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Economy games on Steam

574 games carry the tag · 29 released in the last 12 months (vs 249 the year before) · median price $9.99

The verdict — supply vs demand, said plainly

crowded. Crowded space: 29 releases in the last year. Among the games here that reached 10+ reviews (most releases never do), the median sold an estimated 2,985 units (middle half 936–11,187). Standing out is a visibility problem before a quality one — the adjacent combos show where supply thins out.

Unit medians are estimates, among games that reached 10+ reviews — most never do · how we estimate

What would change this: About 3% 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

Supermarket TogetherFarming Simulator 25TCG Card Shop SimulatorA Game About Digging A Hole™Age of History 3Rusty's RetirementPlanet Coaster 2Two Point Museum

What players say across the niche — measured thumbs shares

Aggregated over 23,723 stored reviews from 394 games.

Content & longevity70% positive · 7,276 mentions · 378 games
Gameplay & mechanics73% positive · 7,189 mentions · 377 games
Performance & stability57% positive · 6,982 mentions · 375 games
Price & value66% positive · 5,521 mentions · 374 games
Visuals & audio79% positive · 5,057 mentions · 366 games
Controls & UI60% positive · 3,752 mentions · 357 games
Difficulty & balance68% positive · 3,715 mentions · 352 games
Story & writing75% positive · 3,657 mentions · 323 games
Multiplayer & community79% positive · 2,004 mentions · 272 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.

Attention concentration — counted shares, not an index

The top 5 games hold 44% of the niche's 559,629 reviews; it takes 42 games to reach 80%. Fewer games to 80% means a harder niche to be seen in.

Most-reviewed Economy games

GameReleasedReviewsSteam says
Supermarket Together 2024 99,818 Very Positive
Farming Simulator 25 2024 59,019 Very Positive
TCG Card Shop Simulator 2026 50,325 Overwhelmingly Positive
A Game About Digging A Hole™ 2025 20,161 Very Positive
Age of History 3 2024 18,928 Very Positive
Rusty's Retirement 2024 14,876 Overwhelmingly Positive
Planet Coaster 2 2024 14,803 Mostly Positive
Two Point Museum 2025 13,543 Overwhelmingly Positive
Ale & Tale Tavern 2024 10,466 Very Positive
Stronghold: Definitive Edition 2023 10,399 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.