Niche hub
817 games carry the tag · 13 released in the last 12 months (vs 188 the year before) · median price $6.99
crowded. Crowded space: 13 releases in the last year. Among the games here that reached 10+ reviews (most releases never do), the median sold an estimated 1,221 units (middle half 668–3,366). 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 15% 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
Your Only Move Is HUSTLEBlasphemous 2ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the MistWall WorldFive Nights at Freddy's: Into the PitAnomaly AgentInto the Dead: Our Darkest DaysTouhou Hero of Ice Fairy
Aggregated over 19,390 stored reviews from 394 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 284,748 reviews; it takes 46 games to reach 80%. Fewer games to 80% means a harder niche to be seen in.
| Game | Released | Reviews | Steam says |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your Only Move Is HUSTLE | 2023 | 45,594 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Blasphemous 2 | 2023 | 21,799 | Very Positive |
| ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist | 2025 | 18,895 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Wall World | 2023 | 12,741 | Very Positive |
| Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit | 2024 | 10,985 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Anomaly Agent | 2024 | 10,038 | Very Positive |
| Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days | 2025 | 9,912 | Very Positive |
| Touhou Hero of Ice Fairy | 2024 | 9,230 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Thank Goodness You're Here! | 2024 | 8,527 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Prince of Persia The Lost Crown | 2024 | 7,310 | Very Positive |
Combine Side Scroller 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.