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270 games carry the tag · 11 released in the last 12 months (vs 120 the year before) · median price $9.99
balanced. Balanced space: 11 releases in the last year against a median of an estimated 9,075 units (middle half 3,746–29,633). Games with a clear hook find their audience here without fighting a flood.
What would change this: A wave of new releases (supply +100%) or a falling median would tip this toward Crowded. · confidence: medium
The evidence — the niche's most-reviewed games
ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGNDragon's Dogma 2DOOM: The Dark AgesSultan's GameSlay the Princess — The Pristine CutBlasphemous 2Garten of BanbanBRAZILIAN DRUG DEALER 3: I OPENED A PORTAL TO HELL IN THE FAVELA TRYING TO REVIVE MIT AIA I NEED TO CLOSE IT
Aggregated over 18,016 stored reviews from 253 games.
The top 5 games hold 63% of the niche's 663,277 reviews; it takes 21 games to reach 80%. Fewer games to 80% means a harder niche to be seen in.
| Game | Released | Reviews | Steam says |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN | 2025 | 188,420 | Very Positive |
| Dragon's Dogma 2 | 2024 | 115,734 | Mixed |
| DOOM: The Dark Ages | 2025 | 43,461 | Very Positive |
| Sultan's Game | 2025 | 34,657 | Very Positive |
| Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut | 2023 | 33,080 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Blasphemous 2 | 2023 | 20,559 | Very Positive |
| Garten of Banban | 2023 | 13,161 | Mixed |
| BRAZILIAN DRUG DEALER 3: I OPENED A PORTAL TO HELL IN THE FAVELA TRYING TO REVIVE MIT AIA I NEED TO CLOSE IT | 2025 | 8,430 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chornobyl - Enhanced Edition | 2025 | 8,404 | Mixed |
| Game of Thrones: Kingsroad | 2025 | 7,843 | 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.