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TCG Card Shop Simulator

OPNeon Games · 2024-09-15

Steam

SimulationEarly Access

Modes: Single player

Releases: Sep 15, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 28, 2025 (Xbox Series X|S), Sep 15, 2026 (Xbox One), Sep 15, 2026 (PlayStation 5)

Open your own local game store. Stock shelves with the latest booster packs, or crack them and collect the cards for yourself. Set your own prices, hire staff, host events, and expand your card shop.

TCG Card Shop Simulator is a 2024 Simulation, Early Access game priced at $19.99, with an estimated 2,000,000 .. 5,000,000 owners and an Overwhelmingly Positive (97% of 48843 reviews) sentiment.

4,027
playing now
97%
positive of 49k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
26
twitch viewers (latest)
78/100
IGDB user rating (24 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

4,027 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 4,027 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,107 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~138/week).
  • · Review velocity up 30% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (5,575 reviews).
  • · Top 2% of 6,674 Simulation games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 977k–2.2M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 48,843 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $7.79 at Steam (2025-09-29)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 10 of 12 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
5.5k5.5k20242026Week of 2024-09-15: 2,389 positiveWeek of 2024-09-15: 115 negativeWeek of 2024-09-22: 2,985 positiveWeek of 2024-09-22: 106 negativeWeek of 2024-09-29: 2,917 positiveWeek of 2024-09-29: 105 negativeWeek of 2024-10-06: 3,201 positiveWeek of 2024-10-06: 99 negativeWeek of 2024-10-13: 3,425 positiveWeek of 2024-10-13: 95 negativeWeek of 2024-10-20: 2,995 positiveWeek of 2024-10-20: 87 negativeWeek of 2024-10-27: 1,887 positiveWeek of 2024-10-27: 69 negativeWeek of 2024-11-03: 1,127 positiveWeek of 2024-11-03: 27 negativeWeek of 2024-11-10: 811 positiveWeek of 2024-11-10: 28 negativeWeek of 2024-11-17: 669 positiveWeek of 2024-11-17: 26 negativeWeek of 2024-11-24: 5,546 positiveWeek of 2024-11-24: 29 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 2,311 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-12-08: 329 positiveWeek of 2024-12-08: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-12-15: 349 positiveWeek of 2024-12-15: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-12-22: 681 positiveWeek of 2024-12-22: 40 negativeWeek of 2024-12-29: 626 positiveWeek of 2024-12-29: 34 negativeWeek of 2025-01-05: 429 positiveWeek of 2025-01-05: 23 negativeWeek of 2025-01-12: 316 positiveWeek of 2025-01-12: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-01-19: 363 positiveWeek of 2025-01-19: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-01-26: 271 positiveWeek of 2025-01-26: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-02-02: 220 positiveWeek of 2025-02-02: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-02-09: 233 positiveWeek of 2025-02-09: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-16: 200 positiveWeek of 2025-02-16: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-02-23: 212 positiveWeek of 2025-02-23: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-03-02: 179 positiveWeek of 2025-03-02: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-03-09: 217 positiveWeek of 2025-03-09: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-03-16: 362 positiveWeek of 2025-03-16: 27 negativeWeek of 2025-03-23: 308 positiveWeek of 2025-03-23: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-03-30: 186 positiveWeek of 2025-03-30: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-04-06: 159 positiveWeek of 2025-04-06: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-04-13: 156 positiveWeek of 2025-04-13: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-04-20: 127 positiveWeek of 2025-04-20: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-04-27: 130 positiveWeek of 2025-04-27: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-05-04: 109 positiveWeek of 2025-05-04: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-05-11: 112 positiveWeek of 2025-05-11: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-05-18: 92 positiveWeek of 2025-05-18: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-05-25: 133 positiveWeek of 2025-05-25: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-06-08: 126 positiveWeek of 2025-06-08: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-06-15: 121 positiveWeek of 2025-06-15: 38 negativeWeek of 2025-06-22: 125 positiveWeek of 2025-06-22: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-06-29: 206 positiveWeek of 2025-06-29: 33 negativeWeek of 2025-07-06: 191 positiveWeek of 2025-07-06: 34 negativeWeek of 2025-07-13: 113 positiveWeek of 2025-07-13: 26 negativeWeek of 2025-07-20: 110 positiveWeek of 2025-07-20: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-07-27: 135 positiveWeek of 2025-07-27: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-08-03: 134 positiveWeek of 2025-08-03: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-08-10: 122 positiveWeek of 2025-08-10: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-08-17: 141 positiveWeek of 2025-08-17: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-08-24: 240 positiveWeek of 2025-08-24: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-08-31: 184 positiveWeek of 2025-08-31: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-09-07: 164 positiveWeek of 2025-09-07: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-09-14: 166 positiveWeek of 2025-09-14: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-09-21: 201 positiveWeek of 2025-09-21: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-09-28: 200 positiveWeek of 2025-09-28: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-10-05: 306 positiveWeek of 2025-10-05: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-10-12: 244 positiveWeek of 2025-10-12: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-10-19: 215 positiveWeek of 2025-10-19: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-10-26: 150 positiveWeek of 2025-10-26: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-11-02: 129 positiveWeek of 2025-11-02: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-11-09: 124 positiveWeek of 2025-11-09: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-11-16: 90 positiveWeek of 2025-11-16: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-11-23: 280 positiveWeek of 2025-11-23: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-30: 173 positiveWeek of 2025-11-30: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-12-07: 111 positiveWeek of 2025-12-07: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-12-14: 124 positiveWeek of 2025-12-14: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-21: 143 positiveWeek of 2025-12-21: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-12-28: 193 positiveWeek of 2025-12-28: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-01-04: 213 positiveWeek of 2026-01-04: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-01-11: 164 positiveWeek of 2026-01-11: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-01-18: 159 positiveWeek of 2026-01-18: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-01-25: 125 positiveWeek of 2026-01-25: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-02-08: 97 positiveWeek of 2026-02-08: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-02-15: 116 positiveWeek of 2026-02-15: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-02-22: 126 positiveWeek of 2026-02-22: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 156 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-03-08: 121 positiveWeek of 2026-03-08: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-15: 184 positiveWeek of 2026-03-15: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-03-22: 179 positiveWeek of 2026-03-22: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-03-29: 157 positiveWeek of 2026-03-29: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-04-05: 145 positiveWeek of 2026-04-05: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-04-12: 117 positiveWeek of 2026-04-12: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-04-19: 107 positiveWeek of 2026-04-19: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-04-26: 89 positiveWeek of 2026-04-26: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-05-03: 77 positiveWeek of 2026-05-03: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-10: 111 positiveWeek of 2026-05-10: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-17: 89 positiveWeek of 2026-05-17: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-24: 103 positiveWeek of 2026-05-24: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-31: 117 positiveWeek of 2026-05-31: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-06-07: 112 positiveWeek of 2026-06-07: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-06-14: 175 positiveWeek of 2026-06-14: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-06-21: 159 positiveWeek of 2026-06-21: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-06-28: 173 positiveWeek of 2026-06-28: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-07-05: 140 positiveWeek of 2026-07-05: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-07-12: 85 positiveWeek of 2026-07-12: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-07-19: 88 positiveWeek of 2026-07-19: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-07-26: 88 positiveWeek of 2026-07-26: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-08-02: 48 positiveWeek of 2026-08-02: 6 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

5.3k1.4k2026-08-06 21:00 — 2,080 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 1,555 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 1,699 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 2,184 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 1,863 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 1,985 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 2,758 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 2,577 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 2,610 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 3,799 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 2,353 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 2,422 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 3,363 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 2,400 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 2,584 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 3,621 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 2,718 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 2,765 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 5,345 players2026-08-18 03:00 — 3,824 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 2,542 players2026-08-20 18:00 — 4,092 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 3,529 players2026-08-23 09:00 — 3,023 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 4,208 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 3,911 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 2,164 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 3,533 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 4,027 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$7.792024-09-152026-07-132024-09-15 — best price $11.692024-09-22 — best price $12.992024-12-19 — best price $9.742025-01-02 — best price $12.992025-03-13 — best price $9.742025-03-20 — best price $12.992025-06-27 — best price $8.442025-07-10 — best price $12.992025-09-29 — best price $7.792025-10-13 — best price $12.992025-12-18 — best price $9.742026-01-05 — best price $12.992026-02-24 — best price $19.992026-03-19 — best price $9.092026-03-26 — best price $12.992026-06-15 — best price $7.792026-06-22 — best price $12.992026-06-25 — best price $7.792026-07-09 — best price $12.992026-07-13 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

35k62026-08-19 20:12 — 28,837 viewers2026-08-23 20:12 — 28,119 viewers2026-08-23 23:12 — 29,986 viewers2026-08-26 20:34 — 67 viewers2026-08-26 23:34 — 181 viewers2026-08-27 03:34 — 394 viewers2026-08-27 06:34 — 34 viewers2026-08-27 09:33 — 20 viewers2026-08-27 12:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-27 15:34 — 25 viewers2026-08-27 18:34 — 119 viewers2026-08-27 22:34 — 97 viewers2026-08-28 01:34 — 96 viewers2026-08-28 04:34 — 121 viewers2026-08-28 07:34 — 31 viewers2026-08-28 10:34 — 40 viewers2026-08-28 13:34 — 41 viewers2026-08-28 16:35 — 52 viewers2026-08-28 19:34 — 79 viewers2026-08-28 22:34 — 98 viewers2026-08-29 01:34 — 214 viewers2026-08-29 04:34 — 291 viewers2026-08-29 07:34 — 37 viewers2026-08-29 10:34 — 21 viewers2026-08-29 13:34 — 52 viewers2026-08-29 16:34 — 53 viewers2026-08-29 19:35 — 94 viewers2026-08-29 22:34 — 71 viewers2026-08-30 01:34 — 52 viewers2026-08-30 04:34 — 261 viewers2026-08-30 07:34 — 174 viewers2026-08-30 10:34 — 187 viewers2026-08-30 13:34 — 16 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 26 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

45
achievements tracked
93.1%
earned "Basic Card Box"
32.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsCamera ComfortCustom Volume ControlsPlayable without Timed InputDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportSave Anytime

10 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)27,5122%45
Xbox One, Windows (Xbox)9,0295%45

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

3DEconomyTradingLife SimRelaxingCard GameCapitalismManagementSimulationCollectathon

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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