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742 games carry the tag · 11 released in the last 12 months (vs 301 the year before) · median price $7.99
balanced. Balanced space: 11 releases in the last year against a median of an estimated 5,693 units (middle half 3,029–17,597). Games with a clear hook find their audience here without fighting a flood.
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
Pizza TowerMouthwashingNubby's Number FactoryWarhammer 40,000: BoltgunKinitoPETNodebusterDR LIVESEY ROM AND DEATH EDITIONThe WereCleaner
Aggregated over 36,532 stored reviews from 395 games.
The top 5 games hold 27% of the niche's 604,277 reviews; it takes 119 games to reach 80%. Fewer games to 80% means a harder niche to be seen in.
| Game | Released | Reviews | Steam says |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pizza Tower | 2023 | 72,236 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Mouthwashing | 2024 | 37,924 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Nubby's Number Factory | 2025 | 19,100 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun | 2023 | 17,997 | Very Positive |
| KinitoPET | 2024 | 14,600 | Very Positive |
| Nodebuster | 2024 | 13,952 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| DR LIVESEY ROM AND DEATH EDITION | 2023 | 13,768 | Very Positive |
| The WereCleaner | 2024 | 13,000 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| FlyKnight | 2025 | 11,587 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| The Roottrees are Dead | 2025 | 9,488 | 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.