Relaxing games on Steam
1,547 adult-tagged games hidden and not counted here. Show them
Steam tag · 26,283 games · 4,944 released in the last 12 months · median 86% positive across 9,808 games with 10+ reviews · 9,307,465 Steam reviews
Share of new releases
19% of new Steam releases in the last 12 months (4,944 games), 17% the 12 before (3,263). By year: 2014: 2.8%, 2015: 4.2%, 2016: 3.8%, 2017: 5.5%, 2018: 6.5%, 2019: 7.4%, 2020: 11%, 2021: 16%, 2022: 15%, 2023: 15%, 2024: 16%, 2025: 17%, 2026: 19%.
Most reviewed Relaxing games
- Stardew Valley · 2016
- Euro Truck Simulator 2 · 2012
- The Sims™ 4 · 2020
- theHunter: Call of the Wild™ · 2017
- American Truck Simulator · 2016
- Balatro · 2024
- DAVE THE DIVER · 2023
- Bongo Cat · 2025
Breakouts of the last 12 months
- TCG Card Shop Simulator · 2026
- Big Walk · 2026
- Fields of Mistria · 2026
- Librarian: Tidy Up the Arcane Library! · 2026
- Paralives · 2026
- Mon Bazou · 2025
- Shelldiver · 2025
- Scritchy Scratchy · 2026
Often paired with
Casual, Cute, Colorful, Simulation, Puzzle, Atmospheric, Family Friendly, Stylized, Funny, Minimalist