Open World games on Steam
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Steam tag · 14,460 games · 1,643 released in the last 12 months · median 76% positive across 5,884 games with 10+ reviews · 52,322,270 Steam reviews
Share of new releases
6.2% of new Steam releases in the last 12 months (1,643 games), 6.5% the 12 before (1,233). By year: 2014: 10%, 2015: 8.2%, 2016: 6.4%, 2017: 4.8%, 2018: 4.4%, 2019: 4.9%, 2020: 6.6%, 2021: 8.0%, 2022: 7.6%, 2023: 8.0%, 2024: 7.1%, 2025: 6.5%, 2026: 6.0%.
Most reviewed Open World games
- Terraria · 2011
- Rust · 2018
- Stardew Valley · 2016
- Cyberpunk 2077 · 2020
- Black Myth: Wukong · 2024
- Red Dead Redemption 2 · 2019
- HELLDIVERS™ 2 · 2024
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered · 2015
Breakouts of the last 12 months
- Valheim · 2026
- Palworld · 2026
- ARC Raiders · 2025
- Subnautica 2 · 2026
- Crimson Desert Enhanced · 2026
- Where Winds Meet · 2025
- WARDOGS · 2026
- Scrap Mechanic · 2026
Often paired with
Adventure, Exploration, 3D, RPG, Simulation, Atmospheric, Sandbox, First-Person, Third Person, Action-Adventure