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377 games carry the tag · 26 released in the last 12 months (vs 150 the year before) · median price $12.99
crowded. Crowded space: 26 releases in the last year, and the median game here reaches an estimated 7,059 units (middle half 3,637–22,531). Standing out is a visibility problem before a quality one — the adjacent combos show where supply thins out.
What would change this: About 38% 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 Game9 Kings
Aggregated over 24,278 stored reviews from 347 games.
The top 5 games hold 52% of the niche's 747,286 reviews; it takes 28 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 | 60,377 | Very Positive |
| Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader | 2023 | 46,736 | Very Positive |
| Your Only Move Is HUSTLE | 2023 | 44,116 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| FPS Chess | 2022 | 43,462 | Very Positive |
| Metaphor: ReFantazio | 2024 | 42,225 | Very Positive |
| Sultan's Game | 2025 | 34,657 | Very Positive |
| 9 Kings | 2025 | 22,629 | Very Positive |
| Monster Train 2 | 2025 | 9,998 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy- | 2025 | 8,557 | 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.