Steam Cloud
20174 games sharing this Steam feature
Popularity of 'Steam Cloud' over time
This chart displays the games released over the years with the Steam Cloud feature and the percentage of total Steam releases they represent. The number of releases gives a sense of the amount of games published each year. It often increases, following the total amount of Steam games released.
The percentage, on the other hand, gives a better view of the trend a feature follows. It shows if, in proportion, the Steam Cloud feature is getting more or less popular. The Review chart will tell us if this trend is a good thing (i.e. players interest is increasing, feature is undercrowded) or if it's the opposite.
The Steam Cloud game feature peaked in 2022 with 2663 games released. The popularity of the feature is in a range between 9.4% in 2014 and 6.4% in 2018.
Keep in mind that the current year is not over, so the number of games released will still increase. But the percentage is usually a good estimate.
Evolution of 'Steam Cloud' game reviews
On this chart, you can see the reviews for games associated with the Steam Cloud feature, both as count and as a percentage of all Steam reviews, and the value for an average game. Note that if the chart is cluttered, you can always deactivate some lines by clicking on the legend.
The review count gives a view of the sheer amount of reviews a feature receives, but it also follows the popularity of Steam itself. That is why the normalized value as a percentage of all Steam reviews is often more interesting, as it gives you the popularity trend for Steam Cloud feature games.
A typical game associated with this feature collected on average between 71 (2010) and 960 (2014) reviews. Keep in mind that it is the average and not the median, meaning it is heavily influenced by extreme values, like a very successful game with this feature.
The reviews per game as a percentage of the average show that games in the Steam Cloud feature received between 145% (2015) and 205% (2011) reviews compared to other features.
| Image | Name | Description | Price | Rating | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  | Half-Life | Named Game of the Year by over 50 publications, Valve's debut title blends action and adventure with award-winning technology to create a frighteningly realistic world where players must think to survive. Also includes an exciting multiplayer mode that allows you to play against friends and enemies around the world. | 9.99 | 96.5% | Nov 8, 1998 |
  | Half-Life 2 | 1998. HALF-LIFE sends a shock through the game industry with its combination of pounding action and continuous, immersive storytelling. Valve's debut title wins more than 50 game-of-the-year awards on its way to being named "Best PC Game Ever" by PC Gamer, and launches a franchise with more than eight million retail units sold worldwide. | 9.99 | 97.6% | Nov 16, 2004 |
  | Counter-Strike: Source | Counter-Strike: Source blends Counter-Strike's award-winning teamplay action with the advanced technology of Source™ technology. | 9.99 | 96.3% | Nov 1, 2004 |
  | Half-Life 2: Episode One | Half-Life 2 has sold over 4 million copies worldwide, and earned over 35 Game of the Year Awards. Episode One is the first in a series of games that reveal the aftermath of Half-Life 2 and launch a journey beyond City 17. Also features two multiplayer games. Half-Life 2 not required. | 7.99 | 95.8% | Jun 1, 2006 |
  | Half-Life 2: Episode Two | Half-Life® 2: Episode Two is the second in a trilogy of new games created by Valve that extends the award-winning and best-selling Half-Life® adventure. As Dr. Gordon Freeman, you were last seen exiting City 17 with Alyx Vance as the Citadel erupted amidst a storm of unknown proportions. | 7.99 | 97.2% | Oct 10, 2007 |
  | Left 4 Dead | From Valve (the creators of Counter-Strike, Half-Life and more) comes Left 4 Dead, a co-op action horror game for the PC and Xbox 360 that casts up to four players in an epic struggle for survival against swarming zombie hordes and terrifying mutant monsters. | 9.99 | 96.2% | Nov 17, 2008 |
  | Left 4 Dead 2 | Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 (L4D2) is the highly anticipated sequel to the award-winning Left 4 Dead, the #1 co-op game of 2008. This co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns. | 9.99 | 97.6% | Nov 16, 2009 |
  | Portal 2 | The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends! | 9.99 | 98.8% | Apr 18, 2011 |
  | Alien Swarm | Co-operative multiplayer game and complete code base available for free. | Free | 95.5% | Jul 19, 2010 |
  | Darwinia | Combining fast-paced action with strategic battle planning, Darwinia features a novel and intuitive control mechanism, a graphical style ripped from 80's retro classics like Tron and Defender, and a story concerning a tribe of nomadic sprites trapped in a modern 3D world. | 9.99 | 77.5% | Jul 14, 2005 |
  | Quake III Arena | The greatest warriors of all time and space have been summoned to battle for the amusement of an ancient alien race. Wield a variety of guns and power-ups as you fight for glory against ruthless combatants in this fast-paced single-player and multiplayer FPS. | 14.99 | 95.3% | Aug 3, 2007 |
  | Quake 4 | As part of the elite Rhino Squad, you must spearhead Earth’s military invasion of a hostile alien homeworld. But, in this desperate war for humanity’s survival against an unrelenting enemy, you may discover that the only way to defeat them...is to become one of them. | 14.99 | 87.2% | Aug 4, 2011 |
  | Wolfenstein 3D | World War II rages. The Nazis are planning to build an unstoppable, mutant army. On a mission to steal the secret plans, you were captured and imprisoned. Now, a lucky break gives you the chance to escape, but a maze of passages and trigger-happy Nazis stand in your way. | 4.99 | 93.5% | Aug 3, 2007 |
  | DOOM (1993) | You’re a marine—one of Earth’s best—recently assigned to the Union Aerospace Corporation (UAC) research facility on Mars. When an experiment malfunctions and creates a portal to Hell, the base is overrun by blood-thirsty demons. You must shoot your way out to survive. | 4.99 | 96.8% | Aug 3, 2007 |
  | DOOM II | Hell has invaded Earth, and to save it, you must battle mightier demons with even more powerful weapons. This beloved sequel to the groundbreaking DOOM (1993) introduced players to the brutal Super Shotgun, the infamous Icon of Sin boss, and more intense FPS action. | 4.99 | 95.1% | Aug 3, 2007 |
  | Quake | Developed by the award-winning id Software, Quake® is the ground-breaking, original dark fantasy first-person shooter that inspires today’s retro-style FPS games. With Quake (Enhanced), experience the authentic, updated, and visually enhanced version of the original. | 9.99 | 96.4% | Aug 3, 2007 |
  | Quake II | Mankind is at war with the Strogg, a hostile alien race planning an invasion of Earth. In response, we launched a preemptive strike...it failed. Outnumbered and outgunned, you must fight to shut down the enemy's war machine. Only then will the fate of humanity be known. | 4.99 | 92.6% | Aug 3, 2007 |
  | Hexen: Beyond Heretic | While the Sidhe elf Corvus battled the evil forces of D'Sparil, the remaining Serpent Riders were busy corrupting other dimensions. As a Warrior, Mage, or Cleric, you must defend your realm of Cronos from the second Serpent Rider known as Korax. | 4.99 | 87.6% | Aug 3, 2007 |
  | Hexen: Deathkings of the Dark Citadel | Hexen: Deathkings of the Dark Citadel is a dark fantasy first-person shooter and expansion to Hexen: Beyond Heretic. After discovering the Chaos Sphere, you have been transported to the Realm of the Dead. Now, your only way home is blocked by the Dark Citadel. | 4.99 | 79% | Aug 3, 2007 |
  | Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders | In a realm corrupted by the evil magic of three brothers known as the Serpent Riders, you are a heretic. As one of the last Sidhe elves, and a capable mage, you embark on a quest for vengeance against those who slaughtered your friends, family, and entire race. | 4.99 | 94.4% | Aug 3, 2007 |
  | X2: The Threat | X²: The Threat is of a new generation of space simulator games, you play the role of Julian Gardna who continues the story set by X: Beyond The Frontier. The updated graphics engine gives the universe a fresher feel with newly designed ships and stations adding to the complexity of the universe. | 4.99 | 83% | Jul 21, 2006 |
  | X3: Reunion | The Sequel to the award winning X²: The Threat introduces a new 3D engine as well as a new story, new ships and a new gameplay to greatly increase the variety in the X-universe. The economy of X³: Reunion is more complex than anything seen in the X-universe before. | 9.99 | 71.5% | Jul 21, 2006 |
  | X3: Terran Conflict | It is the year 2938. The long wished-for encounter of the X Universe and the Earth holds both joy and sorrow for the people. Despite flourishing trade, the clash of the diverse races, cultures and life forms creates new tensions, mistrust and open conflict that need to be overcome! | 15.99 | 84.5% | Oct 16, 2008 |
  | X: Beyond the Frontier | The Human Race had advanced to the point where we could travel among the stars, we developed giant automated machines to help us colonise other worlds, but there was a fault in their programming and they turned and attacked. Forcing us to lay a trap to protect Earth and exiling the Human race to stay on Earth once again. | 4.99 | 75.6% | Oct 8, 2010 |
  | X: Tension | X-Tension is the eagerly awaited expansion pack to X: Beyond the Frontier. The expansion is not limited by a linear plot line but makes use of new ways to expand your empire. You can now take part in missions that are offered to you throughout the game. | 4.99 | 75.3% | Oct 8, 2010 |