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Dark Comedy games on Steam

257 games carry the tag · 7 released in the last 12 months (vs 76 the year before) · median price $6.99

The verdict — supply vs demand, said plainly

underserved. Underserved space: 7 releases in the last year, yet among the games here that reached 10+ reviews (most releases never do), the median sold an estimated 1,954 units (middle half 906–8,876). Demand is outrunning supply — a well-made entry has room to land.

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 +14%) or a falling median would tip this toward Balanced. · confidence: medium

The evidence — the niche's most-reviewed games

The Coffin of Andy and LeyleyBRAZILIAN DRUG DEALER 3: I OPENED A PORTAL TO HELL IN THE FAVELA TRYING TO REVIVE MIT AIA I NEED TO CLOSE ITThe Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy-Meme MayhemHENPRIDead Rising Deluxe RemasterPILGRIMHamster Hunter

What players say across the niche — measured thumbs shares

Aggregated over 9,769 stored reviews from 247 games.

Story & writing86% positive · 5,093 mentions · 229 games
Visuals & audio85% positive · 3,466 mentions · 227 games
Gameplay & mechanics82% positive · 3,421 mentions · 223 games
Content & longevity78% positive · 2,124 mentions · 207 games
Price & value79% positive · 1,979 mentions · 206 games
Performance & stability69% positive · 1,543 mentions · 184 games
Controls & UI71% positive · 1,193 mentions · 180 games
Difficulty & balance81% positive · 1,136 mentions · 177 games
Multiplayer & community83% positive · 412 mentions · 103 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 46% of the niche's 145,813 reviews; it takes 26 games to reach 80%. Fewer games to 80% means a harder niche to be seen in.

Most-reviewed Dark Comedy games

GameReleasedReviewsSteam says
The Coffin of Andy and Leyley 2023 39,598 Overwhelmingly Positive
BRAZILIAN DRUG DEALER 3: I OPENED A PORTAL TO HELL IN THE FAVELA TRYING TO REVIVE MIT AIA I NEED TO CLOSE IT 2025 8,985 Overwhelmingly Positive
The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy- 2025 8,728 Very Positive
Meme Mayhem 2024 5,039 Mostly Positive
HENPRI 2025 4,241 Overwhelmingly Positive
Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster 2024 4,125 Very Positive
PILGRIM 2024 3,968 Mixed
Hamster Hunter 2023 3,801 Very Positive
Get To Work 2024 3,615 Very Positive
Class of '09: The Flip Side 2024 3,530 Mixed

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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.