The niche at a glance

Capitalism on Steam: 2,579 released games, 1,348 in the last 12 months, 1,614 announced and still unreleased. Median lifetime reviews: 18. 40% of them never reached 10 reviews. Free to play: 11%. Capitalism is a Steam store tag, applied by the developer and refined by players; a game carries several tags at once, so niche counts overlap and do not add up to the size of the Steam catalogue. Data as of .

What releases end up with

lifetime reviews · released 3 years ago to 90 days ago · failures included1,216 releases
p100
p253
median18
p75113
p90524
40% of them never reached 10 reviewsMedian price $6.99 · 11% free-to-play

Releases per year

outcomes count only games released more than 90 days ago, anything newer has not had time to gather reviews
2019
27med 290 · 19% unseen
2020
47med 15 · 38% unseen
2021
131med 27 · 32% unseen
2022
134med 21 · 34% unseen
2023
174med 28 · 27% unseen
2024
301med 32 · 30% unseen
2025
428med 28 · 35% unseen
2026
834med 7 · 53% unseen · 389 too fresh

Capitalism × mechanics: what the pairings end up with

every mechanics tag shipped with Capitalism at least 5 times · same window× mechanics× presentation
share reaching 500 reviews, shrunk towards the catalogue · click a row to open the concept
Capitalism ×3 y12 mmedian≥500adjusted vs chancelast hitwho made it
Loot40216825.0% 14%–40%18.9%
cliché ×1.57169 d
Keep on Mining!
Storage Hunter Simulator
Keep on Mining! - Worlds
Keep on Mining! · Storage Hunter Simulator · Keep on Mining! - Worlds
Auto Battler191054under 2018.8%
ordinary ×1.04237 d
The Bazaar
Q-UP
Watch
The Bazaar · Q-UP · Watch
Mining38253923.7% 13%–39%17.8%
cliché ×4.03197 d
Keep on Mining!
Digseum
Keep on Mining! - Worlds
Keep on Mining! · Digseum · Keep on Mining! - Worlds
Gambling46221521.7% 12%–36%17.2%
cliché ×7.20132 d
Scritchy Scratchy
Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers
Gamblers Table
Scritchy Scratchy · Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers · Gamblers Table
Building2561015416.8% 13%–22%16.1%
cliché ×4.22152 d
Supermarket Together
Supermarket Simulator
Digseum
Supermarket Together · Supermarket Simulator · Digseum
Roguelike64361518.8% 11%–30%15.9%
ordinary ×0.95169 d
Scritchy Scratchy
Astro Prospector
Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers
Scritchy Scratchy · Astro Prospector · Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers
Idler2361212916.5% 12%–22%15.8%
cliché ×5.04132 d
Scritchy Scratchy
Keep on Mining!
Digseum
Scritchy Scratchy · Keep on Mining! · Digseum
Sports148162under 2015.7%
ordinary ×0.3899 d
Le Mans Ultimate
Esports Manager 2026
MindsEye
Le Mans Ultimate · Esports Manager 2026 · MindsEye
Incremental2311152616.5% 12%–22%15.7%
cliché ×4.35132 d
Scritchy Scratchy
Keep on Mining!
Digseum
Scritchy Scratchy · Keep on Mining! · Digseum
Driving48132618.8% 10%–32%15.2%
cliché ×1.52320 d
Le Mans Ultimate
Supermarket Simulator: Prologue
Storage Hunter Simulator
Le Mans Ultimate · Supermarket Simulator: Prologue · Storage Hunter Simulator
Decorating96433under 2014.9%
cliché ×3.83152 d
Hotel Architect
Clothing Store Simulator
Galacticare
Hotel Architect · Clothing Store Simulator · Galacticare
Organizing96433under 2014.9%
cliché ×4.06319 d
Clothing Store Simulator
Galacticare
Happy Sheepies
Clothing Store Simulator · Galacticare · Happy Sheepies
Third-Person Shooter91192under 2014.9%
ordinary ×0.53490 d
HELLDIVERS™ 2
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
MindsEye
HELLDIVERS™ 2 · Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League · MindsEye
Management5962693615.1% 12%–18%14.8%
cliché ×7.9899 d
Supermarket Together
Supermarket Simulator
Scritchy Scratchy
Supermarket Together · Supermarket Simulator · Scritchy Scratchy
City Builder92312616.3% 10%–25%14.6%
cliché ×4.34152 d
News Tower
Mall Simulator
Hotel Architect
News Tower · Mall Simulator · Hotel Architect
87 pairings cleared 20 releases; 69 more never reached 5 and are not listed. Compared against 6.7% for games that carry any tags at all.

About these numbers

“Adjusted” is the share pulled towards the catalogue with the weight of twenty releases: the top of any ranked list is optimistic (out of a hundred pairings one will show 35 % on 23 releases by luck alone), and the adjustment is what stops a small lucky group from leading. The band next to the raw share is the 95 % interval. This list is the same for everyone today; the second opinion is the description-based one on Pitch comps.