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Should I ship an Asynchronous Multiplayer Board Game?

Asynchronous Multiplayer + Board Game

Of 30 developers who shipped an Asynchronous Multiplayer Board Game 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.. 33 more are announced.

Verdict: fair, for a 5 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $6.7k, ×11 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $210. Revenue is up 2590% on the market; 33 games are announced against 20 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 10.7 times the market baseline, revenue up 2590% on the market, 33 announced, ×1.7 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Asynchronous Multiplayer + Board Game
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 30
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $6.0k → $4.1k → $19k → $13k → $8.5k → $6.7k (still earning) → $201 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Asynchronous Multiplayer + Board Game: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 30
Bottom 30% $210 (exactly $210)
Median $6.7k (exactly $6,736)
Top 25% $37k (exactly $37,022)
Top 5% $201k (exactly $200,566)
Developers, 2 yr 30
Released games 94
Announced 33
Effort 5 / 10
AI-buildability Low
Typical price $11.99

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 2590% on the market, supply 80% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 14%, excluded from money figures.

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Plate 2 · systems and tooling

Can AI deliver it?

AI-buildability for this niche is low: the lowest rating among its tags.

Asynchronous Multiplayer
effort 5 / 10 · low · a backend with accounts and persistent turns
Board Game
effort 2 / 10 · high · effort 2 sits in the high band

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
Systems
Asynchronous Multiplayer, Board Game; 6 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Strategy, PvP, Turn-Based Strategy
Price point
$11.99 typical · top 25% priced $22.99 or above
Art
4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Colorful, Cute
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $22.99 or above; the middle game at $11.99.

The top 10 games average 87% positive over 2,866 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $210, median $6.7k, 1 in 4 over $37k, 1 in 20 over $200k.

3 in 10 developers made under $210. 8 in 10 of the 13 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 33 games are announced against 20 developers who shipped in the last year.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Asynchronous Multiplayer with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + Turn-BasedStrong odds13 devs · median $60k · 10 announced
  2. + Artificial IntelligenceStrong odds10 devs · median $25k · 12 announced
  3. + Immersive SimFair8 devs · median $17k · 10 announced
  4. + WarFair14 devs · median $6.0k · 20 announced
  5. + Turn-Based StrategyFair43 devs · median $3.6k · 54 announced
  6. + Strategy RPGFair8 devs · median $1.6k · 13 announced
  7. + SpaceLong shot15 devs · median $299 · 18 announced
  8. + Tactical RPGPoor odds10 devs · median $63k · 16 announced
  9. + Inventory ManagementPoor odds21 devs · median $56k · 48 announced
  10. + AutomationPoor odds12 devs · median $56k · 18 announced
  11. + MedievalPoor odds13 devs · median $53k · 38 announced
  12. + NaturePoor odds10 devs · median $37k · 20 announced

All 76 pairs on the Asynchronous Multiplayer page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

Axis & Allies 1942 Online 2021 · $2.9M Root 2020 · $2.3M Solium Infernum 2024 · $1.9M Through the Ages 2018 · $1.0M Twilight Struggle 2016 · $770k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Axis & Allies 1942 Online older $19.99 4,810 78% 144k $2.9M (exactly $2,884,557) Beamdog
Root older $14.99 5,049 90% 151k $2.3M (exactly $2,270,535) Dire Wolf
Solium Infernum older $39.99 1,571 88% 47k $1.9M (exactly $1,884,729) League of Geeks
Through the Ages older $15.99 2,188 90% 66k $1.0M (exactly $1,049,584) CGE Digital
Twilight Struggle older $9.99 2,568 86% 77k $770k (exactly $769,630) Playdek, Inc.
Ark Nova $22.99 825 94% 25k $569k (exactly $569,002) Dire Wolf
D&D Lords of Waterdeep older $9.99 1,543 93% 46k $462k (exactly $462,437) Playdek, Inc.
Ascension: Deckbuilding Game older $9.99 1,435 88% 43k $430k (exactly $430,070) Playdek, Inc.
Antihero older $14.99 658 86% 20k $296k (exactly $295,903) Tim Conkling
Small World older $9.99 931 71% 28k $279k (exactly $279,021) Days of Wonder
The Conquest of Go $14.99 581 94% 17k $261k (exactly $261,276) Wolfey Studios
Turnbound $14.99 446 78% 13k $201k (exactly $200,566) 1TK
NEODUEL: Backpack Monsters $11.99 357 79% 11k $128k (exactly $128,413) dicehit, Rogue Duck Interactive
Cascadia $14.99 210 98% 6.3k $94k (exactly $94,437) Dire Wolf
No Retreat! The Russian Front $29.99 80 76% 2.4k $72k (exactly $71,976) Cyril Jarnot, Avalon Digital
Lunchbreak Tactics $14.99 124 76% 3.7k $56k (exactly $55,763) Borealys Games
Space Imperia 4X $22.99 70 92% 2.1k $48k (exactly $48,279) Breich Games
Eclipse - 2nd Dawn for the Galaxy $12.99 95 57% 2.9k $37k (exactly $37,022) BrettspielWelt GmbH
Barrage $14.99 78 80% 2.3k $35k (exactly $35,077) Cranio Lab

Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.