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Should I ship an Agriculture Action RPG?
Action RPG + Agriculture
Only 11 developers shipped an Agriculture Action RPG 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, The Quinfall, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 36 more are announced, ×6.0 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 7 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $360, ×0.2 the market's $1.5k for a 7 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $300. 36 games are announced against 6 developers who shipped in the last year, ×6.0 per shipper, while revenue is up 3010% on the market.
| Bottom 30% | $299 (exactly $299) |
|---|---|
| Median | $360 (exactly $360) |
| Top 25% | $102k (exactly $101,974) |
| Top 5% | $3.6M (exactly $3,618,278) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 11 |
| Released games | 33 |
| Announced | 36 |
| Effort | 7 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| Typical price | $9.99 |
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 3010% on the market, supply 20% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 12%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is low: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Action RPG
- effort 7 / 10 · low · effort 7 sits in the low band
- Agriculture
- effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 7 / 10 · big single-player or serious online
- Systems
- Action RPG, Agriculture
- Price point
- $9.99 typical
Why players buy here
The top 10 games average 53% positive over 13,029 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $300. 8 in 10 of the 5 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 36 games are announced against 6 developers who shipped in the last year, ×6.0 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Action RPG with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
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- + Local Co-OpFair
- + WesternFair
- + Local MultiplayerFair
- + Walking SimulatorLong shot
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- + Character Action GamePoor odds
- + MechsPoor odds
- + Colony SimPoor odds
- + Dating SimPoor odds
- + Open World Survival CraftPoor odds
- + Bullet HeavenPoor odds
Comparable games
HARVESTELLA 2022 · $3.7M 
The Quinfall 2026 · $3.6M 
Zompiercer 2020 · EA · $2.7M 
Immortal Life 2024 · $2.0M 
Rune Factory 3 Special 2023 · $881k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | HARVESTELLA | older | $59.99 | 2,071 77% | 62k | $3.7M (exactly $3,727,179) | Square Enix |
| | The Quinfall | $9.99 | 12,073 50% | 362k | $3.6M (exactly $3,618,278) | Vawraek Technology Inc. | |
| | Zompiercer | · EA older | $19.99 | 4,562 88% | 137k | $2.7M (exactly $2,735,831) | DDDimanN |
| | Immortal Life | older | $16.99 | 3,853 79% | 116k | $2.0M (exactly $1,963,874) | YiFang Studio |
| | Rune Factory 3 Special | older | $39.99 | 734 94% | 22k | $881k (exactly $880,580) | Marvelous Inc. |
 | Kitaria Fables | older | $19.99 | 1,253 73% | 38k | $751k (exactly $751,424) | Twin Hearts, Secret Level Studios |
 | 欺神弄鬼 | · EA | $9.99 | 802 91% | 24k | $240k (exactly $240,359) | 猫台班子工作室 Cat Caboodle |
 | Utawarerumono: ZAN | $39.99 | 85 77% | 2.6k | $102k (exactly $101,974) | AQUAPLUS | |
 | Picontier / ピコンティア | older | $24.99 | 125 74% | 3.8k | $94k (exactly $93,712) | SKIPMORE, Kan.Kikuchi |
 | Runika: A World of Little Legends | · EA older | $12.99 | 89 84% | 2.7k | $35k (exactly $34,683) | Pascal Dittrich |
 | Grimoire Groves | $19.99 | 47 82% | 1.4k | $28k (exactly $28,186) | Stardust | |
 | Caravan Village: Farming Life | · EA | $12.99 | 16 62% | 480 | $6.2k (exactly $6,235) | Corvantia Interactive |
 | Potion Wilds | $11.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $360 (exactly $360) | Amotoplay | |
 | Doll Hero Thirty-Six | $10.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $330 (exactly $330) | 文山工作室 | |
 | Path of Clicks | $4.99 | 2 100% | 60 | $299 (exactly $299) | FANE Studio | |
 | SneakBit | $3.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $120 (exactly $120) | Hidden Mugs | |
 | Cropacalypse | $3.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $120 (exactly $120) | BecauseImMichael Games |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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