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218 games carry the tag · 3 released in the last 12 months (vs 69 the year before) · median price $7.95
underserved. Underserved space: 3 releases in the last year, yet the median game reaches an estimated 5,836 units (middle half 3,074–18,340). Demand is outrunning supply — a well-made entry has room to land.
What would change this: A wave of new releases (supply +100%) or a falling median would tip this toward Balanced. · confidence: medium
The evidence — the niche's most-reviewed games
20 Minutes Till DawnDR LIVESEY ROM AND DEATH EDITIONCrysis 2 RemasteredCrysis 3 RemasteredApocalypse PartyGod Of WeaponsSquirrel with a GunMetro Awakening
Aggregated over 13,027 stored reviews from 217 games.
The top 5 games hold 41% of the niche's 161,323 reviews; it takes 41 games to reach 80%. Fewer games to 80% means a harder niche to be seen in.
| Game | Released | Reviews | Steam says |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Minutes Till Dawn | 2023 | 28,968 | Very Positive |
| DR LIVESEY ROM AND DEATH EDITION | 2023 | 13,768 | Very Positive |
| Crysis 2 Remastered | 2022 | 9,305 | Very Positive |
| Crysis 3 Remastered | 2022 | 8,056 | Very Positive |
| Apocalypse Party | 2023 | 5,425 | Mostly Positive |
| God Of Weapons | 2023 | 5,201 | Very Positive |
| Squirrel with a Gun | 2024 | 3,879 | Very Positive |
| Metro Awakening | 2024 | 3,491 | Mostly Positive |
| Kill The Crows | 2023 | 3,130 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Bounty of One | 2023 | 3,020 | 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.