Niche hub
1,585 games carry the tag · 10 released in the last 12 months (vs 467 the year before) · median price $7.99
balanced. Balanced space: 10 releases in the last year. Among the games here that reached 10+ reviews (most releases never do), the median sold an estimated 2,220 units (middle half 936–7,052). 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 +120%) 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 FantasyA Date with Death
Aggregated over 24,779 stored reviews from 385 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 30% of the niche's 826,550 reviews; it takes 126 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 | 64,748 | Very Positive |
| The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty | 2024 | 60,162 | Very Positive |
| Love Is All Around | 2023 | 45,882 | Very Positive |
| The Coffin of Andy and Leyley | 2023 | 39,635 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut | 2023 | 34,525 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| The NOexistenceN of you AND me | 2024 | 22,333 | Very Positive |
| Living With Sister: Monochrome Fantasy | 2024 | 15,704 | Mixed |
| A Date with Death | 2023 | 14,969 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| KinitoPET | 2024 | 14,800 | Very Positive |
| Yog-Sothoth’s Yard | 2023 | 13,928 | 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.