At last, the Bullet Heaven genre - popularised by hits like Vampire Survivors - has been sanctioned by Steam
Eurogamer • • technology
Key Points:
- Steam has introduced a new "bullet heaven" tag as part of a recent update that added 17 new tags and removed 28, aiming to improve game discovery and recommendations for users.
- The bullet heaven genre, described as focusing on upgrades while automatically attacking hordes of enemies, is a twist on traditional bullet hell arcade games and has gained popularity through titles like Vampire Survivors.
- Other new tags include desktop companion, cleaning, decorating, wuxia, poker, and animal-specific tags such as wolves and capybaras, while removed tags targeted overlaps, intellectual property references, and subjective categories.
- Valve highlighted that the singleplayer tag remains the most popular on Steam, applied to around 98,000 games, followed by indie, action, casual, and adventure tags.
- Notable indie games currently tagged as bullet heaven on Steam include Megabonk, The Spell Brigade, and Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor.