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143 games carry the tag · 7 released in the last 12 months (vs 65 the year before) · median price $12.99
underserved. Underserved space: 7 releases in the last year, yet the median game reaches an estimated 12,276 units (middle half 4,366–67,122). Demand is outrunning supply — a well-made entry has room to land.
What would change this: A wave of new releases (supply +71%) or a falling median would tip this toward Balanced. · confidence: medium
The evidence — the niche's most-reviewed games
Black Myth: WukongMonster Hunter WildsPath of Exile 2ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGNGhost of Tsushima DIRECTOR'S CUTGod of War RagnarökAI LIMITThe First Berserker: Khazan
Aggregated over 10,850 stored reviews from 141 games.
The top 5 games hold 82% of the niche's 2,482,408 reviews; it takes 5 games to reach 80%. Fewer games to 80% means a harder niche to be seen in.
| Game | Released | Reviews | Steam says |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Myth: Wukong | 2024 | 1,203,780 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Monster Hunter Wilds | 2025 | 325,653 | Mixed |
| Path of Exile 2 | 2024 | 223,542 | Mostly Positive |
| ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN | 2025 | 188,420 | Very Positive |
| Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR'S CUT | 2024 | 94,597 | Very Positive |
| God of War Ragnarök | 2024 | 48,737 | Very Positive |
| AI LIMIT | 2025 | 36,292 | Very Positive |
| The First Berserker: Khazan | 2025 | 31,602 | Very Positive |
| Sifu | 2023 | 28,114 | Very Positive |
| LIZARDS MUST DIE | 2023 | 26,458 | Overwhelmingly 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.