Niche hub
311 games carry the tag · 11 released in the last 12 months (vs 111 the year before) · median price $8.99
balanced. Balanced space: 11 releases in the last year. Among the games here that reached 10+ reviews (most releases never do), the median sold an estimated 2,201 units (middle half 810–8,184). 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 +100%) or a falling median would tip this toward Crowded. · confidence: medium
The evidence — the niche's most-reviewed games
Stardew ValleyFarming Simulator 25Fields of MistriaRusty's RetirementLuma IslandThe Farmer Was ReplacedTiny PastureFarm Together 2
Aggregated over 12,715 stored reviews from 288 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 92% of the niche's 1,243,448 reviews; it takes 1 games to reach 80%. Fewer games to 80% means a harder niche to be seen in.
| Game | Released | Reviews | Steam says |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stardew Valley | 2016 | 1,018,684 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Farming Simulator 25 | 2024 | 59,059 | Very Positive |
| Fields of Mistria | 2026 | 35,657 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Rusty's Retirement | 2024 | 14,876 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Luma Island | 2024 | 12,756 | Very Positive |
| The Farmer Was Replaced | 2025 | 9,652 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Tiny Pasture | 2025 | 8,636 | Very Positive |
| Farm Together 2 | 2025 | 5,480 | Very Positive |
| Ropuka's Idle Island | 2025 | 4,318 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Doloc Town | 2026 | 4,102 | 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.