Linear games on Steam
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Steam tag · 17,449 games · 2,896 released in the last 12 months · median 86% positive across 6,057 games with 10+ reviews · 2,172,710 Steam reviews
Share of new releases
11% of new Steam releases in the last 12 months (2,896 games), 13% the 12 before (2,429). By year: 2014: 1.3%, 2015: 1.6%, 2016: 1.3%, 2017: 2.0%, 2018: 1.5%, 2019: 2.1%, 2020: 5.2%, 2021: 13%, 2022: 13%, 2023: 12%, 2024: 13%, 2025: 13%, 2026: 10%.
Most reviewed Linear games
- BioShock Infinite · 2013
- To the Moon · 2012
- Max Payne 3 · 2012
- Hitman: Absolution™ · 2012
- SANABI · 2023
- Ryse: Son of Rome · 2014
- ENA: Dream BBQ · 2025
- Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2 (2009) · 2009
Breakouts of the last 12 months
- Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It · 2025
- Leaf it Alone · 2025
- Kingdom Rush 6: Genesis TD · 2026
- My Little Puppy · 2025
- Rubinite · 2026
- Crisol: Theater of Idols · 2026
- Fortune Mill · 2026
- Horripilant · 2026
Often paired with
Adventure, 3D, Atmospheric, Puzzle, Story Rich, Exploration, Colorful, First-Person, Pixel Graphics, Platformer