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139 games carry the tag · 9 released in the last 12 months (vs 47 the year before) · median price $6.99
balanced. Balanced space: 9 releases in the last year against a median of an estimated 7,628 units (middle half 3,163–18,254). Games with a clear hook find their audience here without fighting a flood.
What would change this: A wave of new releases (supply +100%) or a falling median would tip this toward Crowded. · confidence: medium
The evidence — the niche's most-reviewed games
Deep Rock Galactic: SurvivorWarhammer 40,000: BoltgunVigorNordic Ashes: Survivors of RagnarokGod Of WeaponsStrike Force HeroesPicayune DreamsHeretic's Fork
Aggregated over 9,465 stored reviews from 139 games.
The top 5 games hold 56% of the niche's 152,038 reviews; it takes 18 games to reach 80%. Fewer games to 80% means a harder niche to be seen in.
| Game | Released | Reviews | Steam says |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor | 2025 | 47,963 | Very Positive |
| Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun | 2023 | 17,997 | Very Positive |
| Vigor | 2024 | 7,923 | Mixed |
| Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok | 2024 | 6,315 | Very Positive |
| God Of Weapons | 2023 | 5,201 | Very Positive |
| Strike Force Heroes | 2023 | 4,693 | Very Positive |
| Picayune Dreams | 2023 | 4,533 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Heretic's Fork | 2023 | 4,085 | Very Positive |
| Gatekeeper | 2025 | 3,267 | Very Positive |
| Kill The Crows | 2023 | 3,130 | 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.