Niche hub
1,593 games carry the tag · 75 released in the last 12 months (vs 660 the year before) · median price $9.99
crowded. Crowded space: 75 releases in the last year, and the median game here reaches an estimated 7,604 units (middle half 3,498–23,034). Standing out is a visibility problem before a quality one — the adjacent combos show where supply thins out.
What would change this: About 77% 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
Dota 2Black Myth: WukongStardew ValleyCyberpunk 2077Monster Hunter WildsHadesPath of Exile 2Slay the Spire
Aggregated over 45,714 stored reviews from 395 games.
The top 5 games hold 62% of the niche's 10,126,569 reviews; it takes 23 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 |
| Black Myth: Wukong | 2024 | 1,203,780 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Stardew Valley | 2016 | 1,018,684 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2020 | 951,165 | Very Positive |
| Monster Hunter Wilds | 2025 | 325,653 | Mixed |
| Hades | 2020 | 306,828 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Path of Exile 2 | 2024 | 223,542 | Mostly Positive |
| Slay the Spire | 2019 | 216,735 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN | 2025 | 188,420 | Very Positive |
| MiSide | 2024 | 140,521 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
Combine RPG 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.