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Action Roguelike on Steam: success rate & trends

Action Roguelike is right around the Steam average for Steam developers: 6.4% of releases reach a meaningful audience (about 1.1× the 6.0% Steam-wide average), across 2,740 games tracked since 2024.

6.4%
Success rate
2,740
Releases tracked
175
Reached an audience
1.1×
vs Steam avg (6.0%)

Action Roguelike success rate by year

Steam avg 6.0%6.9%7.0%4.6%*202420252026** 2026 in progress — partial year, still maturing
YearReleasesReached audienceSuccess rate
2024945656.9%
20251,121797.0%
2026 · in progress674314.6%

2026 is still in progress — it covers only part of the year, and recent releases haven't had time to reach the review threshold yet, so its release count and success rate both read artificially low. Across complete years (2024–2025) the settled rate is 7.0%.

What the data says

Out of every 100 Action Roguelike games released on Steam, roughly 6 break out to a meaningful audience — compared with about 6 in 100 across Steam as a whole. Action Roguelike ranks #27 of 466 tags by release volume, and #119 by success rate among well-populated genres, which makes it a moderately crowded category. Across complete years (2024–2025), Action Roguelike's success rate settles at 7.0% — the in-progress 2026 reads lower only because its games are still new.

Unlike "top sellers" lists that only count winners, this is an honest base rate — every tracked Action Roguelike release is in the denominator, including the many that never found an audience. That's the number that actually tells you your odds going in.

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Action Roguelike on Steam — FAQ

What percentage of Action Roguelike games succeed on Steam?
About 6.4% of Action Roguelike releases reach a meaningful audience — about 1.1× the 6.0% Steam-wide average — measured across 2,740 games released between 2024 and 2026.
Is Action Roguelike saturated on Steam?
Action Roguelike is a moderately crowded category, with 2,740 releases tracked (rank #27 by volume). Volume and success rate are both near the middle of the pack.
How many Action Roguelike games release on Steam each year?
In 2025 (the last complete year) about 1,121 Action Roguelike games released on Steam; 2026 is still in progress.
Is Action Roguelike a good genre to release on Steam?
By the numbers, Action Roguelike looks like right around the Steam average — a 6.4% base-rate success vs 6.0% Steam-wide. Pair that with your scope, budget and marketing plan before committing.

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