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505 games carry the tag · 13 released in the last 12 months (vs 141 the year before) · median price $7.99
balanced. Balanced space: 13 releases in the last year. Among the games here that reached 10+ reviews (most releases never do), the median sold an estimated 1,366 units (middle half 693–5,063). 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 +8%) or a falling median would tip this toward Crowded. · confidence: high
The evidence — the niche's most-reviewed games
Counter-Strike 2Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2Gray Zone WarfarePizza TowerEnlistedCall of Duty®: Modern Warfare®DYNASTY WARRIORS: ORIGINSSifu
Aggregated over 18,543 stored reviews from 374 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 10,704,800 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 2012 | 9,895,229 | Very Positive |
| Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 | 2024 | 227,320 | Very Positive |
| Gray Zone Warfare | 2024 | 79,236 | Mostly Positive |
| Pizza Tower | 2023 | 72,811 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Enlisted | 2024 | 48,329 | Very Positive |
| Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® | 2023 | 45,754 | Mostly Positive |
| DYNASTY WARRIORS: ORIGINS | 2025 | 30,310 | Very Positive |
| Sifu | 2023 | 28,958 | Very Positive |
| Call of Duty®: Black Ops Cold War | 2023 | 23,696 | Mostly Positive |
| Soulmask | 2026 | 22,511 | Mostly Positive |
Combine War with other tags — and exclusions — in the segment workspace, or describe your concept and get this verdict on your exact combo.
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.