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374 games carry the tag · 17 released in the last 12 months (vs 165 the year before) · median price $10.99
balanced. Balanced space: 17 releases in the last year against a median of an estimated 8,580 units (middle half 3,329–31,946). Games with a clear hook find their audience here without fighting a flood.
What would change this: A wave of new releases (supply +24%) or a falling median would tip this toward Crowded. · confidence: high
The evidence — the niche's most-reviewed games
Black Myth: WukongPath of Exile 2Diablo® IVWarhammer 40,000: Rogue TraderDOOM: The Dark AgesMetaphor: ReFantazioSultan's GameFINAL FANTASY XVI
Aggregated over 29,798 stored reviews from 369 games.
The top 5 games hold 71% of the niche's 2,227,960 reviews; it takes 11 games to reach 80%. Fewer games to 80% means a harder niche to be seen in.
| Game | Released | Reviews | Steam says |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Myth: Wukong | 2024 | 1,203,780 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Path of Exile 2 | 2024 | 223,542 | Mostly Positive |
| Diablo® IV | 2023 | 74,374 | Mixed |
| Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader | 2023 | 46,736 | Very Positive |
| DOOM: The Dark Ages | 2025 | 43,461 | Very Positive |
| Metaphor: ReFantazio | 2024 | 42,225 | Very Positive |
| Sultan's Game | 2025 | 34,657 | Very Positive |
| FINAL FANTASY XVI | 2024 | 32,694 | Mostly Positive |
| Halls of Torment | 2024 | 31,681 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| The First Berserker: Khazan | 2025 | 31,602 | Very 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.