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855 games carry the tag · 6 released in the last 12 months (vs 296 the year before) · median price $4.99
underserved. Underserved space: 6 releases in the last year, yet among the games here that reached 10+ reviews (most releases never do), the median sold an estimated 1,784 units (middle half 802–5,346). 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 +17%) or a falling median would tip this toward Balanced. · confidence: high
The evidence — the niche's most-reviewed games
MiSideThe Last of Us™ Part II RemasteredMouthwashingGarten of BanbanHomicipherThe Killing AntidoteNobody Wants to DieThe Casting of Frank Stone™
Aggregated over 20,965 stored reviews from 388 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 58% of the niche's 448,976 reviews; it takes 40 games to reach 80%. Fewer games to 80% means a harder niche to be seen in.
| Game | Released | Reviews | Steam says |
|---|---|---|---|
| MiSide | 2024 | 142,819 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| The Last of Us™ Part II Remastered | 2025 | 56,239 | Very Positive |
| Mouthwashing | 2024 | 38,869 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Garten of Banban | 2023 | 13,519 | Mixed |
| Homicipher | 2024 | 8,341 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| The Killing Antidote | 2024 | 7,866 | Very Positive |
| Nobody Wants to Die | 2024 | 7,523 | Very Positive |
| The Casting of Frank Stone™ | 2024 | 6,026 | Mixed |
| Riichi City - Japanese Mahjong | 2022 | 4,893 | Mixed |
| That's not my Neighbor | 2025 | 4,765 | 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.