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168 games carry the tag · 17 released in the last 12 months (vs 74 the year before) · median price $9.99
balanced. Balanced space: 17 releases in the last year against a median of an estimated 10,284 units (middle half 4,158–27,149). Games with a clear hook find their audience here without fighting a flood.
What would change this: A wave of new releases (supply +47%) or a falling median would tip this toward Crowded. · confidence: medium
The evidence — the niche's most-reviewed games
Schedule IRoadCraftshapez 2 - FactoryRusty's RetirementThe Farmer Was ReplacedAstrometicaOutpathMaltese's Fluffy Onsen
Aggregated over 11,396 stored reviews from 165 games.
The top 5 games hold 80% of the niche's 452,891 reviews; it takes 5 games to reach 80%. Fewer games to 80% means a harder niche to be seen in.
| Game | Released | Reviews | Steam says |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schedule I | 2025 | 309,552 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| RoadCraft | 2025 | 16,066 | Mostly Positive |
| shapez 2 - Factory | 2026 | 14,932 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Rusty's Retirement | 2024 | 14,738 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| The Farmer Was Replaced | 2025 | 8,918 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Astrometica | 2024 | 3,152 | Very Positive |
| Outpath | 2023 | 3,086 | Very Positive |
| Maltese's Fluffy Onsen | 2025 | 3,023 | Very Positive |
| Recycling Center Simulator | 2024 | 2,908 | Very Positive |
| Cornerpond | 2025 | 2,704 | 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.