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133 games carry the tag · 6 released in the last 12 months (vs 71 the year before) · median price $10.99
underserved. Underserved space: 6 releases in the last year, yet the median game reaches an estimated 10,989 units (middle half 3,965–26,565). Demand is outrunning supply — a well-made entry has room to land.
What would change this: A wave of new releases (supply +83%) 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 9,350 stored reviews from 132 games.
The top 5 games hold 82% of the niche's 567,809 reviews; it takes 5 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 | 216,735 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Balatro | 2024 | 194,032 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| 9 Kings | 2025 | 22,629 | Very Positive |
| Backpack Battles | 2025 | 20,515 | Very Positive |
| Monster Train 2 | 2025 | 9,998 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Backpack Hero | 2023 | 8,468 | Very Positive |
| Shogun Showdown | 2024 | 6,913 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| DICEOMANCER | 2024 | 5,577 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Meme Mayhem | 2024 | 5,076 | Mostly Positive |
| Cobalt Core | 2023 | 4,345 | 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.