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Looter Shooter games on Steam

151 games carry the tag · 3 released in the last 12 months (vs 39 the year before) · median price $7.99

The verdict — supply vs demand, said plainly

underserved. Underserved space: 3 releases in the last year, yet among the games here that reached 10+ reviews (most releases never do), the median sold an estimated 1,400 units (middle half 611–4,745). Demand is outrunning supply — a well-made entry has room to land.

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

What would change this: A wave of new releases (supply +100%) or a falling median would tip this toward Balanced. · confidence: medium

The evidence — the niche's most-reviewed games

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® BreakpointTom Clancy’s The Division® 2The Forever WinterMagicraftDeadzone: RogueDR LIVESEY ROM AND DEATH EDITIONCrime Boss: Rockay CityGhosts of Tabor

What players say across the niche — measured thumbs shares

Aggregated over 6,064 stored reviews from 140 games.

Gameplay & mechanics70% positive · 2,237 mentions · 123 games
Performance & stability55% positive · 1,896 mentions · 112 games
Content & longevity71% positive · 1,843 mentions · 111 games
Visuals & audio72% positive · 1,475 mentions · 122 games
Price & value62% positive · 1,353 mentions · 112 games
Multiplayer & community67% positive · 1,268 mentions · 83 games
Story & writing71% positive · 1,228 mentions · 108 games
Controls & UI57% positive · 853 mentions · 105 games
Difficulty & balance66% positive · 741 mentions · 98 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 68% of the niche's 212,943 reviews; it takes 8 games to reach 80%. Fewer games to 80% means a harder niche to be seen in.

Most-reviewed Looter Shooter games

GameReleasedReviewsSteam says
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Breakpoint 2023 48,408 Mostly Positive
Tom Clancy’s The Division® 2 2023 36,707 Mostly Positive
The Forever Winter 2024 24,986 Mixed
Magicraft 2024 16,925 Very Positive
Deadzone: Rogue 2025 16,736 Very Positive
DR LIVESEY ROM AND DEATH EDITION 2023 13,810 Very Positive
Crime Boss: Rockay City 2024 10,639 Mixed
Ghosts of Tabor 2023 10,499 Mostly Positive
Incursion Red River 2024 9,459 Mostly Positive
Vigor 2024 8,039 Mixed

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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.