Steam finally solved gaming’s trickiest genre name
Valve has updated its Steam platform with new game tags, adding 17 and removing nearly twice as many. Among the new tags is 'Bullet Heaven,' a term that aims to clarify a genre inspired by the game Vampire Survivors. This update reflects industry trends and aims to improve how players discover games.
- ▪Valve announced an update to Steam with 17 new game tags and the removal of nearly 30 others.
- ▪The new genre 'Bullet Heaven' is intended to describe games similar to Vampire Survivors.
- ▪Other notable tags include Desktop Companion, Wuxia, and Cleaning, Organizing, and Decorating.
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