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303 games carry the tag · 8 released in the last 12 months (vs 102 the year before) · median price $6.99
underserved. Underserved space: 8 releases in the last year, yet among the games here that reached 10+ reviews (most releases never do), the median sold an estimated 2,183 units (middle half 1,086–7,260). Demand is outrunning supply — a well-made entry has room to land.
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 +13%) or a falling median would tip this toward Balanced. · confidence: medium
The evidence — the niche's most-reviewed games
Backpack BattlesNothingYi Xian: The Cultivation Card GameTower DominionMeme MayhemHeretic's ForkYaoling: Mythical JourneyPath of Achra
Aggregated over 11,099 stored reviews from 290 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 40% of the niche's 121,064 reviews; it takes 38 games to reach 80%. Fewer games to 80% means a harder niche to be seen in.
| Game | Released | Reviews | Steam says |
|---|---|---|---|
| Backpack Battles | 2025 | 20,746 | Very Positive |
| Nothing | 2024 | 9,965 | Very Positive |
| Yi Xian: The Cultivation Card Game | 2024 | 6,882 | Mostly Positive |
| Tower Dominion | 2025 | 5,614 | Very Positive |
| Meme Mayhem | 2024 | 5,039 | Mostly Positive |
| Heretic's Fork | 2023 | 4,126 | Very Positive |
| Yaoling: Mythical Journey | 2025 | 3,517 | Very Positive |
| Path of Achra | 2024 | 3,270 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Commander Quest | 2025 | 2,881 | Mostly Positive |
| Songs of Silence | 2024 | 2,775 | 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.