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318 games carry the tag · 5 released in the last 12 months (vs 104 the year before) · median price $8.99
balanced. Balanced space: 5 releases in the last year against a median of an estimated 4,858 units (middle half 2,871–12,639). Games with a clear hook find their audience here without fighting a flood.
What would change this: A wave of new releases (supply +140%) or a falling median would tip this toward Crowded. · confidence: medium
The evidence — the niche's most-reviewed games
A Date with DeathNo Case Should Remain UnsolvedAliya: TimelinkThe Farmer Was ReplacedHomicipherPARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of HonjoUrban Myth Dissolution CenterKatawa Shoujo
Aggregated over 12,061 stored reviews from 288 games.
The top 5 games hold 28% of the niche's 184,480 reviews; it takes 60 games to reach 80%. Fewer games to 80% means a harder niche to be seen in.
| Game | Released | Reviews | Steam says |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Date with Death | 2023 | 14,429 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| No Case Should Remain Unsolved | 2024 | 10,413 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Aliya: Timelink | 2024 | 9,410 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| The Farmer Was Replaced | 2025 | 8,918 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Homicipher | 2024 | 8,205 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| PARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo | 2023 | 7,066 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Urban Myth Dissolution Center | 2025 | 6,162 | Very Positive |
| Katawa Shoujo | 2024 | 5,918 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| 私のリアルは充実しすぎている フルボイス版 | 2022 | 5,409 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Ace Attorney Investigations Collection | 2024 | 4,676 | 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.