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271 games carry the tag · 2 released in the last 12 months (vs 88 the year before) · median price $4.99
underserved. Underserved space: 2 releases in the last year, yet among the games here that reached 10+ reviews (most releases never do), the median sold an estimated 1,594 units (middle half 757–4,353). Demand is outrunning supply — a well-made entry has room to land.
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 +250%) or a falling median would tip this toward Balanced. · confidence: medium
The evidence — the niche's most-reviewed games
Nobody Wants to DieA Difficult Game About ClimbingPeaks of YoreRefind Self: The Personality Test GameLaughing to DieMEMOLOGY: GOYDAQUIET DANThe Talos Principle: Reawakened
Aggregated over 7,100 stored reviews from 248 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 42% of the niche's 57,960 reviews; it takes 39 games to reach 80%. Fewer games to 80% means a harder niche to be seen in.
| Game | Released | Reviews | Steam says |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nobody Wants to Die | 2024 | 7,523 | Very Positive |
| A Difficult Game About Climbing | 2024 | 5,708 | Very Positive |
| Peaks of Yore | 2023 | 3,805 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Refind Self: The Personality Test Game | 2023 | 3,797 | Very Positive |
| Laughing to Die | 2024 | 3,308 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| MEMOLOGY: GOYDA | 2024 | 2,260 | Very Positive |
| QUIET DAN | 2025 | 1,514 | Very Positive |
| The Talos Principle: Reawakened | 2025 | 1,201 | Very Positive |
| The Bible | 2022 | 1,179 | Very Positive |
| Locke(d) | 2023 | 1,115 | 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.