Niche hub
462 games carry the tag · 12 released in the last 12 months (vs 142 the year before) · median price $7.99
balanced. Balanced space: 12 releases in the last year. Among the games here that reached 10+ reviews (most releases never do), the median sold an estimated 1,470 units (middle half 757–5,440). Games with a clear hook find their audience here without fighting a flood.
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 +25%) or a falling median would tip this toward Crowded. · confidence: high
The evidence — the niche's most-reviewed games
Dota 2ThronefallWall WorldKingdom Rush 5: Alliance TDThe FrontStronghold: Definitive EditionTower DominionNecrosmith
Aggregated over 14,527 stored reviews from 381 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 96% of the niche's 2,917,752 reviews; it takes 1 games to reach 80%. Fewer games to 80% means a harder niche to be seen in.
| Game | Released | Reviews | Steam says |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dota 2 | 2013 | 2,734,724 | Very Positive |
| Thronefall | 2024 | 23,781 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Wall World | 2023 | 12,741 | Very Positive |
| Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance TD | 2024 | 11,870 | Very Positive |
| The Front | 2025 | 10,715 | Mixed |
| Stronghold: Definitive Edition | 2023 | 10,399 | Very Positive |
| Tower Dominion | 2025 | 5,614 | Very Positive |
| Necrosmith | 2022 | 5,367 | Very Positive |
| Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap | 2025 | 4,720 | Mostly Positive |
| Emberward | 2026 | 4,340 | 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.