Niche hub
164 games carry the tag · 7 released in the last 12 months (vs 54 the year before) · median price $7.99
underserved. Underserved space: 7 releases in the last year, yet among the games here that reached 10+ reviews (most releases never do), the median sold an estimated 2,543 units (middle half 1,044–15,642). Demand is outrunning supply — a well-made entry has room to land.
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 +43%) or a falling median would tip this toward Balanced. · confidence: medium
The evidence — the niche's most-reviewed games
Dragon's Dogma 2DYNASTY WARRIORS: ORIGINSSifuGhostrunner 2Hellblade II: Senua’s SagaPath of Kung FuNINJA GAIDEN 2 Black大侠请重来
Aggregated over 7,641 stored reviews from 152 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 78% of the niche's 254,936 reviews; it takes 6 games to reach 80%. Fewer games to 80% means a harder niche to be seen in.
| Game | Released | Reviews | Steam says |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dragon's Dogma 2 | 2024 | 117,773 | Mixed |
| DYNASTY WARRIORS: ORIGINS | 2025 | 30,310 | Very Positive |
| Sifu | 2023 | 28,958 | Very Positive |
| Ghostrunner 2 | 2023 | 11,632 | Mostly Positive |
| Hellblade II: Senua’s Saga | 2024 | 10,108 | Very Positive |
| Path of Kung Fu | 2025 | 5,573 | Mostly Positive |
| NINJA GAIDEN 2 Black | 2025 | 4,197 | Mostly Positive |
| 大侠请重来 | 2022 | 3,602 | Very Positive |
| LIZARDS MUST DIE 2 | 2025 | 2,513 | Very Positive |
| Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage | 2025 | 2,332 | Mostly 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.