Open World games on Steam
Steam tag · 14,621 games · 1,673 released in the last 12 months · median 76% positive across 5,996 games with 10+ reviews · 52,463,975 Steam reviews
Share of new releases
6.0% of new Steam releases in the last 12 months (1,673 games), 6.3% the 12 before (1,253). By year: 2014: 10%, 2015: 8.2%, 2016: 6.3%, 2017: 4.7%, 2018: 4.3%, 2019: 4.7%, 2020: 6.4%, 2021: 7.8%, 2022: 7.4%, 2023: 7.7%, 2024: 6.8%, 2025: 6.3%, 2026: 5.8%.
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