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Shop Keeper on Steam: success rate & trends

Shop Keeper is above the Steam average for Steam developers: 8.5% of releases reach a meaningful audience (about 1.4× the 6.0% Steam-wide average), across 258 games tracked since 2024.

8.5%
Success rate
258
Releases tracked
22
Reached an audience
1.4×
vs Steam avg (6.0%)

Shop Keeper success rate by year

Steam avg 6.0%44.4%16.7%3.8%*202420252026** 2026 in progress — partial year, still maturing
YearReleasesReached audienceSuccess rate
20249444.4%
2025661116.7%
2026 · in progress18373.8%

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 20.0%.

What the data says

Out of every 100 Shop Keeper games released on Steam, roughly 8 break out to a meaningful audience — compared with about 6 in 100 across Steam as a whole. Shop Keeper ranks #199 of 466 tags by release volume, and #69 by success rate among well-populated genres, which makes it relatively underserved. Across complete years (2024–2025), Shop Keeper's success rate settles at 20.0% — 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 Shop Keeper 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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Shop Keeper on Steam — FAQ

What percentage of Shop Keeper games succeed on Steam?
About 8.5% of Shop Keeper releases reach a meaningful audience — about 1.4× the 6.0% Steam-wide average — measured across 258 games released between 2024 and 2026.
Is Shop Keeper saturated on Steam?
Shop Keeper is relatively underserved, with 258 releases tracked (rank #199 by volume). With a success rate well above average, demand is still outpacing the crowd.
How many Shop Keeper games release on Steam each year?
In 2025 (the last complete year) about 66 Shop Keeper games released on Steam; 2026 is still in progress.
Is Shop Keeper a good genre to release on Steam?
By the numbers, Shop Keeper looks like above the Steam average — a 8.5% base-rate success vs 6.0% Steam-wide. Pair that with your scope, budget and marketing plan before committing.

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