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146 games carry the tag · 8 released in the last 12 months (vs 66 the year before) · median price $9.99
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
Aggregated over 12,254 stored reviews from 143 games.
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.
| Game | Released | Reviews | Steam 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.