Niche hub
379 games carry the tag · 14 released in the last 12 months (vs 141 the year before) · median price $9.99
balanced. Balanced space: 14 releases in the last year. Among the games here that reached 10+ reviews (most releases never do), the median sold an estimated 2,611 units (middle half 980–14,981). 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 +86%) or a falling median would tip this toward Crowded. · confidence: high
The evidence — the niche's most-reviewed games
Dota 2HadesSlay the SpireBalatroBrotatoBlazBlue Entropy Effect9 KingsAssetto Corsa EVO
Aggregated over 21,104 stored reviews from 374 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 91% of the niche's 3,915,163 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 | 309,085 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Slay the Spire | 2019 | 218,986 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Balatro | 2024 | 194,032 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Brotato | 2023 | 119,348 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| BlazBlue Entropy Effect | 2024 | 36,674 | Very Positive |
| 9 Kings | 2025 | 23,392 | Very Positive |
| Assetto Corsa EVO | 2025 | 21,480 | Mixed |
| Backpack Battles | 2025 | 20,746 | Very Positive |
| SONIC X SHADOW GENERATIONS | 2024 | 15,709 | 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.