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756 games carry the tag · 17 released in the last 12 months (vs 311 the year before) · median price $9.99
crowded. Crowded space: 17 releases in the last year, and the median game here reaches an estimated 7,077 units (middle half 3,297–23,158). Standing out is a visibility problem before a quality one — the adjacent combos show where supply thins out.
What would change this: About 6% 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
BalatroChained TogetherWarhammer 40,000: Rogue TraderLove Is All AroundThe Coffin of Andy and LeyleySultan's GameSlay the Princess — The Pristine CutThe Forever Winter
Aggregated over 34,785 stored reviews from 395 games.
The top 5 games hold 35% of the niche's 1,121,263 reviews; it takes 86 games to reach 80%. Fewer games to 80% means a harder niche to be seen in.
| Game | Released | Reviews | Steam says |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balatro | 2024 | 194,032 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Chained Together | 2024 | 62,904 | Very Positive |
| Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader | 2023 | 46,736 | Very Positive |
| Love Is All Around | 2023 | 45,875 | Very Positive |
| The Coffin of Andy and Leyley | 2023 | 38,706 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Sultan's Game | 2025 | 34,657 | Very Positive |
| Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut | 2023 | 33,080 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| The Forever Winter | 2024 | 24,483 | Mixed |
| OCTOPATH TRAVELER II | 2023 | 16,838 | Very Positive |
| A Date with Death | 2023 | 14,418 | 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.