Niche hub
164 games carry the tag · 5 released in the last 12 months (vs 65 the year before) · median price $6.99
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 1,561 units (middle half 718–5,261). 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
Halls of TormentDarkest Dungeon® IIBloody HellStaffer Case: A Supernatural Mystery AdventureHENPRIVOINScarlet TowerKILL KNIGHT
Aggregated over 6,971 stored reviews from 158 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 71% of the niche's 105,289 reviews; it takes 9 games to reach 80%. Fewer games to 80% means a harder niche to be seen in.
| Game | Released | Reviews | Steam says |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halls of Torment | 2024 | 31,902 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Darkest Dungeon® II | 2023 | 27,067 | Mostly Positive |
| Bloody Hell | 2023 | 7,051 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Staffer Case: A Supernatural Mystery Adventure | 2023 | 4,359 | Very Positive |
| HENPRI | 2025 | 4,241 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| VOIN | 2024 | 3,806 | Very Positive |
| Scarlet Tower | 2024 | 2,395 | Very Positive |
| KILL KNIGHT | 2024 | 2,044 | Very Positive |
| Trainee Death Simulator | 2024 | 2,014 | Very Positive |
| Deck of Haunts | 2025 | 1,466 | 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.