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Dystopian games on Steam

337 games carry the tag · 9 released in the last 12 months (vs 121 the year before) · median price $7.99

The verdict — supply vs demand, said plainly

balanced. Balanced space: 9 releases in the last year. Among the games here that reached 10+ reviews (most releases never do), the median sold an estimated 1,715 units (middle half 759–7,499). 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 +89%) or a falling median would tip this toward Crowded. · 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 16,137 stored reviews from 325 games.

Story & writing82% positive · 7,529 mentions · 280 games
Gameplay & mechanics80% positive · 6,817 mentions · 298 games
Visuals & audio84% positive · 6,269 mentions · 310 games
Content & longevity78% positive · 3,469 mentions · 271 games
Price & value77% positive · 3,205 mentions · 267 games
Performance & stability65% positive · 2,848 mentions · 253 games
Difficulty & balance76% positive · 2,200 mentions · 238 games
Controls & UI67% positive · 2,161 mentions · 258 games
Multiplayer & community76% positive · 1,401 mentions · 151 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 80% of the niche's 636,807 reviews; it takes 5 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 426,381 Overwhelmingly Positive
AI LIMIT 2025 37,141 Very Positive
The Forever Winter 2024 24,986 Mixed
Watch Dogs®: Legion 2023 12,654 Mixed
Ghosts of Tabor 2023 10,499 Mostly Positive
Crysis 2 Remastered 2022 9,575 Very Positive
The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy- 2025 8,728 Very Positive
Crysis 3 Remastered 2022 8,298 Very Positive
Nobody Wants to Die 2024 7,523 Very Positive
ANEURISM IV 2025 6,315 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.