Niche hub
2,600 games carry the tag · 73 released in the last 12 months (vs 1,036 the year before) · median price $6.99
crowded. Crowded space: 73 releases in the last year, and the median game here reaches an estimated 6,282 units (middle half 3,252–18,488). Standing out is a visibility problem before a quality one — the adjacent combos show where supply thins out.
What would change this: About 81% 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 ValleySlay the SpireBalatroSupermarket TogetherSupermarket SimulatorWEBFISHINGChained TogetherThe Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty
Aggregated over 38,556 stored reviews from 399 games.
The top 5 games hold 40% of the niche's 4,037,658 reviews; it takes 173 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 |
| Slay the Spire | 2019 | 216,735 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Balatro | 2024 | 194,032 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Supermarket Together | 2024 | 96,209 | Very Positive |
| Supermarket Simulator | 2025 | 83,374 | Very Positive |
| WEBFISHING | 2024 | 70,281 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Chained Together | 2024 | 62,904 | Very Positive |
| The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty | 2024 | 59,693 | Very Positive |
| Liar's Bar | 2024 | 55,950 | Very Positive |
| TCG Card Shop Simulator | 2024 | 48,752 | 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.