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393 games carry the tag · 8 released in the last 12 months (vs 172 the year before) · median price $6.99
balanced. Balanced space: 8 releases in the last year against a median of an estimated 6,129 units (middle half 3,340–16,424). Games with a clear hook find their audience here without fighting a flood.
What would change this: A wave of new releases (supply +88%) or a falling median would tip this toward Crowded. · confidence: high
The evidence — the niche's most-reviewed games
MiSideThe Last of Us™ Part II RemasteredMouthwashingGarten of BanbanHomicipherThe Killing AntidoteFears to Fathom - Ironbark LookoutThe Casting of Frank Stone™
Aggregated over 19,438 stored reviews from 380 games.
The top 5 games hold 59% of the niche's 431,613 reviews; it takes 37 games to reach 80%. Fewer games to 80% means a harder niche to be seen in.
| Game | Released | Reviews | Steam says |
|---|---|---|---|
| MiSide | 2024 | 140,521 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| The Last of Us™ Part II Remastered | 2025 | 53,174 | Very Positive |
| Mouthwashing | 2024 | 37,924 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Garten of Banban | 2023 | 13,161 | Mixed |
| Homicipher | 2024 | 8,205 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| The Killing Antidote | 2024 | 7,664 | Very Positive |
| Fears to Fathom - Ironbark Lookout | 2023 | 6,253 | Very Positive |
| The Casting of Frank Stone™ | 2024 | 5,903 | Mixed |
| Riichi City - Japanese Mahjong | 2022 | 4,745 | Mixed |
| That's not my Neighbor | 2025 | 4,579 | 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.