Old School tag

This graph shows games released over the years with the Old School 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 gives a better estimate of the tag's trend. It shows if the Old School tag is getting more or less popular amongst developers. 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 Old School game tag peaked in 2022 with 739 games released. The tag's popularity is in a range between 0.14% in 2016 and 0.48% in 2022.

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.

This graph displays the reviews for games associated with the Old School tag, both as count and as a percentage of all Steam reviews, and the value for an average game. 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 Old School tag games.

A standard game associated with this tag received on average between 23 (2010) and 636 (2014) 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 Old School tag received between 34% (2022) and 99% (2011) reviews compared to other tags.

This chart displays the evolution of the Old School 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 Old School games peaked in 2013 at 9.99$, and bottomed in 2018 at 2.99$. The percentage of free to play peaked in 2020 at 12%, and bottomed in 2023 at 1%.

This graph shows an aggregated Steam rating for the whole Old School tag, separated by language. It gives an idea about how different audiences will 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 Old School games is 98% for the Romanian audience, and the worst is 82% for the Japanese audience.