Sports games on Steam: market size, sales and what works
10 games on Steam carry the Sports tag as one of their main tags. The median one has 76,332 reviews and 90% pass 1,000.
Games released per year
- 1 2015
- 0 2016
- 0 2017
- 0 2018
- 1 2019
- 1 2020
- 2 2021
- 0 2022
- 0 2023
- 0 2024
- 4 2025
- 1 2026
2026 is the year so far.
What games make
| Percentile | Reviews | Estimated owners |
|---|---|---|
| Median game | 76,332 | about 2.4M |
| Top 25% | 118,281 | about 4.8M |
| Top 10% | 313,848 | about 10.6M |
50% 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 $59.99
- Free 22%
- Under $5 0%
- $5 to $15 22%
- $15 to $30 11%
- $30 to $60 22%
- $60 and up 22%
Most reviewed Sports releases of the last 24 months
EA SPORTS FC™ 26
51% positive of 111,143
1.8M to 3.6M owners
$69.99
Umamusume: Pretty Derby
94% positive of 61,731
Free
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Football Manager 26
36% positive of 36,727
660k to 1.4M owners
$59.99
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NBA 2K26
64% positive of 34,170
550k to 1.1M owners
$69.99
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The Comeback King
100% positive of 7
$10.99
CarX Drift Racing Online 2
No reviews yet
$24.99
Desktop GOLF
No reviews yet
$6.99
MindsEye
No reviews yet
$10.49
Upcoming Sports games 0 on Steam
- Motocross The Game Nov 16, 2026
- Ball King Jam To be announced
- Natural Soccer 2 Coming soon
- Oval RaceCar Builder Coming soon
- Rescue Drone Simulator: Second Chance Q1 2027
- Skate Shop Simulator Coming soon
- StressRoom Coming soon
- [UNANNOUNCED UPCOMING ODDFELLOWS SOFTWARE PROJECT NO. 2] To be announced
- #Utopia Coming soon
Tags these games also carry
- Multiplayer 8
- Simulation 7
- Singleplayer 7
- PvP 6
- Co-op 5
- Online Co-Op 5
- Action 4
- Football (Soccer) 4
- Funny 4
- Local Multiplayer 4
What good store pages do
Medians across the 10 most reviewed Sports games.
- Screenshots
- 9.5
- Trailers
- 1.5
- Description length
- 3,782 characters
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