# TCG Card Shop Simulator

> OPNeon reported over 3.5 million Early Access sales after streamers picked up its game.

- Owner: OPNeon Games / Sia Ding Shen
- Kind: Game
- Sector: Gaming
- Seed date: 2024-09-15
- Peak date: 2024-10-20
- Spread Score: 44 (Notable, provisional), v1.2
- Mechanics: Variable reward, Underdog, Maker origin, Platform jump, Press loop

## Summary

OPNeon released its card shop game into Steam Early Access. Broad creator pickup accompanied rising player counts and a top-ten weekly revenue rank. The developer later reported over 3.5 million Early Access sales and launched physical plushies.

## Timeline

- Jul 2024 — OPNeon Games (Reddit) — Sia ran Reddit ads when the Steam store page launched, according to his later interview.
- 2024-08-06 — OPNeon Games (Open web) — OPNeon released a free Prologue with limited progression and only common cards.
- 2024-09-15 — OPNeon Games (Open web) — TCG Card Shop Simulator entered paid Steam Early Access.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/developers).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/tcg-card-shop-simulator

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “TCG Card Shop Simulator.” Case HIS-01129. Spread Score v1.2: 44/100. Updated 2026-10-15. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-01129