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Should I ship a Political Sim Action game?
Action + Political Sim
Only 15 developers shipped a Political Sim Action game in the last 2 years, too few for firm odds: the middle one made est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.; the top game by est. revenue, Halo: Campaign Evolved, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 44 more are announced, ×6.3 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: dead, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $180 in the last 2 years and $480 over 4, against a market of $630 for a 5 / 10 build. 7 developers shipped in the last year and 44 games are announced.
| Bottom 30% | $30 (exactly $30) |
|---|---|
| Median | $180 (exactly $180) |
| Top 25% | $1.3k (exactly $1,258) |
| Top 5% | $19M (exactly $18,764,246) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 15 |
| Released games | 72 |
| Announced | 44 |
| Effort | 5 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $3.99 |
momentum: how a niche's revenue percentiles and developer count moved between two equal, adjacent periods, divided by the market's own move. See method., 12 months: revenue up 1525% on the market, supply 20% fewer developers than the period before.
Free games: 11%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Action
- effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
- Political Sim
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
- Systems
- Action, Political Sim; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Simulation, FPS, Grand Strategy
- Price point
- $3.99 typical · top 25% priced $49.99 or above
- Art
- 5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Atmospheric, First-Person, 3D
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $49.99 or above; the middle game at $3.99.
The top 10 games average 61% positive over 12,670 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $50. 8 in 10 of the 12 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 44 games are announced against 7 developers who shipped in the last year, ×6.3 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Action with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
- + Real-Time with PauseFair
- + Job SimulatorFair
- + PinballFair
- + Escape RoomFair
- + Football (American)Fair
- + BaseballFair
- + BilliardsFair
- + IdlerFair
- + TennisFair
- + Time AttackFair
- + TabletopFair
- + WuxiaPoor odds
Comparable games
Halo: Campaign Evolved 2026 · $19M 
Total Conflict: Resistance 2023 · EA · $4.6M 
We. The Revolution 2019 · $1.2M 
RIOT: Civil Unrest 2019 · $828k 
SEX with HITLER 2022 · $704k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Halo: Campaign Evolved | $49.99 | 12,512 61% | 375k | $19M (exactly $18,764,246) | Halo Studios | |
| | Total Conflict: Resistance | · EA older | $29.99 | 5,089 74% | 153k | $4.6M (exactly $4,578,573) | Thunder Devs. |
| | We. The Revolution | older | $19.99 | 1,997 73% | 60k | $1.2M (exactly $1,197,601) | Polyslash |
| | RIOT: Civil Unrest | older | $16.99 | 1,625 68% | 49k | $828k (exactly $828,262) | Leonard Menchiari, IV Productions, Ivan… (Leonard Menchiari, IV Productions, Ivan Venturi Productions) |
| | SEX with HITLER | older | $6.99 | 3,358 81% | 101k | $704k (exactly $704,173) | Adolf Games |
 | World Warfare & Economics | · EA older | $29.99 | 643 58% | 19k | $579k (exactly $578,507) | Okron Studio |
 | Citystate | older | $14.99 | 793 75% | 24k | $357k (exactly $356,612) | Andy Sztark |
 | RUSSIAPHOBIA | older | $0.99 | 5,589 69% | 168k | $166k (exactly $165,993) | European Flameworms |
 | Make America Great Again: The Trump Presidency | older | $2.99 | 1,628 85% | 49k | $146k (exactly $146,032) | Maverick Game Studio |
 | Among Ass | older | $4.99 | 378 80% | 11k | $57k (exactly $56,587) | Volens Nolens Games |
 | Trump Simulator 2025 | $3.99 | 106 91% | 3.2k | $13k (exactly $12,688) | Luke Gayson | |
 | Territorial Conquest | $4.99 | 22 50% | 660 | $3.3k (exactly $3,293) | Uğur CAN | |
 | Another Day As President | $6.99 | 6 83% | 180 | $1.3k (exactly $1,258) | 1610 | |
 | Crisis Commander: Strait Of Hormuz | $3.99 | 9 77% | 270 | $1.1k (exactly $1,077) | Kra Kra Games | |
 | Nexus Wars | · EA | $24.99 | 1 0% | 30 | $750 (exactly $750) | Ajion Arts |
 | Election FighterZ: Kamala vs trump | $2.99 | 4 100% | 120 | $359 (exactly $359) | Steven Silverstein | |
 | MAGA Simulator 2077 | $1.99 | 4 100% | 120 | $239 (exactly $239) | Luke Gayson | |
 | Niut | $3.00 | 2 50% | 60 | $180 (exactly $180) | AF Works ® | |
 | Elon Musk Saves Britain | $0.99 | 4 75% | 120 | $119 (exactly $119) | Julian Henley |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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