Annual game releases on Steam reached 20,282 in 2025, according to analysis from indie dev and marketing expert Chris Zukowski, and 608 of those games were able to crack 1,000 user reviews on Valve's platform – which might actually be a good sign.
In a report on "What the hell happened in 2025," Zukowski, comparing against similar data from the past three years, reckons more games succeeded on Steam last year, assuming you define success as hitting 1,000 reviews.
