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Dark Fantasy games on Steam

846 games carry the tag · 26 released in the last 12 months (vs 268 the year before) · median price $7.99

The verdict — supply vs demand, said plainly

crowded. Crowded space: 26 releases in the last year. Among the games here that reached 10+ reviews (most releases never do), the median sold an estimated 1,611 units (middle half 757–6,203). Standing out is a visibility problem before a quality one — the adjacent combos show where supply thins out.

Unit medians are estimates, among games that reached 10+ reviews — most never do · how we estimate

What would change this: About 42% fewer releases over a year — or a clearly rising median — would tip this toward Balanced. · confidence: high

The evidence — the niche's most-reviewed games

Black Myth: WukongBaldur's Gate 3Path of Exile 2Diablo® IVWarhammer 40,000: Rogue TraderDOOM: The Dark AgesMetaphor: ReFantazioSultan's Game

What players say across the niche — measured thumbs shares

Aggregated over 34,890 stored reviews from 393 games.

Gameplay & mechanics78% positive · 15,969 mentions · 382 games
Story & writing80% positive · 15,364 mentions · 382 games
Visuals & audio83% positive · 12,049 mentions · 381 games
Content & longevity76% positive · 9,605 mentions · 374 games
Price & value76% positive · 6,927 mentions · 374 games
Performance & stability66% positive · 5,879 mentions · 359 games
Difficulty & balance74% positive · 5,837 mentions · 357 games
Controls & UI66% positive · 4,415 mentions · 361 games
Multiplayer & community78% positive · 1,995 mentions · 234 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 77% of the niche's 3,133,706 reviews; it takes 7 games to reach 80%. Fewer games to 80% means a harder niche to be seen in.

Most-reviewed Dark Fantasy games

GameReleasedReviewsSteam says
Black Myth: Wukong 2024 1,212,910 Overwhelmingly Positive
Baldur's Gate 3 2023 860,030 Overwhelmingly Positive
Path of Exile 2 2024 226,893 Mostly Positive
Diablo® IV 2023 79,123 Mixed
Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader 2023 48,507 Very Positive
DOOM: The Dark Ages 2025 46,320 Very Positive
Metaphor: ReFantazio 2024 43,413 Very Positive
Sultan's Game 2025 35,279 Very Positive
FINAL FANTASY XVI 2024 33,902 Mostly Positive
The First Berserker: Khazan 2025 32,757 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.