Game Development Genre
(11 games)
Game Development games released over time
This chart shows the amount of games released over the years in the Game Development genre and the percentage of games released on Steam they account for. 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 genre follows. It shows if, in proportion, the Game Development genre 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, genre is undercrowded) or if it's the opposite.
The Game Development game genre peaked in 2020 with 3 games released. The genre's popularity is in a range between 0.01% in 2020 and 0.0028% in 2022.
Notice that the graph stops in 2022, probably because there wasn't any release in this genre after that.
Evolution of Game Development game reviews
On this chart, you can see the reviews for games associated with the Game Development genre, 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 genre 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 Game Development genre games.
A standard game associated with this genre received on average between 21 (2019) and 3 (2023) 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 genre.
The reviews per game as a percentage of the average show that games in the Game Development genre received between 1% (2023) and 7% (2019) reviews compared to other genres.
Positive reviews for the Game Development genre, per language
This chart shows an aggregated Steam rating for all the Game Development genre games, classed by language. It gives an idea about how different audiences will judge a game with this genre. A lower rating doesn't always mean that the audience doesn't enjoy that particular genre, as some cultures tend to always give lower scores. But it will affect a game's rating nonetheless.
The best rating for Game Development games is 100% for the Dutch audience, and the worst is 0% for the Italian audience.
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| Image | Name | Description | Price | Rating | Release Date |
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