Procedural Generation tag
Tag created in June 2017
Procedural Generation's popularity amongst developers
This chart displays the games released over the years with the Procedural Generation tag and the percentage of total Steam releases 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 view of the trend a tag follows. It shows if, in proportion, the Procedural Generation 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 Procedural Generation game tag peaked in 2022 with 551 games released. The tag's popularity is in a range between 0.07% in 2010 and 0.36% in 2022.
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.
Procedural Generation's popularity amongst players
On this chart, you can see the reviews for games associated with the Procedural Generation 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 Procedural Generation tag games.
A standard game associated with this tag received on average between 125 (2010) and 741 (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 Procedural Generation tag received between 74% (2021) and 353% (2011) reviews compared to other tags.
Price of games tagged with Procedural Generation
This graph displays the evolution of the Procedural Generation 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 peaked in 2013 at 9.99$, and bottomed in 2021 at 6.99$. The percentage of free to play peaked in 2020 at 12%, and bottomed in 2023 at 1%.
Positive reviews ratio for Procedural Generation, per language
This graph shows an aggregated Steam rating for the whole Procedural Generation tag, separated by language. It gives an idea about how different audiences will 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 Procedural Generation games is 95% for the Romanian audience, and the worst is 84% for the Japanese audience.
| Image | Name | Description | Price | Rating | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  | Race The Sun | You are a solar-powered craft. The sun is your death timer. Hurtle towards the sunset at breakneck speed in a futile race against time. Delay the inevitable by catching speed boosts which reverse the setting sun - if only for a moment. Don't crash, stay in the light, and don't slow down! | 9.99 | 94.7% | Dec 9, 2013 |
  | Anomalies | Are you looking for something completely different? An oddity? An enigma? Or perhaps .. an Anomaly? Anomalies may be a game, then again it may not. One user described it as "A million musical leeches, waiting to suck the serotonin from my brain." And that's just the beginning... | 3.99 | 81% | Oct 28, 2016 |
  | Arcaxer | Arcaxer is a turn-based VR RPG with first-person action-oriented combat & a third-person god-view overworld. Explore procedurally generated dungeons, claim equipment, & discover abilities in a science fiction simulation full of colorful AI characters & surprises. Choose your class & climb The Stack. | 24.99 | 88.2% | Feb 25, 2021 |
  | Infected spaceship generator | Generator of random mazes with a search for objects, ammunition and weapons. Random placement of enemies such as zombies and mutants, including minibosses. Each new game will be unique. | 1.99 | 81.8% | Jun 14, 2021 |
  | Disco Ball | Control a glowing ball and perform dexterous maneuvers on moving platforms | 24.99 | 90.9% | Mar 26, 2021 |
  | Project Delta | Explore all possible realities as you try and save the universe from the Darkness in this unique procedural Mega Metroidvania Adventure. | 9.99 | N/A | Jun 15, 2023 |
  | Reefland | Reefland - is a colorful city-building simulator with a relaxing atmosphere, where you are up to paint the island by placing buildings. | 3.99 | 94.2% | Oct 17, 2022 |
  | Hallowlands | Explore a procedurally generated open world with many biomes to explore and harvest resources from. You can chop down trees, mine rocks/ore, and find unique items to help you along your journey. Using the resources that you find, you can craft powerful weapons and items. | 9.99 | N/A | Aug 2, 2023 |
  | Baldi's Basics Plus | Baldi's Basics Plus is like the original game, but PLUS! The same cruddy edutainment horror type parody theme is back, but with hugely expanded gameplay features, including procedurally generated levels, field trip minigames, crazy random events, PLUS more characters, more items, and more chaos! | 9.99 | 96.8% | Jun 11, 2020 |
  | Metal Mind | We fuse transforming Mecha and Roguelite gameplay elements and combine game mechanics, such as weight, armor pieces, heat, and power for you to forge a unique weapon of war to fuel your killing spree!??? | 17.99 | 73.4% | Apr 25, 2022 |
  | Planet Nomads | There's a whole planet of diverse biomes waiting for you to explore. Gather enough materials to build a mobile base that will carry everything a Nomad needs on a journey through an unknown land. | 19.99 | 66.3% | May 3, 2019 |
  | Tesla Force | With science as your super power, charge up your coils and zap into action! Tesla Force is a rogue-lite top-down shooter featuring endless procedural gameplay with tentacle splitting action. Play as Tesla, Curie, Lovecraft and Shelley and blast the cosmic horror back into the galactic abyss! | 16.99 | 79.2% | Nov 19, 2020 |
  | Ampersat | A shooty, slashy, RPG-y game mixing retro and modern sensibilities. A blend of influences from Gauntlet & Smash TV to Zelda & Angband, Ampersat is a handcrafted adventure but with appeal to Roguelite fans. Battle ASCII creatures in colorful areas & free letters to return language to the village! | 9.99 | 87% | May 6, 2022 |
  | Drift Type C | A multi-discipline real-physics driving game where the ghosts are actual ghosts. Drive 50+ real spec cars right from the factory on 100+ miles of track to free the God of Time. Master Drift, Time Attack, Off-road, Rally, and even a few head to head races against bad AI. Robust Creative Mode. | 19.99 | N/A | May 31, 2023 |
  | Pan'orama | Relax and unleash your creativity in this new city building puzzle game. Create amazing landscapes and discover wide range of structures with special abilities. Enter the world of beauty and tranquility with the panoramas of your own creation and don't forget to pet your new animal friends! | 13.99 | 90.8% | May 9, 2023 |
  | Atlas Architect | A creative game where your imagination is your limit. | 5.99 | 77.4% | Apr 26, 2021 |
  | Bot World | Bot World is a zelda-like game about exploring locations, upgrading your weapons and destroying scary bosses. | 34.99 | 93.3% | Nov 21, 2022 |
  | Polar Bear Game | The arctic is a big place. Ever wanted to explore the endless expanses of the arctic as a Polar Bear? Well now you can in Polar Bear Game. Explore and survive a procedurally generated, infinite world, where, as a polar bear, you can choose whatever you want to do! | 2.99 | N/A | Feb 10, 2023 |
  | Rezrog | Test your fighting spirit as you take your party of brave adventurers on an epic quest to restore peace to the lands of Rezrog in this table-top inspired, turn-based, dungeon crawler. Upgrade your skills & tactically exploit enemy weaknesses as you try to handle everything the dungeons will throw at you. | 9.99 | 44.3% | May 31, 2017 |
  | Scholar of the Arcane Arts | Scholar of the Arcane Arts is a Roguelike Action RPG where every spell you cast interacts with one another. Learn new spells, solve puzzles, unlock secret dungeons, and defeat monstrous beings to save the world invaded by five Planes of magic! | 3.99 | 94.4% | Dec 15, 2022 |
  | Shit Storm | Your butt is lost in space. Dodge enemies and consume foods in order to survive but watch out because in space no one can hear you shit. | 1.99 | 89.5% | Dec 27, 2017 |
  | Crypto Is Dead | "Crypto is Dead." That's the first thing you read in the paper this morning. A goldfinger attack has crippled the world economy. For a month, the old physical currency will be put back in place. As a notaphilist, open your bank and use your expertise to determine the genuine from the fake bills. | 4.99 | 40% | Jul 23, 2021 |
  | Dungeon Island | Explore a procedural 2D world with an epic storyline! Discover islands, caves, build and fight demons | Free | N/A | Nov 1, 2021 |
  | Sahara's Underworld | Sahara's Underworld is a roguelike dungeon crawler game with a mixture of procedural generated and predefined maps. Explore a forgotten temple in search of the Relics of Horus. Make your way through the mysterious rooms of the temple and face a variety of enemies, puzzles and other challenges... | 8.99 | N/A | May 2, 2022 |
  | Firegirl: Hack 'n Splash Rescue DX | Take on the role of a young rescue officer starting her career. Armed with a trusty axe and high-pressure fire hose that also acts like a jetpack, Firegirl responds to emergency calls across the city. Can Firegirl save all the trapped civilians caught in each blaze? | 17.99 | 71.9% | Dec 14, 2021 |