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TCG Card Shop Simulator cover art

TCG Card Shop Simulator

OPNeon Games · 2026-09-14

Steam

Simulation

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

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 Simulation game released in 2026, priced at $16.99, with an owner estimate of 2,000,000 .. 5,000,000 and a review sentiment of Overwhelmingly Positive (96% of 50212 reviews).— census verdict as of 2026-09-27

3,484
playing now
96%
positive of 51k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
412
twitch viewers (latest)
19.6
viewers/channel (concentration)
78/100
IGDB user rating (24 ratings)
936
Nexus mods (22M downloads)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$16.99
steam price (US)

3,484 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 10:00 UTC (census sample)

Trailer

TCG Card Shop Simulator trailer thumbnail

TCG Card Shop Simulator - Official 1.0 Release Window Trailer | Southeast Asian Games Showcase 2026

≈392,460 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 3,484 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 1% of 16,638 Simulation games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 1.0M–2.3M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 50,608 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 9 of 11 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

13k3.5k2026-09-15 11:00 — 5,856 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 9,631 players2026-09-18 03:00 — 7,854 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 7,795 players2026-09-20 18:00 — 12,668 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 8,719 players2026-09-23 09:00 — 5,577 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 7,681 players2026-09-26 00:00 — 7,066 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 6,490 players2026-09-28 15:00 — 7,083 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 5,911 players2026-10-01 06:00 — 3,877 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 4,918 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 6,527 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 3,727 players2026-10-06 13:00 — 4,266 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 5,096 players2026-10-09 04:00 — 3,771 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 5,376 players2026-10-11 19:00 — 8,386 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 4,499 players2026-10-14 10:00 — 3,484 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
34k1.7kSep 2024Aug 2026Sep 2024 — avg 22,061 · peak 39,444Oct 2024 — avg 33,692 · peak 53,322Nov 2024 — avg 11,775 · peak 24,428Dec 2024 — avg 5,806 · peak 9,525Jan 2025 — avg 4,466 · peak 8,983Feb 2025 — avg 2,888 · peak 4,697Mar 2025 — avg 3,076 · peak 6,062Apr 2025 — avg 2,099 · peak 3,343May 2025 — avg 1,701 · peak 2,530Jun 2025 — avg 1,700 · peak 3,559Jul 2025 — avg 2,143 · peak 4,009Aug 2025 — avg 2,664 · peak 7,745Sep 2025 — avg 3,936 · peak 6,260Oct 2025 — avg 4,091 · peak 7,231Nov 2025 — avg 2,575 · peak 4,324Dec 2025 — avg 2,400 · peak 3,703Jan 2026 — avg 3,136 · peak 5,358Feb 2026 — avg 2,437 · peak 4,013Mar 2026 — avg 3,061 · peak 5,086Apr 2026 — avg 2,554 · peak 4,305May 2026 — avg 2,022 · peak 3,148Jun 2026 — avg 2,609 · peak 4,689Jul 2026 — avg 2,083 · peak 3,776Aug 2026 — avg 2,963 · peak 5,647
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
3133132026-09-212026-10-142026-09-21: 313 new positive2026-09-21: 58 new negative2026-09-22: 42 new positive2026-09-22: 2 new negative2026-09-23: 21 new positive2026-09-23: 2 new negative2026-09-24: 35 new positive2026-09-24: 4 new negative2026-09-25: 28 new positive2026-09-25: 5 new negative2026-09-26: 27 new positive2026-09-26: 2 new negative2026-09-28: 29 new positive2026-09-28: 4 new negative2026-09-29: 22 new positive2026-09-29: 3 new negative2026-09-30: 42 new positive2026-09-30: 6 new negative2026-10-01: 13 new positive2026-10-01: 3 new negative2026-10-02: 23 new positive2026-10-03: 23 new positive2026-10-03: 1 new negative2026-10-04: 28 new positive2026-10-04: 3 new negative2026-10-05: 24 new positive2026-10-05: 3 new negative2026-10-06: 17 new positive2026-10-06: 5 new negative2026-10-08: 7 new positive2026-10-08: 4 new negative2026-10-09: 19 new positive2026-10-09: 5 new negative2026-10-11: 19 new positive2026-10-11: 4 new negative2026-10-12: 17 new positive2026-10-12: 2 new negative2026-10-13: 16 new positive2026-10-13: 1 new negative2026-10-14: 19 new positive2026-10-14: 2 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$19.99$7.792024-09-152026-09-272024-09-15 — 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 $19.992026-09-27 — best price $16.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

18k302026-09-30 21:34 — 283 viewers2026-10-01 06:34 — 104 viewers2026-10-01 15:34 — 285 viewers2026-10-02 00:34 — 452 viewers2026-10-02 09:34 — 643 viewers2026-10-02 18:34 — 433 viewers2026-10-03 03:34 — 178 viewers2026-10-03 12:12 — 14,283 viewers2026-10-03 18:34 — 4,383 viewers2026-10-04 03:34 — 283 viewers2026-10-04 12:34 — 128 viewers2026-10-04 21:34 — 870 viewers2026-10-05 06:34 — 89 viewers2026-10-05 15:34 — 90 viewers2026-10-05 23:12 — 10,546 viewers2026-10-06 07:34 — 101 viewers2026-10-06 16:34 — 624 viewers2026-10-07 01:34 — 313 viewers2026-10-07 10:34 — 139 viewers2026-10-07 19:34 — 986 viewers2026-10-08 02:34 — 299 viewers2026-10-08 10:34 — 2,497 viewers2026-10-08 19:34 — 1,086 viewers2026-10-09 04:34 — 259 viewers2026-10-09 13:34 — 173 viewers2026-10-09 22:34 — 931 viewers2026-10-10 07:34 — 62 viewers2026-10-10 16:34 — 272 viewers2026-10-11 01:34 — 112 viewers2026-10-11 10:34 — 153 viewers2026-10-11 19:34 — 143 viewers2026-10-12 04:34 — 120 viewers2026-10-12 13:34 — 79 viewers2026-10-12 22:34 — 136 viewers2026-10-13 07:34 — 70 viewers2026-10-13 13:34 — 3,266 viewers2026-10-13 22:34 — 301 viewers2026-10-14 07:34 — 74 viewers2026-10-14 16:34 — 155 viewers2026-10-14 20:34 — 412 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

12 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Spanish - Latin America

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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Similarity via IGDB.

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