Niche hub
1,072 games carry the tag · 45 released in the last 12 months (vs 363 the year before) · median price $9.99
crowded. Crowded space: 45 releases in the last year. Among the games here that reached 10+ reviews (most releases never do), the median sold an estimated 2,125 units (middle half 846–9,920). 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 56% 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
Stardew ValleySchedule IARK: Survival AscendedSupermarket TogetherFarming Simulator 25Fields of MistriainZOIStacklands
Aggregated over 39,566 stored reviews from 398 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 2,396,719 reviews; it takes 20 games to reach 80%. Fewer games to 80% means a harder niche to be seen in.
| Game | Released | Reviews | Steam says |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stardew Valley | 2016 | 1,018,684 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Schedule I | 2025 | 318,072 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| ARK: Survival Ascended | 2023 | 118,548 | Mixed |
| Supermarket Together | 2024 | 99,885 | Very Positive |
| Farming Simulator 25 | 2024 | 59,123 | Very Positive |
| Fields of Mistria | 2026 | 35,706 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| inZOI | 2025 | 33,209 | Mostly Positive |
| Stacklands | 2022 | 30,382 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Tiny Glade | 2024 | 24,839 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Thronefall | 2024 | 23,790 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
Combine 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.