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Futuristic games on Steam

780 games carry the tag · 15 released in the last 12 months (vs 234 the year before) · median price $7.99

The verdict — supply vs demand, said plainly

crowded. Crowded space: 15 releases in the last year. Among the games here that reached 10+ reviews (most releases never do), the median sold an estimated 1,203 units (middle half 624–3,542). 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 27% 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

Cyberpunk 2077Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Tradershapez 2 - FactoryNodebusterTower of FantasyNuclear OptionCrysis 2 Remastered

What players say across the niche — measured thumbs shares

Aggregated over 21,803 stored reviews from 387 games.

Gameplay & mechanics80% positive · 9,381 mentions · 373 games
Story & writing81% positive · 8,752 mentions · 362 games
Visuals & audio85% positive · 7,912 mentions · 377 games
Content & longevity78% positive · 5,168 mentions · 360 games
Price & value75% positive · 4,372 mentions · 353 games
Performance & stability66% positive · 4,212 mentions · 337 games
Controls & UI69% positive · 3,790 mentions · 335 games
Difficulty & balance78% positive · 3,364 mentions · 332 games
Multiplayer & community77% positive · 2,148 mentions · 225 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 86% of the niche's 1,463,670 reviews; it takes 2 games to reach 80%. Fewer games to 80% means a harder niche to be seen in.

Most-reviewed Futuristic games

GameReleasedReviewsSteam says
Cyberpunk 2077 2020 951,165 Very Positive
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 2024 227,320 Very Positive
Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader 2023 48,507 Very Positive
shapez 2 - Factory 2026 15,410 Overwhelmingly Positive
Nodebuster 2024 14,084 Overwhelmingly Positive
Tower of Fantasy 2022 12,068 Mixed
Nuclear Option 2023 11,216 Overwhelmingly Positive
Crysis 2 Remastered 2022 9,575 Very Positive
Stormgate 2025 9,265 Mixed
Crysis 3 Remastered 2022 8,298 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.