Niche hub
6,246 games carry the tag · 102 released in the last 12 months (vs 1,819 the year before) · median price $5.99
crowded. Crowded space: 102 releases in the last year. Among the games here that reached 10+ reviews (most releases never do), the median sold an estimated 1,404 units (middle half 713–4,137). Standing out is a visibility problem before a quality one — the adjacent combos show where supply thins out.
Unit medians are estimates, among games that reached 10+ reviews — most never do · how we estimate
What would change this: About 87% fewer releases over a year — or a clearly rising median — would tip this toward Balanced. · confidence: high
The evidence — the niche's most-reviewed games
Stardew ValleySlay the SpireBalatroMiSideBrotatoPizza TowerYour Only Move Is HUSTLEHoloCure - Save the Fans!
Aggregated over 50,359 stored reviews from 396 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 45% of the niche's 3,798,106 reviews; it takes 162 games to reach 80%. Fewer games to 80% means a harder niche to be seen in.
| Game | Released | Reviews | Steam says |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stardew Valley | 2016 | 1,018,684 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Slay the Spire | 2019 | 218,986 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Balatro | 2024 | 194,032 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| MiSide | 2024 | 142,819 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Brotato | 2023 | 119,348 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Pizza Tower | 2023 | 72,811 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Your Only Move Is HUSTLE | 2023 | 45,594 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| HoloCure - Save the Fans! | 2023 | 40,817 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| BlazBlue Entropy Effect | 2024 | 36,674 | Very Positive |
| Fields of Mistria | 2026 | 35,657 | Overwhelmingly 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.