Niche hub
216 games carry the tag · 12 released in the last 12 months (vs 70 the year before) · median price $9.99
balanced. Balanced space: 12 releases in the last year. Among the games here that reached 10+ reviews (most releases never do), the median sold an estimated 2,939 units (middle half 1,012–12,697). Games with a clear hook find their audience here without fighting a flood.
Unit medians are estimates, among games that reached 10+ reviews — most never do · how we estimate
What would change this: A wave of new releases (supply +142%) or a falling median would tip this toward Crowded. · confidence: medium
The evidence — the niche's most-reviewed games
SoulmaskStronghold: Definitive EditionPioneers of PagoniaRatopiaFantasy Map SimulatorKingdom EightiesThe Lost VillageNew Cycle
Aggregated over 9,991 stored reviews from 213 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 41% of the niche's 116,071 reviews; it takes 32 games to reach 80%. Fewer games to 80% means a harder niche to be seen in.
| Game | Released | Reviews | Steam says |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soulmask | 2026 | 22,511 | Mostly Positive |
| Stronghold: Definitive Edition | 2023 | 10,399 | Very Positive |
| Pioneers of Pagonia | 2025 | 5,515 | Very Positive |
| Ratopia | 2025 | 4,899 | Very Positive |
| Fantasy Map Simulator | 2024 | 4,363 | Very Positive |
| Kingdom Eighties | 2023 | 3,344 | Mostly Positive |
| The Lost Village | 2024 | 3,151 | Mostly Positive |
| New Cycle | 2024 | 2,884 | Mostly Positive |
| Blacksmith Master | 2025 | 2,775 | Very Positive |
| Eden Crafters | 2026 | 2,699 | Very 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.