Niche hub
658 games carry the tag · 8 released in the last 12 months (vs 166 the year before) · median price $5.99
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 1,176 units (middle half 668–3,163). 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
20 Minutes Till DawnDR LIVESEY ROM AND DEATH EDITIONCrysis 2 RemasteredCrysis 3 RemasteredApocalypse PartyGod Of WeaponsSquirrel with a GunMetro Awakening
Aggregated over 15,722 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 39% of the niche's 171,668 reviews; it takes 54 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 | 29,162 | Very Positive |
| DR LIVESEY ROM AND DEATH EDITION | 2023 | 13,810 | Very Positive |
| Crysis 2 Remastered | 2022 | 9,575 | Very Positive |
| Crysis 3 Remastered | 2022 | 8,298 | Very Positive |
| Apocalypse Party | 2023 | 5,446 | Mostly Positive |
| God Of Weapons | 2023 | 5,256 | Very Positive |
| Squirrel with a Gun | 2024 | 3,967 | Very Positive |
| Metro Awakening | 2024 | 3,605 | Mostly Positive |
| Kill The Crows | 2023 | 3,178 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Bounty of One | 2023 | 3,034 | 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.