Narration tag
Tag created in June 2017
Narration's popularity amongst developers
This graph shows games released over the years with the Narration tag and the percentage 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 Narration tag is getting more or less popular from a developer's perspective. 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 Narration game tag peaked in 2021 with 333 games released. The popularity of the tag is in a range between 0.04% in 2014 and 0.22% 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.
Narration's popularity amongst players
This chart shows the reviews for games with the Narration tag, either as count and as a percentage of all Steam reviews, and the average value for a 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 Narration tag games.
A typical game associated with this tag collected on average between 8 (2010) and 2427 (2014) 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 Narration tag received between 23% (2010) and 484% (2012) reviews compared to other tags.
Price of games tagged with Narration
This graph displays the evolution of the Narration tag's games price in USD over the years, and the percentage of free to play 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 game price peaked in 2016 at 11.99$, and bottomed in 2017 at 4.99$. The percentage of free to play peaked in 2020 at 16%, and bottomed in 2022 at 2%.
Positive reviews ratio for Narration, per language
This graph shows an aggregated Steam rating for the whole Narration tag, separated 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 highest rating for Narration is 97% for the Vietnamese language, and the lowest is 82% for the Japanese language.
| Image | Name | Description | Price | Rating | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  | The Away Team: Lost Exodus | In this interactive sci-fi adventure novel, you are the AI pilot of Earth's last interstellar ship, tasked with finding a home for your crew—the last remnants of humanity. Your choices will determine their fate, and your own. | 8 | 70.7% | Jul 22, 2016 |
  | Line Simulator | Punch, throw, steal your way to the front of the line in Line Simulator! Find new and bizarre ways to skip the line in five unique environments. Explore the halls of a convention, push your way to the front of a supermarket queue, and discover that not everything is what it seems in this wacky game! | 9.99 | N/A | Feb 6, 2021 |
  | Broken Thorns: West Gate | A symbolic story where you play as a stranger searching for peace in this wretched world. You will wander through the dying land, finding yourself in different situations where evil forces will try to stop you by using your fears, doubts, and weaknesses. | 3.99 | N/A | Oct 14, 2021 |
  | The Last Worker | The Last Worker is an immersive narrative adventure centered around a lone worker’s last stand in an increasingly automated world. Kurt works for the world’s largest retailer and is forced to choose between capitalism or activism. | 19.99 | 68.2% | Mar 30, 2023 |
  | Murder Diaries | Figure out what happened, explore fascinating yet almost surreal landscapes and enjoy the thrilling storytelling. Collect pieces of the story while freely floating through related environments and immerse yourself into an intriguing story filled with blood and murder unlike you have ever seen before | 9.99 | 88.5% | Sep 17, 2021 |
  | Retired Waves | Retired Waves is a narrative video game by Bing Liu. It lasts about 30 minutes and has no traditional mechanics, goals, or objectives. Instead, it tells the story of a being wandering through their thoughts and reflecting on the meaning of architecture. | 5 | N/A | Feb 22, 2023 |
  | Wanderlust: Transsiberian | Board the Trans-Siberian railroad and travel 9,289 km from Moscow to Vladivostok. Clash with a vibrant culture as you meet people as strange to you as you are to them. Journey into a standalone Wanderlust adventure from the makers of The Witcher. | 4.99 | 72.2% | Apr 9, 2020 |
  | looK INside - Chapter 2 | Manon has found a new notebook that goes deeper in the life of her family. Discover this new chapter of looK INside and enjoy the memories of a French family from 1960 to nowadays through unique puzzles based on empathy and aesthetic sense. | 6.99 | 81% | Sep 19, 2022 |
  | A Perfect Day | Revisit and repeat the final moments of China's turn of the century in this narrative puzzle adventure. Play a 6th-grade student and greet classmates, explore secrets, play mini-4WD, or just wander around town. Make your choices to create a perfect day for everyone! | 19.99 | 85.2% | Feb 24, 2022 |
  | Call Hating | Master outdated technology and navigate the phone tree from hell to get your internet back on. At all costs. | 13.99 | 92.9% | Jul 14, 2023 |
  | Trans Neuronica | Transneuronica is a puzzle game that takes the concept of Numberlink and intertwines it with a story about human - AI interactions.The goal of the game is to connect nodes while adhering to the rules imposed by the special limiters, switches and stations that get progressively more challenging. | 9.99 | 94.4% | May 22, 2023 |
  | THE CORRIDOR | THE CORRIDOR is a 20-30 minute experience about the relationship between player and game. | 1.99 | 95.6% | Dec 4, 2020 |
  | EXIT The Game – Trial of the Griffin | An exciting Escape Room experience awaits you! Can you uncover the secrets of Greifenstein Castle and escape? | 7.99 | N/A | Mar 22, 2023 |
  | Haunted Mansion | You are in search of a thrill. You are going to do some urbex, camera in hand, in a mansion with the reputation of being haunted. But the horror will fall on you. The terror of the place will have reason of your mental health | 2.99 | N/A | Jun 17, 2022 |
  | REC: Beyond The Lens | REC: Beyond The Lens is a first-person horror game that tells the story of an unresolved past, with realistic graphics. Explore an unknown location, investigating dark secrets while using a body camera to document every step | 1.99 | 61.9% | Jul 3, 2023 |
  | Dude, Stop | "So, I made a game, right? I filled it with harmless funny puzzles, narrated it a little bit, and then players started making fun of it! They broke the game and ignored my rules! They... they... laughed at me! As if it was some kind of a joke! Why do they have to be so mean?!" - developer of "Dude, Stop". | 14.99 | 86.8% | Jun 1, 2018 |
  | Lost Brothers | Lost Brothers is a single-player first-person adventure, taking place in an abandoned mine. All you have is a walkie-talkie and a map. Explore a mysterious forest and a labyrinth of underground passages to rescue a mysterious lady. | 8.99 | 36% | Jan 12, 2021 |
  | Road to Ballhalla | Roll and be trolled on your journey to the legendary place called Ballhalla. Follow the beat to overcome deadly hazards in sync with the music. Style your balls and marble at awful puns in the roll playing game of the year! | 14.99 | 88.2% | Aug 5, 2016 |
  | The Last Show of Mr. Chardish | Decades have passed and the Actress, Ella, returns to the abandoned theatre to uncover a preserved collection of extraordinary performances. Explore a variety of magical, hand-painted worlds as you collect the lost pieces of the past. | 9.99 | 94.4% | Nov 5, 2020 |
  | SHUT IN | SHUT IN is a dark comedy/psychological horror adventure game which explores depression and isolation by trapping you inside your own house. Explore a hostile home, solve puzzles, and withstand sarcasm from a rude and unreliable narrator. Idiot. | 4.99 | 89.6% | Oct 30, 2020 |
  | Do You See the Waving Cape | A point&click indie game with a very special narrative style. This game is inspired by the author's childhood and tells a story about Love, Growth, Dreams, and Reality. It integrates different types of gameplay into sentimental and interesting stories. | 4.99 | 67.9% | Jun 2, 2022 |
  | Guilt Free | Guilt Free is a visual novel crossed with a point and click made to offer perspective on mental health and eating disorders. Navigate a couple's rocky relationship and encounter "flaws" or "quirks" that may actually be symptomatic behaviors. | Free | 86.7% | Oct 2, 2020 |
  | Epic Tavern | Award Winner: PAX 10 2019 | Winner, Momocon 2018 Indie Games Awards | "A fascinating reverse-RPG" - PC Gamer | "A cross between The Sims and a rousing game of Dungeons and Dragons" - Geek & Sundry | 24.99 | 60.7% | Sep 13, 2017 |
  | Free Spirit VR Meditation | Immersive meditative journey in the sacred valley of Peruvian Andes. Walking in beauty, explore the mountain track, admire the sunset, listen to the sounds of nature and the native American flute, follow the voice of a wisdom woman, relax at the fire while catching a glimpse of the Milky Way. | 2.22 | N/A | Dec 11, 2020 |