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794 games carry the tag · 14 released in the last 12 months (vs 346 the year before) · median price $7.99
balanced. Balanced space: 14 releases in the last year against a median of an estimated 6,638 units (middle half 3,208–19,107). Games with a clear hook find their audience here without fighting a flood.
What would change this: A wave of new releases (supply +14%) or a falling median would tip this toward Crowded. · confidence: high
The evidence — the niche's most-reviewed games
Content WarningChained TogetherPersona 3 ReloadThe Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming DynastyInside the BackroomsMouthwashingWe Were Here Expeditions: The FriendShipA Game About Digging A Hole™
Aggregated over 34,710 stored reviews from 393 games.
The top 5 games hold 39% of the niche's 995,798 reviews; it takes 83 games to reach 80%. Fewer games to 80% means a harder niche to be seen in.
| Game | Released | Reviews | Steam says |
|---|---|---|---|
| Content Warning | 2024 | 161,938 | Very Positive |
| Chained Together | 2024 | 62,904 | Very Positive |
| Persona 3 Reload | 2024 | 60,377 | Very Positive |
| The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty | 2024 | 59,693 | Very Positive |
| Inside the Backrooms | 2022 | 46,621 | Mostly Positive |
| Mouthwashing | 2024 | 37,924 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| We Were Here Expeditions: The FriendShip | 2023 | 23,998 | Very Positive |
| A Game About Digging A Hole™ | 2025 | 19,872 | Very Positive |
| Kena: Bridge of Spirits | 2022 | 17,461 | Very Positive |
| Look Outside | 2025 | 13,827 | 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.