The third annual Steam Replay has arrived, and with it comes the news that the percentage of playtime spent by all Steam users in new releases (i.e., games released in 2024) was only 15%—a relatively meager number that would suggest the majority of gamers on Valve’s platform are far more interested in older, classic games rather than the latest titles. This percentage is actually an improvement over the previous year, however, with last year’s Steam Replay (then named “Steam Year In Review”) having given a statistic of 9% for playtime spent in 2023 on new games released that year. See below for a screenshot of the relevant portion from this year’s Steam Replay, which can be found directly under the opening highlights.
The third annual Steam Year In Review Steam Replay has arrived, and your very own jaunt down gaming memory lane awaits! It’s a fun-filled, fact-filled, friend-filled (because you can share it!) look back at what you played in 2024.
Name change? What name change?
Ok, you got us. We called it Steam Replay when we launched it in 2022. Then last year, some of us thought “Hey! What if we changed it to Steam Year In Review for giggles?” Then we all giggled and did it.
Then this year, someone said, “Um, that was a dumb idea we had last year. Are we crazy if we change it back to the better name for it?” And we all said “Shut up, Gabe, that’s too much work.” HA HA we kid, it was actually Chris. Or Eric? No wait it was Jane. Or maybe Tom? And we actually said “That’s a great, collaborative idea, fellow teammate!” and here we are.
You, on Steam, by the numbers
How many games did you play, and how does that compare to last year? Did you unlock a bunch of achievements? What about your longest streak? These fun numbers and more are in your Replay.
There are spiders!
…graphs. Spider GRAPHS, we mean, showing in spider language what kinds of games you played.
…and so much more!
There are so many fun ways to look at your year in Steam gaming: playtime by month; playtime by what you played on; even playtime across your Steam Family if you’re part of one!
Sharing is caring
Each Steam Replay is different, so what will yours look like? Take a look at your own, and share it both on and off Steam with your friends (and see what theirs look like too!)