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131 games carry the tag · 5 released in the last 12 months (vs 37 the year before) · median price $7.99
underserved. Underserved space: 5 releases in the last year, yet among the games here that reached 10+ reviews (most releases never do), the median sold an estimated 1,604 units (middle half 800–4,310). Demand is outrunning supply — a well-made entry has room to land.
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 +40%) or a falling median would tip this toward Balanced. · confidence: medium
The evidence — the niche's most-reviewed games
Counter-Strike 2Dota 2EA SPORTS FC™ 25NBA 2K25Assetto Corsa EVOF1® 24StormgateGranblue Fantasy Versus: Rising
Aggregated over 3,637 stored reviews from 126 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.
The top 5 games hold 100% of the niche's 12,861,121 reviews; it takes 2 games to reach 80%. Fewer games to 80% means a harder niche to be seen in.
| Game | Released | Reviews | Steam says |
|---|---|---|---|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 2012 | 9,895,229 | Very Positive |
| Dota 2 | 2013 | 2,734,724 | Very Positive |
| EA SPORTS FC™ 25 | 2024 | 107,260 | Mixed |
| NBA 2K25 | 2024 | 42,948 | Mixed |
| Assetto Corsa EVO | 2025 | 21,480 | Mixed |
| F1® 24 | 2024 | 19,128 | Mostly Positive |
| Stormgate | 2025 | 9,265 | Mixed |
| Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising | 2023 | 7,112 | Very Positive |
| Rooftops & Alleys: The Parkour Game | 2025 | 7,025 | Very Positive |
| Home Sweet Home : Online | 2023 | 2,030 | Mixed |
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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.