RPG games on Steam: market size, sales and what works
50 games on Steam carry the RPG tag as one of their main tags. The median one has 124,491 reviews and 88% pass 1,000.
Games released per year
- 1 2015
- 5 2016
- 1 2017
- 3 2018
- 2 2019
- 3 2020
- 4 2021
- 7 2022
- 6 2023
- 3 2024
- 3 2025
- 7 2026
2026 is the year so far.
What games make
| Percentile | Reviews | Estimated owners |
|---|---|---|
| Median game | 124,491 | about 4M |
| Top 25% | 292,404 | about 8.9M |
| Top 10% | 1,008,768 | about 16.2M |
88% of games get over 50 reviews and over 70% positive. Owners are modeled from review counts, see how the estimates work.
Pricing
Median paid price $29.99
- Free 12%
- Under $5 6%
- $5 to $15 12%
- $15 to $30 30%
- $30 to $60 38%
- $60 and up 2%
Most reviewed RPG releases of the last 24 months
Path of Exile 2
75% positive of 228,133
4.1M to 9.6M owners
$29.99
ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN
82% positive of 193,168
3.5M to 7.3M owners
$39.99
Crimson Desert Enhanced
84% positive of 180,645
2.9M to 5.8M owners
$69.99
Hades II
96% positive of 124,846
2.4M to 5.5M owners
$29.99
Wuthering Waves
87% positive of 58,008
Free
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Fields of Mistria
97% positive of 36,921
780k to 1.8M owners
$13.99
IdleOn - The Incremental MMO
77% positive of 30,202
Free
Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era
86% positive of 23,994
430k to 910k owners
$39.99
Upcoming RPG games 10 on Steam
- Bugboy 2026
- Cyber Neon: Core Protocol Oct 29, 2026
- Maiden Covenant: The Infernal Citadel Oct 29, 2026
- Fatespun Nov 2, 2026
- AI Apocalypse Nov 10, 2026
- For My Kingdom Nov 12, 2026
- GOD OF DEFIANCE Nov 12, 2026
- Astral Hunter: Homebound Nov 13, 2026
- Riftweaver's Deck Nov 16, 2026
- Wyrmhold Nov 20, 2026
- Idle Demon Slayer Nov 26, 2026
- Ultracapitalism Dec 9, 2026
Tags these games also carry
- Singleplayer 31
- Action 26
- Adventure 25
- Story Rich 23
- Action RPG 18
- Atmospheric 16
- Open World 16
- Fantasy 15
- Great Soundtrack 15
- Character Customization 14
What good store pages do
Medians across the 50 most reviewed RPG games.
- Screenshots
- 10
- Trailers
- 3
- Description length
- 4,422 characters
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