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Should I ship a WWII Action RPG?
Action RPG + World War II
Only 5 developers shipped a WWII 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, Partisan, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 6 more are announced.
Verdict: dead, for a 7 / 10 build.
Only 4 developers shipped this in the last year, under the 5 a verdict needs; over 2 years the middle one made $3.9k against a market of $1.5k. 6 games are announced.
not enough cohorts to draw
| Bottom 30% | $479 (exactly $479) |
|---|---|
| Median | $3.9k (exactly $3,891) |
| Top 25% | $4.5k (exactly $4,498) |
| Top 5% | $7.4k (exactly $7,431) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 5 |
| Released games | 26 |
| Announced | 6 |
| Effort | 7 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| Typical price | $7.99 |
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 too few recent games to read momentum, supply 300% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 4%, 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
- World War II
- effort 6 / 10 · medium · effort 6 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 7 / 10 · big single-player or serious online
- Systems
- Action RPG
- Price point
- $7.99 typical
Why players buy here
Fewer than 10 games in the last 2 years; sentiment and price figures use the all window.
The top 25% priced at $39.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.
The top 10 games average 72% positive over 12,381 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $480. 6 games are announced against 4 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Action RPG with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
- + NavalFair
- + Local Co-OpFair
- + WesternFair
- + Local MultiplayerFair
- + Walking SimulatorLong shot
- + WuxiaPoor odds
- + Character Action GamePoor odds
- + MechsPoor odds
- + Colony SimPoor odds
- + Dating SimPoor odds
- + Open World Survival CraftPoor odds
- + Bullet HeavenPoor odds
Comparable games
Azur Lane Crosswave 2020 · $7.8M 
Medal of Honor™: Above and Beyond 2020 · $3.0M 
Classified: France '44 2024 · $1.0M 
Broken Lines 2020 · $453k 
BEAR, VODKA, STALINGRAD!🐻 2020 · $100k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Azur Lane Crosswave | older | $39.99 | 6,537 68% | 196k | $7.8M (exactly $7,842,439) | IDEA FACTORY, COMPILE HEART, FELISTELLA |
| | Medal of Honor™: Above and Beyond | older | $39.99 | 2,466 65% | 74k | $3.0M (exactly $2,958,460) | Respawn Entertainment |
| | Classified: France '44 | older | $39.99 | 844 70% | 25k | $1.0M (exactly $1,012,547) | Absolutely Games |
| | Broken Lines | older | $24.99 | 604 76% | 18k | $453k (exactly $452,819) | BirdIsland/PortaPlay |
| | BEAR, VODKA, STALINGRAD!🐻 | older | $3.99 | 839 94% | 25k | $100k (exactly $100,428) | Rabotiagi games |
 | Hitler Waifu | older | $0.99 | 988 94% | 30k | $29k (exactly $29,344) | Who We Are Games |
 | Gangsta Woman | older | $4.99 | 56 67% | 1.7k | $8.4k (exactly $8,383) | Tero Lunkka, Gangsta Studios |
 | Partisan | $7.99 | 31 83% | 930 | $7.4k (exactly $7,431) | Paradigm | |
 | Under a Desert Sun: Seekers of the Cursed Vessel | · EA | $24.99 | 6 100% | 180 | $4.5k (exactly $4,498) | Revolving Gear Studios |
 | Spy Network | · EA older | $14.99 | 10 20% | 300 | $4.5k (exactly $4,497) | 2xDal |
 | HITLER WAIFU 2 | · EA | $0.99 | 131 95% | 3.9k | $3.9k (exactly $3,891) | Who We Are Games |
 | Blade of Vengeance: Night Raid at Swift Peak Pass | $7.99 | 2 0% | 60 | $479 (exactly $479) | 几几不小心 | |
 | BERSERK TANK | $4.50 | 3 66% | 90 | $405 (exactly $405) | WU YU CHENG |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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