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Gore games on Steam

617 games carry the tag · 13 released in the last 12 months (vs 173 the year before) · median price $5.99

The verdict — supply vs demand, said plainly

balanced. Balanced space: 13 releases in the last year. Among the games here that reached 10+ reviews (most releases never do), the median sold an estimated 1,973 units (middle half 802–6,516). 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 +54%) or a falling median would tip this toward Crowded. · confidence: high

The evidence — the niche's most-reviewed games

Resident Evil 4Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR'S CUTDiablo® IVThe Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion RemasteredLiar's BarGod of War RagnarökMortal Kombat 1Enlisted

What players say across the niche — measured thumbs shares

Aggregated over 23,315 stored reviews from 388 games.

Story & writing82% positive · 10,489 mentions · 372 games
Gameplay & mechanics79% positive · 8,611 mentions · 370 games
Visuals & audio82% positive · 8,283 mentions · 367 games
Price & value73% positive · 5,154 mentions · 361 games
Performance & stability61% positive · 5,142 mentions · 344 games
Content & longevity77% positive · 4,017 mentions · 341 games
Controls & UI67% positive · 2,787 mentions · 321 games
Difficulty & balance75% positive · 2,386 mentions · 298 games
Multiplayer & community69% positive · 1,796 mentions · 195 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 50% of the niche's 1,177,244 reviews; it takes 15 games to reach 80%. Fewer games to 80% means a harder niche to be seen in.

Most-reviewed Gore games

GameReleasedReviewsSteam says
Resident Evil 4 2023 280,257 Overwhelmingly Positive
Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR'S CUT 2024 97,111 Very Positive
Diablo® IV 2023 79,123 Mixed
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered 2025 70,429 Mostly Positive
Liar's Bar 2024 56,390 Very Positive
God of War Ragnarök 2024 50,543 Very Positive
Mortal Kombat 1 2023 49,658 Mostly Positive
Enlisted 2024 48,329 Very Positive
DOOM: The Dark Ages 2025 46,320 Very Positive
Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2023 45,754 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.