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Mythology games on Steam

310 games carry the tag · 9 released in the last 12 months (vs 101 the year before) · median price $7.99

The verdict — supply vs demand, said plainly

balanced. Balanced space: 9 releases in the last year. Among the games here that reached 10+ reviews (most releases never do), the median sold an estimated 1,584 units (middle half 757–4,945). Games with a clear hook find their audience here without fighting a flood.

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 +78%) or a falling median would tip this toward Crowded. · confidence: medium

The evidence — the niche's most-reviewed games

Black Myth: WukongHadesGod of War RagnarökAssassin's Creed ValhallaSMITE 2Yog-Sothoth’s YardHellblade II: Senua’s SagaJotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel

What players say across the niche — measured thumbs shares

Aggregated over 11,278 stored reviews from 278 games.

Story & writing83% positive · 5,317 mentions · 252 games
Gameplay & mechanics80% positive · 5,077 mentions · 250 games
Visuals & audio85% positive · 4,341 mentions · 260 games
Content & longevity78% positive · 2,548 mentions · 227 games
Price & value73% positive · 2,217 mentions · 224 games
Difficulty & balance74% positive · 1,805 mentions · 204 games
Performance & stability61% positive · 1,799 mentions · 199 games
Controls & UI66% positive · 1,524 mentions · 213 games
Multiplayer & community67% positive · 564 mentions · 107 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.

Attention concentration — counted shares, not an index

The top 5 games hold 94% of the niche's 1,751,982 reviews; it takes 2 games to reach 80%. Fewer games to 80% means a harder niche to be seen in.

Most-reviewed Mythology games

GameReleasedReviewsSteam says
Black Myth: Wukong 2024 1,212,910 Overwhelmingly Positive
Hades 2020 309,085 Overwhelmingly Positive
God of War Ragnarök 2024 50,543 Very Positive
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2022 45,406 Mixed
SMITE 2 2024 24,025 Mixed
Yog-Sothoth’s Yard 2023 13,918 Very Positive
Hellblade II: Senua’s Saga 2024 10,108 Very Positive
Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel 2025 7,800 Very Positive
Threefold Recital 2025 5,803 Overwhelmingly Positive
Realm of Ink 2026 5,778 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.