Niche hub
405 games carry the tag · 11 released in the last 12 months (vs 122 the year before) · median price $8.99
balanced. Balanced space: 11 releases in the last year. Among the games here that reached 10+ reviews (most releases never do), the median sold an estimated 1,374 units (middle half 713–3,961). Games with a clear hook find their audience here without fighting a flood.
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 +27%) or a falling median would tip this toward Crowded. · confidence: high
The evidence — the niche's most-reviewed games
One-armed robberLOCKDOWN ProtocolStronghold: Definitive EditionRiichi City - Japanese MahjongThriving City: SongDrop DuchyThe Great War: Western Front™The Lost Village
Aggregated over 10,190 stored reviews from 388 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 59% of the niche's 155,809 reviews; it takes 25 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 | 53,661 | Very Positive |
| LOCKDOWN Protocol | 2025 | 19,992 | Very Positive |
| Stronghold: Definitive Edition | 2023 | 10,399 | Very Positive |
| Riichi City - Japanese Mahjong | 2022 | 4,893 | Mixed |
| Thriving City: Song | 2024 | 3,382 | Very Positive |
| Drop Duchy | 2025 | 3,328 | Very Positive |
| The Great War: Western Front™ | 2023 | 3,308 | Mixed |
| The Lost Village | 2024 | 3,151 | Mostly Positive |
| Ascension | 2025 | 2,703 | Mixed |
| Artisan TD | 2024 | 2,532 | 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.