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282 games carry the tag · 5 released in the last 12 months (vs 111 the year before) · median price $9.99
underserved. Underserved space: 5 releases in the last year, yet the median game reaches an estimated 5,806 units (middle half 3,074–15,793). Demand is outrunning supply — a well-made entry has room to land.
What would change this: A wave of new releases (supply +20%) or a falling median would tip this toward Balanced. · confidence: medium
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 16,643 stored reviews from 278 games.
The top 5 games hold 41% of the niche's 262,640 reviews; it takes 38 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 | 44,116 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Blasphemous 2 | 2023 | 20,559 | Very Positive |
| ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist | 2025 | 18,422 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Wall World | 2023 | 12,510 | Very Positive |
| Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit | 2024 | 10,885 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Anomaly Agent | 2024 | 9,816 | Very Positive |
| Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days | 2025 | 9,284 | Very Positive |
| Touhou Hero of Ice Fairy | 2024 | 9,036 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Thank Goodness You're Here! | 2024 | 8,263 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Prince of Persia The Lost Crown | 2024 | 6,830 | 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.