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Should I ship an Adventure MOBA?
MOBA + Adventure
Only 12 developers shipped a paid Adventure MOBA 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, Wild Assault, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 4 in 10 of the games here are free to play and sit outside these figures. 44 more are announced, ×8.8 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 9 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $3.1k, ×2.3 the market's $1.3k for a 9 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $180; 1 in 20 cleared $1.7M, ×1289 the market median. Revenue is up 3005% on the market; 44 games are announced against 5 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $180 (exactly $180) |
|---|---|
| Median | $3.1k (exactly $3,116) |
| Top 25% | $100k (exactly $99,697) |
| Top 5% | $1.7M (exactly $1,736,292) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 12 |
| Released games | 95 |
| Announced | 44 |
| Effort | 9 / 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 3005% on the market, supply 30% fewer developers than the period before.
Free games: 42%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is low: the lowest rating among its tags.
What it takes
- Effort
- 9 / 10 · studio only
- Systems
- MOBA, Adventure
- Price point
- $9.99 typical
Why players buy here
The top 9 games average 65% positive over 5,415 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $180. 7 in 10 of the 18 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 44 games are announced against 5 developers who shipped in the last year, ×8.8 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
MOBA with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
- + RoguelitePoor odds
- + Tower DefensePoor odds
- + FantasyPoor odds
- + Character CustomizationPoor odds
- + Online Co-OpPoor odds
- + Co-opPoor odds
- + ActionPoor odds
- + SimulationPoor odds
- + RPGPoor odds
- + Hero ShooterDead
- + SurvivalDead
- + Battle RoyaleDead
Comparable games
NARUTO TO BORUTO: SHINOBI STRIKER 2023 · $26M 
Bishojo Mangekyo Kotowari to Meikyu no Shojo 2021 · $2.4M 
Wild Assault 2026 · $1.7M 
BLACK CLOVER: QUARTET KNIGHTS 2018 · $1.2M 
Command & Conquer™ 4 Tiberian Twilight 2010 · $1.0M | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | NARUTO TO BORUTO: SHINOBI STRIKER | older | $19.99 | 42,572 84% | 1.3M | $26M (exactly $25,530,428) | Soleil Ltd. |
| | Bishojo Mangekyo Kotowari to Meikyu no Shojo | older | $29.99 | 2,718 95% | 82k | $2.4M (exactly $2,445,385) | ωstar, Seikei Production |
| | Wild Assault | $14.99 | 3,861 68% | 116k | $1.7M (exactly $1,736,292) | Combat Cat Studio | |
| | BLACK CLOVER: QUARTET KNIGHTS | older | $49.99 | 832 75% | 25k | $1.2M (exactly $1,247,750) | ILINX, Inc. |
| | Command & Conquer™ 4 Tiberian Twilight | older | $6.96 | 4,832 16% | 145k | $1.0M (exactly $1,008,922) | EA Los Angeles |
 | Last Remains | · EA | $19.99 | 914 51% | 27k | $548k (exactly $548,126) | Earn Alliance |
 | Secret Ponchos | older | $14.99 | 613 73% | 18k | $276k (exactly $275,666) | Switchblade Monkeys Entertainment |
 | Pennon and Battle | $18.99 | 175 69% | 5.3k | $100k (exactly $99,697) | PB Studio | |
 | Bloodsports.TV | older | $9.99 | 255 83% | 7.7k | $76k (exactly $76,424) | Toadman Interactive, Fatshark |
 | SPACECOM | older | $9.99 | 197 62% | 5.9k | $59k (exactly $59,041) | Flow Combine |
 | The AC130 slays the zombies. | $3.99 | 377 63% | 11k | $45k (exactly $45,127) | 汪双羽 | |
 | Girl Frame | $14.99 | 69 68% | 2.1k | $31k (exactly $31,029) | Meow Run, Cat Shine | |
 | Luna & Sol: Nightmare Ward | $7.99 | 13 76% | 390 | $3.1k (exactly $3,116) | PLAY Mephistowaltz | |
 | ShadowStrikeVR | · EA | $9.99 | 3 0% | 90 | $899 (exactly $899) | Charming Game Studio |
 | 星宇战舰 Astral-Battlecraft | $4.99 | 2 0% | 60 | $299 (exactly $299) | Jilin Code Rabbit Network Game Co.,Ltd. | |
 | poo poo war | $5.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $180 (exactly $180) | 张程 | |
 | Steal It | $5.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | LuQ Studios |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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