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Noir games on Steam

90 games carry the tag · 3 released in the last 12 months (vs 29 the year before) · median price $8.99

The verdict

Not enough estimated games in this niche for an honest verdict yet — a median under the coverage floor would be a lie with confidence. The counted facts below stand on their own.

What players say across the niche — measured thumbs shares

Aggregated over 5,665 stored reviews from 89 games.

Story & writing85% positive · 3,365 mentions · 87 games
Visuals & audio88% positive · 2,494 mentions · 86 games
Gameplay & mechanics79% positive · 1,647 mentions · 85 games
Price & value79% positive · 1,080 mentions · 81 games
Content & longevity80% positive · 887 mentions · 80 games
Performance & stability66% positive · 650 mentions · 76 games
Controls & UI69% positive · 577 mentions · 74 games
Difficulty & balance82% positive · 465 mentions · 73 games
Multiplayer & community75% positive · 279 mentions · 38 games

Attention concentration — counted shares, not an index

The top 5 games hold 51% of the niche's 91,631 reviews; it takes 17 games to reach 80%. Fewer games to 80% means a harder niche to be seen in.

Most-reviewed Noir games

GameReleasedReviewsSteam says
NIGHT-RUNNERS™ PROLOGUE 2024 22,224 Very Positive
The Roottrees are Dead 2025 9,488 Overwhelmingly Positive
Duck Detective: The Secret Salami 2024 6,661 Very Positive
Class of '09: The Re-Up 2023 4,700 Overwhelmingly Positive
HENPRI 2025 3,991 Overwhelmingly Positive
Dystopika 2024 3,399 Overwhelmingly Positive
Lorelei and the Laser Eyes 2024 3,172 Very Positive
Endoparasitic 2022 3,047 Very Positive
Fears to Fathom - Carson House 2023 2,865 Very Positive
Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping 2025 2,747 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.