Emotional games on Steam
Steam tag · 10,328 games · 1,714 released in the last 12 months · median 87% positive across 4,135 games with 10+ reviews · 4,648,720 Steam reviews
Share of new releases
6.2% of new Steam releases in the last 12 months (1,714 games), 6.1% the 12 before (1,228). By year: 2014: 0.7%, 2015: 0.76%, 2016: 0.85%, 2017: 0.95%, 2018: 1.2%, 2019: 1.8%, 2020: 2.8%, 2021: 5.0%, 2022: 6.0%, 2023: 6.0%, 2024: 6.2%, 2025: 6.3%, 2026: 6.1%.
Most reviewed Emotional games
- Detroit: Become Human · 2020
- It Takes Two · 2021
- Ori and the Will of the Wisps · 2020
- God of War · 2022
- DELTARUNE · 2025
- Persona 5 Royal · 2022
- This War of Mine · 2014
- OMORI · 2020
Breakouts of the last 12 months
- The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin · 2026
- DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH · 2026
- Quarantine Zone: The Last Check · 2026
- INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road · 2025
- Starsand Island · 2026
- Life is Strange: Reunion · 2026
- My Little Puppy · 2025
- Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy · 2026
Often paired with
Adventure, Story Rich, Atmospheric, Visual Novel, Exploration, Cute, Multiple Endings, Choices Matter, Anime, Colorful