Board Game tag
Tag created in June 2017
Board Game's popularity amongst developers
This chart displays the games released over the years with the Board Game tag and the percentage of total Steam releases they represent. The releases count conveys the quantity of games published on Steam each year. It usually follows the increasing amount of Steam games released.
The percentage, on the other hand, gives a better idea of the trend a tag follows. It shows if, in proportion, the Board Game tag is getting more or less popular from a developer's perspective. The Review chart can let us know if this trend is a positive thing (i.e. players interest for the tag is growing) or a negative one (the tag is overcrowded).
The Board Game game tag peaked in 2021 with 315 games released. The tag's popularity is in a range between 0.26% in 2010 and 0.05% in 2013.
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.
Board Game's popularity amongst players
This chart shows the reviews for games with the Board Game tag, either as count and as a percentage of all Steam reviews, and the average value for a game. 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 tag 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 Board Game tag games.
A standard game associated with this tag received on average between 10 (2010) and 343 (2020) 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 tag.
The reviews per game as a percentage of the average show that games in the Board Game tag received between 28% (2010) and 116% (2019) reviews compared to other tags.
Price of games tagged with Board Game
This chart displays the evolution of the Board Game tag's games price in USD over time, as well as the percentage of free games in this tag. Bear in mind that there is inflation over time, which means that a price should slowly increase just to keep the same value.
The median price for Board Game games peaked in 2014 at 9.99$, and bottomed in 2021 at 3.99$. The percentage of free to play peaked in 2016 at 14%, and bottomed in 2022 at 4%.
Positive reviews ratio for Board Game, per language
This graph shows an aggregated Steam rating for the whole Board Game tag, separated by language. It gives an idea about how different audiences will judge a game with this tag. A lower rating doesn't always mean that the audience doesn't enjoy that particular tag, as some cultures tend to always give lower scores. But it will affect a game's rating nonetheless.
The best rating for Board Game games is 88% for the Thai audience, and the worst is 74% for the French audience.
| Image | Name | Description | Price | Rating | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  | Ticket to Ride | CONNECT MORE THAN CITIES! Set off with your friends and family to re(discover) Ticket to Ride, the classic boardgame. In this railway adventure, you’ll need to be the quickest to link up your cities and reach your destinations. | 9.99 | 91.8% | May 24, 2012 |
  | Small World | CONTROL FANTASY RACES, SET OFF TO CONQUER NEW LANDS, OVERTHROW YOUR ENEMIES AND CLAIM THE VICTORY! In this digital adaptation of the legendary board game, dive into a world inhabited by whimsical fantasy races. | 9.99 | 73.2% | Dec 11, 2013 |
  | Talisman: Digital Edition | The officially licensed multiplayer version of the classic fantasy adventure board game, Talisman. On your travels, you will need strength, courage and some good dice rolls to survive the dangers you face and beat your opponents to the centre of the board! | 6.99 | 81% | Feb 25, 2014 |
  | Elder Sign: Omens | Elder Sign: Omens is a digital version of the popular board game by Fantasy Flight Games. Build a team of unique investigators and fight to keep an all-powerful Ancient One from invading our world! Explore museums, oceans, deserts and more for the arcane Elder Signs that will help seal the Ancient One away. | 5.99 | 77.4% | Nov 27, 2013 |
  | Armello | Armello is a grim fairy-tale board game come to life, with every match combining deep, tactical card play, rich tabletop strategy and RPG elements. Leverage subterfuge, spells and careful strategy to wrangle control of the game's chaotic odds as you quest for the throne. | 19.99 | 82.5% | Sep 1, 2015 |
  | Tharsis | Succeeding in Tharsis requires you to make the best of what you have, even if it happens to be a pair of snake eyes. Certain factors may be outside of your control, but that doesn’t mean they can’t be overcome. Tharsis is not a game about facing the odds. It’s a game about changing them. | 14.99 | 71.9% | Jan 11, 2016 |
  | Gremlins, Inc. | This is an intense strategy board game in a steampunk world of corrupt capitalist gremlins who compete for money, political power and prestige. Save and invest, steal and extort, arrest and get arrested – in single-player and multiplayer, with ranks and ladders, team mode and spectator mode. | 19.99 | 85.7% | Mar 10, 2016 |
  | Egyptian Senet | The Mysterious Afterlife Journey And The Favorite Pastime Of The Pharaoh Tutankhamun. Don't Miss The Opportunity To Play The World's Oldest Board Game From Ancient Egypt. | 3.99 | 81.8% | Aug 20, 2015 |
  | Business Tour - Board Game with Online Multiplayer | "Business Tour" is a free to play multiplayer tabletop game. Build your monopoly with friends. Complete daily tasks, compete against the other players and receive trade items rewards! | Free | 73.7% | Jul 27, 2017 |
  | THE GAME OF LIFE | THE GAME OF LIFE showcases a beautifully rendered digital game board, cards and spinner that capture the fun of the Classic game full of adventure & surprises! THE GAME OF LIFE will take players on a journey where fortunes can be won…and lost! | 6.49 | 75.3% | Nov 3, 2015 |
  | Twilight Struggle | Twilight Struggle is a two-player game where players play as either the US or USSR during the Cold War. Using actual events from history, players must plan out their strategies in order to obtain world dominance. Play Twilight Struggle and change the course of history. | 9.99 | 87.5% | Apr 13, 2016 |
  | Longsword - Tabletop Tactics | Longsword is a game of hardcore turn-based tactical combat. Build decks of spells and miniatures to fight against humans or the AI in skirmishes and campaigns. Earn cards through play or just pay once for the whole set. | Free | 64.3% | Jul 20, 2017 |
  | Evolution Board Game | Predators lurk, food is scarce, you must adapt - or go extinct. Evolve your species to survive and dominate as you explore the campaign or go head-to-head with the skill-based matchmaker. | 14.99 | 83.5% | Feb 12, 2019 |
  | Ortus Arena, strategy board game online, FOR FREE | You are a cunning warlord, craving for intensive short mental combats and becoming the best. Enter this online multiplayer strategy board game: a 1vs1 turn based resource game that is easy to understand, but complex to master. NOW FOR FREE! | Free | 63.4% | Sep 28, 2016 |
  | Catan Universe | Trade – build – settle: Become Lord of Catan! Get to know Catan and play the starter scenario in multiplayer mode. Purchase the complete base game, expansions, card game and much more to discover the entire Universe of Catan. | Free | 53% | Apr 25, 2017 |
  | MONOPOLY® PLUS | EMBARK ON A JOURNEY TO OWN IT ALL! Build your empire on a colorful and 3D lively city animated by funny sidekicks! MONOPOLY® PLUS brings the classic franchise to a new level on PC with amazing animations, customizable house rules! | 14.99 | 43.7% | Sep 7, 2017 |
  | Carcassonne - Tiles & Tactics | The official adaptation of the famous board game Carcassonne! A modern classic tile-placement game based on the award winning game in which the players draw and place a tile with a piece of southern French landscape on it. The player can then decide to place one of his followers, called Meeples. | 9.99 | 84.7% | Nov 29, 2017 |
  | Tokaido | Discover the digital adaptation of Tokaido, the boardgame phenomenon! | 9.99 | 69.8% | Dec 4, 2017 |
  | Rento Fortune: Online Dice Board Game (大富翁) | Rento is multiplayer business dice game. It is board game for 2 to 8 players.Trade lands, build houses, win auctions, roll wheel of fortune, risk in Russian Roulette and have fun.Play with your friends and acquire a monopoly over the game board :) | 4.99 | 49.7% | Jul 14, 2017 |
  | Scythe: Digital Edition | Scythe transports you to an alternate reality in 1920s Europa, one ravaged by the First World War. Take up the role of leader by assuming command of one of 5 factions, and set out to conquer the coveted "Factory". Lead your mechs to war and your people to victory! | 19.99 | 90.4% | Sep 5, 2018 |
  | Panzer Strategy | Panzer Strategy is a World War II wargame that combines classic turn-based strategy gameplay with modern looks. Command your armies and adapt your units to any objective using a huge selection of real-life military equipment and battle skills. | 29.99 | 65.1% | Aug 31, 2018 |
  | Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition | The official digital version of Hasbro’s classic mystery board game, Cluedo (Clue). Roll the dice and launch into a murder investigation. Whodunit? With what weapon? Where? You’ll need all your brain power to find the answers you need, as you race your friends and family to the truth! | 14.99 | 88.3% | May 17, 2018 |
  | Fated Kingdom | Fated Kingdom is an old school digital board game sandbox for 2-4 players with shared physical space and no rules enforced by computer. The Kingdom of Kinmarr is falling apart, and to survive in this dark times, players need to roll the dice, draw cards from the decks and move along a game board. | 9.99 | 77.1% | Nov 4, 2019 |