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Time Manipulation games on Steam

149 games carry the tag · 3 released in the last 12 months (vs 49 the year before) · median price $5.99

The verdict — supply vs demand, said plainly

underserved. Underserved space: 3 releases in the last year, yet among the games here that reached 10+ reviews (most releases never do), the median sold an estimated 1,337 units (middle half 777–3,455). 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 +100%) or a falling median would tip this toward Balanced. · confidence: medium

The evidence — the niche's most-reviewed games

Nobody Wants to DieF1® Manager 2024ParagnosiaGladio Mori灵墟Coconut SimulatorHomebodyThe Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak II

What players say across the niche — measured thumbs shares

Aggregated over 3,878 stored reviews from 141 games.

Story & writing83% positive · 1,670 mentions · 114 games
Gameplay & mechanics81% positive · 1,525 mentions · 131 games
Visuals & audio85% positive · 1,270 mentions · 123 games
Content & longevity77% positive · 837 mentions · 107 games
Price & value77% positive · 758 mentions · 115 games
Performance & stability66% positive · 598 mentions · 98 games
Controls & UI71% positive · 554 mentions · 113 games
Difficulty & balance78% positive · 516 mentions · 96 games
Multiplayer & community79% positive · 189 mentions · 58 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.

Attention concentration — counted shares, not an index

The top 5 games hold 60% of the niche's 32,525 reviews; it takes 18 games to reach 80%. Fewer games to 80% means a harder niche to be seen in.

Most-reviewed Time Manipulation games

GameReleasedReviewsSteam says
Nobody Wants to Die 2024 7,523 Very Positive
F1® Manager 2024 2024 7,039 Very Positive
Paragnosia 2024 2,314 Very Positive
Gladio Mori 2026 1,507 Very Positive
灵墟 2023 994 Very Positive
Coconut Simulator 2024 942 Overwhelmingly Positive
Homebody 2023 743 Very Positive
The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak II 2025 722 Very Positive
RAM: Random Access Mayhem 2025 670 Overwhelmingly Positive
Cube Chaos 2025 637 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.