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Should I ship a Hack and Slash Battle Royale?

Battle Royale + Hack and Slash

Only 12 developers shipped a Hack and Slash Battle Royale 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, Evil School, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 32 more are announced, ×4.0 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

Verdict: dead, for a 10 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $180 in the last 2 years and $180 over 4, against a market of $1.3k for a 10 / 10 build. 8 developers shipped in the last year and 32 games are announced.

Deciding numbers: median 0.1 times the market baseline, revenue up 380% on the market, 32 announced, ×4.0 per developer who shipped in the last year.
Nobody has said they are building this yet.
Battle Royale + Hack and Slash
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 12
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $210 → $299 → $179 → $150 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Battle Royale + Hack and Slash: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 12
Bottom 30% $59 (exactly $59)
Median $179 (exactly $179)
Top 25% $5.3k (exactly $5,277)
Top 5% $254k (exactly $253,603)
Developers, 2 yr 12
Released games 69
Announced 32
Effort 10 / 10
AI-buildability Low
Typical price $4.99

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 380% on the market, supply 60% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 38%, 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.

Battle Royale
effort 10 / 10 · low · 100-player servers and constant live ops
Hack and Slash
effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
10 / 10 · studio only
Systems
Battle Royale, Hack and Slash
Price point
$4.99 typical
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 10 games average 90% positive over 1,168 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $59, median $180, 1 in 4 over $5.2k, 1 in 20 over $250k.

3 in 10 developers made under $59. 9 in 10 of the 7 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 32 games are announced against 8 developers who shipped in the last year, ×4.0 per shipper.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Battle Royale with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + Immersive SimFair13 devs · median $2.4k · 11 announced
  2. + MysteryLong shot12 devs · median $359 · 9 announced
  3. + LootPoor odds9 devs · median $4.3k · 23 announced
  4. + SportsPoor odds18 devs · median $3.8k · 26 announced
  5. + Hero ShooterPoor odds9 devs · median $3.6k · 29 announced
  6. + PuzzlePoor odds14 devs · median $3.2k · 21 announced
  7. + Psychological HorrorPoor odds12 devs · median $3.2k · 18 announced
  8. + Dungeon CrawlerPoor odds14 devs · median $3.2k · 30 announced
  9. + Co-opPoor odds34 devs · median $1.3k · 89 announced
  10. + SandboxPoor odds7 devs · median $1.2k · 20 announced
  11. + 4 Player LocalPoor odds17 devs · median $898 · 28 announced
  12. + RoguelitePoor odds14 devs · median $748 · 20 announced

All 91 pairs on the Battle Royale page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

Evil School 2026 · $254k Soul Saber 2 2017 · $54k Hitler Hates Anime 2021 · $28k Huusuienbu - Chapter spring and Summer 2019 · $10k A Smithing Game 2026 · $9.5k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Evil School $7.99 1,058 92% 32k $254k (exactly $253,603) CineGame Interactive
Soul Saber 2 older $9.99 180 59% 5.4k $54k (exactly $53,946) Yamadaya
Hitler Hates Anime older $1.99 463 93% 14k $28k (exactly $27,641) PaulArt
Huusuienbu - Chapter spring and Summer older $6.99 50 68% 1.5k $10k (exactly $10,485) REAL co.Ltd
A Smithing Game $3.99 79 79% 2.4k $9.5k (exactly $9,456) Zoteling
Nine Nights older $12.99 21 76% 630 $8.2k (exactly $8,184) Li Hui
Just Move:Clean City Messy Battle $15.99 11 45% 330 $5.3k (exactly $5,277) daminggede
Smokyflex older $12.99 11 90% 330 $4.3k (exactly $4,287) Gamesforgames
Just Move Fall Dungeon Endless Abyss $15.99 8 50% 240 $3.8k (exactly $3,838) daminggede
Taoist priest Yan older $4.99 17 100% 510 $2.5k (exactly $2,545) XiGeHong
CHAT CHAMPIONS $4.99 4 100% 120 $599 (exactly $599) Fabio Biancarelli, FLEX$ Studios
SurrounDead Poly ‌Japan Sakura · EA $15.99 1 100% 30 $480 (exactly $480) LivingEveryday
Infinity War Land $1.99 3 0% 90 $179 (exactly $179) 90E GAMES
100 Guys 1 Stick $4.99 1 0% 30 $150 (exactly $150) machinetherapist
Foetality: Fetus Deletus $2.99 1 100% 30 $90 (exactly $90) DieEltern
DudeGo $0.99 2 50% 60 $59 (exactly $59) FussyCraft

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