Story-rich games on Steam: market size, sales and what works
64 games on Steam carry the Story Rich tag as one of their main tags. The median one has 82,056 reviews and 94% pass 1,000.
Games released per year
- 3 2015
- 5 2016
- 4 2017
- 3 2018
- 4 2019
- 8 2020
- 6 2021
- 7 2022
- 7 2023
- 1 2024
- 5 2025
- 8 2026
2026 is the year so far.
What games make
| Percentile | Reviews | Estimated owners |
|---|---|---|
| Median game | 82,056 | about 3.2M |
| Top 25% | 168,848 | about 4.8M |
| Top 10% | 336,690 | about 11.8M |
92% 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 $24.99
- Free 8%
- Under $5 6%
- $5 to $15 13%
- $15 to $30 38%
- $30 to $60 32%
- $60 and up 3%
Most reviewed Story Rich releases of the last 24 months
ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN
82% positive of 193,168
3.5M to 7.3M owners
$39.99
Resident Evil Requiem
96% positive of 189,601
3M to 6.1M owners
$69.99
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
Where Winds Meet
86% positive of 116,640
Free
Umamusume: Pretty Derby
94% positive of 61,731
Free
Wuthering Waves
87% positive of 58,008
Free
ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs
95% positive of 12,954
250k to 570k owners
$19.99
Upcoming Story Rich games 0 on Steam
- MIRAI #167 2026
- Astral Hunter: Homebound Nov 13, 2026
- Orbital Drift 2027
- A Robot's Journey Coming soon
- A Shiba Story Coming soon
- Bitpunky Coming soon
- CORING To be announced
- Cyberdelic Coming soon
- Cyber Paradise Coming soon
- Dead Hearts Coming soon
- Dead Horizon Coming soon
- DEADHUNTERS To be announced
Tags these games also carry
- Singleplayer 46
- Adventure 38
- Action 31
- Atmospheric 30
- Indie 24
- RPG 23
- Exploration 19
- Dark 18
- Great Soundtrack 18
- Choices Matter 16
What good store pages do
Medians across the 50 most reviewed Story Rich games.
- Screenshots
- 10
- Trailers
- 2
- Description length
- 3,143 characters
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