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426 games carry the tag · 5 released in the last 12 months (vs 159 the year before) · median price $4.99
balanced. Balanced space: 5 releases in the last year against a median of an estimated 4,633 units (middle half 2,846–10,247). Games with a clear hook find their audience here without fighting a flood.
What would change this: A wave of new releases (supply +120%) or a falling median would tip this toward Crowded. · confidence: high
The evidence — the niche's most-reviewed games
Minami LaneBoxes: Lost FragmentsI commissioned some bees 0A Castle Full of CatsA Building Full of CatsRATSHAKER™SchoolBoy RunawaySummon
Aggregated over 16,377 stored reviews from 394 games.
The top 5 games hold 17% of the niche's 150,230 reviews; it takes 121 games to reach 80%. Fewer games to 80% means a harder niche to be seen in.
| Game | Released | Reviews | Steam says |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minami Lane | 2024 | 6,610 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Boxes: Lost Fragments | 2024 | 5,435 | 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 |
| RATSHAKER™ | 2024 | 3,761 | Very Positive |
| SchoolBoy Runaway | 2024 | 3,715 | Very Positive |
| Summon | 2023 | 3,527 | Very Positive |
| Emissary Zero | 2025 | 3,085 | Very Positive |
| CATO: Buttered Cat | 2024 | 2,998 | Overwhelmingly 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.