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Epic Games Store Catalogue Metadata
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Information regarding video games available on the Epic Games Store is captured in this file. The records provide key metadata for over 900 titles, offering insights into pricing, release schedules, platform compatibility, and developer details. It serves as a resource for understanding the catalogue composition of a major digital distribution platform, enabling analysis of game attributes such as genre distribution, pricing tiers, and the prominence of specific publishers like Ubisoft compared to others. The data reflects the state of the store up to early 2022.
Columns
- id: Unique numeric identifier for the game record.
- name: Full title of the video game.
- game_slug: URL-friendly string version of the game name.
- price: Numeric value representing the cost of the game (ranging from 0 to over 11,000 units).
- release_date: The date the game was released, formatted as YYYY-MM-DD.
- platform: Operating systems supported by the game (e.g., Windows, Mac).
- description: Textual summary and marketing copy describing the game's premise and features.
- developer: The studio or entity responsible for creating the game.
- publisher: The company responsible for distributing and marketing the game.
- genres: Comma-separated tags categorising the game style (e.g., ACTION, ADVENTURE).
Distribution
The dataset is provided in CSV format with a file size of approximately 336.22 kB. It contains 915 rows (records) and 10 columns. All records in the primary fields such as ID, Name, and Description are 100% valid with no mismatched types. However, fields such as Developer and Publisher contain missing values (approximately 22% and 23% respectively).
Usage
- Market Analysis: Examining pricing strategies and standard costs for different game genres.
- Trend Monitoring: Tracking the volume of game releases over time to identify peak launch periods.
- Platform Compatibility Studies: Assessing the prevalence of Windows versus Mac support in the digital store catalogue.
- Competitor Research: Analysing the portfolio size of various developers and publishers.
- Recommendation Systems: Utilising genre tags and descriptions to build content-based filtering models.
Coverage
- Time Range: The release dates span from 9th April 2008 to 10th February 2022, with a significant concentration of records between 2019 and 2022.
- Geographic Scope: Global (Digital Storefront).
- Content: The data covers a wide variety of video games, from major AAA titles to smaller independent releases.
- Platform Availability: Primarily Windows (66%) and Windows/Mac hybrids (15%).
License
Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Who Can Use It
- Game Developers: To benchmark their pricing and genre positioning against existing market offerings.
- Data Analysts: For visualising industry trends and store growth over the last decade.
- Digital Marketers: To understand how game descriptions and slugs are structured for SEO.
- Academic Researchers: Studying the digital economy of the video game industry.
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Attributes
Original Data Source: Epic Games Store Catalogue Metadata
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