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Should I ship a Board Game Political Sim?
Political Sim + Board Game
Only 18 developers shipped a Board Game Political Sim 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, Mr. President, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 13 more are announced.
Verdict: fair, for a 4 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $600, ×1.3 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $150. Revenue is up 175% on the market; 13 games are announced against 15 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $150 (exactly $150) |
|---|---|
| Median | $600 (exactly $600) |
| Top 25% | $2.2k (exactly $2,156) |
| Top 5% | $97k (exactly $97,151) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 18 |
| Released games | 37 |
| Announced | 13 |
| Effort | 4 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| 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 175% on the market, supply 400% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 5%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Political Sim
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
- Board Game
- effort 2 / 10 · high · effort 2 sits in the high band
What it takes
- Effort
- 4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
- Systems
- Political Sim, Board Game; 8 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Strategy, Grand Strategy, Turn-Based Strategy
- Price point
- $11.99 typical · top 25% priced $19.99 or above
- Art
- 6 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Top-Down
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $11.99.
The top 10 games average 76% positive over 309 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $150. 13 games are announced against 15 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Political Sim with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
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- + BuildingPoor odds
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Comparable games
Twilight Struggle 2016 · $770k 
Project Planet - Earth vs Humanity 2023 · $271k 
7 Grand Steps: What Ancients Begat 2013 · $181k 
Mr. President 2026 · $97k 
Political Animals 2016 · $73k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Twilight Struggle | older | $9.99 | 2,568 86% | 77k | $770k (exactly $769,630) | Playdek, Inc. |
| | Project Planet - Earth vs Humanity | older | $24.99 | 361 78% | 11k | $271k (exactly $270,642) | Fifth Harbour Studios |
| | 7 Grand Steps: What Ancients Begat | older | $19.99 | 301 61% | 9.0k | $181k (exactly $180,510) | Mousechief |
| | Mr. President | $19.99 | 162 75% | 4.9k | $97k (exactly $97,151) | Exia Labs | |
| | Political Animals | older | $14.99 | 162 63% | 4.9k | $73k (exactly $72,851) | Squeaky Wheel |
 | Precipice | older | $7.99 | 291 81% | 8.7k | $70k (exactly $69,753) | LRDGames, Inc. |
 | Terminal Conflict | older | $29.99 | 66 63% | 2.0k | $59k (exactly $59,380) | Strategy Mill, BL-Logic, Scribble Pad S… (Strategy Mill, BL-Logic, Scribble Pad Studios, Polywickstudio) |
 | Bonaparte - A Mechanized Revolution | $24.99 | 72 68% | 2.2k | $54k (exactly $53,978) | Studio Imugi | |
 | Reiner Knizia Yellow & Yangtze | older | $14.99 | 107 91% | 3.2k | $48k (exactly $48,118) | Dire Wolf |
 | Epoch of Guardians | $11.99 | 32 81% | 960 | $12k (exactly $11,510) | 伊洛维游戏 | |
 | Senatus | $4.99 | 16 81% | 480 | $2.4k (exactly $2,395) | Slashware Interactive, Megalevel | |
 | Shadow President | $5.99 | 12 100% | 360 | $2.2k (exactly $2,156) | D. C. True | |
 | LouveSystems' Realms | $12.99 | 5 100% | 150 | $1.9k (exactly $1,948) | LouveSystems | |
 | That's My President! | $7.99 | 6 100% | 180 | $1.4k (exactly $1,438) | Kisotik Games | |
 | Republic of Jungle | $14.99 | 2 100% | 60 | $899 (exactly $899) | Gerdoo Games | |
 | Imperial Wager: The Shattered Crown of Augustus | $19.99 | 1 0% | 30 | $600 (exactly $600) | Ke Zhou | |
 | GLOBAL CONTROL COUNTRIES | $14.99 | 1 0% | 30 | $450 (exactly $450) | Maximilian Urazov |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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