Early Access games on Steam
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Steam tag · 15,189 games · 2,622 released in the last 12 months · median 75% positive across 5,577 games with 10+ reviews · 17,896,028 Steam reviews
Share of new releases
9.8% of new Steam releases in the last 12 months (2,622 games), 7.0% the 12 before (1,333). By year: 2014: 3.4%, 2015: 6.2%, 2016: 9.7%, 2017: 10%, 2018: 11%, 2019: 12%, 2020: 10%, 2021: 7.8%, 2022: 7.4%, 2023: 6.9%, 2024: 6.8%, 2025: 7.2%, 2026: 10%.
Most reviewed Early Access games
- PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS · 2017
- Rust · 2018
- Phasmophobia · 2020
- ARK: Survival Evolved · 2017
- The Forest · 2018
- Valheim · 2026
- Lethal Company · 2023
- BeamNG.drive · 2015
Breakouts of the last 12 months
- Valheim · 2026
- Slay the Spire 2 · 2026
- Subnautica 2 · 2026
- Scrap Mechanic · 2026
- Enshrouded · 2026
- The Scroll of Taiwu : Beyond The Dome · 2026
- TCG Card Shop Simulator · 2026
- RuneScape: Dragonwilds · 2026
Often paired with
Indie, Simulation, Multiplayer, PvP, Sandbox, PvE, Survival, Open World, Free to Play, Co-op