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Precision Platformer games on Steam

153 games carry the tag · 1 released in the last 12 months (vs 61 the year before) · median price $7.99

The verdict — supply vs demand, said plainly

underserved. Underserved space: 1 releases in the last year, yet the median game reaches an estimated 4,167 units (middle half 2,698–10,123). Demand is outrunning supply — a well-made entry has room to land.

What would change this: A wave of new releases (supply +400%) or a falling median would tip this toward Balanced. · confidence: medium

The evidence — the niche's most-reviewed games

BlazBlue Entropy EffectWhite KnucklePrince of Persia The Lost CrownClimber Animals: TogetherA Difficult Game About ClimbingGrimhookGet To WorkOnly Climb: Better Together

What players say across the niche — measured thumbs shares

Aggregated over 7,372 stored reviews from 151 games.

Gameplay & mechanics87% positive · 3,714 mentions · 150 games
Visuals & audio89% positive · 2,903 mentions · 143 games
Story & writing84% positive · 2,086 mentions · 135 games
Controls & UI76% positive · 1,616 mentions · 141 games
Price & value82% positive · 1,235 mentions · 138 games
Difficulty & balance83% positive · 1,224 mentions · 142 games
Content & longevity84% positive · 1,185 mentions · 139 games
Performance & stability66% positive · 949 mentions · 128 games
Multiplayer & community86% positive · 582 mentions · 83 games

Attention concentration — counted shares, not an index

The top 5 games hold 59% of the niche's 114,824 reviews; it takes 16 games to reach 80%. Fewer games to 80% means a harder niche to be seen in.

Most-reviewed Precision Platformer games

GameReleasedReviewsSteam says
BlazBlue Entropy Effect 2024 35,684 Very Positive
White Knuckle 2025 13,380 Overwhelmingly Positive
Prince of Persia The Lost Crown 2024 6,830 Very Positive
Climber Animals: Together 2024 5,889 Mostly Positive
A Difficult Game About Climbing 2024 5,615 Very Positive
Grimhook 2023 4,106 Overwhelmingly Positive
Get To Work 2024 3,534 Very Positive
Only Climb: Better Together 2023 3,387 Mixed
Leap Year 2024 3,148 Overwhelmingly Positive
Bunny Guys! 2023 2,365 Mixed

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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.