The 5 most popular shooters on Steam

There are numerous shooters on Steam that offer either PvE, PvP or a mix of both. But which shooters are the most popular?

How was the list compiled? To determine the top 5 most popular shooters on Steam, we looked at the player count of each game. The number of average active players in the past 30 days was particularly important (as of August 18, 2023).

5th place: Call of Duty

Genre: Arena Shooter, Battle Royal | Developer: Activision | Steam release: October 28, 2022 |
Steam Player Counts: 65,119.9 | Model: MW2: Buy to play, Warzone: Free to play |
Perspective: first person

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What kind of game is this? Call of Duty has a slight advantage over other games in the list. The well-known shooter franchise combines several titles under a common tab.

Both Modern Warfare 2, which will be released in 2022, and the “Battle Royal” offshoot Warzone share the number of players on Steam.

On top of that, it’s entirely possible that the numbers for Modern Warfare 3, which is due out on November 10th, will also fall into the same category, after all Activision says players will be able to continue their journey, progression and story seamlessly for a year for the first time (via callofduty .com).

How popular is it? If the number of players from MW2 and Warzone were presented separately, a place in the top 5 for the shooter series would have been hard fought. In the past 30 days, the CoD combination averaged 65,119.9 players.

With the upcoming release of Modern Warfare 3, player numbers are expected to increase again – at least temporarily. CoD veterans from 2009 can at least look forward to the return of all maps from the original MW2:

4th place: Team Fortress 2

Genre: hero shooter | Developer: valves | Steam release: October 10, 2007 |
Steam Player Counts: 96,601.6 | Model: Free to play | Perspective: first person

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What kind of game is this? Team Fortress 2 is a Valve hero shooter released in 2007 in which you play for victory with unique characters in different PvP modes. Each hero has special abilities, weapons and tasks in the team.

Classic modes such as Payload and Capture the Flag are played. Game-wise, Team Fortress has also inspired games like Overwatch, which got off to a modest start on Steam, and is actually one of the lowest-rated games of all time.

Otherwise, Team Fortress 2 is characterized above all by its comic-like style and its wacky humor.

How popular is it? Team Fortress 2 averaged 96,601.6 players over the past 30 days. That is somewhat weaker than in July 2023, but stronger than in the previous months of May and June.

However, Team Fortress is apparently not popular with everyone – developer Valve avoids providing the hero shooter with regular updates or even a remaster despite its success. This makes Team Fortress 2 players jealous of another shooter.

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