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Immersive Sim games on Steam

1,313 games carry the tag · 35 released in the last 12 months (vs 493 the year before) · median price $7.99

The verdict — supply vs demand, said plainly

crowded. Crowded space: 35 releases in the last year. Among the games here that reached 10+ reviews (most releases never do), the median sold an estimated 2,408 units (middle half 946–9,090). 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 34% 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

Cyberpunk 2077Supermarket TogetherBodycamFarming Simulator 25TCG Card Shop SimulatorLove Is All AroundNBA 2K25inZOI

What players say across the niche — measured thumbs shares

Aggregated over 33,781 stored reviews from 393 games.

Story & writing81% positive · 10,324 mentions · 381 games
Performance & stability58% positive · 9,610 mentions · 367 games
Gameplay & mechanics75% positive · 9,162 mentions · 374 games
Visuals & audio81% positive · 8,837 mentions · 383 games
Content & longevity73% positive · 7,906 mentions · 372 games
Price & value67% positive · 7,799 mentions · 375 games
Controls & UI61% positive · 4,406 mentions · 358 games
Difficulty & balance70% positive · 3,474 mentions · 340 games
Multiplayer & community72% positive · 3,437 mentions · 292 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 58% of the niche's 2,129,107 reviews; it takes 35 games to reach 80%. Fewer games to 80% means a harder niche to be seen in.

Most-reviewed Immersive Sim games

GameReleasedReviewsSteam says
Cyberpunk 2077 2020 951,165 Very Positive
Supermarket Together 2024 99,849 Very Positive
Bodycam 2024 67,455 Very Positive
Farming Simulator 25 2024 59,059 Very Positive
TCG Card Shop Simulator 2026 50,325 Overwhelmingly Positive
Love Is All Around 2023 45,882 Very Positive
NBA 2K25 2024 42,948 Mixed
inZOI 2025 33,202 Mostly Positive
GoreBox 2023 25,537 Very Positive
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 2024 22,700 Mixed

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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.