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214 games carry the tag · 4 released in the last 12 months (vs 69 the year before) · median price $7.99
underserved. Underserved space: 4 releases in the last year, yet among the games here that reached 10+ reviews (most releases never do), the median sold an estimated 2,272 units (middle half 980–7,628). 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 +125%) or a falling median would tip this toward Balanced. · confidence: medium
The evidence — the niche's most-reviewed games
20 Minutes Till DawnDarkest Dungeon® IIMagicraftLook OutsideThe Casting of Frank Stone™Shadows Over LoathingEndoparasiticSherlock Holmes The Awakened
Aggregated over 10,226 stored reviews from 206 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 65% of the niche's 144,278 reviews; it takes 13 games to reach 80%. Fewer games to 80% means a harder niche to be seen in.
| Game | Released | Reviews | Steam says |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Minutes Till Dawn | 2023 | 29,162 | Very Positive |
| Darkest Dungeon® II | 2023 | 27,067 | Mostly Positive |
| Magicraft | 2024 | 16,925 | Very Positive |
| Look Outside | 2025 | 14,956 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| The Casting of Frank Stone™ | 2024 | 6,026 | Mixed |
| Shadows Over Loathing | 2022 | 3,336 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Endoparasitic | 2022 | 3,096 | Very Positive |
| Sherlock Holmes The Awakened | 2023 | 3,017 | Very Positive |
| Home Safety Hotline | 2024 | 2,960 | Very Positive |
| Menace from the Deep | 2024 | 2,620 | 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.