Niche hub
1,951 games carry the tag · 27 released in the last 12 months (vs 581 the year before) · median price $5.99
crowded. Crowded space: 27 releases in the last year. Among the games here that reached 10+ reviews (most releases never do), the median sold an estimated 1,337 units (middle half 713–3,991). Standing out is a visibility problem before a quality one — the adjacent combos show where supply thins out.
Unit medians are estimates, among games that reached 10+ reviews — most never do · how we estimate
What would change this: About 56% fewer releases over a year — or a clearly rising median — would tip this toward Balanced. · 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 39,017 stored reviews from 395 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 26% of the niche's 639,195 reviews; it takes 148 games to reach 80%. Fewer games to 80% means a harder niche to be seen in.
| Game | Released | Reviews | Steam says |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pizza Tower | 2023 | 72,811 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Mouthwashing | 2024 | 38,869 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Nubby's Number Factory | 2025 | 19,648 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun | 2023 | 18,322 | Very Positive |
| KinitoPET | 2024 | 14,795 | Very Positive |
| Nodebuster | 2024 | 14,084 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| DR LIVESEY ROM AND DEATH EDITION | 2023 | 13,810 | Very Positive |
| The WereCleaner | 2024 | 13,285 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| FlyKnight Enhanced Edition | 2025 | 11,774 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| The Roottrees are Dead | 2025 | 10,228 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
Combine Retro with other tags — and exclusions — in the segment workspace, or describe your concept and get this verdict on your exact combo.
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.