Niche hub
379 games carry the tag · 5 released in the last 12 months (vs 94 the year before) · median price $7.99
balanced. Balanced space: 5 releases in the last year. Among the games here that reached 10+ reviews (most releases never do), the median sold an estimated 1,271 units (middle half 686–4,004). Games with a clear hook find their audience here without fighting a flood.
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 +160%) or a falling median would tip this toward Crowded. · confidence: high
The evidence — the niche's most-reviewed games
Liar's BarFPS ChessAstral PartyGuilty as Sock!Riichi City - Japanese MahjongStarVadersDice & FoldDrop Duchy
Aggregated over 9,074 stored reviews from 347 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 67% of the niche's 197,330 reviews; it takes 15 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 | 56,390 | Very Positive |
| FPS Chess | 2022 | 44,353 | Very Positive |
| Astral Party | 2024 | 21,670 | Mixed |
| Guilty as Sock! | 2025 | 5,824 | Very Positive |
| Riichi City - Japanese Mahjong | 2022 | 4,893 | Mixed |
| StarVaders | 2025 | 4,408 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Dice & Fold | 2024 | 3,905 | Very Positive |
| Drop Duchy | 2025 | 3,328 | Very Positive |
| Richman 11 | 2022 | 3,153 | Mixed |
| TerraScape | 2024 | 2,251 | 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.