Steam users spent only 15% of their time on games released in 2024
Old titles & GAAS games took the majority of players attention.
This information comes directly from Valve, comparing user metrics with the platform average as part of Steam Replay 2024 (which showcases the year’s results).
Games released this year accounted for only 15% of total playtime on Steam.
Users spent 47% of their total playtime on games released between 2017 and 2023.
Games released before 2017 occupied 37% of users’ total gaming time.
In 2023, time spent on new games amounted to 9% of the total (so there’s significant progress here, largely thanks to Palworld, Helldivers II, Black Myth: Wukong). In 2022, Steam users played new games 17% of the time.
It’s important to note that 2024 is a record-breaking year for the number of new games on Steam (18,597 projects). This is 29.9% more than last year. All of this indicates that competition on the platform is intensifying.