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JRPG + Board Game
Only 13 developers shipped a Board Game JRPG 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, The Legend of Fancy Realm Remake, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 7 more are announced.
Verdict: fair, for a 6 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $2.5k, ×4.0 the market's $630 for a 6 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $600. Revenue is up 7420% on the market; 7 games are announced against 9 developers who shipped in the last year.
not enough cohorts to draw
| Bottom 30% | $598 (exactly $598) |
|---|---|
| Median | $2.5k (exactly $2,514) |
| Top 25% | $18k (exactly $17,994) |
| Top 5% | $672k (exactly $672,481) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 13 |
| Released games | 45 |
| Announced | 7 |
| Effort | 6 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $12.99 |
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 7420% on the market, supply 80% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 18%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- JRPG
- effort 6 / 10 · medium · effort 6 sits in the medium band
- Board Game
- effort 2 / 10 · high · effort 2 sits in the high band
What it takes
- Effort
- 6 / 10 · full 3D single-player, physics sims, content-heavy RPG
- Systems
- JRPG, Board Game; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry RPG, Strategy, Adventure
- Price point
- $12.99 typical · top 25% priced $29.99 or above
- Art
- 5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Anime, Comedy
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $29.99 or above; the middle game at $12.99.
The top 10 games average 84% positive over 1,536 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $600. 4 in 10 of the 7 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 7 games are announced against 9 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
JRPG with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
- + FMVStrong odds
- + Mystery DungeonStrong odds
- + NinjaFair
- + RomanceFair
- + Visual NovelFair
- + ManagementFair
- + Souls-likeFair
- + Point & ClickFair
- + LootFair
- + RoguelikeFair
- + 2D PlatformerFair
- + Artificial IntelligenceFair
Comparable games
NEOVERSE 2020 · $1.7M 
The Legend of Fancy Realm Remake 2026 · $672k 
Dungeon Rushers 2016 · $357k 
DOKAPON! Sword of Fury 2025 · $265k 
Children of Zodiarcs 2017 · $189k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | NEOVERSE | older | $19.99 | 2,882 84% | 86k | $1.7M (exactly $1,728,335) | Tinogames Inc. |
| | The Legend of Fancy Realm Remake | $24.99 | 897 86% | 27k | $672k (exactly $672,481) | USERJOY Technology Co.,Ltd. | |
| | Dungeon Rushers | older | $14.99 | 793 63% | 24k | $357k (exactly $356,612) | Goblinz Studio |
| | DOKAPON! Sword of Fury | $24.99 | 354 85% | 11k | $265k (exactly $265,394) | Sting | |
| | Children of Zodiarcs | older | $17.99 | 351 69% | 11k | $189k (exactly $189,435) | Cardboard Utopia |
 | 你已经猜到结局了吗 | older | $7.99 | 388 92% | 12k | $93k (exactly $93,004) | 橘音 |
 | Tanto Cuore | older | $9.99 | 168 91% | 5.0k | $50k (exactly $50,350) | Japanime Digital, Wedontknow Games |
 | Project: AHNO's Ark | $12.99 | 120 92% | 3.6k | $47k (exactly $46,764) | PHOSEPO | |
 | XenoWorld ~The Rondeau of Astra~ | older | $10.99 | 112 75% | 3.4k | $37k (exactly $36,926) | IMaiIna_, INA |
 | Illegal Mahjong | older | $6.99 | 148 81% | 4.4k | $31k (exactly $31,036) | AleCubicSoft |
 | Calamity Angels: Special Delivery | $29.99 | 20 50% | 600 | $18k (exactly $17,994) | Idea Factory, Compile Heart | |
 | Tower Realm | $3.99 | 103 59% | 3.1k | $12k (exactly $12,329) | Charge Piggy Studio , Kitchen Group | |
 | Flash Knight Nymphelia | $17.99 | 6 83% | 180 | $3.2k (exactly $3,238) | midnight pleasure | |
 | Demon Princess Retreat | $3.99 | 21 85% | 630 | $2.5k (exactly $2,514) | OneShotStudio, SamAFEI | |
 | DOKAPON 3-2-1: Super Collection! | $19.99 | 4 100% | 120 | $2.4k (exactly $2,399) | Sting | |
 | GalanWarSong | $7.99 | 8 87% | 240 | $1.9k (exactly $1,918) | Winwill Studio | |
 | Dragon Spira | $19.99 | 3 100% | 90 | $1.8k (exactly $1,799) | Exe Create Inc. |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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