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First-Person games on Steam

3,610 games carry the tag · 78 released in the last 12 months (vs 1,247 the year before) · median price $5.99

The verdict — supply vs demand, said plainly

crowded. Crowded space: 78 releases in the last year. Among the games here that reached 10+ reviews (most releases never do), the median sold an estimated 1,693 units (middle half 759–5,469). Standing out is a visibility problem before a quality one — the adjacent combos show where supply thins out.

Unit medians are estimates, among games that reached 10+ reviews — most never do · how we estimate

What would change this: About 79% 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 2Cyberpunk 2077Lethal CompanyR.E.P.O.Schedule IGrand Theft Auto V EnhancedEscape the BackroomsContent Warning

What players say across the niche — measured thumbs shares

Aggregated over 55,462 stored reviews from 400 games.

Story & writing81% positive · 17,827 mentions · 397 games
Gameplay & mechanics77% positive · 17,022 mentions · 396 games
Visuals & audio81% positive · 15,332 mentions · 398 games
Performance & stability58% positive · 14,232 mentions · 394 games
Price & value71% positive · 11,252 mentions · 393 games
Content & longevity73% positive · 11,095 mentions · 396 games
Multiplayer & community76% positive · 9,263 mentions · 337 games
Difficulty & balance73% positive · 5,050 mentions · 383 games
Controls & UI62% positive · 4,934 mentions · 387 games

Reviews are shown as published on Steam, including reviews from key activations and free copies — so percentages here can differ from the score on the Steam store page. GameTrend does not check whether reviewers bought or played the game.

Attention concentration — counted shares, not an index

The top 5 games hold 78% of the niche's 15,498,541 reviews; it takes 7 games to reach 80%. Fewer games to 80% means a harder niche to be seen in.

Most-reviewed First-Person games

GameReleasedReviewsSteam says
Counter-Strike 2 2012 9,895,229 Very Positive
Cyberpunk 2077 2020 951,165 Very Positive
Lethal Company 2023 511,155 Overwhelmingly Positive
R.E.P.O. 2025 426,381 Overwhelmingly Positive
Schedule I 2025 317,977 Overwhelmingly Positive
Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced 2025 228,291 Very Positive
Escape the Backrooms 2025 167,098 Very Positive
Content Warning 2024 163,665 Very Positive
MiSide 2024 142,819 Overwhelmingly Positive
Buckshot Roulette 2024 126,694 Overwhelmingly Positive

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Combine First-Person with other tags — and exclusions — in the segment workspace, or describe your concept and get this verdict on your exact combo.

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.