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Robots games on Steam

375 games carry the tag · 8 released in the last 12 months (vs 107 the year before) · median price $7.99

The verdict — supply vs demand, said plainly

balanced. Balanced space: 8 releases in the last year. Among the games here that reached 10+ reviews (most releases never do), the median sold an estimated 1,182 units (middle half 645–3,964). 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 +50%) or a falling median would tip this toward Crowded. · confidence: high

The evidence — the niche's most-reviewed games

R.E.P.O.Horizon Forbidden West™ Complete EditionFive Nights at Freddy's: Into the PitSTAR WARS™: Battlefront Classic CollectionFive Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted 2Oblivion OverrideMEGA MAN X DiVE OfflinePOPGOES Arcade

What players say across the niche — measured thumbs shares

Aggregated over 12,556 stored reviews from 363 games.

Gameplay & mechanics82% positive · 5,703 mentions · 347 games
Story & writing84% positive · 4,801 mentions · 294 games
Visuals & audio85% positive · 4,551 mentions · 340 games
Content & longevity81% positive · 3,014 mentions · 304 games
Price & value76% positive · 2,612 mentions · 290 games
Controls & UI72% positive · 2,287 mentions · 299 games
Performance & stability70% positive · 2,230 mentions · 275 games
Difficulty & balance81% positive · 2,104 mentions · 273 games
Multiplayer & community83% positive · 1,137 mentions · 171 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.

Attention concentration — counted shares, not an index

The top 5 games hold 91% of the niche's 528,488 reviews; it takes 1 games to reach 80%. Fewer games to 80% means a harder niche to be seen in.

Most-reviewed Robots games

GameReleasedReviewsSteam says
R.E.P.O. 2025 426,381 Overwhelmingly Positive
Horizon Forbidden West™ Complete Edition 2024 30,603 Very Positive
Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit 2024 10,985 Overwhelmingly Positive
STAR WARS™: Battlefront Classic Collection 2024 7,788 Mostly Negative
Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted 2 2023 5,405 Very Positive
Oblivion Override 2024 2,055 Very Positive
MEGA MAN X DiVE Offline 2023 1,995 Very Positive
POPGOES Arcade 2022 1,913 Very Positive
STAR WARS™: Bounty Hunter™ 2024 1,527 Mostly Positive
KIBORG 2025 1,429 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.