Niche hub
473 games carry the tag · 10 released in the last 12 months (vs 145 the year before) · median price $7.99
balanced. Balanced space: 10 releases in the last year. Among the games here that reached 10+ reviews (most releases never do), the median sold an estimated 1,290 units (middle half 693–4,397). Games with a clear hook find their audience here without fighting a flood.
Unit medians are estimates, among games that reached 10+ reviews — most never do · how we estimate
What would change this: A wave of new releases (supply +30%) or a falling median would tip this toward Crowded. · confidence: high
The evidence — the niche's most-reviewed games
Mortal Kombat 1OCTOPATH TRAVELER IIRivals of Aether IIInto the Dead: Our Darkest DaysRogue: GenesiaDuck Detective: The Secret SalamiA Difficult Game About ClimbingDRAGON QUEST III HD-2D Remake
Aggregated over 14,676 stored reviews from 376 games.
Reviews are shown as published on Steam, including reviews from key activations and free copies — so percentages here can differ from the score on the Steam store page. GameTrend does not check whether reviewers bought or played the game.
The top 5 games hold 43% of the niche's 223,015 reviews; it takes 32 games to reach 80%. Fewer games to 80% means a harder niche to be seen in.
| Game | Released | Reviews | Steam says |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mortal Kombat 1 | 2023 | 49,658 | Mostly Positive |
| OCTOPATH TRAVELER II | 2023 | 17,639 | Very Positive |
| Rivals of Aether II | 2024 | 10,029 | Mostly Positive |
| Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days | 2025 | 9,912 | Very Positive |
| Rogue: Genesia | 2025 | 8,588 | Very Positive |
| Duck Detective: The Secret Salami | 2024 | 6,722 | Very Positive |
| A Difficult Game About Climbing | 2024 | 5,708 | Very Positive |
| DRAGON QUEST III HD-2D Remake | 2024 | 5,017 | Mostly Positive |
| Riichi City - Japanese Mahjong | 2022 | 4,893 | Mixed |
| Beyond Citadel | 2025 | 4,713 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
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Counts are measured (reviews, releases, prices); concentration is review-share, not an index; momentum is new-review pace between our own daily observations, computed across the segment's 400 most-reviewed games.