Early Access games on Steam
Steam tag · 15,489 games · 2,670 released in the last 12 months · median 75% positive across 5,805 games with 10+ reviews · 18,082,303 Steam reviews
Share of new releases
9.6% of new Steam releases in the last 12 months (2,670 games), 6.9% the 12 before (1,385). By year: 2014: 3.4%, 2015: 6.2%, 2016: 9.7%, 2017: 10%, 2018: 11%, 2019: 12%, 2020: 10%, 2021: 7.7%, 2022: 7.2%, 2023: 6.9%, 2024: 6.7%, 2025: 7.1%, 2026: 10.0%.
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