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Class-Based games on Steam

199 games carry the tag · 11 released in the last 12 months (vs 61 the year before) · median price $7.99

The verdict — supply vs demand, said plainly

balanced. Balanced space: 11 releases in the last year. Among the games here that reached 10+ reviews (most releases never do), the median sold an estimated 1,556 units (middle half 797–5,488). 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 +45%) or a falling median would tip this toward Crowded. · confidence: medium

The evidence — the niche's most-reviewed games

Baldur's Gate 3Rabbit and SteelJotunnslayer: Hordes of HelEldegardeTower DominionWarhammer 40,000: Speed FreeksRomancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the SevenDice & Fold

What players say across the niche — measured thumbs shares

Aggregated over 8,994 stored reviews from 194 games.

Gameplay & mechanics77% positive · 3,667 mentions · 184 games
Story & writing79% positive · 3,294 mentions · 168 games
Content & longevity76% positive · 2,792 mentions · 180 games
Visuals & audio82% positive · 2,261 mentions · 179 games
Price & value71% positive · 1,948 mentions · 166 games
Difficulty & balance72% positive · 1,658 mentions · 154 games
Performance & stability64% positive · 1,431 mentions · 157 games
Controls & UI65% positive · 1,376 mentions · 162 games
Multiplayer & community78% positive · 1,072 mentions · 107 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 94% of the niche's 943,272 reviews; it takes 1 games to reach 80%. Fewer games to 80% means a harder niche to be seen in.

Most-reviewed Class-Based games

GameReleasedReviewsSteam says
Baldur's Gate 3 2023 860,154 Overwhelmingly Positive
Rabbit and Steel 2024 11,656 Overwhelmingly Positive
Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel 2025 7,804 Very Positive
Eldegarde 2026 5,846 Mixed
Tower Dominion 2025 5,616 Very Positive
Warhammer 40,000: Speed Freeks 2025 4,905 Very Positive
Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven 2024 4,840 Very Positive
Dice & Fold 2024 3,906 Very Positive
Our Adventurer Guild 2024 3,624 Overwhelmingly Positive
Visions of Mana 2024 2,753 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.