Niche hub
202 games carry the tag · 16 released in the last 12 months (vs 109 the year before) · median price $11.99
balanced. Balanced space: 16 releases in the last year against a median of an estimated 12,970 units (middle half 4,027–53,180). Games with a clear hook find their audience here without fighting a flood.
What would change this: A wave of new releases (supply +94%) or a falling median would tip this toward Crowded. · confidence: medium
The evidence — the niche's most-reviewed games
Dota 2HadesSlay the SpireBalatroBlazBlue Entropy Effect9 KingsRavenswatchAssetto Corsa EVO
Aggregated over 16,778 stored reviews from 199 games.
The top 5 games hold 92% of the niche's 3,808,792 reviews; it takes 3 games to reach 80%. Fewer games to 80% means a harder niche to be seen in.
| Game | Released | Reviews | Steam says |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dota 2 | 2013 | 2,734,724 | Very Positive |
| Hades | 2020 | 306,828 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Slay the Spire | 2019 | 216,735 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Balatro | 2024 | 194,032 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| BlazBlue Entropy Effect | 2024 | 35,684 | Very Positive |
| 9 Kings | 2025 | 22,629 | Very Positive |
| Ravenswatch | 2024 | 22,276 | Mostly Positive |
| Assetto Corsa EVO | 2025 | 20,807 | Mixed |
| Backpack Battles | 2025 | 20,515 | Very Positive |
| SONIC X SHADOW GENERATIONS | 2024 | 15,265 | 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.