Niche hub
674 games carry the tag · 34 released in the last 12 months (vs 243 the year before) · median price $9.99
crowded. Crowded space: 34 releases in the last year. Among the games here that reached 10+ reviews (most releases never do), the median sold an estimated 2,376 units (middle half 924–12,296). 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 32% 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
Schedule IARK: Survival AscendedSunkenlandThronefallSoulmaskRoadCraftshapez 2 - FactoryRusty's Retirement
Aggregated over 31,383 stored reviews from 393 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 57% of the niche's 887,048 reviews; it takes 33 games to reach 80%. Fewer games to 80% means a harder niche to be seen in.
| Game | Released | Reviews | Steam says |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schedule I | 2025 | 317,977 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| ARK: Survival Ascended | 2023 | 118,401 | Mixed |
| Sunkenland | 2023 | 24,009 | Very Positive |
| Thronefall | 2024 | 23,769 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Soulmask | 2026 | 22,511 | Mostly Positive |
| RoadCraft | 2025 | 16,422 | Mostly Positive |
| shapez 2 - Factory | 2026 | 15,410 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Rusty's Retirement | 2024 | 14,876 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Yog-Sothoth’s Yard | 2023 | 13,918 | Very Positive |
| The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™ | 2024 | 12,522 | Very Positive |
Combine Base-Building with other tags — and exclusions — in the segment workspace, or describe your concept and get this verdict on your exact combo.
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.