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481 games carry the tag · 4 released in the last 12 months (vs 192 the year before) · median price $5.99
underserved. Underserved space: 4 releases in the last year, yet the median game reaches an estimated 5,544 units (middle half 3,074–18,748). Demand is outrunning supply — a well-made entry has room to land.
What would change this: A wave of new releases (supply +50%) or a falling median would tip this toward Balanced. · confidence: high
The evidence — the niche's most-reviewed games
Slay the Princess — The Pristine CutFive Nights at Freddy's: Into the PitNo Case Should Remain UnsolvedThe Roottrees are DeadReturn to Monkey IslandGhost Trick: Phantom DetectiveDigseumSticky Business
Aggregated over 23,211 stored reviews from 392 games.
The top 5 games hold 21% of the niche's 342,473 reviews; it takes 86 games to reach 80%. Fewer games to 80% means a harder niche to be seen in.
| Game | Released | Reviews | Steam says |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut | 2023 | 33,080 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit | 2024 | 10,885 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| No Case Should Remain Unsolved | 2024 | 10,413 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| The Roottrees are Dead | 2025 | 9,488 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Return to Monkey Island | 2022 | 9,061 | Very Positive |
| Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective | 2023 | 8,398 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Digseum | 2024 | 8,045 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Sticky Business | 2023 | 7,611 | Very Positive |
| Breakout 13 | 2023 | 7,463 | Very Positive |
| Amanda the Adventurer | 2023 | 7,235 | 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.