Niche hub
834 games carry the tag · 27 released in the last 12 months (vs 260 the year before) · median price $9.99
crowded. Crowded space: 27 releases in the last year. Among the games here that reached 10+ reviews (most releases never do), the median sold an estimated 1,650 units (middle half 802–6,257). 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 41% 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
BalatroPersona 3 ReloadWarhammer 40,000: Rogue TraderYour Only Move Is HUSTLEFPS ChessMetaphor: ReFantazioSultan's GameDarkest Dungeon® II
Aggregated over 27,553 stored reviews from 368 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 48% of the niche's 834,801 reviews; it takes 30 games to reach 80%. Fewer games to 80% means a harder niche to be seen in.
| Game | Released | Reviews | Steam says |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balatro | 2024 | 194,032 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Persona 3 Reload | 2024 | 64,591 | Very Positive |
| Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader | 2023 | 48,507 | Very Positive |
| Your Only Move Is HUSTLE | 2023 | 45,594 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| FPS Chess | 2022 | 44,353 | Very Positive |
| Metaphor: ReFantazio | 2024 | 43,413 | Very Positive |
| Sultan's Game | 2025 | 35,287 | Very Positive |
| Darkest Dungeon® II | 2023 | 27,067 | Mostly Positive |
| Hero's Adventure: Road to Passion | 2023 | 24,723 | Very Positive |
| 9 Kings | 2025 | 23,392 | Very Positive |
Combine Turn-Based Strategy 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.