Niche hub
216 games carry the tag · 5 released in the last 12 months (vs 96 the year before) · median price $9.99
underserved. Underserved space: 5 releases in the last year, yet among the games here that reached 10+ reviews (most releases never do), the median sold an estimated 3,410 units (middle half 1,101–16,574). Demand is outrunning supply — a well-made entry has room to land.
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 +180%) or a falling median would tip this toward Balanced. · confidence: medium
The evidence — the niche's most-reviewed games
Slay the SpireBalatro9 KingsBackpack BattlesMonster Train 2Backpack HeroShogun ShowdownDICEOMANCER
Aggregated over 11,099 stored reviews from 212 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 82% of the niche's 571,440 reviews; it takes 4 games to reach 80%. Fewer games to 80% means a harder niche to be seen in.
| Game | Released | Reviews | Steam says |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slay the Spire | 2019 | 218,986 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Balatro | 2024 | 194,032 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| 9 Kings | 2025 | 23,392 | Very Positive |
| Backpack Battles | 2025 | 20,746 | Very Positive |
| Monster Train 2 | 2025 | 10,214 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Backpack Hero | 2023 | 8,533 | Very Positive |
| Shogun Showdown | 2024 | 7,105 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| DICEOMANCER | 2024 | 5,623 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Meme Mayhem | 2024 | 5,039 | Mostly Positive |
| StarVaders | 2025 | 4,408 | 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.