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123 games carry the tag · 4 released in the last 12 months (vs 50 the year before) · median price $10.99
underserved. Underserved space: 4 releases in the last year, yet the median game reaches an estimated 6,831 units (middle half 3,276–23,236). Demand is outrunning supply — a well-made entry has room to land.
What would change this: A wave of new releases (supply +75%) or a falling median would tip this toward Balanced. · confidence: medium
The evidence — the niche's most-reviewed games
Marvel's Spider-Man 2SifuLike a Dragon: Infinite WealthDR LIVESEY ROM AND DEATH EDITIONLost Castle 2Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His NameJudgmentLost Judgment
Aggregated over 7,831 stored reviews from 121 games.
The top 5 games hold 54% of the niche's 220,586 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 | 41,421 | Very Positive |
| Sifu | 2023 | 28,114 | Very Positive |
| Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth | 2024 | 23,645 | Very Positive |
| DR LIVESEY ROM AND DEATH EDITION | 2023 | 13,768 | Very Positive |
| Lost Castle 2 | 2026 | 13,271 | Mostly Positive |
| Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name | 2023 | 12,478 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Judgment | 2022 | 11,984 | Very Positive |
| Lost Judgment | 2022 | 9,514 | Very Positive |
| Rotwood | 2026 | 8,129 | Mostly Positive |
| Path of Kung Fu | 2025 | 5,422 | Mostly 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.