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1,858 games carry the tag · 19 released in the last 12 months (vs 620 the year before) · median price $5.99
crowded. Crowded space: 19 releases in the last year. Among the games here that reached 10+ reviews (most releases never do), the median sold an estimated 1,663 units (middle half 739–5,313). Standing out is a visibility problem before a quality one — the adjacent combos show where supply thins out.
Unit medians are estimates, among games that reached 10+ reviews — most never do · how we estimate
What would change this: About 16% fewer releases over a year — or a clearly rising median — would tip this toward Balanced. · confidence: high
The evidence — the niche's most-reviewed games
Content WarningPersona 3 ReloadChained TogetherThe Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming DynastyInside the BackroomsMouthwashingWe Were Here Expeditions: The FriendShipA Game About Digging A Hole™
Aggregated over 38,659 stored reviews from 393 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 38% of the niche's 1,047,966 reviews; it takes 97 games to reach 80%. Fewer games to 80% means a harder niche to be seen in.
| Game | Released | Reviews | Steam says |
|---|---|---|---|
| Content Warning | 2024 | 163,665 | Very Positive |
| Persona 3 Reload | 2024 | 64,664 | Very Positive |
| Chained Together | 2024 | 64,453 | Very Positive |
| The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty | 2024 | 60,149 | Very Positive |
| Inside the Backrooms | 2022 | 46,832 | Mostly Positive |
| Mouthwashing | 2024 | 38,869 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| We Were Here Expeditions: The FriendShip | 2023 | 24,154 | Very Positive |
| A Game About Digging A Hole™ | 2025 | 20,161 | Very Positive |
| Kena: Bridge of Spirits | 2022 | 17,642 | Very Positive |
| Look Outside | 2025 | 14,956 | 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.