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272 games carry the tag · 15 released in the last 12 months (vs 113 the year before) · median price $11.99
balanced. Balanced space: 15 releases in the last year against a median of an estimated 8,406 units (middle half 3,508–24,208). Games with a clear hook find their audience here without fighting a flood.
What would change this: A wave of new releases (supply +33%) or a falling median would tip this toward Crowded. · confidence: medium
The evidence — the niche's most-reviewed games
Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR'S CUTThe Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming DynastyAssassin's Creed ValhallaDYNASTY WARRIORS: ORIGINSLIZARDS MUST DIEIndiana Jones and the Great CircleAssassin's Creed MirageStronghold: Definitive Edition
Aggregated over 15,061 stored reviews from 250 games.
The top 5 games hold 52% of the niche's 487,730 reviews; it takes 29 games to reach 80%. Fewer games to 80% means a harder niche to be seen in.
| Game | Released | Reviews | Steam says |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR'S CUT | 2024 | 94,597 | Very Positive |
| The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty | 2024 | 59,693 | Very Positive |
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 2022 | 43,980 | Mixed |
| DYNASTY WARRIORS: ORIGINS | 2025 | 29,765 | Very Positive |
| LIZARDS MUST DIE | 2023 | 26,458 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Indiana Jones and the Great Circle | 2024 | 20,021 | Very Positive |
| Assassin's Creed Mirage | 2024 | 11,999 | Mostly Positive |
| Stronghold: Definitive Edition | 2023 | 10,264 | Very Positive |
| Ages of Conflict: World War Simulator | 2023 | 8,645 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Legend of Heroes: Three Kingdoms | 2025 | 8,016 | 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.