Niche hub
271 games carry the tag · 7 released in the last 12 months (vs 84 the year before) · median price $7.99
balanced. Balanced space: 7 releases in the last year. Among the games here that reached 10+ reviews (most releases never do), the median sold an estimated 1,426 units (middle half 759–6,204). 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 +100%) or a falling median would tip this toward Crowded. · confidence: medium
The evidence — the niche's most-reviewed games
Marvel's Spider-Man 2SifuLost Castle 2DR LIVESEY ROM AND DEATH EDITIONJudgmentLost JudgmentRotwoodPath of Kung Fu
Aggregated over 9,921 stored reviews from 261 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 60% of the niche's 196,322 reviews; it takes 13 games to reach 80%. Fewer games to 80% means a harder niche to be seen in.
| Game | Released | Reviews | Steam says |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marvel's Spider-Man 2 | 2025 | 48,172 | Very Positive |
| Sifu | 2023 | 28,958 | Very Positive |
| Lost Castle 2 | 2026 | 14,135 | Mostly Positive |
| DR LIVESEY ROM AND DEATH EDITION | 2023 | 13,810 | Very Positive |
| Judgment | 2022 | 12,283 | Very Positive |
| Lost Judgment | 2022 | 9,789 | Very Positive |
| Rotwood | 2026 | 8,159 | Mostly Positive |
| Path of Kung Fu | 2025 | 5,573 | Mostly Positive |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate | 2024 | 4,621 | Very Positive |
| Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition | 2023 | 3,667 | Mostly Positive |
Combine Beat 'em up 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.