The niche at a glance

Medieval on Steam: 6,564 released games, 1,684 in the last 12 months, 4,545 announced and still unreleased. Of the 3,281 released between three years and 90 days ago, the median has 11 lifetime reviews. 47% of them never reached 10 reviews. Free to play: 11%. Medieval is a Steam store tag, applied by the developer and refined by players; a game carries several tags at once, so niche counts overlap and do not add up to the size of the Steam catalogue. Data as of .

What releases end up with

lifetime reviews · released 3 years ago to 90 days ago · failures included3,281 releases
p100
p252
median11
p7553
p90313
47% of them never reached 10 reviewsMedian price $6.99 · 11% free-to-play

Releases per year

outcomes count only games released more than 90 days ago, anything newer has not had time to gather reviews
2019
127median 85 · 19% under 10 reviews
2020
347median 26 · 32% under 10 reviews
2021
533median 16 · 41% under 10 reviews
2022
656median 15 · 40% under 10 reviews
2023
843median 16 · 38% under 10 reviews
2024
1,001median 14 · 42% under 10 reviews
2025
1,208median 11 · 47% under 10 reviews
2026
1,450median 7 · 55% under 10 reviews · 542 too fresh

Medieval × mechanics: what the pairings end up with

every mechanics tag shipped with Medieval at least 5 times · same window× mechanics× presentation
share reaching 500 reviews, shrunk towards the catalogue · click a row to open the concept
Medieval ×3 y12 mmedian≥500adjusted vs chancelast hitwho made it
Open World Survival Craft165382under 2023.1%
ordinary ×1.27133 d
Myth of Empires
Gloria Victis: Medieval MMORPG
Mirthwood
Myth of Empires · Gloria Victis: Medieval MMORPG · Mirthwood
Extraction Shooter524,031under 2021.3%
ordinary ×1.24364 d
Dark and Darker
Dungeonborne
Dungeon Stalkers
Dark and Darker · Dungeonborne · Dungeon Stalkers
Turn-Based62194725.8% 17%–38%21.1%
cliché ×1.58182 d
Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven
Gladiator Guild Manager
OCTOPATH TRAVELER 0
Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven · Gladiator Guild Manager · OCTOPATH TRAVELER 0
Fighting2164533.3% 17%–55%20.3%
ordinary ×1.2098 d
Blade and Sorcery
Half Sword
Tears of Metal
Blade and Sorcery · Half Sword · Tears of Metal
Job Simulator191165under 2018.8%
ordinary ×0.82189 d
Tavern Manager Simulator 🍻
Ye Guild Clerk!
Bladesong
Tavern Manager Simulator 🍻 · Ye Guild Clerk! · Bladesong
City Builder237752918.6% 14%–24%17.6%
cliché ×3.52107 d
Farthest Frontier
Foundation
Thronefall
Farthest Frontier · Foundation · Thronefall
MMORPG58249920.7% 12%–33%17.1%
cliché ×2.93133 d
Myth of Empires
Gloria Victis: Medieval MMORPG
The Quinfall
Myth of Empires · Gloria Victis: Medieval MMORPG · The Quinfall
Sandbox243734217.7% 13%–23%16.9%
ordinary ×1.33133 d
Blade and Sorcery
Half Sword
Foundation
Blade and Sorcery · Half Sword · Foundation
Base Building300972717.0% 13%–22%16.4%
cliché ×2.56196 d
Farthest Frontier
Foundation
Thronefall
Farthest Frontier · Foundation · Thronefall
Farming134162under 2016.1%
ordinary ×1.01184 d
Farthest Frontier
Old Market Simulator
Mirthwood
Farthest Frontier · Old Market Simulator · Mirthwood
Open World291951616.5% 13%–21%15.9%
cliché ×1.54133 d
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
Crimson Desert Enhanced
Dragon's Dogma 2
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II · Crimson Desert Enhanced · Dragon's Dogma 2
Character Customization3461101716.2% 13%–20%15.7%
cliché ×1.6093 d
Dragon's Dogma 2
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered
Dungeonborne
Dragon's Dogma 2 · The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered · Dungeonborne
Life Sim105355317.1% 11%–25%15.5%
ordinary ×0.83100 d
Bellwright
Sengoku Dynasty
Old Market Simulator
Bellwright · Sengoku Dynasty · Old Market Simulator
Immersive Sim135433616.3% 11%–23%15.0%
ordinary ×0.75133 d
Farthest Frontier
Mage Arena
Gloria Victis: Medieval MMORPG
Farthest Frontier · Mage Arena · Gloria Victis: Medieval MMORPG
Colony Sim111343116.2% 11%–24%14.8%
cliché ×3.12266 d
Farthest Frontier
Foundation
Diplomacy is Not an Option
Farthest Frontier · Foundation · Diplomacy is Not an Option
134 pairings cleared 20 releases; 47 more never reached 5 and are not listed. Compared against 6.6% for games that carry any tags at all.

About these numbers

“Adjusted” is the share pulled towards the catalogue with the weight of twenty releases: the top of any ranked list is optimistic (out of a hundred pairings one will show 35 % on 23 releases by luck alone), and the adjustment is what stops a small lucky group from leading. The band next to the raw share is the 95 % interval. This list is the same for everyone today; the second opinion is the description-based one on Pitch comps.