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161 games carry the tag · 11 released in the last 12 months (vs 67 the year before) · median price $10.99
balanced. Balanced space: 11 releases in the last year against a median of an estimated 7,532 units (middle half 3,599–21,877). Games with a clear hook find their audience here without fighting a flood.
What would change this: A wave of new releases (supply +64%) 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 9,734 stored reviews from 153 games.
The top 5 games hold 92% of the niche's 1,231,379 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 | 55,699 | Very Positive |
| Fields of Mistria | 2024 | 29,009 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Rusty's Retirement | 2024 | 14,738 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Luma Island | 2024 | 12,554 | Very Positive |
| The Farmer Was Replaced | 2025 | 8,918 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Tiny Pasture | 2025 | 8,521 | Very Positive |
| Farm Together 2 | 2025 | 5,345 | Very Positive |
| Ropuka's Idle Island | 2025 | 4,186 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Out of Ore | 2022 | 4,061 | 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.