Relaxing games on Steam
Steam tag · 27,830 games · 5,287 released in the last 12 months · median 85% positive across 10,659 games with 10+ reviews · 9,568,733 Steam reviews
Share of new releases
19% of new Steam releases in the last 12 months (5,287 games), 18% the 12 before (3,518). By year: 2014: 2.8%, 2015: 4.2%, 2016: 3.8%, 2017: 5.4%, 2018: 6.6%, 2019: 7.5%, 2020: 12%, 2021: 16%, 2022: 15%, 2023: 16%, 2024: 17%, 2025: 18%, 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