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Action games on Steam

2,438 games carry the tag · 108 released in the last 12 months (vs 939 the year before) · median price $9.99

The verdict — supply vs demand, said plainly

crowded. Crowded space: 108 releases in the last year, and the median game here reaches an estimated 7,083 units (middle half 3,302–25,260). Standing out is a visibility problem before a quality one — the adjacent combos show where supply thins out.

What would change this: About 85% fewer releases over a year — or a clearly rising median — would tip this toward Balanced. · confidence: high

The evidence — the niche's most-reviewed games

Counter-Strike 2Dota 2Black Myth: WukongCyberpunk 2077Lethal CompanyR.E.P.O.Marvel RivalsMonster Hunter Wilds

What players say across the niche — measured thumbs shares

Aggregated over 48,654 stored reviews from 400 games.

Gameplay & mechanics77% positive · 19,591 mentions · 398 games
Story & writing79% positive · 18,352 mentions · 396 games
Visuals & audio81% positive · 13,349 mentions · 396 games
Content & longevity73% positive · 11,464 mentions · 398 games
Price & value71% positive · 10,222 mentions · 394 games
Performance & stability58% positive · 9,912 mentions · 399 games
Multiplayer & community71% positive · 7,181 mentions · 356 games
Difficulty & balance72% positive · 6,411 mentions · 393 games
Controls & UI64% positive · 5,665 mentions · 388 games

Attention concentration — counted shares, not an index

The top 5 games hold 67% of the niche's 22,659,920 reviews; it takes 16 games to reach 80%. Fewer games to 80% means a harder niche to be seen in.

Most-reviewed Action games

GameReleasedReviewsSteam says
Counter-Strike 2 2012 9,752,006 Very Positive
Dota 2 2013 2,734,724 Very Positive
Black Myth: Wukong 2024 1,203,780 Overwhelmingly Positive
Cyberpunk 2077 2020 951,165 Very Positive
Lethal Company 2023 509,899 Overwhelmingly Positive
R.E.P.O. 2025 413,079 Overwhelmingly Positive
Marvel Rivals 2024 403,976 Mostly Positive
Monster Hunter Wilds 2025 325,653 Mixed
Schedule I 2025 309,552 Overwhelmingly Positive
Hades 2020 306,828 Overwhelmingly Positive

Go deeper

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Counts are measured (reviews, releases, prices); concentration is review-share, not an index; momentum is new-review pace between our own daily observations, computed across the segment's 400 most-reviewed games.