most upcoming games

games with a date in the next six months
Tag Next six months Coming soon Released
Casual 2,294 16,105 45,788
Strategy 1,704 12,672 22,515
Simulation 1,662 11,756 21,295
2D 1,560 13,356 29,833
Action 1,539 19,266 41,108
Adventure 1,195 16,814 36,631
3D 1,103 12,301 18,827
Singleplayer 1,078 10,400 28,721
Indie 959 9,127 38,745
Exploration 939 11,607 15,067
Puzzle 934 7,851 20,914
Roguelite 921 6,179 6,554
First-Person 805 7,785 12,257
RPG 799 10,463 18,135
Arcade 788 5,719 14,748
Incremental 767 2,989 4,324
Pixel Graphics 751 6,922 13,824
Relaxing 736 3,897 8,128
Roguelike 688 5,628 6,640
Cute 673 5,538 11,906
Atmospheric 626 6,409 9,910
Idler 611 2,614 3,631
Horror 576 5,794 10,725
Management 558 3,340 3,994
Multiplayer 529 4,487 8,199
Cozy 523 2,088 1,605
Story Rich 501 6,087 9,311
Action Roguelike 489 4,528 5,495
Top-Down 457 3,600 6,007
Sandbox 451 3,926 5,009
Psychological Horror 442 4,065 6,320
PvP 439 3,654 5,001
Colorful 428 3,993 8,615
Action-Adventure 421 7,498 10,701
PvE 413 3,644 4,287
Online Co-Op 396 2,764 2,566
Card Game 394 2,758 3,722
Physics 394 2,827 4,457
Funny 382 3,185 6,323
Resource Management 371 2,255 2,206
Shooter 363 4,953 10,508
Turn-Based Strategy 361 2,895 4,458
Economy 356 1,749 1,913
Fantasy 327 3,634 6,638
Party Game 319 1,627 1,149
Turn-Based Tactics 315 2,545 3,833
Co-op 305 2,406 3,139
Deckbuilding 305 2,029 1,851
Visual Novel 299 3,302 7,633
Collectathon 296 1,515 2,386
Choices Matter 292 2,971 3,983
Auto Battler 290 1,387 1,362
Stylized 277 3,278 3,965
Point & Click 269 2,400 6,750
Life Sim 267 2,328 2,824
Platformer 266 4,081 10,463
Mystery 263 2,442 3,963
Automation 261 1,190 1,197
Action RPG 259 3,689 4,570
2D Platformer 256 3,740 8,869
Immersive Sim 256 2,782 3,893
Tower Defense 255 1,860 2,981
Sci-fi 254 2,811 5,197
Survival 250 2,792 4,455
Building 249 2,277 3,117
Bullet Hell 248 2,424 4,819
Crafting 240 2,223 2,321
Dungeon Crawler 238 2,455 3,280
Anime 234 2,323 6,946
Card Battler 234 1,754 1,917
Comedy 232 1,888 3,719
Third Person 229 3,166 4,897
Time Management 229 1,650 2,431
Retro 227 1,884 5,542
Job Simulator 224 795 298
Base Building 219 1,960 2,027
Character Customization 218 2,201 2,872
Bullet Heaven 210 829 544
Hack and Slash 209 2,227 3,122
Dark 208 2,147 3,563
Hidden Object 207 1,433 5,229
Interactive Fiction 206 2,446 4,245
Minimalist 205 1,341 4,183
Multiple Endings 203 2,158 3,541
Top-Down Shooter 196 1,710 3,210
Shop Keeper 195 992 541
Hand-drawn 193 1,998 3,158
Roguelike Deckbuilder 193 998 726
Sports 193 1,373 4,710
3D Platformer 191 2,531 5,303
Dark Fantasy 187 1,833 1,926
Turn-Based Combat 184 1,679 2,384
FPS 183 3,093 5,820
Female Protagonist 180 2,559 6,342
Choose Your Own Adventure 179 1,952 3,604
Procedural Generation 179 1,510 2,144
Walking Simulator 179 1,812 4,088
Board Game 178 1,015 2,686
Difficult 178 1,391 4,758
Survival Horror 178 2,051 3,098
Logic 173 1,000 2,992
Open World 173 2,603 3,957
Space 170 1,451 3,186
Organizing 167 322 161
Combat 158 2,066 2,856
Controller 155 1,463 3,087
Real Time Tactics 155 1,324 1,902
Family Friendly 152 1,230 4,838
Cartoony 151 1,834 3,978
Medieval 149 1,373 2,084
Strategy RPG 149 1,445 1,956
Realistic 142 2,048 4,004
Racing 139 1,356 4,018
Tactical 139 1,128 1,853
Score Attack 138 738 1,937
Tabletop 136 869 2,055
2.5D 134 1,541 2,124
City Builder 134 1,287 1,869
Creature Collector 133 1,182 1,411
Capitalism 132 721 837
Side Scroller 127 1,695 4,373
Party-Based RPG 126 1,173 1,542
Investigation 124 1,037 1,415
Puzzle Platformer 123 1,825 4,380
Precision Platformer 122 1,160 2,965
Desktop Companion 121 398 264
Isometric 121 1,250 1,739
Farming Sim 118 1,000 1,164
Loot 117 741 847
RTS 117 1,267 2,209
Text-Based 114 920 2,404
Colony Sim 112 896 893
Detective 111 1,074 1,930
Arena Shooter 109 1,200 2,139
Nature 106 1,057 1,727
Stealth 106 1,073 1,626
JRPG 105 1,235 2,916
Perma Death 105 798 1,317
Shoot 'Em Up 104 1,228 3,915
Wholesome 104 454 759
Wargame 103 882 1,662
1990's 102 1,001 1,977
Dark Humor 100 772 1,219
Tactical RPG 99 1,101 1,451
Cats 95 665 1,496
Magic 95 1,117 1,679
Mining 95 458 506
Romance 95 864 1,967
Surreal 95 1,044 1,860
Cartoon 92 949 2,298
Cooking 92 776 801
Linear 91 1,055 2,976
Psychological 91 874 1,283
Historical 90 817 1,845
Local Multiplayer 89 593 2,030
Zombies 89 889 2,045
Cleaning 87 240 95
Education 87 695 2,746
Post-apocalyptic 86 1,264 1,655
Animals 85 371 273
Emotional 84 1,055 1,767
Trading 84 484 528
Cyberpunk 83 913 1,409
Inventory Management 83 618 566
Supernatural 83 652 963
Driving 82 892 1,586
Third-Person Shooter 81 1,353 2,144
Gambling 80 335 456
Crime 77 580 744
Lore-Rich 76 1,017 953
Free to Play 73 1,021 6,611
Local Co-Op 72 571 1,541
Team-Based 72 596 692
Thriller 70 740 1,251
Destruction 69 479 657
Hobby Sim 69 233 40
Souls-like 69 1,050 1,308
Dating Sim 68 999 2,108
Abstract 67 532 1,586
Rhythm 67 638 1,493
Word Game 67 640 1,319
Military 66 638 1,313
Old School 66 658 1,719
Replay Value 66 453 877
Twin Stick Shooter 65 652 1,281
Political Sim 63 408 490
Trading Card Game 63 413 524
Fast-Paced 62 532 1,173
Early Access 61 933 4,191
Fishing 61 448 476
Level Editor 61 414 881
Robots 60 501 1,076
Typing 60 366 683
Dialogue Heavy 58 630 843
Cinematic 56 923 1,330
Grid-Based Movement 56 406 755
Beat 'em up 55 807 1,617
Narrative 55 338 347
Artificial Intelligence 54 486 721
Dark Comedy 54 397 604
Gore 53 734 2,511
Parkour 52 620 1,280
Turn-Based 52 420 1,576
CRPG 51 637 1,007
Action RTS 50 506 555
Automobile Sim 50 567 1,256
War 50 604 1,340
1980s 49 483 1,439
Metroidvania 49 1,332 1,452
Competitive 46 334 729
Dystopian 46 581 631
Futuristic 46 725 1,286
Grand Strategy 46 486 951
Runner 46 576 1,970
MMORPG 45 485 610
Tutorial 45 413 840
Voxel 45 362 518
Space Sim 44 566 1,013
Demons 43 439 872
Massively Multiplayer 43 683 1,392
VR 43 905 5,735
Vehicular Combat 43 348 441
2D Fighter 42 688 1,621
Dice 42 174 118
Flight 42 618 1,556
Traditional Roguelike 42 255 307
Aliens 41 426 956
Comic Book 40 462 912
Football (Soccer) 40 237 385
Psychedelic 40 416 905
Short 40 192 1,066
Hex Grid 39 202 403
Noir 39 417 639
Violent 39 663 2,736
4X 38 301 490
3D Fighter 37 561 1,180
Combat Racing 37 425 707
Nonlinear 37 504 643
Boomer Shooter 36 460 582
Looter Shooter 36 486 606
Mythology 36 473 614
Programming 36 204 409
Sokoban 36 275 824
Music 35 293 874
Science 35 240 515
Social Deduction 35 179 201
Falling Blocks 34 109 116
Philosophical 34 288 598
4 Player Local 33 362 1,081
Escape Room 33 184 430
LGBTQ+ 33 555 1,274
Match 3 33 225 1,296
Underground 33 249 318
Class-Based 32 262 294
Decorating 31 128 77
Agriculture 30 271 468
Alternate History 30 428 585
Open World Survival Craft 29 381 533
Chess 27 134 261
Satire 27 222 356
Battle Royale 26 396 704
Dinosaurs 26 180 372
God Game 26 323 631
Asynchronous Multiplayer 25 189 210
Lovecraftian 25 388 586
Trains 25 194 340
Farming 24 115 148
Gothic 24 238 275
Hunting 24 170 290
Mystery Dungeon 24 362 817
Transportation 24 198 332
Underwater 24 303 482
Utilities 24 172 406
Moddable 23 146 367
Party 23 133 277
Design & Illustration 22 254 531
Hacking 22 199 341
Pinball 22 99 177
Poker 22 102 88
Split Screen 22 208 538
Trivia 22 139 500
Martial Arts 21 283 479
Spelling 21 116 331
Time Attack 21 90 189
Jump Scare 20 76 98
Mechs 20 268 450
Modern 20 239 477
Otome 20 182 426
Solitaire 20 195 872

More tags

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360 Video · 104 6DOF · 364 8-bit Music · 35 Addictive · 153 Animation & Modeling · 211 Archery · 322 Assassins · 315 Asymmetric VR · 131 ATV · 36 Audio Production · 132 Baseball · 133 Based On A Novel · 42 Basketball · 239 Beautiful · 166 Benchmark · 6 Bikes · 168 Billiards · 162 Birds · 85 BMX · 51 Boss Rush · 227 Bowling · 94 Boxing · 286 Bullet Time · 523 Capybaras · 37 Character Action Game · 478 Classic · 747 Co-op Campaign · 473 Cold War · 307 Conspiracy · 401 Cricket · 54 Cult · 79 Cycling · 99 Diplomacy · 321 Dogs · 587 Dragons · 540 Dwarves · 179 Dynamic Narration · 395 Electronic Music · 80 Elves · 47 Epic · 21 Episodic · 96 Espionage · 152 eSports · 1,037 Experimental · 952 Extraction Shooter · 249 Faith · 382 Fighting · 1,015 FMV · 692 Football (American) · 153 Foxes · 44 Game Development · 279 Gaming · 37 Golf · 309 Great Soundtrack · 1,517 Gun Customization · 535 Hardware · 23 Heist · 295 Hentai · 825 Hero Shooter · 866 Hockey · 118 Horses · 229 Immersive · 272 Instrumental Music · 55 Intentionally Awkward Controls · 92 Language Learning · 113 Lemmings · 71 Mahjong · 174 Mars · 180 Medical Sim · 319 Memes · 1,039 Mini Golf · 193 Minigames · 390 MOBA · 536 Mod · 22 Motocross · 74 Motorbike · 201 Mouse Only · 291 Music-Based Procedural Generation · 280 Musou · 47 Naval · 394 Naval Combat · 334 Ninja · 448 Nostalgia · 224 Nudity · 1,834 Offroad · 199 On-Rails Shooter · 438 Outbreak Sim · 332 Parody · 604 Photo Editing · 81 Pirates · 627 Quick-Time Events · 385 Real-Time · 234 Real-Time with Pause · 210 Reboot · 3 Remake · 128 Rock Music · 56 Rome · 194 Rugby · 26 Sailing · 427 Samurai · 65 Sequel · 39 Sexual Content · 2,323 Silent Protagonist · 61 Skateboarding · 152 Skating · 114 Skiing · 71 Sniper · 133 Snow · 326 Snowboarding · 61 Software · 563 Software Training · 28 Soundtrack · 295 Spaceships · 174 Spectacle fighter · 1,007 Steampunk · 542 Submarine · 220 Superhero · 305 Swordplay · 742 Tanks · 519 Tennis · 126 Time Manipulation · 570 Time Travel · 458 Touch-Friendly · 103 TrackIR · 5 Transhumanism · 122 Vampires · 454 Video Production · 85 Vikings · 116 Villain Protagonist · 262 Voice Control · 74 Volleyball · 43 Werewolves · 126 Western · 497 Wolves · 24 World War I · 191 World War II · 763 Wrestling · 121 Wuxia · 157 Xianxia · 193 Zoo · 18

How to use tags for your launch

A Steam game can show up to 20 tags, and the ones near the top matter most. They tell players and Steam what your game is about, so they decide where it shows up and which games it appears next to. We count a game for a tag when the tag is among its top ten.

A busy tag means many games fighting for the same players, so it pays to know who is launching when. A quiet tag can be a chance to stand out. Either way, only use tags that truly describe your game: the right players stay, play and leave good reviews.

Want to see how your tags compare? The free Store Page Check lines them up against the games most like yours.

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