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288 games carry the tag · 8 released in the last 12 months (vs 118 the year before) · median price $9.99
balanced. Balanced space: 8 releases in the last year against a median of an estimated 6,066 units (middle half 2,876–18,020). Games with a clear hook find their audience here without fighting a flood.
What would change this: A wave of new releases (supply +88%) or a falling median would tip this toward Crowded. · confidence: medium
The evidence — the niche's most-reviewed games
Content WarningIndiana Jones and the Great CircleLOCKDOWN ProtocolJudgmentNo Case Should Remain UnsolvedLost JudgmentThe Roottrees are DeadDuck Detective: The Secret Salami
Aggregated over 17,936 stored reviews from 276 games.
The top 5 games hold 59% of the niche's 378,862 reviews; it takes 24 games to reach 80%. Fewer games to 80% means a harder niche to be seen in.
| Game | Released | Reviews | Steam says |
|---|---|---|---|
| Content Warning | 2024 | 161,938 | Very Positive |
| Indiana Jones and the Great Circle | 2024 | 20,021 | Very Positive |
| LOCKDOWN Protocol | 2025 | 19,718 | Very Positive |
| Judgment | 2022 | 11,984 | Very Positive |
| No Case Should Remain Unsolved | 2024 | 10,413 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Lost Judgment | 2022 | 9,514 | Very Positive |
| The Roottrees are Dead | 2025 | 9,488 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Duck Detective: The Secret Salami | 2024 | 6,661 | Very Positive |
| Arctic Eggs | 2024 | 5,988 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| The Casting of Frank Stone™ | 2024 | 5,903 | 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.