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Competitive games on Steam

34 games carry the tag · 5 released in the last 12 months (vs 11 the year before) · median price $19.99

The verdict

Not enough estimated games in this niche for an honest verdict yet — a median under the coverage floor would be a lie with confidence. The counted facts below stand on their own.

What players say across the niche — measured thumbs shares

Aggregated over 2,529 stored reviews from 34 games.

Multiplayer & community61% positive · 819 mentions · 34 games
Gameplay & mechanics71% positive · 730 mentions · 34 games
Performance & stability47% positive · 598 mentions · 32 games
Story & writing68% positive · 520 mentions · 29 games
Price & value58% positive · 508 mentions · 31 games
Visuals & audio74% positive · 484 mentions · 32 games
Content & longevity72% positive · 458 mentions · 34 games
Controls & UI60% positive · 348 mentions · 32 games
Difficulty & balance62% positive · 308 mentions · 33 games

Attention concentration — counted shares, not an index

The top 5 games hold 99% of the niche's 13,225,484 reviews; it takes 2 games to reach 80%. Fewer games to 80% means a harder niche to be seen in.

Most-reviewed Competitive games

GameReleasedReviewsSteam says
Counter-Strike 2 2012 9,752,006 Very Positive
Dota 2 2013 2,734,724 Very Positive
Marvel Rivals 2024 403,976 Mostly Positive
EA SPORTS FC™ 25 2024 106,808 Mixed
Gray Zone Warfare 2024 77,900 Mostly Positive
Mortal Kombat 1 2023 48,640 Mostly Positive
SMITE 2 2024 22,924 Mixed
Battle Teams 2 2022 21,487 Mixed
F1® 24 2024 19,061 Mostly Positive
Rivals of Aether II 2024 9,749 Mostly Positive

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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.