Sci-fi tag
Tag created in June 2017
Sci-fi's popularity amongst developers
This graph shows games released over the years with the Sci-fi 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 Sci-fi 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 Sci-fi game tag peaked in 2022 with 1043 games released. The popularity of the tag is in a range between 1.5% in 2010 and 0.58% in 2018.
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.
Sci-fi's popularity amongst players
This graph displays the reviews for games associated with the Sci-fi 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 Sci-fi tag games.
A typical game associated with this tag collected on average between 43 (2010) and 1054 (2020) 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 Sci-fi tag received between 120% (2010) and 245% (2020) reviews compared to other tags.
Price of games tagged with Sci-fi
This chart displays the evolution of the Sci-fi 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 2011 at 12.99$, and bottomed in 2020 at 6.99$. The percentage of free to play peaked in 2020 at 16%, and bottomed in 2023 at 1%.
Positive reviews ratio for Sci-fi, per language
This graph shows an aggregated Steam rating for the whole Sci-fi 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 Sci-fi games is 93% for the Romanian audience, and the worst is 77% for the Japanese audience.
| Image | Name | Description | Price | Rating | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  | Waking Mars | In 2097, life is discovered on Mars. When your mission of first contact becomes trapped by a cave-in, you must master the alien ecosystem to survive. Soon you stumble upon more than anyone expected, and with time running out, you will make a decision that determines the fate of a lost planet. | 9.99 | 89% | Dec 13, 2012 |
  | Etherium | Etherium is a real-time strategy game set in a science-fiction universe, where three factions battle it out for a mysterious and rare resource known as ‘Etherium’. | 9.99 | 40.4% | Mar 25, 2015 |
  | Star Traders: Frontiers | You are the captain of a starship venturing through a massive open universe. Customize your crew and take command at the helm of your very own ship as you explore a galaxy torn apart by internal strife, alien threats, and political intrigue. | 14.99 | 84.3% | Jul 31, 2018 |
  | Headlander | Launch into the ultimate head trip as you blast through psychotic robots in a retro 70's sci-fi action adventure from Double Fine Productions. It is a world of automation, a utopia gone wrong in which all of humanity have transferred their minds into robotic imposter bodies and are ruled by a computer. | 19.99 | 90.6% | Jul 25, 2016 |
  | Pixel Starships | Pixel Starships is the world’s first total spaceship management game in an 8bit massive online universe. In Pixel Starships, you command every aspect of your ship from construction to battles in a single persistent world. PSS is Community driven and crowdfunded. | Free | 72.5% | May 23, 2023 |
  | Drone Swarm | Drone Swarm is a very unique take on tactical games. Control 32,000 drones in quick, fast-paced fights. Combine your swarm abilities and counter constantly evolving attacks of your opponents. Survive varying enemy waves, get upgrades to your swarm, and make it to the next system alive! | 24.99 | 64.5% | Oct 20, 2020 |
  | State of Mind | State of Mind is a futuristic thriller game delving into transhumanism. The game explores themes of separation, disjuncture and reunification, in a world that is torn between a dystopian material reality and a utopian virtual future. | 19.99 | 77.4% | Aug 15, 2018 |
  | Prey | In Prey, you awaken aboard Talos I, a space station orbiting the moon in the year 2032. You are the key subject of an experiment meant to alter humanity forever – but things have gone terribly wrong. The space station has been overrun by hostile aliens and you are now being hunted. | 29.99 | 90.4% | May 4, 2017 |
  | Mechajammer | A tactical cyberpunk turn-based RPG set on an off-world grindhouse jungle colony. Skulk through the shadows or charge in guns blazing. Recruit a unique party for large squad-based assaults as your adventure plunges you deep into the city’s secrets. | 24.99 | 51.3% | Dec 2, 2021 |
  | 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 |
  | ECHO | After a century in stasis the girl En arrives at her destination: A Palace out of legend. Out here, using forgotten technologies, she hopes to bring back a life that shouldn’t have been lost. But nothing could prepare her for what she’ll face in the ancient halls below. | 24.99 | 80.2% | Sep 19, 2017 |
  | Afterglitch | Afterglitch is an experimental third-person exploration sci-fi video game. The player is an astronaut whose multidimensional journey to find an extraterrestrial civilization is more important than the destination! | 14.99 | 86.7% | Dec 9, 2022 |
  | Master Arena | An intense multiplayer FPS inspired by old-school classics. Esport ready, dedicated servers, map editor, and Steam Workshop! Welcome to Master Arena! | Free | 84.9% | May 27, 2022 |
  | Genesis Alpha One Deluxe Edition | Hyperjump into the dark recesses of space with Genesis Alpha One - a roguelike FPS where you must build, maintain and navigate your ship through a galaxy filled with hostile alien and human threats. Explore, create and survive the militarized space race in order to secure humanity’s future. | 19.99 | 73.7% | Feb 25, 2020 |
  | Gaia Beyond | Gaia Beyond is a handcrafted 2D Action-RPG, an exploration mix built around the core features fighting, mining and trading. Your decisions are footprints within a vast non-linear solar system. Forge alliances among numerous factions and develop relations with hundreds of NPCs. | 14.99 | 73.6% | Aug 20, 2020 |
  | The Subject | You have been taken prisoner and sold to a deep space testing facility. Upon arrival, you are fitted with a device forcing you to participate in their experiment. Released into a massive complex, the dark halls wind around testing rooms and conceal pieces to puzzles. There is no option but to comply. | 4.99 | 64.4% | Nov 30, 2018 |
  | Event-D | Sci-fi Visual Novel (Linear Story). A group of astronauts, scientists and robots is sent to space on a mission to investigate the disturbing disappearance of the first manned spaceship in its journey to Mars. | 4.99 | 84.6% | Dec 17, 2018 |
  | DRONE The Game | This version of DRONE does not yet include updates from Earth 2. We invite players to download the free demo but please resist purchasing the game as Earth 2 intends to re-release the full version as free-to-play, making it accessible for everyone. Follow our Socials and Discord for news/updates. | 19.99 | 57.4% | Aug 1, 2020 |
  | Corpoct | Test your wits as well as your ability to lead an expedition in this deep space dungeon-crawler. Hire the best heroes and villains of the galaxy. Find unknown planets in uncharted space. Start small, plan big and get a fleet of warships capable enough to rival most fearsome enemies. | 9.99 | 90% | Sep 20, 2019 |
  | Drone Wars | Drone Wars is a simple but unique multiplayer Sci-Fi first-person shooter, where you can play as a heavily armed combat drone or as a human special task force soldier. | Free | 81.9% | Mar 11, 2022 |
  | Silent Sector | Oldschool action open-world sci-fi with a unique storyline, frenetic battles, crude humor, loose morals and cows. | 14.99 | 80.5% | Feb 17, 2021 |
  | Humanity Lost | Will you save humanity? You are on a mission to find a new planet for humans to inhabit. In this story driven FPS space opera you will explore open world planets, find weapons, upgrade your character, and befriend alien species. | 3.99 | 71.4% | Apr 26, 2021 |
  | hallucination - 幻觉 | Sequel of Old Watch | 9.99 | 86.1% | May 28, 2021 |
  | K37-D | In the year 2204 an average engineer gets an ordinary job offer that ends up being a lot more than he bargained for... | 1.99 | N/A | Dec 22, 2019 |
  | Mass Effect™ 3 N7 Digital Deluxe Edition (2012) | Earth is burning. The Reapers have taken over and other civilizations are falling like dominoes. Lead the final fight to save humanity and take back Earth from these terrifying machines, Commander Shepard. | 29.99 | 72.4% | Jun 11, 2020 |