Gaming News In 2023, Steam has exceeded the number of video games released on the platform: things are getting worse, 80 games have already been released in four days
Published on June 1, 2024 at 5:06 p.m
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Steam had another record year in 2023. Year after year, PC gamers' favorite platform welcomes more and more games. And the growth of the Steam catalog could explode.
A massive arrival of games on Steam in 2023
Steam is undoubtedly the platform of choice for PC gamers. In use since 2003, Valve's platform has revolutionized digital video game commerce, welcoming a significant number of players and games year after year. But 2023 was special for Steam, which saw record numbers. Last year, 14,535 titles were published in the Steam catalog SteamDB. Numbers that break the platform record set in 2022 with 12,559 games released this year. This is absolutely huge: For comparison, on the second largest platform that hosted the most games last year, the Switch, there were “only” 2,360 (figures for American territory).
Even crazier numbers for 2024?
The growth of the Steam catalog doesn't appear to be slowing down any time soon, quite the opposite. In 2024, the platform has already hosted 18 games, according to SteamDB. At this rate, Steam could offer nearly 30,000 games this year. a resurgence in software that can be explained both by the democratization of development tools and by Valve's flexible policy with its platform. We know that Steam hosts many software programs of all kinds and rarely censors content. A problem for some developers who see their titles getting lost in the multitude of annual releases. Aside from that, Steam also gives you access to an untold amount of software if you find out about it.
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