GameTrend.app

Niche hub

Tabletop games on Steam

136 games carry the tag · 5 released in the last 12 months (vs 45 the year before) · median price $9.99

The verdict — supply vs demand, said plainly

underserved. Underserved space: 5 releases in the last year, yet the median game reaches an estimated 5,671 units (middle half 3,239–16,112). Demand is outrunning supply — a well-made entry has room to land.

What would change this: A wave of new releases (supply +20%) or a falling median would tip this toward Balanced. · confidence: medium

The evidence — the niche's most-reviewed games

Liar's BarFPS ChessSultan's GameShotgun King: The Final CheckmateDrop DuchyRichman 11Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward VectorNine-Ball Roulette

What players say across the niche — measured thumbs shares

Aggregated over 6,532 stored reviews from 133 games.

Gameplay & mechanics81% positive · 2,113 mentions · 119 games
Story & writing84% positive · 1,959 mentions · 110 games
Visuals & audio83% positive · 1,694 mentions · 118 games
Content & longevity81% positive · 1,474 mentions · 118 games
Price & value75% positive · 1,436 mentions · 116 games
Difficulty & balance75% positive · 1,226 mentions · 113 games
Multiplayer & community81% positive · 1,097 mentions · 88 games
Performance & stability59% positive · 1,084 mentions · 106 games
Controls & UI69% positive · 851 mentions · 103 games

Attention concentration — counted shares, not an index

The top 5 games hold 75% of the niche's 191,466 reviews; it takes 9 games to reach 80%. Fewer games to 80% means a harder niche to be seen in.

Most-reviewed Tabletop games

GameReleasedReviewsSteam says
Liar's Bar 2024 55,950 Very Positive
FPS Chess 2022 43,462 Very Positive
Sultan's Game 2025 34,657 Very Positive
Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate 2022 7,370 Very Positive
Drop Duchy 2025 3,102 Very Positive
Richman 11 2022 3,053 Mixed
Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector 2025 2,552 Very Positive
Nine-Ball Roulette 2025 2,338 Very Positive
Cardboard Town 2023 2,286 Mostly Positive
Sunderfolk 2025 2,213 Very Positive

Go deeper

Combine Tabletop with other tags — and exclusions — in the segment workspace, or describe your concept and get this verdict on your exact combo.

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.