Steam Overhauls Tags, Ditches Old Labels, Welcomes 'Bullet Heaven' Era
Valve is overhauling Steam’s official store tags for clearer discovery, adding 17 new tags, removing 28, and updating a few (e.g., Conversation to dialogue heavy, clicker to incremental). Notable removals include Dungeons & Dragons, LEGO, Warhammer 40K, 3D Vision, and NSFW, while new tags cover niche genres like Bullet Heaven (for Vampire Survivors-style games), Desktop Companion, Organizing, Cleaning, Decorating, Wuxia, Xianxia, Falling Blocks, Espionage, Samurai, Zoo, Animals, Cult, Poker, and Language Learning. The purge signals a move toward more specific classifications and reflects Steam’s ongoing effort to improve recommendations and curation, with Singleplayer and Indie remaining among the most dominant tags.