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Should I ship an Asynchronous Multiplayer Strategy RPG?
Asynchronous Multiplayer + Strategy RPG
Only 8 developers shipped a paid Asynchronous Multiplayer Strategy 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, Idle Inferno, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 5 in 10 of the games here are free to play and sit outside these figures. 13 more are announced.
Verdict: fair, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $1.6k, ×2.6 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $50. Momentum is unreadable here, too few recent games; 13 games are announced against 7 developers who shipped in the last year.
not enough cohorts to draw
| Bottom 30% | $0 (exactly $0) |
|---|---|
| Median | $1.6k (exactly $1,619) |
| Top 25% | $3.6k (exactly $3,596) |
| Top 5% | $5.4k (exactly $5,391) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 8 |
| Released games | 27 |
| Announced | 13 |
| Effort | 5 / 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 600% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 52%, excluded from money figures.
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
- Strategy RPG
- effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
- Systems
- Asynchronous Multiplayer, Strategy 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 $19.99 or above; the middle game at $7.99.
The top 10 games average 81% positive over 1,246 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $50. 6 in 10 of the 5 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 13 games are announced against 7 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Asynchronous Multiplayer with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
- + Turn-BasedStrong odds
- + Artificial IntelligenceStrong odds
- + Immersive SimFair
- + Board GameFair
- + WarFair
- + Turn-Based StrategyFair
- + SpaceLong shot
- + Tactical RPGPoor odds
- + Inventory ManagementPoor odds
- + AutomationPoor odds
- + MedievalPoor odds
- + NaturePoor odds
Comparable games
GearBlocks 2023 · EA · $341k 
Wargroove 2 2023 · $242k 
Idle Inferno 2026 · $5.4k 
NikNaks 2025 · EA · $3.6k 
Soulreign 2026 · $2.9k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | GearBlocks | · EA older | $14.99 | 759 90% | 23k | $341k (exactly $341,322) | SmashHammer Games |
| | Wargroove 2 | older | $19.99 | 403 69% | 12k | $242k (exactly $241,679) | Chucklefish, Robotality |
| | Idle Inferno | $5.99 | 30 60% | 900 | $5.4k (exactly $5,391) | TUNA TUN | |
| | NikNaks | · EA | $9.99 | 12 91% | 360 | $3.6k (exactly $3,596) | Boombot, Etheral Games |
| | Soulreign | $7.99 | 12 83% | 360 | $2.9k (exactly $2,876) | Berraco | |
 | 卡牌冒险者 | older | $4.99 | 14 28% | 420 | $2.1k (exactly $2,096) | Lurong Games |
 | FootballLife | $17.99 | 3 33% | 90 | $1.6k (exactly $1,619) | 小伍 | |
 | Mad Wild Fairy Tale | older | $19.99 | 2 100% | 60 | $1.2k (exactly $1,199) | Morozov Sergey |
 | Raidbound | $4.99 | 6 33% | 180 | $898 (exactly $898) | Rustin Robinson | |
 | Standalone: Synergy | older | $0.99 | 5 20% | 150 | $148 (exactly $148) | Ten Percent Red |
 | Codex Combat | $7.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | Moosecliff Games | |
 | BloodVeil | $0.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | Newgate Games | |
 | Among Demons | $2.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | purecosu |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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