There’s one new Steam game, however, that literally no one is playing. As of this article’s writing, there are zero concurrent players in-game, and the all-time peak is two. It’s honestly pretty baffling, because the game is good. Even better, it’s 100% free.
Precision Is A Free Atari Throwback
Simple But Great
The game in question is Precision, a “2D platform shooter” that popped up in one of my discovery queues. It caught my eye immediately, mostly due to the fact that it’s, well, not very pretty.
While most pixelated indie games draw their inspirations from the NES and beyond, Precision hearkens back to the minimalism of the Atari 2600, building its one-screen levels out of simple blocks and limited color palettes. In 1980, this would make a game like Precision look commonplace. In 2026, it makes it stand out.
The premise of Precision is as simple as its graphics are. The small, vaguely human figure you control can fire bouncing projectiles, similar to Breakout or even early iPhone games. Each level contains a small assortment of targets, which you have to hit in a limited number of shots. It starts simple enough, but things quickly ramp up to a punishingly difficult experience.
It all feels a lot like a true Atari game, which I mean as a compliment. While plenty of the games on the 2600 were unforgettable, there were a lot of greats. Even after titles like Mario and Zelda took the simple premises of Pitfall and Adventure to new heights, the simplicity of the Atari classics remains compelling today.
If you’ve ever played the n games (which feel like another possible aesthetic inspiration), the nature of Precision‘s difficulty will feel familiar. Levels are filled with spikes and moving hazards, which occasionally require a bit of n-style platforming action. The real challenge, though, is figuring out how to ricochet your projectiles to hit the targets with so many obstacles out to stop you.
No One Is Playing This Steam Game
World Records Have Never Been Easier
It only took me a few minutes of playing Precision to decide that it was a diamond in the rough, a conclusion that I assumed at least a few other people must also be coming to. When I completed the second level, however, I realized just how little attention the game had gotten.
Precision awarded my middling performance with a silver medal, which was overly generous by itself, but it also bestowed me with the world record for the level. For a moment, I thought this had to be a strange wording for my personal best score. When I returned to the menu, however, I realized I really had claimed the world record. A few other levels had a world record set by one other player — shout-out EMTGRL — while most had no record at all.
I’m not going to suggest that Precision will blow your mind, but the total lack of a player base is a little criminal. I tried one other free game experience this past week, the Marathon server slam, which peaked at over 140,000 concurrent players on Steam. Of the two, I prefer Precision, ghost town though it may be.
For the moment, I’m kind of enjoying the isolation. The physical frontiers of Earth have been thoroughly mapped, but the digital frontiers are ever expanding. It’s nice to step foot into uncharted territory and stake a claim, even if that claim takes the form of a totally undeserving world record or two.
It’s Time For Precision To Get Some Attention
This Deserves Some Players
I think developer Fortspinnung Games deserves a little more, though, so I’d like to see Precision pick up some traction on Steam. It would only take a few players to wipe out my world records and all traces of my passage here, but I would welcome the change. My achievements have been modest, and they deserve to be outstripped.
For the unconvinced, downloading Precision could hardly be easier. Not only is it free, it only requires 5 MB of space, which is almost inconceivable by modern standards. In a world where 100 GB AAA games are becoming increasingly common, it’s wonderful to hit download and get access to the game within seconds.
Fortspinnung Games is currently seeking feedback on Precision, which is set to receive more content and gameplay refinements throughout the Early Access period. It’ll also get a price once it leaves Early Access, so if you want to get on board for free, now’s the time. Precision is my favorite free Steam game in a while, and there’s a decent chance it could also be yours.