Character Action Game tag

This chart shows the amount of games released over the years with the Character Action Game tag and the percentage of games released on Steam they account for. The number of releases gives an appreciation of the quantity of games published each year. It often tends to increase naturally, just like the total amount of Steam games released.

The percentage, on the other hand, gives a better view of the trend a tag follows. It shows if, in proportion, the Character Action Game tag 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, tag is undercrowded) or if it's the opposite.

The Character Action Game game tag peaked in 2020 with 205 games released. The popularity of the tag is in a range between 0.18% in 2020 and 0.02% in 2023.

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.

On this chart, you can see the reviews for games associated with the Character Action Game tag, both as count and as a percentage of all Steam reviews, and the value for an average game. Note that if the normalized and average lines are too small, you can deactivate the review count and % of the average 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 Character Action Game tag games.

A typical game associated with this tag collected on average between 18 (2010) and 843 (2017) 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 Character Action Game tag received between 51% (2010) and 254% (2017) reviews compared to other tags.

This graph displays the evolution of the Character Action Game tag's games price in USD over the years, and the percentage of free to play games in this tag. Don't forget that a price should slowly increase year-on-year just to keep up with inflation.

The median game price was at its lowest in 2018 at 4.99$, and peaked in 2023 at 14.99$. The percentage of free to play peaked in 2016 at 12%, and bottomed in 2018 at 5%.

This graph shows an aggregated Steam rating for the whole Character Action Game tag, separated by language. It helps estimate how different audiences judge a game with this tag. A lower rating doesn't necessarily mean that the audience doesn't like that tag. Some cultures have different standards and expectations. It will however affect a game's rating nonetheless.

The best rating for Character Action Game games is 94% for the Greek audience, and the worst is 75% for the Japanese audience.