Niche hub
154 games carry the tag · 6 released in the last 12 months (vs 67 the year before) · median price $10.99
balanced. Balanced space: 6 releases in the last year against a median of an estimated 5,841 units (middle half 2,897–14,901). Games with a clear hook find their audience here without fighting a flood.
What would change this: A wave of new releases (supply +133%) or a falling median would tip this toward Crowded. · confidence: medium
The evidence — the niche's most-reviewed games
One-armed robberLOCKDOWN ProtocolStronghold: Definitive EditionRiichi City - Japanese MahjongThriving City: SongThe Great War: Western Front™The Lost VillageDrop Duchy
Aggregated over 7,988 stored reviews from 153 games.
The top 5 games hold 62% of the niche's 145,932 reviews; it takes 20 games to reach 80%. Fewer games to 80% means a harder niche to be seen in.
| Game | Released | Reviews | Steam says |
|---|---|---|---|
| One-armed robber | 2023 | 51,749 | Very Positive |
| LOCKDOWN Protocol | 2025 | 19,718 | Very Positive |
| Stronghold: Definitive Edition | 2023 | 10,264 | Very Positive |
| Riichi City - Japanese Mahjong | 2022 | 4,745 | Mixed |
| Thriving City: Song | 2024 | 3,344 | Very Positive |
| The Great War: Western Front™ | 2023 | 3,267 | Mixed |
| The Lost Village | 2024 | 3,118 | Mostly Positive |
| Drop Duchy | 2025 | 3,102 | Very Positive |
| Ascension | 2025 | 2,676 | Mixed |
| Artisan TD | 2024 | 2,482 | 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.