In 2023, the average selling price for PC games on Steam was 15.50 U.S. dollars. This is a 7 percent increase from 13.30 U.S. dollars in 2020 and represents a 6 percent CAGR from 2018 to 2023. In 2028, the average price of PC games on Steam is projected to reach 18.10 U.S. dollars.

First released in 2003 by Valve Corporation, Steam is one of the leading PC gaming platform for gamers across the world. Through releasing its first-party games and other offerings from third-party developers and publishers, it is estimated that Steam generated about **** billion U.S. dollars in game sale revenues in 2024 and *** billion U.S. dollars in the first six months of 2025. Steam still going strong Despite fierce competition from console rivals and the decline of game revenue, Steam still manages to hold on to a loyal legion of fans. In 2023, Steam reported ** million peak concurrent players on its platform, up from **** million peak concurrent players in 2021. Steam’s biggest game There are a staggering amount of games released each year on Steam, with over ****** alone arriving on the platform in 2022. These games can vary from classic shooter games to farming simulators, yet it is a very small fraction of the games that bring in the big bucks. The average price of a video game on Steam was ***** U.S. dollars in 2023.

This is my first data set that I upload to Kaggle, I hope people who collobrate or use this data enjoys it lasts Till this day I haven't seen much detailed datasets about game and games industry. I felt like I need to start it some where were gamers, game companies and gaming enthusiast who are interested in game data analytics can benefit from. firstly I must give a big tanks to gamalytic.com from where I downloaded this data freely from.

About this data set: This dataset contains comprehensive information on the top 1500 games released on Steam between January 1, 2024, and September 9, 2024. Aggregated from 30 separate files, and combined into a single dataset. Minor adjustments were made, such as aligning game release dates for consistency.

Key Features: Game Details: Includes titles, release dates, and developer/publisher information. Sales and Revenue: Tracks the number of copies sold, revenue generated, and pricing details. Player Engagement: Provides average playtime, peak player counts, and other user engagement metrics. Reviews and Scores: Features review scores and ratings. Dynamic Market Data: Offers insights into game performance trends over time, such as sales rank and price fluctuations.

This dataset can be useful for:

Game Developers: Understanding market trends, competitor analysis, and consumer behavior. Data Scientists: Exploring various data analysis techniques, including regression analysis, clustering, and time-series forecasting. Researchers: Analyzing game industry patterns and the impact of game characteristics on sales and user engagement.

First released in 2003 by Valve Corporation, Steam is one of the leading PC gaming platform for gamers across the world. Through releasing its first-party games and other offerings from third-party developers and publishers, it is estimated that Steam generated about 10.8 billion U.S. dollars in game sale revenues in 2024. Steam still going strong Despite fierce competition from console rivals and the decline of game revenue, Steam still manages to hold on to a loyal legion of fans. In 2023, Steam reported 33 million peak concurrent players on its platform, up from 27.4 million peak concurrent players in 2021. Steam’s biggest game There are a staggering amount of games released each year on Steam, with over 10,600 alone arriving on the platform in 2022. These games can vary from classic shooter games to farming simulators, yet it is a very small fraction of the games that bring in the big bucks. The average price of a video game on Steam was 15.20 U.S. dollars in 2023.