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111 games carry the tag · 3 released in the last 12 months (vs 54 the year before) · median price $14.99
underserved. Underserved space: 3 releases in the last year, yet the median game reaches an estimated 6,497 units (middle half 3,011–17,640). Demand is outrunning supply — a well-made entry has room to land.
What would change this: A wave of new releases (supply +133%) or a falling median would tip this toward Balanced. · confidence: medium
The evidence — the niche's most-reviewed games
Blasphemous 2PseudoregaliaENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the MistBloody HellPrince of Persia The Lost CrownA Castle Full of CatsTEVILeap Year
Aggregated over 8,855 stored reviews from 110 games.
The top 5 games hold 58% of the niche's 123,947 reviews; it takes 16 games to reach 80%. Fewer games to 80% means a harder niche to be seen in.
| Game | Released | Reviews | Steam says |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blasphemous 2 | 2023 | 20,559 | Very Positive |
| Pseudoregalia | 2023 | 18,605 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist | 2025 | 18,422 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Bloody Hell | 2023 | 6,899 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Prince of Persia The Lost Crown | 2024 | 6,821 | Very Positive |
| A Castle Full of Cats | 2022 | 4,476 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| TEVI | 2023 | 4,004 | Very Positive |
| Leap Year | 2024 | 3,148 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Crypt Custodian | 2024 | 3,058 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Pages of Time: Prologue | 2022 | 2,946 | Overwhelmingly 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.