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Action RPG games on Steam

1,077 games carry the tag · 41 released in the last 12 months (vs 326 the year before) · median price $7.99

The verdict — supply vs demand, said plainly

crowded. Crowded space: 41 releases in the last year. Among the games here that reached 10+ reviews (most releases never do), the median sold an estimated 1,648 units (middle half 726–7,811). Standing out is a visibility problem before a quality one — the adjacent combos show where supply thins out.

Unit medians are estimates, among games that reached 10+ reviews — most never do · how we estimate

What would change this: About 61% fewer releases over a year — or a clearly rising median — would tip this toward Balanced. · confidence: high

The evidence — the niche's most-reviewed games

Dota 2Black Myth: WukongCyberpunk 2077Monster Hunter WildsHadesPath of Exile 2ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGNDragon's Dogma 2

What players say across the niche — measured thumbs shares

Aggregated over 44,216 stored reviews from 392 games.

Gameplay & mechanics77% positive · 20,675 mentions · 381 games
Story & writing78% positive · 19,242 mentions · 384 games
Content & longevity75% positive · 13,074 mentions · 375 games
Visuals & audio80% positive · 12,984 mentions · 382 games
Price & value72% positive · 9,414 mentions · 367 games
Performance & stability60% positive · 9,384 mentions · 368 games
Difficulty & balance72% positive · 6,656 mentions · 361 games
Controls & UI64% positive · 6,016 mentions · 377 games
Multiplayer & community75% positive · 3,563 mentions · 304 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.

Attention concentration — counted shares, not an index

The top 5 games hold 76% of the niche's 7,324,476 reviews; it takes 7 games to reach 80%. Fewer games to 80% means a harder niche to be seen in.

Most-reviewed Action RPG games

GameReleasedReviewsSteam says
Dota 2 2013 2,734,724 Very Positive
Black Myth: Wukong 2024 1,212,910 Overwhelmingly Positive
Cyberpunk 2077 2020 951,165 Very Positive
Monster Hunter Wilds 2025 332,140 Mixed
Hades 2020 309,085 Overwhelmingly Positive
Path of Exile 2 2024 226,922 Mostly Positive
ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN 2025 191,795 Very Positive
Dragon's Dogma 2 2024 117,773 Mixed
Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR'S CUT 2024 97,111 Very Positive
Diablo® IV 2023 79,123 Mixed

Go deeper

Combine Action RPG with other tags — and exclusions — in the segment workspace, or describe your concept and get this verdict on your exact combo.

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.