Niche hub
1,361 games carry the tag · 75 released in the last 12 months (vs 558 the year before) · median price $9.99
crowded. Crowded space: 75 releases in the last year, and the median game here reaches an estimated 6,846 units (middle half 3,302–21,224). Standing out is a visibility problem before a quality one — the adjacent combos show where supply thins out.
What would change this: About 79% 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
Counter-Strike 2Dota 2Marvel RivalsSchedule ISlay the SpireBalatroBuckshot RoulettePersona 3 Reload
Aggregated over 43,045 stored reviews from 396 games.
The top 5 games hold 87% of the niche's 15,373,957 reviews; it takes 2 games to reach 80%. Fewer games to 80% means a harder niche to be seen in.
| Game | Released | Reviews | Steam says |
|---|---|---|---|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 2012 | 9,752,006 | Very Positive |
| Dota 2 | 2013 | 2,734,724 | Very Positive |
| Marvel Rivals | 2024 | 403,976 | Mostly Positive |
| Schedule I | 2025 | 309,552 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Slay the Spire | 2019 | 216,735 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Balatro | 2024 | 194,032 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Buckshot Roulette | 2024 | 122,929 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Persona 3 Reload | 2024 | 60,377 | Very Positive |
| Liar's Bar | 2024 | 55,950 | Very Positive |
| One-armed robber | 2023 | 51,749 | 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.