# What the Steam record says

> Markdown version of https://playrecon.com/blog for AI agents. All pages: https://playrecon.com/llms.txt

Short answers to release and market questions, built from Steam's public surfaces. Every number carries its source and the date it was read; what the data cannot say is said too.

- [When do horror games release on Steam?](https://playrecon.com/blog/when-horror-games-release-on-steam.md): October: 12.1% of Steam games tagged Horror released that month, against 9.0% in the next busiest. Counted from Steam store pages as of 22 September 2026. (2026-09-27)

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