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Mac App Store Game Categories
Apple Games categories ranked by how many charting apps belong to each (US storefront), Mac App Store.
📅 Categories tracked: 28 · 🔄 Updates daily at 09:15 UTC Updated 16 Oct 2026, 11:23 UTC
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Category sizes — area is proportional to number of charting apps
All categories — sorted by number of charting apps (categories with 2+ apps)
Entertainment
450 apps · best rank #1 · leading: Steam Link
4.4 ★ ↑29
avg rating · vs 15 Oct
Puzzle
232 apps · best rank #6 · leading: Township
4.5 ★ ↑13
avg rating · vs 15 Oct
Simulation
198 apps · best rank #11 · leading: Among Us!
4.4 ★ ↓16
avg rating · vs 15 Oct
Casual
176 apps · best rank #6 · leading: Township
4.5 ★ ↓3
avg rating · vs 15 Oct
Sports
164 apps · best rank #2 · leading: Asphalt Legends: Racing Game
4.4 ★ ↓1
avg rating · vs 15 Oct
Card
145 apps · best rank #5 · leading: Solitaire Epic
4.5 ★ ↑5
avg rating · vs 15 Oct
Board
141 apps · best rank #5 · leading: Solitaire Epic
4.5 ★ ↑3
avg rating · vs 15 Oct
Music
132 apps · best rank #25 · leading: Geometry Dash Meltdown
4.2 ★ ↓2
avg rating · vs 15 Oct
Action
129 apps · best rank #4 · leading: Resident Evil 4
4.4 ★ ↓4
avg rating · vs 15 Oct
Family
122 apps · best rank #15 · leading: Crossy Road
4.4 ★ ↑2
avg rating · vs 15 Oct
Adventure
116 apps · best rank #7 · leading: MultiCraft — Build and Mine!
4.3 ★ ↑4
avg rating · vs 15 Oct
Trivia
111 apps · best rank #40 · leading: What Would You Choose? Rather
4.5 ★ ↑1
avg rating · vs 15 Oct
Strategy
106 apps · best rank #10 · leading: Mind The Door
4.4 ★ ↓4
avg rating · vs 15 Oct
Roleplaying
106 apps · best rank #17 · leading: Wuthering Waves
4.4 ★ ↓3
avg rating · vs 15 Oct
Racing
103 apps · best rank #2 · leading: Asphalt Legends: Racing Game
4.4 ★ ↑2
avg rating · vs 15 Oct
Word
103 apps · best rank #40 · leading: What Would You Choose? Rather
4.6 ★ ↑1
avg rating · vs 15 Oct
Casino
100 apps · best rank #29 · leading: Stake US - Casino & Slots
4.6 ★ ↑1
avg rating · vs 15 Oct
Education
71 apps · best rank #14 · leading: Sudoku+ Train Your Brain
4.5 ★ ↓11
avg rating · vs 15 Oct
Lifestyle
18 apps
4.6 ★ ↑3
avg rating · vs 15 Oct
Social Networking
10 apps · best rank #75 · leading: Highrise: Dress Up Avatar Game
4.4 ★ ↓2
avg rating · vs 15 Oct
Food & Drink
6 apps · best rank #26 · leading: Cooking Mastery: Kitchen Games
4.5 ★ —
avg rating · vs 15 Oct
Graphics & Design
5 apps
4.6 ★ ↓2
avg rating · vs 15 Oct
Utilities
4 apps
4.5 ★ ↑1
avg rating · vs 15 Oct
Books
3 apps
4.6 ★ —
avg rating · vs 15 Oct
Magazines & Newspapers
2 apps
4.2 ★ ↓1
avg rating · vs 15 Oct

App Store data shown here is sourced from Apple's public iTunes RSS chart feeds and the iTunes Lookup API, collected by Zing at regular intervals. Figures may differ from Apple's internal App Store Connect analytics.

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