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Third Person on Steam: success rate & trends

Third Person 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 1,236 games tracked since 2024.

5.5%
Success rate
1,236
Releases tracked
68
Reached an audience
0.9×
vs Steam avg (6.0%)

Third Person success rate by year

Steam avg 6.0%6.3%6.0%3.3%*202420252026** 2026 in progress — partial year, still maturing
YearReleasesReached audienceSuccess rate
2024444286.3%
2025516316.0%
2026 · in progress27693.3%

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 6.1%.

What the data says

Out of every 100 Third Person games released on Steam, roughly 6 break out to a meaningful audience — compared with about 6 in 100 across Steam as a whole. Third Person ranks #66 of 466 tags by release volume, and #137 by success rate among well-populated genres, which makes it relatively underserved. Across complete years (2024–2025), Third Person's success rate settles at 6.1% — 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 Third Person 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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Third Person on Steam — FAQ

What percentage of Third Person games succeed on Steam?
About 5.5% of Third Person releases reach a meaningful audience — below the 6.0% Steam-wide average — measured across 1,236 games released between 2024 and 2026.
Is Third Person saturated on Steam?
Third Person is relatively underserved, with 1,236 releases tracked (rank #66 by volume). Volume and success rate are both near the middle of the pack.
How many Third Person games release on Steam each year?
In 2025 (the last complete year) about 516 Third Person games released on Steam; 2026 is still in progress.
Is Third Person a good genre to release on Steam?
By the numbers, Third Person 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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