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Third-Person Shooter games on Steam

161 games carry the tag · 6 released in the last 12 months (vs 74 the year before) · median price $10.99

The verdict — supply vs demand, said plainly

underserved. Underserved space: 6 releases in the last year, yet the median game reaches an estimated 10,329 units (middle half 4,067–44,881). Demand is outrunning supply — a well-made entry has room to land.

What would change this: A wave of new releases (supply +67%) or a falling median would tip this toward Balanced. · confidence: medium

The evidence — the niche's most-reviewed games

Marvel RivalsResident Evil 4Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2Grand Theft Auto V EnhancedThe Last of Us™ Part II RemasteredTom Clancy's Ghost Recon® BreakpointTom Clancy’s The Division® 2The Forever Winter

What players say across the niche — measured thumbs shares

Aggregated over 11,840 stored reviews from 159 games.

Gameplay & mechanics74% positive · 4,736 mentions · 159 games
Story & writing77% positive · 4,312 mentions · 153 games
Visuals & audio77% positive · 3,396 mentions · 153 games
Price & value66% positive · 2,789 mentions · 152 games
Performance & stability56% positive · 2,674 mentions · 150 games
Content & longevity72% positive · 2,582 mentions · 151 games
Controls & UI62% positive · 2,129 mentions · 155 games
Multiplayer & community69% positive · 1,796 mentions · 127 games
Difficulty & balance69% positive · 1,416 mentions · 145 games

Attention concentration — counted shares, not an index

The top 5 games hold 79% of the niche's 1,462,796 reviews; it takes 6 games to reach 80%. Fewer games to 80% means a harder niche to be seen in.

Most-reviewed Third-Person Shooter games

GameReleasedReviewsSteam says
Marvel Rivals 2024 403,976 Mostly Positive
Resident Evil 4 2023 268,655 Overwhelmingly Positive
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 2024 219,717 Very Positive
Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced 2025 209,289 Very Positive
The Last of Us™ Part II Remastered 2025 53,174 Very Positive
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Breakpoint 2023 43,536 Mostly Positive
Tom Clancy’s The Division® 2 2023 35,176 Mostly Positive
The Forever Winter 2024 24,483 Mixed
Red Dead Redemption 2024 20,703 Very Positive
Watch Dogs®: Legion 2023 12,351 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.