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395 games carry the tag · 5 released in the last 12 months (vs 155 the year before) · median price $4.99
underserved. Underserved space: 5 releases in the last year, yet the median game reaches an estimated 5,257 units (middle half 3,074–16,528). Demand is outrunning supply — a well-made entry has room to land.
What would change this: A wave of new releases (supply +20%) or a falling median would tip this toward Balanced. · confidence: high
The evidence — the niche's most-reviewed games
Your Only Move Is HUSTLEThronefallNodebusterNothingAliya: TimelinkThe Farmer Was ReplacedDigseumMy Dream Setup
Aggregated over 18,579 stored reviews from 386 games.
The top 5 games hold 36% of the niche's 278,336 reviews; it takes 66 games to reach 80%. Fewer games to 80% means a harder niche to be seen in.
| Game | Released | Reviews | Steam says |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your Only Move Is HUSTLE | 2023 | 44,116 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Thronefall | 2024 | 23,380 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Nodebuster | 2024 | 13,952 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Nothing | 2024 | 9,881 | Very Positive |
| Aliya: Timelink | 2024 | 9,410 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| The Farmer Was Replaced | 2025 | 8,918 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Digseum | 2024 | 8,045 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| My Dream Setup | 2023 | 6,822 | Very Positive |
| POOLS | 2024 | 6,528 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| A Castle Full of Cats | 2022 | 4,476 | 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.