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248 games carry the tag · 8 released in the last 12 months (vs 101 the year before) · median price $5.99
balanced. Balanced space: 8 releases in the last year against a median of an estimated 5,547 units (middle half 3,114–18,333). Games with a clear hook find their audience here without fighting a flood.
What would change this: A wave of new releases (supply +75%) or a falling median would tip this toward Crowded. · confidence: medium
The evidence — the niche's most-reviewed games
WEBFISHINGTCG Card Shop SimulatorPlacid Plastic Duck SimulatorChillquariumDigseumA Castle Full of CatsA Building Full of CatsSquirrel with a Gun
Aggregated over 12,881 stored reviews from 246 games.
The top 5 games hold 61% of the niche's 254,900 reviews; it takes 29 games to reach 80%. Fewer games to 80% means a harder niche to be seen in.
| Game | Released | Reviews | Steam says |
|---|---|---|---|
| WEBFISHING | 2024 | 70,281 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| TCG Card Shop Simulator | 2024 | 48,752 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Placid Plastic Duck Simulator | 2022 | 20,057 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Chillquarium | 2023 | 8,298 | Very Positive |
| Digseum | 2024 | 8,045 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| A Castle Full of Cats | 2022 | 4,476 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| A Building Full of Cats | 2022 | 4,449 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Squirrel with a Gun | 2024 | 3,879 | Very Positive |
| Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land | 2025 | 3,258 | Mixed |
| A Tower Full of Cats | 2024 | 2,455 | 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.