Hm, you are right. It's all niches basically. Some people hate Cultist Simulator, while others really enjoy it for being novel, unique, and letting the players figure things out by themselves. Taking that into account, maybe the reception for this game was better than mixed I guess...
What you said is something I've already heard before, but that doesn't mean I took it to the heart, I suppose. Thanks for the comment, it'll sound cheesy, but this is actually I actually needed to read.