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I scraped data from the entire Steam catalog, analyzing over 140,000 games across 40+ data points, including genres, ratings, prices, and player feedback. This video highlights some of the most fascinating insights—driven by curiosity and a passion for exploring data and game development.
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0:00 Context
0:56 Methodology
2:28 Most Common Words
3:18 Best & Worst
5:24 Opportunities for Innovation
8:39 Inclusivity in Games
9:16 Roguelike Deckbuilders
11:06 Final Notes
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🎥 Video by:
Flor Niemevz
https://www.behance.net/florenciamn
Nati Mendez
https://www.behance.net/natimendez
[email protected]
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📊 Charts from this video:
Game Releases Over Time
https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/20221119/
Most Common Words
https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/20054087/
Overwhelmingly Positive Games
https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/20221305/
Overwhelmingly Negative Games
https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/20221377/
Genre-Genre Pairs
https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/20059232/
Top Themes
https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/20221430/
Genre-Theme Pairs
https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/20073344/
Genre-Dimension Pairs
https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/20074409/
Genre-Perspective Pairs
https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/20074514/
Dimensions Over Time
https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/20221523/
Female Protagonist
https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/20255396/
LGBTQ+
https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/20255422/
Roguelike Deckbuilders: Releases
https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/20238203/
Roguelike Deckbuilders: Reviews
https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/20238521/
Roguelike Deckbuilders: Best
https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/20238736/
📊 Raw dataset:
Steam Catalog Insights (October 2024)
https://github.com/NewbieIndieGameDev/steam-insights
📚 Related studies:
(2022) Duerkos (Github) - Steam Data Analysis
https://duerkos.github.io/steam_analysis/
(2019) Game Developer - Genre Viability on Steam and Other Trends - An Analysis Using Review Count 2
https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/genre-viability-on-steam-and-other-trends---an-analysis-using-review-count
(2018) Alden Yuan (Medium) - Exploratory Data Analysis on Steam Store Games Dataset
https://aldenyuan.medium.com/exploratory-data-analysis-on-steam-store-games-dataset-f4ff06da44eb
(2024) How To Market a Game - What games are selling on Steam: The Q2 Report
https://howtomarketagame.com/2024/07/16/what-games-are-selling-q2-2024/
(2016) Savvy Statistics - Video Game Genres by Year: 1980-2016
https://savvystatistics.com/video-game-genres-by-year-1980-2016/
📈 Tools for Steam game insights and trends:
SteamDB
https://steamdb.info/
SteamSpy
https://steamspy.com/
VG Insights
https://vginsights.com/
Gamalytic
https://gamalytic.com/
SteamCharts
https://steamcharts.com/
Games-Stats
https://games-stats.com/
Steam surveys
https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey
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