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257 games carry the tag · 14 released in the last 12 months (vs 121 the year before) · median price $9.99
balanced. Balanced space: 14 releases in the last year against a median of an estimated 7,059 units (middle half 3,441–21,052). Games with a clear hook find their audience here without fighting a flood.
What would change this: A wave of new releases (supply +21%) or a falling median would tip this toward Crowded. · confidence: medium
The evidence — the niche's most-reviewed games
Slay the SpireBalatroTCG Card Shop SimulatorSultan's Game9 KingsAstral PartyMonster Train 2Tiny Pasture
Aggregated over 14,961 stored reviews from 251 games.
The top 5 games hold 73% of the niche's 703,353 reviews; it takes 9 games to reach 80%. Fewer games to 80% means a harder niche to be seen in.
| Game | Released | Reviews | Steam says |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slay the Spire | 2019 | 216,735 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Balatro | 2024 | 194,032 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| TCG Card Shop Simulator | 2024 | 48,752 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Sultan's Game | 2025 | 34,657 | Very Positive |
| 9 Kings | 2025 | 22,629 | Very Positive |
| Astral Party | 2024 | 20,868 | Mixed |
| Monster Train 2 | 2025 | 9,998 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Tiny Pasture | 2025 | 8,521 | Very Positive |
| Matchmaking Inc. | 2025 | 7,224 | Very Positive |
| Shogun Showdown | 2024 | 6,913 | 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.