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829 games carry the tag · 9 released in the last 12 months (vs 306 the year before) · median price $9.99
balanced. Balanced space: 9 releases in the last year against a median of an estimated 6,460 units (middle half 3,297–17,743). Games with a clear hook find their audience here without fighting a flood.
What would change this: A wave of new releases (supply +78%) or a falling median would tip this toward Crowded. · confidence: high
The evidence — the niche's most-reviewed games
Persona 3 ReloadThe Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming DynastyLove Is All AroundThe Coffin of Andy and LeyleySlay the Princess — The Pristine CutThe NOexistenceN of you AND meLiving With Sister: Monochrome FantasyKinitoPET
Aggregated over 22,986 stored reviews from 382 games.
The top 5 games hold 29% of the niche's 823,905 reviews; it takes 112 games to reach 80%. Fewer games to 80% means a harder niche to be seen in.
| Game | Released | Reviews | Steam says |
|---|---|---|---|
| Persona 3 Reload | 2024 | 60,377 | Very Positive |
| The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty | 2024 | 59,693 | Very Positive |
| Love Is All Around | 2023 | 45,875 | Very Positive |
| The Coffin of Andy and Leyley | 2023 | 38,706 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut | 2023 | 33,080 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| The NOexistenceN of you AND me | 2024 | 21,517 | Very Positive |
| Living With Sister: Monochrome Fantasy | 2024 | 15,202 | Mostly Positive |
| KinitoPET | 2024 | 14,600 | Very Positive |
| A Date with Death | 2023 | 14,418 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Yog-Sothoth’s Yard | 2023 | 13,631 | 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.