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Should I ship a Tanks Action-Adventure?
Action-Adventure + Tanks
Of 26 developers who shipped a Tanks 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.. 27 more are announced, ×3.4 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 6 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $150, ×0.2 the market's $630 for a 6 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $50. 27 games are announced against 8 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.4 per shipper, while revenue is up 3035% on the market.
| Bottom 30% | $30 (exactly $30) |
|---|---|
| Median | $150 (exactly $150) |
| Top 25% | $1.0k (exactly $1,048) |
| Top 5% | $766k (exactly $766,289) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 26 |
| Released games | 68 |
| Announced | 27 |
| Effort | 6 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $4.99 |
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 3035% on the market, supply 55% fewer developers than the period before.
Free games: 9%, 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
- Tanks
- effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 6 / 10 · full 3D single-player, physics sims, content-heavy RPG
- Systems
- Action-Adventure, Tanks; 7 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Shooter, Vehicular Combat
- Price point
- $4.99 typical · top 25% priced $24.99 or above
- Art
- 5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $24.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.
The top 10 games average 82% positive over 16,696 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $50. 9 in 10 of the 18 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 27 games are announced against 8 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.4 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
METAL GEAR SOLID Δ: SNAKE EATER 2025 · $20M 
METAL GEAR SOLID 3: Snake Eater - Master Collection Version 2023 · $3.2M 
METAL GEAR SOLID - Master Collection Version 2023 · $2.6M 
METAL GEAR SOLID 2: Sons of Liberty - Master Collection Version 2023 · $2.1M 
SAND LAND 2024 · $1.8M | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | METAL GEAR SOLID Δ: SNAKE EATER | $49.99 | 13,554 82% | 407k | $20M (exactly $20,326,934) | KONAMI | |
| | METAL GEAR SOLID 3: Snake Eater - Master Collection Version | older | $19.99 | 5,403 89% | 162k | $3.2M (exactly $3,240,179) | KONAMI |
| | METAL GEAR SOLID - Master Collection Version | older | $19.99 | 4,283 84% | 128k | $2.6M (exactly $2,568,515) | KONAMI |
| | METAL GEAR SOLID 2: Sons of Liberty - Master Collection Version | older | $19.99 | 3,493 89% | 105k | $2.1M (exactly $2,094,752) | KONAMI |
| | SAND LAND | older | $59.99 | 1,018 86% | 31k | $1.8M (exactly $1,832,095) | ILCA, Inc. |
 | Instruments of Destruction | older | $19.99 | 1,429 91% | 43k | $857k (exactly $856,971) | Radiangames |
 | Vietnam War | · EA | $14.99 | 1,704 84% | 51k | $766k (exactly $766,289) | Thorium Game Lab |
 | METAL GEAR & METAL GEAR 2: Solid Snake | older | $19.99 | 775 83% | 23k | $465k (exactly $464,767) | KONAMI |
 | Brigador Killers | · EA | $24.99 | 572 69% | 17k | $429k (exactly $428,828) | Stellar Jockeys, Gausswerks |
 | Trench Lord: Eastern Front | $11.99 | 774 83% | 23k | $278k (exactly $278,408) | Tracer Studio, LING YUN CO.,LTD. | |
 | Kamikaze Strike: FPV Drone | $5.99 | 48 83% | 1.4k | $8.6k (exactly $8,626) | Dinomore Games | |
 | Front Lines | $1.99 | 23 60% | 690 | $1.4k (exactly $1,373) | Waterfoul Studios | |
 | Tankiro | $4.99 | 7 100% | 210 | $1.0k (exactly $1,048) | Rmonak | |
 | Rogue Tanks | $4.99 | 6 100% | 180 | $898 (exactly $898) | Clayton Games | |
 | The Ape Tales: An Epic Adventure Game | $5.99 | 4 100% | 120 | $719 (exactly $719) | Roker Games Studio | |
 | BattleTanks - Animal Wars | $4.99 | 4 100% | 120 | $599 (exactly $599) | Kasur Games |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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