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star realms

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Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 38Growth 37Conversion 70Competition 20Returns 91Price range 57Avg price 95Brand share 0Review moat 77Quality gap 13

Avg price

Incredible$40.27

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Returns

Great1.2%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Review moat

Great451.08

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Conversion

Good6.4%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Price range

Good$17.92–$162.26

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Market size

Okay$188K

$188K/yr · 73K searches

Growth

Okay+9.5%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Competition

Bad76%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Quality gap

Bad4.8★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Brand share

Bad100%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, star realms is a $188K/yr Amazon United States market (73K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 43/100.

Data updated Jul 31, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

star realms market data

Units sold / yr
4K–5K
avg 250–500/product
Revenue / yr
$161K–$201K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
6.4%
Avg BSR
#3,034
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
17%
Out of stock
0.0%
Avg brand age
60 months
Avg seller age
163 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 76% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

3 flat

Sellers

37

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

76%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • WISE WIZARD GAMES37%
  • White Wizard Games33%
  • Star Realms30%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +9.5% search growth over the last 90 days.
3K2KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.4×

Top star realms search terms

  • star realms50K/yr
  • star realms card game20K/yr
  • star realms expansion4K/yr
All search terms

Top star realms products on Amazon

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

0%10%$19K20%$38K30%$56K40%$75K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 12 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about star realms

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Fun/Entertainment Experience54%

“great game”

Quality-Overall10%

“No complaints”

Value For Money10%

“Great price for a great game”

Trivia Games8%

“The perfect game and the perfect edition of this game, must buy”

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%

“As expected”

Compactness4%

“Super compact so you can take it anywhere”

Collectibles3%

“as it's non-collectible”

Thickness3%

“The plastic separators are thick and beautiful”

Design-Overall3%

“Loved the box design and feel”

What buyers complain about

Design-Overall33%

“the insert could have been a little more thoughtfully designed”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall29%
Advertised Vs Actual Product29%
Fun/Entertainment Experience14%
Value For Money14%
Functionality-Overall14%

Common questions

Is star realms profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $188K/yr across 12 tracked products. 90-day search growth is +9.5%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (43/100).
How competitive is the star realms niche?
3 brands and 37 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 76% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in star realms?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Design-Overall. The return rate is 1.2%.
When does demand for star realms peak?
Demand peaks in Dec; the busiest month runs 2.4× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the star realms niche?
Listings span $17.92–$162.26; the average listing price is $40.27 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 451 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.