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FPS games on Steam

1,081 games carry the tag · 29 released in the last 12 months (vs 337 the year before) · median price $5.99

The verdict — supply vs demand, said plainly

crowded. Crowded space: 29 releases in the last year. Among the games here that reached 10+ reviews (most releases never do), the median sold an estimated 1,556 units (middle half 717–5,933). 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 48% 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 2077Marvel RivalsSchedule IBuckshot RouletteGray Zone WarfareBodycamLiar's Bar

What players say across the niche — measured thumbs shares

Aggregated over 33,691 stored reviews from 396 games.

Gameplay & mechanics78% positive · 12,616 mentions · 379 games
Performance & stability65% positive · 10,161 mentions · 369 games
Visuals & audio80% positive · 9,749 mentions · 388 games
Story & writing79% positive · 8,798 mentions · 381 games
Content & longevity75% positive · 7,624 mentions · 380 games
Price & value70% positive · 7,204 mentions · 366 games
Multiplayer & community68% positive · 5,731 mentions · 296 games
Difficulty & balance73% positive · 3,790 mentions · 340 games
Controls & UI63% positive · 3,576 mentions · 355 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 90% of the niche's 12,941,585 reviews; it takes 2 games to reach 80%. Fewer games to 80% means a harder niche to be seen in.

Most-reviewed FPS games

GameReleasedReviewsSteam says
Counter-Strike 2 2012 9,895,229 Very Positive
Cyberpunk 2077 2020 951,165 Very Positive
Marvel Rivals 2024 419,871 Mostly Positive
Schedule I 2025 317,977 Overwhelmingly Positive
Buckshot Roulette 2024 126,694 Overwhelmingly Positive
Gray Zone Warfare 2024 79,236 Mostly Positive
Bodycam 2024 67,320 Very Positive
Liar's Bar 2024 56,390 Very Positive
One-armed robber 2023 53,629 Very Positive
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Breakpoint 2023 48,408 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.