First-person shooters are an incredibly common genre in 2025, and numerous have been released throughout the year to widespread praise. However, not all shooters are created equal, and there are several new FPS games that have completely missed the mark.
With so many options on the FPS market, we’d like to shed some light on why some shooters fail and how new titles can stand out in a sea of similarity, especially as we move into 2026.
Current landscape of FPS games
First-person shooters remain one of the leading genres in video games today, with dozens of FPS games releasing in 2025 alone.