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Dystopian games on Steam

146 games carry the tag · 8 released in the last 12 months (vs 66 the year before) · median price $9.99

The verdict — supply vs demand, said plainly

underserved. Underserved space: 8 releases in the last year, yet the median game reaches an estimated 8,865 units (middle half 3,653–24,585). Demand is outrunning supply — a well-made entry has room to land.

What would change this: A wave of new releases (supply +13%) or a falling median would tip this toward Balanced. · confidence: medium

The evidence — the niche's most-reviewed games

R.E.P.O.AI LIMITThe Forever WinterWatch Dogs®: LegionGhosts of TaborCrysis 2 RemasteredThe Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy-Crysis 3 Remastered

What players say across the niche — measured thumbs shares

Aggregated over 12,254 stored reviews from 143 games.

Story & writing83% positive · 5,727 mentions · 141 games
Gameplay & mechanics81% positive · 5,244 mentions · 141 games
Visuals & audio85% positive · 4,628 mentions · 143 games
Content & longevity79% positive · 2,732 mentions · 138 games
Price & value78% positive · 2,464 mentions · 140 games
Performance & stability66% positive · 2,095 mentions · 136 games
Difficulty & balance76% positive · 1,695 mentions · 135 games
Controls & UI69% positive · 1,632 mentions · 135 games
Multiplayer & community77% positive · 934 mentions · 102 games

Attention concentration — counted shares, not an index

The top 5 games hold 82% of the niche's 606,996 reviews; it takes 4 games to reach 80%. Fewer games to 80% means a harder niche to be seen in.

Most-reviewed Dystopian games

GameReleasedReviewsSteam says
R.E.P.O. 2025 413,079 Overwhelmingly Positive
AI LIMIT 2025 36,292 Very Positive
The Forever Winter 2024 24,483 Mixed
Watch Dogs®: Legion 2023 12,351 Mixed
Ghosts of Tabor 2023 10,411 Mostly Positive
Crysis 2 Remastered 2022 9,305 Very Positive
The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy- 2025 8,557 Very Positive
Crysis 3 Remastered 2022 8,056 Very Positive
ANEURISM IV 2025 6,156 Mostly Positive
Cyber Manhunt 2: New World - The Hacking Simulator 2025 5,578 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.