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130 games carry the tag · 1 released in the last 12 months (vs 48 the year before) · median price $5.99
underserved. Underserved space: 1 releases in the last year, yet among the games here that reached 10+ reviews (most releases never do), the median sold an estimated 1,448 units (middle half 758–4,794). 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 +500%) or a falling median would tip this toward Balanced. · confidence: medium
The evidence — the niche's most-reviewed games
Monster Hunter WildsSunkenlandChillquariumPOOLSMurky DiversSurvival: Fountain of YouthUnder The WavesDreamcore
Aggregated over 4,594 stored reviews from 126 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 95% of the niche's 397,591 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monster Hunter Wilds | 2025 | 332,140 | Mixed |
| Sunkenland | 2023 | 24,009 | Very Positive |
| Chillquarium | 2023 | 8,423 | Very Positive |
| POOLS | 2024 | 6,721 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Murky Divers | 2024 | 5,341 | Very Positive |
| Survival: Fountain of Youth | 2024 | 4,530 | Very Positive |
| Under The Waves | 2023 | 2,181 | Mostly Positive |
| Dreamcore | 2025 | 2,020 | Very Positive |
| Fantasy Aquarium | 2024 | 1,014 | Mostly Positive |
| PROXIMATE | 2024 | 1,007 | 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.