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Looter Shooter on Steam: success rate & trends

Looter Shooter is right around the Steam average for Steam developers: 5.5% of releases reach a meaningful audience (below the 6.0% Steam-wide average), across 238 games tracked since 2024.

5.5%
Success rate
238
Releases tracked
13
Reached an audience
0.9×
vs Steam avg (6.0%)

Looter Shooter success rate by year

Steam avg 6.0%8.5%4.3%3.9%*202420252026** 2026 in progress — partial year, still maturing
YearReleasesReached audienceSuccess rate
20247168.5%
202511654.3%
2026 · in progress5123.9%

2026 is still in progress — it covers only part of the year, and recent releases haven't had time to reach the review threshold yet, so its release count and success rate both read artificially low. Across complete years (2024–2025) the settled rate is 5.9%.

What the data says

Out of every 100 Looter Shooter games released on Steam, roughly 6 break out to a meaningful audience — compared with about 6 in 100 across Steam as a whole. Looter Shooter ranks #208 of 466 tags by release volume, and #139 by success rate among well-populated genres, which makes it relatively underserved. Across complete years (2024–2025), Looter Shooter's success rate settles at 5.9% — the in-progress 2026 reads lower only because its games are still new.

Unlike "top sellers" lists that only count winners, this is an honest base rate — every tracked Looter Shooter release is in the denominator, including the many that never found an audience. That's the number that actually tells you your odds going in.

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Looter Shooter on Steam — FAQ

What percentage of Looter Shooter games succeed on Steam?
About 5.5% of Looter Shooter releases reach a meaningful audience — below the 6.0% Steam-wide average — measured across 238 games released between 2024 and 2026.
Is Looter Shooter saturated on Steam?
Looter Shooter is relatively underserved, with 238 releases tracked (rank #208 by volume). Volume and success rate are both near the middle of the pack.
How many Looter Shooter games release on Steam each year?
In 2025 (the last complete year) about 116 Looter Shooter games released on Steam; 2026 is still in progress.
Is Looter Shooter a good genre to release on Steam?
By the numbers, Looter Shooter looks like right around the Steam average — a 5.5% base-rate success vs 6.0% Steam-wide. Pair that with your scope, budget and marketing plan before committing.

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