This is the record-breaking year for the entire observation period.
In October 2023, 1,324 games were released. This is a record-breaking month for the entire observation period.
In 2023, 12,562 games were released, compared to 11,389 in 2021.
The number of new games on Steam started to increase after the introduction of Steam Greenlight. Steam Direct further accelerated the growth by allowing developers to simply purchase a slot for releasing a game.