The niche at a glance

Magic on Steam: 7,701 released games, 1,772 in the last 12 months, 5,295 announced and still unreleased. Of the 3,829 released between three years and 90 days ago, the median has 12 lifetime reviews. 47% of them never reached 10 reviews. Free to play: 13%. Magic 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 included3,829 releases
p101
p252
median12
p7547
p90244
47% of them never reached 10 reviewsMedian price $6.99 · 13% 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
159median 27 · 27% under 10 reviews
2020
383median 26 · 33% under 10 reviews
2021
750median 18 · 36% under 10 reviews
2022
867median 19 · 35% under 10 reviews
2023
927median 15 · 39% under 10 reviews
2024
1,286median 13 · 43% under 10 reviews
2025
1,366median 12 · 46% under 10 reviews
2026
1,522median 7 · 53% under 10 reviews · 522 too fresh

Magic × mechanics: what the pairings end up with

every mechanics tag shipped with Magic at least 5 times · same window× mechanics× presentation
share reaching 500 reviews, shrunk towards the catalogue · click a row to open the concept
Magic ×3 y12 mmedian≥500adjusted vs chancelast hitwho made it
Extraction Shooter634,031under 2020.5%
ordinary ×1.0291 d
Dark and Darker
Far Far West
Mistfall Hunter
Dark and Darker · Far Far West · Mistfall Hunter
MMORPG622311321.0% 13%–33%17.5%
cliché ×2.51146 d
Last Epoch
Blue Protocol: Star Resonance
The Quinfall
Last Epoch · Blue Protocol: Star Resonance · The Quinfall
Immersive Sim88312018.2% 12%–28%16.0%
ordinary ×0.43114 d
Librarian: Tidy Up the Arcane Library!
Disney Dreamlight Valley
Mage Arena
Librarian: Tidy Up the Arcane Library! · Disney Dreamlight Valley · Mage Arena
Fishing2291722.7% 10%–43%15.1%
ordinary ×0.90184 d
Disney Dreamlight Valley
The Quinfall
AFK Journey
Disney Dreamlight Valley · The Quinfall · AFK Journey
Stealth4419818.2% 10%–32%14.6%
ordinary ×0.48148 d
Fatekeeper
YAPYAP
Sneak Out
Fatekeeper · YAPYAP · Sneak Out
Souls-like157501215.3% 10%–22%14.3%
cliché ×2.2891 d
Mistfall Hunter
Avowed
Drova - Forsaken Kin
Mistfall Hunter · Avowed · Drova - Forsaken Kin
Auto Battler159642915.1% 10%–21%14.1%
cliché ×2.47106 d
Everlusting Life
FINAL FANTASY VII EVER CRISIS
Oaken Tower
Everlusting Life · FINAL FANTASY VII EVER CRISIS · Oaken Tower
Crafting258841814.3% 11%–19%13.8%
cliché ×1.65111 d
Gothic 1 Remake
Disney Dreamlight Valley
Mage Arena
Gothic 1 Remake · Disney Dreamlight Valley · Mage Arena
Open World282772014.2% 11%–19%13.7%
ordinary ×1.23140 d
Dragon's Dogma 2
Tales of ARISE
FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH
Dragon's Dogma 2 · Tales of ARISE · FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH
Life Sim71233715.5% 9%–26%13.5%
ordinary ×0.53111 d
Disney Dreamlight Valley
Little Witch in the Woods
Magical Princess
Disney Dreamlight Valley · Little Witch in the Woods · Magical Princess
4X13222under 2013.1%
ordinary ×0.95225 d
Songs of Conquest
WitchHand
Elemental: Reforged
Songs of Conquest · WitchHand · Elemental: Reforged
Battle Royale217519.0% 8%–40%13.0%
ordinary ×0.8991 d
Dark and Darker
Mistfall Hunter
Dungeon Stalkers
Dark and Darker · Mistfall Hunter · Dungeon Stalkers
Turn-Based52153915.4% 8%–28%13.0%
ordinary ×1.32230 d
Sora no Kiseki the 1st
DRAGON QUEST VII Reimagined
Yao-Guai Hunter
Sora no Kiseki the 1st · DRAGON QUEST VII Reimagined · Yao-Guai Hunter
Roguelike Deckbuilder60243915.0% 8%–26%12.9%
cliché ×1.65146 d
Monster Train 2
Yao-Guai Hunter
SpellRogue
Monster Train 2 · Yao-Guai Hunter · SpellRogue
Character Action Game15824under 2012.4%
ordinary ×1.46867 d
KINGDOM HEARTS -HD 1.5+2.5 ReMIX-
KINGDOM HEARTS III + Re Mind (DLC)
KINGDOM HEARTS HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue
KINGDOM HEARTS -HD 1.5+2.5 ReMIX- · KINGDOM HEARTS III + Re Mind (DLC) · KINGDOM HEARTS HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue
141 pairings cleared 20 releases; 47 more never reached 5 and are not listed. Compared against 6.6% 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.