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Shooter games on Steam

1,705 games carry the tag · 36 released in the last 12 months (vs 485 the year before) · median price $5.99

The verdict — supply vs demand, said plainly

crowded. Crowded space: 36 releases in the last year. Among the games here that reached 10+ reviews (most releases never do), the median sold an estimated 1,218 units (middle half 668–3,839). 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 69% 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 2Marvel RivalsSchedule IGrand Theft Auto V EnhancedGray Zone WarfareBodycamOne-armed robberTom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Breakpoint

What players say across the niche — measured thumbs shares

Aggregated over 44,727 stored reviews from 399 games.

Gameplay & mechanics78% positive · 18,032 mentions · 395 games
Visuals & audio80% positive · 13,634 mentions · 392 games
Story & writing78% positive · 12,705 mentions · 389 games
Performance & stability63% positive · 11,353 mentions · 390 games
Content & longevity75% positive · 10,436 mentions · 392 games
Price & value72% positive · 9,930 mentions · 390 games
Multiplayer & community67% positive · 6,773 mentions · 335 games
Difficulty & balance73% positive · 6,085 mentions · 375 games
Controls & UI64% positive · 5,860 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 90% of the niche's 12,171,266 reviews; it takes 1 games to reach 80%. Fewer games to 80% means a harder niche to be seen in.

Most-reviewed Shooter games

GameReleasedReviewsSteam says
Counter-Strike 2 2012 9,895,229 Very Positive
Marvel Rivals 2024 419,871 Mostly Positive
Schedule I 2025 317,977 Overwhelmingly Positive
Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced 2025 228,291 Very Positive
Gray Zone Warfare 2024 79,236 Mostly Positive
Bodycam 2024 67,455 Very Positive
One-armed robber 2023 53,661 Very Positive
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Breakpoint 2023 48,408 Mostly Positive
Enlisted 2024 48,329 Very Positive
DOOM: The Dark Ages 2025 46,320 Very 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.