FPS tag
Tag created in June 2017
FPS's popularity amongst developers
This chart displays the games released over the years with the FPS tag and the percentage of total Steam releases they represent. The releases count conveys the quantity of games published on Steam each year. It usually follows the increasing amount of Steam games released.
The percentage, on the other hand, gives a better idea of the trend a tag follows. It shows if, in proportion, the FPS tag is getting more or less popular from a developer's perspective. The Review chart will tell us if this trend is a good thing (i.e. players interest is increasing, tag is undercrowded) or if it's the opposite.
The FPS tag has peaked in 2022, with 688 games released. The tag's popularity is in a range between 0.88% in 2011 and 0.43% in 2015.
Keep in mind that the current year is not over, so the number of games released will still increase. But the percentage is usually a good estimate.
FPS's popularity amongst players
This chart shows the reviews for games with the FPS tag, either as count and as a percentage of all Steam reviews, and the average value for a game. Note that if the normalized and average lines are too small, you can deactivate the review count and % of the average lines by clicking on the legend.
While the review count clearly quantifies the reviews a tag receives, keep in mind that it also follows the popularity of Steam itself. The value normalized as a percentage of all Steam reviews is often more revealing, as it gives you the popularity trend for FPS tag games.
A standard game associated with this tag received on average between 71 (2010) and 2158 (2020) reviews. Keep in mind that it is the average and not the median, meaning it is heavily influenced by extreme values, like a very successful game with this tag.
The reviews per game as a percentage of the average show that games in the FPS tag received between 196% (2010) and 552% (2017) reviews compared to other tags.
Price of games tagged with FPS
This graph displays the evolution of the FPS tag's games price in USD over the years, and the percentage of free to play games in this tag. Bear in mind that there is inflation over time, which means that a price should slowly increase just to keep the same value.
The median game price was at its lowest in 2007 at 5.99$, and peaked in 2013 at 14.99$. The free to play ratio peaked in 2015 at 20%, and bottomed in 2023 at 2%.
Positive reviews ratio for FPS, per language
This chart shows an aggregated Steam rating for all the FPS tag games, classed by language. It gives an idea about how different audiences will judge a game with this tag. A lower rating doesn't necessarily mean that the audience doesn't like that tag. Some cultures have different standards and expectations. It will however affect a game's rating nonetheless.
The best rating for FPS games is 93% for the Romanian audience, and the worst is 73% for the Japanese audience.
| Image | Name | Description | Price | Rating | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  | Day of Defeat | Enlist in an intense brand of Axis vs. Allied teamplay set in the WWII European Theatre of Operations. Players assume the role of light/assault/heavy infantry, sniper or machine-gunner class, each with a unique arsenal of historical weaponry at their disposal. Missions are based on key historical operations. | 4.99 | 87.5% | May 1, 2003 |
  | Half-Life: Opposing Force | Return to the Black Mesa Research Facility as one of the military specialists assigned to eliminate Gordon Freeman. Experience an entirely new episode of single player action. Meet fierce alien opponents, and experiment with new weaponry. Named 'Game of the Year' by the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences. | 4.99 | 95.4% | Nov 1, 1999 |
  | Half-Life | Named Game of the Year by over 50 publications, Valve's debut title blends action and adventure with award-winning technology to create a frighteningly realistic world where players must think to survive. Also includes an exciting multiplayer mode that allows you to play against friends and enemies around the world. | 9.99 | 96.5% | Nov 8, 1998 |
  | Half-Life: Blue Shift | Made by Gearbox Software and originally released in 2001 as an add-on to Half-Life, Blue Shift is a return to the Black Mesa Research Facility in which you play as Barney Calhoun, the security guard sidekick who helped Gordon out of so many sticky situations. | 4.99 | 91.8% | Jun 1, 2001 |
  | Half-Life 2 | 1998. HALF-LIFE sends a shock through the game industry with its combination of pounding action and continuous, immersive storytelling. Valve's debut title wins more than 50 game-of-the-year awards on its way to being named "Best PC Game Ever" by PC Gamer, and launches a franchise with more than eight million retail units sold worldwide. | 9.99 | 97.6% | Nov 16, 2004 |
  | Half-Life: Source | Winner of over 50 Game of the Year awards, Half-Life set new standards for action games when it was released in 1998. Half-Life: Source is a digitally remastered version of the critically acclaimed and best selling PC game, enhanced via Source technology to include physics simulation, enhanced effects, and more. | 9.99 | 70.1% | Jun 1, 2004 |
  | Day of Defeat: Source | Valve's WWII Multiplayer Classic - Now available for Mac. | 9.99 | 90.4% | Jul 12, 2010 |
  | Half-Life 2: Lost Coast | Originally planned as a section of the Highway 17 chapter of Half-Life 2, Lost Coast is a playable technology showcase that introduces High Dynamic Range lighting to the Source engine. | Free | 89.2% | Oct 27, 2005 |
  | Half-Life 2: Episode One | Half-Life 2 has sold over 4 million copies worldwide, and earned over 35 Game of the Year Awards. Episode One is the first in a series of games that reveal the aftermath of Half-Life 2 and launch a journey beyond City 17. Also features two multiplayer games. Half-Life 2 not required. | 7.99 | 95.8% | Jun 1, 2006 |
  | Half-Life 2: Episode Two | Half-Life® 2: Episode Two is the second in a trilogy of new games created by Valve that extends the award-winning and best-selling Half-Life® adventure. As Dr. Gordon Freeman, you were last seen exiting City 17 with Alyx Vance as the Citadel erupted amidst a storm of unknown proportions. | 7.99 | 97.2% | Oct 10, 2007 |
  | Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS: GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched 19 years ago. CS: GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.). | Free | 90.4% | Aug 21, 2012 |
  | Killing Floor | 6-player co-op survival horror at its finest! Free updates, free special events and a ridiculous amount of fun! | 19.99 | 96.1% | May 14, 2009 |
  | Quake III Arena | The greatest warriors of all time and space have been summoned to battle for the amusement of an ancient alien race. Wield a variety of guns and power-ups as you fight for glory against ruthless combatants in this fast-paced single-player and multiplayer FPS. | 14.99 | 95.3% | Aug 3, 2007 |
  | Quake 4 | As part of the elite Rhino Squad, you must spearhead Earth’s military invasion of a hostile alien homeworld. But, in this desperate war for humanity’s survival against an unrelenting enemy, you may discover that the only way to defeat them...is to become one of them. | 14.99 | 87.2% | Aug 4, 2011 |
  | Wolfenstein 3D | World War II rages. The Nazis are planning to build an unstoppable, mutant army. On a mission to steal the secret plans, you were captured and imprisoned. Now, a lucky break gives you the chance to escape, but a maze of passages and trigger-happy Nazis stand in your way. | 4.99 | 93.5% | Aug 3, 2007 |
  | DOOM (1993) | You’re a marine—one of Earth’s best—recently assigned to the Union Aerospace Corporation (UAC) research facility on Mars. When an experiment malfunctions and creates a portal to Hell, the base is overrun by blood-thirsty demons. You must shoot your way out to survive. | 4.99 | 96.8% | Aug 3, 2007 |
  | Quake | Developed by the award-winning id Software, Quake® is the ground-breaking, original dark fantasy first-person shooter that inspires today’s retro-style FPS games. With Quake (Enhanced), experience the authentic, updated, and visually enhanced version of the original. | 9.99 | 96.4% | Aug 3, 2007 |
  | Quake II | Mankind is at war with the Strogg, a hostile alien race planning an invasion of Earth. In response, we launched a preemptive strike...it failed. Outnumbered and outgunned, you must fight to shut down the enemy's war machine. Only then will the fate of humanity be known. | 4.99 | 92.6% | Aug 3, 2007 |
  | Call of Duty® (2003) | Call of Duty® delivers the gritty realism and cinematic intensity of World War II's epic battlefield moments like never before - through the eyes of citizen soldiers and unsung heroes from an alliance of countries who together helped shape the course of modern history. | 19.99 | 94.9% | Oct 13, 2006 |
  | Aliens versus Predator Classic 2000 | Aliens Versus Predator Classic 2000 features the Colonial Marine, Alien and Predator Campaigns and the frenetic single-player Skirmish mode from the original title: Alien Versus Predator Gold Edition, which was released to massive acclaim in 2000. | 4.99 | 87.5% | Jan 15, 2010 |
  | STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™ | You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon. | 9.99 | 95.6% | Jul 8, 2009 |
  | BioShock™ | BioShock is a shooter unlike any you've ever played, loaded with weapons and tactics never seen. You'll have a complete arsenal at your disposal from simple revolvers to grenade launchers and chemical throwers, but you'll also be forced to genetically modify your DNA to create an even more deadly weapon: you. | Free | 94.1% | Aug 21, 2007 |
  | Call of Duty® 4: Modern Warfare® (2007) | The new action-thriller from the award-winning team at Infinity Ward, the creators of the Call of Duty® series, delivers the most intense and cinematic action experience ever. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare arms gamers with an arsenal of advanced and powerful modern day firepower and transports them to the most treacherous hotspots... | 19.99 | 93.3% | Nov 12, 2007 |
  | BioShock® 2 | Set approximately 10 years after the events of the original BioShock, the halls of Rapture once again echo with sins of the past. Along the Atlantic coastline, a monster has been snatching little girls and bringing them back to the undersea city of Rapture. | Free | 88.9% | Feb 9, 2010 |