Summary
A record-breaking 14,532 titles were released onSteamin 2023, according to sources that kept track throughout the year. From award winners such asBaldur’s Gate 3andSea of Starsto dubious titles includingThe Day Before, the staggering number ofSteamtitles released on the platform in 2023 continued an upward trend for Valve.
2023 also was memorable for Steam, as it celebrated its 20th year of service as a storefront. Throughout the year, numerous sales were held, with the 2023 Steam Winter Sale concluding at the time of writing. To close a momentous year, aSteam beta client build gave users some more privacy controlover their games and achievements, as it was one of the most requested features in the service’s history. Though Steam is far removed from its humble beginnings as a launcher forCounter-Strike, Valve’s platform is showing no signs of slowing down. With 2024 underway, a look back at how big Steam has grown was observed.
According tofigures logged by SteamDB, 14,532 Steam games were released in 2023, which is an increase of nearly 2,000 from 2022. By comparison, 2022 saw 12,561 games released on Valve’s PC platform, and the growth continued a trend that spanned back as far as 2019. The only time Steam saw a major tip in releases was between 2018 and 2019, with 8,900 and 8,134 respective releases. Though the 14,532 games were headlined by releases, includingBaldur’s Gate 3,Steam’s 2023 releasesvaried in quality. This was due to the platform allowing more use of game development tools and Valve taking a more relaxed approach to curating Steam’s available releases.
Steam Release Numbers From 2019 to 2023
The reveal of these figures from SteamDB came days afterValve revealed the winners of the 2023 Steam Awards. ThoughBG3was the top award-winner of 2023 on Steam, users took to social media to question the fact thatRed Dead Redemption 2andStarfieldrespectively took home awards in the “Labor of Love” and “Most Innovative Gameplay” categories. Needless to say, with over 110 titles and counting already released in 2024, Steam is on pace to record similar releases this year.
It remains to be seen what the final total of game releases will be at the end of it. While the year is still fresh, between upcoming releases and a slate ofsales scheduled throughout 2024 on Steam, Valve may very well keep the pace it has established over several years.
Steam
Steam is a digital video game storefront and program developed by Valve that allows gamers to purchase, play, and mod their titles all through one convenient program.
