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Escape Room on Steam: success rate & trends

Escape Room is right around the Steam average for Steam developers: 5.3% of releases reach a meaningful audience (below the 6.0% Steam-wide average), across 152 games tracked since 2024.

5.3%
Success rate
152
Releases tracked
8
Reached an audience
0.9×
vs Steam avg (6.0%)

Escape Room success rate by year

Steam avg 6.0%4.8%6.1%4.3%*202420252026** 2026 in progress — partial year, still maturing
YearReleasesReached audienceSuccess rate
20246334.8%
20256646.1%
2026 · in progress2314.3%

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 5.4%.

What the data says

Out of every 100 Escape Room games released on Steam, roughly 5 break out to a meaningful audience — compared with about 6 in 100 across Steam as a whole. Escape Room ranks #255 of 466 tags by release volume, which makes it relatively underserved. Across complete years (2024–2025), Escape Room's success rate settles at 5.4% — 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 Escape Room 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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Escape Room on Steam — FAQ

What percentage of Escape Room games succeed on Steam?
About 5.3% of Escape Room releases reach a meaningful audience — below the 6.0% Steam-wide average — measured across 152 games released between 2024 and 2026.
Is Escape Room saturated on Steam?
Escape Room is relatively underserved, with 152 releases tracked (rank #255 by volume). High release volume and a below-average success rate mean it's a competitive space.
How many Escape Room games release on Steam each year?
In 2025 (the last complete year) about 66 Escape Room games released on Steam; 2026 is still in progress.
Is Escape Room a good genre to release on Steam?
By the numbers, Escape Room looks like right around the Steam average — a 5.3% base-rate success vs 6.0% Steam-wide. Pair that with your scope, budget and marketing plan before committing.

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