Niche hub
3,444 games carry the tag · 44 released in the last 12 months (vs 954 the year before) · median price $4.99
crowded. Crowded space: 44 releases in the last year. Among the games here that reached 10+ reviews (most releases never do), the median sold an estimated 1,381 units (middle half 713–3,491). Standing out is a visibility problem before a quality one — the adjacent combos show where supply thins out.
Unit medians are estimates, among games that reached 10+ reviews — most never do · how we estimate
What would change this: About 70% fewer releases over a year — or a clearly rising median — would tip this toward Balanced. · confidence: high
The evidence — the niche's most-reviewed games
MiSideBuckshot RouletteLiar's BarBackrooms: Escape TogetherInside the BackroomsThe Coffin of Andy and LeyleyWe Were Here Expeditions: The FriendShipIndiana Jones and the Great Circle
Aggregated over 42,575 stored reviews from 397 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 32% of the niche's 1,331,887 reviews; it takes 170 games to reach 80%. Fewer games to 80% means a harder niche to be seen in.
| Game | Released | Reviews | Steam says |
|---|---|---|---|
| MiSide | 2024 | 142,819 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Buckshot Roulette | 2024 | 126,694 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Liar's Bar | 2024 | 56,390 | Very Positive |
| Backrooms: Escape Together | 2022 | 49,880 | Very Positive |
| Inside the Backrooms | 2022 | 46,832 | Mostly Positive |
| The Coffin of Andy and Leyley | 2023 | 39,598 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| We Were Here Expeditions: The FriendShip | 2023 | 24,150 | Very Positive |
| Indiana Jones and the Great Circle | 2024 | 20,796 | Very Positive |
| LOCKDOWN Protocol | 2025 | 19,992 | Very Positive |
| Nubby's Number Factory | 2025 | 19,648 | 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.