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114 games carry the tag · 9 released in the last 12 months (vs 55 the year before) · median price $14.99
underserved. Underserved space: 9 releases in the last year, yet the median game reaches an estimated 10,989 units (middle half 3,858–39,255). Demand is outrunning supply — a well-made entry has room to land.
What would change this: A wave of new releases (supply +22%) or a falling median would tip this toward Balanced. · confidence: medium
The evidence — the niche's most-reviewed games
Slay the SpireBalatroWarhammer 40,000: Rogue TraderLike a Dragon: Infinite Wealth9 KingsAstral PartyBackpack BattlesOCTOPATH TRAVELER II
Aggregated over 10,096 stored reviews from 111 games.
The top 5 games hold 76% of the niche's 664,556 reviews; it takes 7 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 |
| Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader | 2023 | 46,736 | Very Positive |
| Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth | 2024 | 23,645 | Very Positive |
| 9 Kings | 2025 | 22,629 | Very Positive |
| Astral Party | 2024 | 20,868 | Mixed |
| Backpack Battles | 2025 | 20,515 | Very Positive |
| OCTOPATH TRAVELER II | 2023 | 16,838 | Very Positive |
| Backpack Hero | 2023 | 8,468 | Very Positive |
| WitchSpring R | 2023 | 8,117 | 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.