Software tag

This chart shows the amount of games released over the years with the Software tag and the percentage of games released on Steam they account for. The number of releases gives an appreciation of the quantity of games published each year. It often tends to increase naturally, just like the total 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 Software tag is getting more or less popular from a developer's perspective. 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 Software game tag peaked in 2021 with 39 games released. The popularity of the tag is in a range between 0.0038% in 2017 and 0.03% in 2023.

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 chart shows the reviews for games with the Software tag, either as count and as a percentage of all Steam reviews, and the average value for a 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 Software tag games.

A typical game associated with this tag collected on average between 10 (2012) and 190 (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 Software tag received between 7% (2012) and 49% (2017) reviews compared to other tags.

This graph displays the evolution of the Software 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 price for Software games was at its lowest in 2021 at 4.99$, and peaked in 2022 at 9.99$. The percentage of free to play peaked in 2020 at 35%, and bottomed in 2022 at 3%.

This graph shows an aggregated Steam rating for the whole Software 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 Software games is 92% for the Vietnamese audience, and the worst is 80% for the Turkish audience.