Hand-drawn tag
Tag created in June 2017
Hand-drawn's popularity amongst developers
This chart displays the games released over the years with the Hand-drawn tag 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 tag follows. It shows if, in proportion, the Hand-drawn tag is getting more or less popular. 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 Hand-drawn game tag peaked in 2021 with 677 games released. The popularity of the tag is in a range between 0.07% in 2010 and 0.46% in 2021.
Bear in mind that 2023 is not over yet. The number of releases will continue to increase, but the percentage is already a good estimate of things to come.
Hand-drawn's popularity amongst players
On this chart, you can see the reviews for games associated with the Hand-drawn tag, both as count and as a percentage of all Steam reviews, and the value for an average game. If the graph is hard to read, 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 Hand-drawn tag games.
A typical game associated with this tag collected on average between 43 (2010) and 399 (2020) reviews. Bear in mind that it is the average, and it can be strongly influenced by extreme values, like the release of a very popular game with this tag.
The reviews per game as a percentage of the average show that games in the Hand-drawn tag received between 49% (2013) and 119% (2010) reviews compared to other tags.
Price of games tagged with Hand-drawn
This chart displays the evolution of the Hand-drawn tag's games price in USD over time, as well as the percentage of free games in this tag. Don't forget that a price should slowly increase year-on-year just to keep up with inflation.
The median price for Hand-drawn games peaked in 2012 at 9.99$, and bottomed in 2020 at 4.99$. The percentage of free to play peaked in 2020 at 14%, and bottomed in 2022 at 2%.
Positive reviews ratio for Hand-drawn, per language
This chart shows an aggregated Steam rating for all the Hand-drawn tag games, classed by language. It helps estimate how different audiences 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 Hand-drawn games is 97% for the Portuguese - Brazil audience, and the worst is 77% for the Simplified Chinese audience.
| Image | Name | Description | Price | Rating | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  | Inked: A Tale of Love | The whole game is re-created in 2021, but you can still play the 2018 version in the hidden track. Inked is a narrative-driven puzzle game set in a world of beautiful ballpoint pen-drawn landscapes. Playing as the Nameless Hero, you will solve intriguing puzzles while searching for your love Aiko. | 9.99 | 79.9% | Aug 27, 2021 |
  | The Ballad Singer | The Ballad Singer is an asymmetric adventure, inspired by RPGs and game books, where you can experience many dynamic stories. Forge the fate of Hesperia through the stories of four different adventurers in a fantasy world completely illustrated and narrated. | 22.99 | 70.2% | Feb 15, 2019 |
  | Pilgrims | Pilgrims is a playful adventure game, created by the team behind Machinarium and Samorost. Roam the land as you please and make new friends, share a laugh with your fellow travelers and help them complete their little stories, your way. How many different solutions can you find? | 6.99 | 96.5% | Oct 7, 2019 |
  | Somber | Somber is an atmospheric action-platformer that takes place in the semi-open world of Gloom. A hand-painted game filled with stunning environments, Somber demands absolute precision from players who wish to unlock its many secrets. | 7.99 | 90% | Oct 12, 2022 |
  | Summer in Mara Prologue | A demo of Summer in Mara. Discover the beginning of this adventure and take care of your island by harvesting your crops, fishing on your pond, and cooking. Enjoy the opening act to this farming adventure. | Free | 87.3% | May 29, 2020 |
  | Notebook Artillery | The classic game of Artillery with beautiful hand-drawn art. Play solo with Target Practice, or play against a friend in Vs. mode. | 4.99 | N/A | Nov 5, 2020 |
  | The Amazing American Circus | Roll up and play a deck building game like no other! Gather weird and wonderful performers, amaze audiences, explore Gilded Age America, and transform your run down circus into an entertainment empire. Play your cards right and you could claim the crown of greatest showman from P.T .Barnum! | 19.99 | 64.7% | Sep 16, 2021 |
  | LAPIN | LAPIN is a 2D precision platformer game featuring a group of brave rabbit explorers. Five rabbits used to live under a park, but construction forced them to leave their beloved hole. Help Liebe and her friends to explore the world with precise control and hop on to the end of the adventure! | 15.99 | 94.3% | Nov 16, 2022 |
  | Puzzle Challengers | Become the master of puzzles by mastering three types of puzzle Falling shapes, Swap Attack, slide portraits and facing challenges to become the best. | 0.99 | N/A | Mar 8, 2021 |
  | Insect Adventure | Fast-paced, action packed metroidvania-styled goodness that does not hold back! Explore a massive world as you battle against hoards of crawling, rolling and flying insects. | 9.99 | 82.4% | May 17, 2021 |
  | The Tribulation Entanglement | You are the Entangled One, a malformed entity. Traverse the flesh wastes under the eye of an eternal eclipse. Delve deep into the planet's guts. Uncover a fleshy ecosystem. Engage in deliberate, challenging combat, using your whiplike arms and collectible sub attacks to augment your combat style! | 6.99 | 82.5% | Feb 5, 2022 |
  | Labyrinth of Zangetsu | Fight Japanese-folklore-inspired Yokai in a ink-brush illustrated Dungeon Crawler! Set in the moonlit city of Ido, the world has blackened under the 'Ink of Ruin' disaster. Conscript & customise your team of warriors as you venture deep into labyrinths and ink your destiny in a winding narrative... | 29.99 | 76.9% | Apr 20, 2023 |
  | Tomorrow for Mar | Pass your final, graduate university and... finally confess?! Tomorrow for Mar is a 2.5D VN about crushes, tricky finals and starting a new chapter of your life. | 2.99 | N/A | May 30, 2022 |
  | A Most Extraordinary Gnome | A Most Extraordinary Gnome is a narrative-driven 2D action game focused on unique boss battles. Protect the forest, keep the animals safe and drive away the incoming darkness in this gorgeous, hand crafted paper cut-out world. | 6 | 94.4% | Dec 8, 2022 |
  | The Tiny Bang Story | Life on Tiny Planet was calm and carefree until a great disaster occurred - Tiny Planet was hit by a meteor! The world fell apart and now its future depends only on you! Use your imagination and creativity: in order to restore Tiny Planet and help its inhabitants you will have to fix a variety of machines and mechanisms as well as solve... | 4.99 | 88.6% | Apr 22, 2011 |
  | Cavegirl Adventures | Cavegirl adventures is a game for platformer fans. Jump across vibrant levels and collect giant eggs to feed your tribe. Watch out for sharp thorns and dangerous plants on your way to victory! | 3.99 | 77.3% | Aug 17, 2021 |
  | B.ARK | Help a heroic team of pets in mechs take back Earth in this exciting Saturday Morning Cartoon inspired shoot em’ up for both new and hardcore players. | 9.99 | 89.7% | Jul 29, 2021 |
  | My Beautiful Paper Smile | Welcome, child, to your new home. Here you shall learn the art of perfection. Here you shall learn to smile. Be sure that smile doesn’t fade into sadness, or you will need to run and hide… | 14.99 | 86.4% | Oct 14, 2021 |
  | Minute of Islands | Explore strange and wonderful islands and dark labyrinths below in this narrative puzzle platformer. Guide young mechanic Mo on her quest to repair a world on the brink of collapse. The powerful Omni Switch at your disposal may not be enough to fix the damage that hides beneath the surface... | 19.99 | 79.2% | Jun 13, 2021 |
  | Skinny & Franko: Fists of Violence | Brutal next chapter of Amiga's legendary beat'em up 'Franko: The Crazy Revenge' is here. It's time to clean the streets of shit. The iconic game finally gets a sequel it deserves. Are you ready? They are coming! | 18.99 | 85.3% | Apr 28, 2023 |
  | Kalaban | Horror-themed action-adventure set in alternate history Finland. | 4.99 | 63.2% | Dec 29, 2016 |
  | Wings Of Bluestar | Protect space against the last wave of an enemy that used to be mankind's ally: a mysterious intelligent artificial life form. Take control of enhanced trainee pilot Aya, or the mysterious veteran pilot Zarak and fight in order to save mankind and learn more about yourself and also about your enemy. | 9.99 | 86.8% | Oct 13, 2020 |
  | Pink Gum | A short and deeply emotional game experience where life itself is presented through a unique perspective. | 3.99 | 75% | Jul 29, 2020 |
  | Liberated: Free Trial | Try Liberated for free! Get a preview of an action-adventure game inside a playable hand-drawn comic book. Uncover an alarmingly current cyberpunk reality where human rights are dying away. Take up arms and solve puzzles in a noir rain-soaked city that’s desperate for justice. | Free | 85.7% | Jul 23, 2020 |
  | Orwell's Animal Farm | Orwell’s Animal Farm is a text-based choice-driven narrative game where all animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others. Immerse yourself in George Orwell's story of absolute power and corruption and follow the ups and downs of Animalism. | 9.99 | 79.3% | Dec 10, 2020 |