Difficult games on Steam
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Steam tag · 10,765 games · 1,140 released in the last 12 months · median 85% positive across 5,720 games with 10+ reviews · 39,452,089 Steam reviews
Share of new releases
4.3% of new Steam releases in the last 12 months (1,140 games), 4.7% the 12 before (891). By year: 2014: 13%, 2015: 12%, 2016: 10.0%, 2017: 9.5%, 2018: 9.8%, 2019: 11%, 2020: 9.1%, 2021: 6.6%, 2022: 6.1%, 2023: 5.4%, 2024: 4.8%, 2025: 4.6%, 2026: 4.3%.
Most reviewed Difficult games
- Counter-Strike 2 · 2012
- Dota 2 · 2013
- PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS · 2017
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege · 2015
- Black Myth: Wukong · 2024
- HELLDIVERS™ 2 · 2024
- ELDEN RING · 2022
- Dead by Daylight · 2016
Breakouts of the last 12 months
- Valheim · 2026
- Slay the Spire 2 · 2026
- Far Far West · 2026
- Mortal Shell II · 2026
- Cairn · 2026
- Nioh 3 · 2026
- Assetto Corsa Rally · 2025
- Mina the Hollower · 2026
Often paired with
Action, 2D, Pixel Graphics, Atmospheric, Platformer, Arcade, Retro, Controller, Roguelike, Roguelite