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Should I ship a Post-apocalyptic Board Game?
Board Game + Post-apocalyptic
Only 15 developers shipped a Post-apocalyptic Board 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, River Towns, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 18 more are announced, ×2.6 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $300, ×0.5 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $150. 18 games are announced against 7 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.6 per shipper, while revenue is down 85% on the market.
| Bottom 30% | $150 (exactly $150) |
|---|---|
| Median | $299 (exactly $299) |
| Top 25% | $9.6k (exactly $9,595) |
| Top 5% | $83k (exactly $82,745) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 15 |
| Released games | 38 |
| Announced | 18 |
| Effort | 5 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| 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 down 85% on the market, supply 15% fewer 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.
- Board Game
- effort 2 / 10 · high · effort 2 sits in the high band
- Post-apocalyptic
- effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
- Systems
- Board Game; 8 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Card Game, PvP, Strategy
- Price point
- $4.99 typical · top 25% priced $19.99 or above
- Art
- 5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Stylized, 3D, Family Friendly
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.
The top 10 games average 67% positive over 550 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $150. 8 in 10 of the 8 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 18 games are announced against 7 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.6 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
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Comparable games
Nowhere Prophet 2019 · $541k 
Ogre 2017 · $167k 
Mahjong Pretty Girls Battle : School Girls Edition 2015 · $84k 
River Towns 2025 · $83k 
Dawnmaker 2024 · $70k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Nowhere Prophet | older | $24.99 | 721 77% | 22k | $541k (exactly $540,534) | Sharkbomb Studios |
| | Ogre | older | $24.99 | 223 66% | 6.7k | $167k (exactly $167,183) | Auroch Digital |
| | Mahjong Pretty Girls Battle : School Girls Edition | older | $14.99 | 187 64% | 5.6k | $84k (exactly $84,094) | Zoo Corporation |
| | River Towns | $14.99 | 184 89% | 5.5k | $83k (exactly $82,745) | Frogsong Studios | |
| | Dawnmaker | older | $14.99 | 156 91% | 4.7k | $70k (exactly $70,153) | Arpentor Studio |
 | ZombieCards | $5.99 | 232 48% | 7.0k | $42k (exactly $41,690) | HotScent | |
 | Catan VR | older | $14.99 | 86 73% | 2.6k | $39k (exactly $38,674) | Experiment 7 |
 | Neuroshima Hex | $9.99 | 93 72% | 2.8k | $28k (exactly $27,872) | Baked Games | |
 | Rise of Humanity | · EA older | $19.99 | 27 62% | 810 | $16k (exactly $16,192) | Cybernetic Walrus |
 | Legacy of Sin: The Father Sacrifice | older | $7.99 | 55 65% | 1.7k | $13k (exactly $13,184) | Absolute Power Game Studio |
 | King of Tokyo - Richard Garfield | $19.99 | 16 68% | 480 | $9.6k (exactly $9,595) | Breakfirst | |
 | Reptilian Rising | $29.99 | 7 100% | 210 | $6.3k (exactly $6,298) | Gregarious Games, Robot Circus, Hyper L… (Gregarious Games, Robot Circus, Hyper Luminal Games) | |
 | Deadwalker Chronicles | · EA | $12.99 | 9 33% | 270 | $3.5k (exactly $3,507) | Black Phoenix Studio |
 | Fur and Void | $9.99 | 2 0% | 60 | $599 (exactly $599) | DFS | |
 | PONGBANG | · EA | $4.99 | 2 50% | 60 | $299 (exactly $299) | LuminDrive |
 | Bunker KYS | $4.99 | 2 100% | 60 | $299 (exactly $299) | Hitek Games | |
 | Pachingo | $2.99 | 3 100% | 90 | $269 (exactly $269) | Wood&Woods |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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