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208 games carry the tag · 10 released in the last 12 months (vs 97 the year before) · median price $5.99
balanced. Balanced space: 10 releases in the last year against a median of an estimated 6,452 units (middle half 3,432–18,266). Games with a clear hook find their audience here without fighting a flood.
What would change this: A wave of new releases (supply +60%) or a falling median would tip this toward Crowded. · confidence: medium
The evidence — the niche's most-reviewed games
WEBFISHINGSpirit City: Lofi SessionsTiny PastureChillquariumgogh: Focus with Your AvatarI commissioned some bees 0A Castle Full of CatsA Building Full of Cats
Aggregated over 11,468 stored reviews from 202 games.
The top 5 games hold 51% of the niche's 212,366 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 |
| Spirit City: Lofi Sessions | 2024 | 16,416 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Tiny Pasture | 2025 | 8,521 | Very Positive |
| Chillquarium | 2023 | 8,298 | Very Positive |
| gogh: Focus with Your Avatar | 2025 | 5,298 | Very Positive |
| I commissioned some bees 0 | 2023 | 4,615 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| A Castle Full of Cats | 2022 | 4,476 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| A Building Full of Cats | 2022 | 4,449 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Kabuto Park | 2025 | 4,440 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Yarimono | 2024 | 4,151 | 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.