Perma Death tag

This graph shows games released over the years with the Perma Death tag and the percentage 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 gives a better estimate of the tag's trend. It shows if the Perma Death tag is getting more or less popular amongst developers. 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 Perma Death tag has peaked in 2021, with 284 games released. The tag's popularity is in a range between 0.06% in 2011 and 0.24% in 2013.

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.

This graph displays the reviews for games associated with the Perma Death 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.

While the review count clearly quantifies the reviews a tag receives, keep in mind that it also follows the popularity of Steam itself. The value normalized as a percentage of all Steam reviews is often more revealing, as it gives you the popularity trend for Perma Death tag games.

A standard game associated with this tag received on average between 23 (2010) and 1570 (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 Perma Death tag received between 62% (2010) and 920% (2012) reviews compared to other tags.

This chart displays the evolution of the Perma Death 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 game price peaked in 2013 at 9.99$, and bottomed in 2018 at 4.99$. The free to play ratio was at its lowest in 2018 at 1%, and peaked in 2020 at 7%.

This graph shows an aggregated Steam rating for the whole Perma Death 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 highest rating for Perma Death is 95% for the Portuguese - Brazil language, and the lowest is 83% for the Japanese language.