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Open World + Board Game
Only 6 developers shipped a Board Game Open World game 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, Hero Quest - God of Chaos, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 14 more are announced, ×4.7 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: dead, for a 8 / 10 build.
Only 3 developers shipped this in the last year, under the 5 a verdict needs; over 2 years the middle one made $3.2k against a market of $1.5k. 14 games are announced.
not enough cohorts to draw
| Bottom 30% | $148 (exactly $148) |
|---|---|
| Median | $3.2k (exactly $3,236) |
| Top 25% | $4.0k (exactly $4,042) |
| Top 5% | $9.6k (exactly $9,595) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 6 |
| Released games | 31 |
| Announced | 14 |
| Effort | 8 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| Typical price | $6.99 |
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 flat on the market, supply as many developers as the period before.
Free games: 26%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is low: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Open World
- effort 8 / 10 · low · effort 8 sits in the low band
- Board Game
- effort 2 / 10 · high · effort 2 sits in the high band
What it takes
- Effort
- 8 / 10 · online systems, open world
- Systems
- Open World, Board Game
- Price point
- $6.99 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 $6.99.
The top 10 games average 83% positive over 47,330 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $150. All of the 5 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 14 games are announced against 3 developers who shipped in the last year, ×4.7 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Open World with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
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- + 4 Player LocalFair
- + VampiresFair
- + TrainsFair
- + FMVFair
- + GothicFair
- + MarsFair
- + TanksFair
- + FaithLong shot
- + DiplomacyPoor odds
- + Real-Time with PausePoor odds
- + Co-op CampaignPoor odds
Comparable games
For The King 2018 · $19M 
For The King II 2023 · $9.5M 
Just Die Already 2021 · $1.3M 
FreeCell Quest 2015 · $83k 
DAGURI: Gambling Apocalypse 2022 · $19k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | For The King | older | $19.99 | 31,038 87% | 931k | $19M (exactly $18,613,489) | IronOak Games |
| | For The King II | older | $24.99 | 12,708 71% | 381k | $9.5M (exactly $9,527,188) | IronOak Games |
| | Just Die Already | older | $14.99 | 2,791 84% | 84k | $1.3M (exactly $1,255,113) | DoubleMoose Games |
| | FreeCell Quest | older | $9.99 | 278 81% | 8.3k | $83k (exactly $83,317) | Legend Studio |
| | DAGURI: Gambling Apocalypse | older | $2.99 | 207 93% | 6.2k | $19k (exactly $18,568) | DakeCraft |
 | The Chronicles of Quiver Dick | older | $2.99 | 173 93% | 5.2k | $16k (exactly $15,518) | Crankage Games |
 | 逆乱封神之武王伐纣 | older | $4.99 | 80 91% | 2.4k | $12k (exactly $11,976) | 赚大钱工作室 |
 | Hero Quest - God of Chaos | · EA | $19.99 | 16 93% | 480 | $9.6k (exactly $9,595) | Future Intellect LLC |
 | Chess, Texas | $4.99 | 27 81% | 810 | $4.0k (exactly $4,042) | Studio Apollo | |
 | Trailmarks | $8.99 | 12 91% | 360 | $3.2k (exactly $3,236) | Trailmarks HQ | |
 | Tinker-World: Arrival at Kedhreon | $6.99 | 10 90% | 300 | $2.1k (exactly $2,097) | From The Cave, TibiSoft | |
 | Warrior's Dilemma | $0.99 | 5 80% | 150 | $148 (exactly $148) | Happy Hippocampus | |
 | Crafting in Berxley | $1.99 | 1 0% | 30 | $60 (exactly $60) | Quietly Packed Games |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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