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141 games carry the tag · 6 released in the last 12 months (vs 48 the year before) · median price $9.99
balanced. Balanced space: 6 releases in the last year against a median of an estimated 6,198 units (middle half 3,169–16,223). Games with a clear hook find their audience here without fighting a flood.
What would change this: A wave of new releases (supply +150%) or a falling median would tip this toward Crowded. · confidence: medium
The evidence — the niche's most-reviewed games
Liar's BarFPS ChessAstral PartyGuilty as Sock!Riichi City - Japanese MahjongStarVadersDice & FoldDrop Duchy
Aggregated over 6,799 stored reviews from 127 games.
The top 5 games hold 70% of the niche's 187,335 reviews; it takes 12 games to reach 80%. Fewer games to 80% means a harder niche to be seen in.
| Game | Released | Reviews | Steam says |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liar's Bar | 2024 | 55,950 | Very Positive |
| FPS Chess | 2022 | 43,462 | Very Positive |
| Astral Party | 2024 | 20,868 | Mixed |
| Guilty as Sock! | 2025 | 5,630 | Very Positive |
| Riichi City - Japanese Mahjong | 2022 | 4,745 | Mixed |
| StarVaders | 2025 | 4,262 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Dice & Fold | 2024 | 3,867 | Very Positive |
| Drop Duchy | 2025 | 3,102 | Very Positive |
| Richman 11 | 2022 | 3,053 | Mixed |
| TerraScape | 2024 | 2,208 | 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.