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Should I ship a Party-Based RPG Action-Adventure?
Action-Adventure + Party-Based RPG
Of 63 developers who shipped a Party-Based RPG Action-Adventure in the last 2 years: 3 in 10 made under est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method., the middle one made est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method., 1 in 4 cleared est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method., 1 in 20 cleared est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 142 more are announced, ×3.8 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 6 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $840, ×1.3 the market's $630 for a 6 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $270; 1 in 20 cleared $7.0M, ×11185 the market median. Revenue is down 70% on the market; 142 games are announced against 37 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $270 (exactly $270) |
|---|---|
| Median | $839 (exactly $839) |
| Top 25% | $30k (exactly $29,992) |
| Top 5% | $7.0M (exactly $7,024,244) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 63 |
| Released games | 196 |
| Announced | 142 |
| Effort | 6 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $9.00 |
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 down 70% on the market, supply 40% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 23%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Action-Adventure
- effort 6 / 10 · medium · effort 6 sits in the medium band
- Party-Based RPG
- effort 6 / 10 · medium · effort 6 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 6 / 10 · full 3D single-player, physics sims, content-heavy RPG
- Systems
- Action-Adventure, Party-Based RPG; 6 in 10 of the top 25% also carry RPG, Action, Action RPG
- Price point
- $9.00 typical · top 25% priced $39.99 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, Cute, Story Rich
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $39.99 or above; the middle game at $9.00.
The top 10 games average 73% positive over 71,952 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $270. 8 in 10 of the 37 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 142 games are announced against 37 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.8 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Action-Adventure with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
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- + MinigamesFair
- + BikesFair
- + TransportationFair
- + MotorbikeFair
- + TypingLong shot
- + Time AttackLong shot
- + Character Action GamePoor odds
- + MMORPGPoor odds
- + Open World Survival CraftPoor odds
- + LGBTQ+Poor odds
- + Villain ProtagonistPoor odds
Comparable games
FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE INTERGRADE 2022 · $52M 
FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH 2025 · $38M 
FANTASY LIFE i: The Girl Who Steals Time 2025 · $21M 
Wayfinder 2024 · $19M 
CRISIS CORE –FINAL FANTASY VII– REUNION 2022 · $10M | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE INTERGRADE | older | $39.99 | 43,473 87% | 1.3M | $52M (exactly $52,154,558) | Square Enix |
| | FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH | $49.99 | 25,363 75% | 761k | $38M (exactly $38,036,891) | Square Enix | |
| | FANTASY LIFE i: The Girl Who Steals Time | $59.99 | 11,771 91% | 353k | $21M (exactly $21,184,269) | LEVEL5 Inc. | |
| | Wayfinder | $24.99 | 25,104 60% | 753k | $19M (exactly $18,820,469) | Airship Syndicate | |
| | CRISIS CORE –FINAL FANTASY VII– REUNION | older | $49.99 | 6,949 89% | 208k | $10M (exactly $10,421,415) | Square Enix, TOSE CO., LTD. |
 | Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition | older | $19.99 | 15,395 92% | 462k | $9.2M (exactly $9,232,382) | Beamdog |
 | Diablo II: Resurrected – Infernal Edition | $39.99 | 5,855 86% | 176k | $7.0M (exactly $7,024,244) | Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. | |
 | Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition | older | $19.99 | 9,478 92% | 284k | $5.7M (exactly $5,683,957) | Beamdog |
 | Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes | older | $49.99 | 3,164 75% | 95k | $4.7M (exactly $4,745,051) | Rabbit & Bear Studios |
 | ONE PIECE ODYSSEY | older | $39.99 | 2,502 78% | 75k | $3.0M (exactly $3,001,649) | ILCA, Inc. |
 | Dungeons & Dragons Neverwinter Nights 2: Enhanced Edition | $29.99 | 1,372 47% | 41k | $1.2M (exactly $1,234,388) | Aspyr Media | |
 | Banquet for Fools | $19.99 | 936 89% | 28k | $561k (exactly $561,319) | Hannah and Joseph Games | |
 | Fallen Tear: The Ascension | · EA | $24.99 | 222 81% | 6.7k | $166k (exactly $166,433) | Winter Crew Studios |
 | The Lonesome Guild | $24.99 | 216 94% | 6.5k | $162k (exactly $161,935) | Tiny Bull Studios | |
 | Chained in the Backrooms | · EA | $2.99 | 933 68% | 28k | $84k (exactly $83,690) | Task+ Studios |
 | Final Knight | · EA | $13.99 | 180 77% | 5.4k | $76k (exactly $75,546) | 2oclocksoft |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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