The niche at a glance

Story Rich on Steam: 23,912 released games, 5,148 in the last 12 months, 14,021 announced and still unreleased. Of the 10,912 released between three years and 90 days ago, the median has 20 lifetime reviews. 37% of them never reached 10 reviews. Free to play: 10%. Story Rich 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 included10,912 releases
p101
p254
median20
p75104
p90522
37% of them never reached 10 reviewsMedian price $7.99 · 10% 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
802median 121 · 14% under 10 reviews
2020
1,361median 65 · 17% under 10 reviews
2021
2,028median 43 · 22% under 10 reviews
2022
2,289median 34 · 25% under 10 reviews
2023
2,701median 32 · 29% under 10 reviews
2024
3,557median 26 · 32% under 10 reviews
2025
4,139median 19 · 37% under 10 reviews
2026
4,298median 14 · 44% under 10 reviews · 1,567 too fresh

Story Rich × setting: what the pairings end up with

every setting tag shipped with Story Rich at least 5 times · same window× setting× mechanics
share reaching 500 reviews, shrunk towards the catalogue · click a row to open the concept
Story Rich ×3 y12 mmedian≥500adjusted vs chancelast hitwho made it
Wuxia312452451.6% 35%–68%34.0%
cliché ×2.3590 d
Where Winds Meet
下一站江湖Ⅱ
龙胤立志传
Where Winds Meet · 下一站江湖Ⅱ · 龙胤立志传
Martial Arts93346228.0% 20%–38%24.2%
ordinary ×1.1590 d
Where Winds Meet
Nine Sols
DYNASTY WARRIORS: ORIGINS
Where Winds Meet · Nine Sols · DYNASTY WARRIORS: ORIGINS
Trains36119733.3% 20%–50%23.8%
ordinary ×0.69105 d
Beholder: Conductor
Denshattack!
Train Sim World® 5
Beholder: Conductor · Denshattack! · Train Sim World® 5
Decorating159249under 2023.8%
ordinary ×0.49114 d
Tiny Bookshop
Tavern Keeper 🍻
Lost and Found Co.
Tiny Bookshop · Tavern Keeper 🍻 · Lost and Found Co.
Fishing55185827.3% 17%–40%21.8%
ordinary ×0.74184 d
Disney Dreamlight Valley
Brighter Shores
Immortal Life
Disney Dreamlight Valley · Brighter Shores · Immortal Life
Music67234622.4% 14%–34%18.8%
ordinary ×0.75174 d
Black Myth: Wukong
DELTARUNE
Rhythm Doctor
Black Myth: Wukong · DELTARUNE · Rhythm Doctor
Cooking142475020.4% 15%–28%18.7%
ordinary ×0.93139 d
The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty
Disney Dreamlight Valley
Hello Kitty Island Adventure
The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty · Disney Dreamlight Valley · Hello Kitty Island Adventure
Agriculture41156124.4% 14%–39%18.6%
ordinary ×0.47139 d
Immortal Life
Grimshire
Train Sim World® 5
Immortal Life · Grimshire · Train Sim World® 5
Skating94254under 2018.4%
ordinary ×0.52105 d
Denshattack!
Skate Story
Sword of the Sea
Denshattack! · Skate Story · Sword of the Sea
Xianxia201412930.0% 15%–52%18.3%
cliché ×1.73113 d
下一站江湖Ⅱ
Realm of Ink
Immortal Life
下一站江湖Ⅱ · Realm of Ink · Immortal Life
Shop Keeper60495721.7% 13%–34%17.9%
ordinary ×0.72163 d
Tiny Bookshop
School Days
Discounty
Tiny Bookshop · School Days · Discounty
Espionage22161927.3% 13%–48%17.4%
cliché ×2.22106 d
007 First Light
Peripeteia
ZERO PARADES: Director's Cut
007 First Light · Peripeteia · ZERO PARADES: Director's Cut
Transportation2282727.3% 13%–48%17.4%
avoided ×0.30188 d
Pacific Drive
Train Sim World® 5
Trans-Siberian Railway Simulator
Pacific Drive · Train Sim World® 5 · Trans-Siberian Railway Simulator
Baseball521,182under 2017.3%
ordinary ×0.43188 d
TRIBE NINE
OFF
Titanium Court
TRIBE NINE · OFF · Titanium Court
Samurai521,549under 2017.3%
ordinary ×1.09279 d
Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR'S CUT
Wagotabi: A Japanese Journey
Bladesong
Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR'S CUT · Wagotabi: A Japanese Journey · Bladesong
90 pairings cleared 20 releases; 18 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.