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Psychological games on Steam

737 games carry the tag · 3 released in the last 12 months (vs 253 the year before) · median price $4.99

The verdict — supply vs demand, said plainly

underserved. Underserved space: 3 releases in the last year, yet among the games here that reached 10+ reviews (most releases never do), the median sold an estimated 1,819 units (middle half 891–4,322). 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 +167%) or a falling median would tip this toward Balanced. · confidence: high

The evidence — the niche's most-reviewed games

Buckshot RouletteSILENT HILL 2The Coffin of Andy and LeyleyMouthwashingThe NOexistenceN of you AND meKinitoPETPANICOREThe Exit 8

What players say across the niche — measured thumbs shares

Aggregated over 17,391 stored reviews from 385 games.

Story & writing84% positive · 9,851 mentions · 373 games
Visuals & audio86% positive · 7,683 mentions · 375 games
Gameplay & mechanics80% positive · 4,574 mentions · 370 games
Price & value80% positive · 3,279 mentions · 356 games
Content & longevity79% positive · 2,373 mentions · 342 games
Performance & stability67% positive · 2,222 mentions · 315 games
Controls & UI69% positive · 1,353 mentions · 304 games
Difficulty & balance80% positive · 1,203 mentions · 274 games
Multiplayer & community81% positive · 1,012 mentions · 152 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 59% of the niche's 493,922 reviews; it takes 19 games to reach 80%. Fewer games to 80% means a harder niche to be seen in.

Most-reviewed Psychological games

GameReleasedReviewsSteam says
Buckshot Roulette 2024 126,694 Overwhelmingly Positive
SILENT HILL 2 2024 65,856 Very Positive
The Coffin of Andy and Leyley 2023 39,598 Overwhelmingly Positive
Mouthwashing 2024 38,869 Overwhelmingly Positive
The NOexistenceN of you AND me 2024 22,306 Very Positive
KinitoPET 2024 14,795 Very Positive
PANICORE 2024 13,021 Mostly Positive
The Exit 8 2023 11,662 Very Positive
Hellblade II: Senua’s Saga 2024 10,108 Very Positive
Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days 2025 9,918 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.