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Building + Match 3
Only 6 developers shipped a Building Match 3 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, Mythmatch, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 6 more are announced.
Verdict: dead, for a 5 / 10 build.
Only 3 developers shipped this in the last year, under the 5 a verdict needs; over 2 years the middle one made $12k against a market of $630. 6 games are announced.
| Bottom 30% | $356 (exactly $356) |
|---|---|
| Median | $12k (exactly $11,752) |
| Top 25% | $44k (exactly $43,756) |
| Top 5% | $74k (exactly $74,363) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 6 |
| Released games | 73 |
| Announced | 6 |
| Effort | 5 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $9.99 |
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 95% on the market, supply as many developers as the period before.
Free games: 8%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
What it takes
- Effort
- 5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
- Systems
- Building, Match 3
- Price point
- $9.99 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 $13.99 or above; the middle game at $9.99.
The top 10 games average 87% positive over 959 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $360. 6 games are announced against 3 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Building with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
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- + Grid-Based MovementFair
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- + Vehicular CombatPoor odds
- + JRPGPoor odds
- + Dating SimPoor odds
- + Open World Survival CraftPoor odds
- + Real-TimePoor odds
- + CrimePoor odds
- + SailingPoor odds
Comparable games
Mythmatch 2026 · $74k 
Last Resort Island 2018 · $47k 
Ink Reverie 2025 · $44k 
Story of Animal Sprite 2023 · $32k 
Storm Tale 2019 · $24k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Mythmatch | $19.99 | 124 98% | 3.7k | $74k (exactly $74,363) | Team Artichoke | |
| | Last Resort Island | older | $8.99 | 173 87% | 5.2k | $47k (exactly $46,658) | rokaplay |
| | Ink Reverie | $9.99 | 146 74% | 4.4k | $44k (exactly $43,756) | Rolling Cat Studio | |
| | Story of Animal Sprite | older | $8.99 | 117 89% | 3.5k | $32k (exactly $31,555) | Lunaforge Studios |
| | Storm Tale | older | $9.99 | 79 89% | 2.4k | $24k (exactly $23,676) | Green Sauce Games |
 | Storm Tale 2 | older | $9.99 | 74 89% | 2.2k | $22k (exactly $22,178) | Green Sauce Games |
 | Tales of the Orient: The Rising Sun | older | $9.99 | 68 83% | 2.0k | $20k (exactly $20,380) | Green Sauce Games |
 | Jewel Match Origins - Palais Imperial Collector's Edition | older | $9.99 | 59 89% | 1.8k | $18k (exactly $17,682) | Suricate Software |
 | Mystika 3 : Awakening of the dragons | older | $5.99 | 72 93% | 2.2k | $13k (exactly $12,938) | Unikgame |
 | Zombie Solitaire 2 Chapter 3 | older | $8.99 | 47 80% | 1.4k | $13k (exactly $12,676) | rokaplay |
 | Jewel Match Dracula Collector's Edition | $13.99 | 28 89% | 840 | $12k (exactly $11,752) | Suricate Software | |
 | 爪爪改造家 PawRebuild | $0.99 | 23 95% | 690 | $683 (exactly $683) | 冷笑黑妖 | |
 | Mineshaft | · EA | $7.99 | 2 50% | 60 | $479 (exactly $479) | Z Sculpt Entertainment |
 | 魔法少女甜心3D Magical Girl Sweetheart 3D | $0.99 | 12 100% | 360 | $356 (exactly $356) | 冷笑黑妖 | |
 | 爪爪改造家2 PawRebuild 2 | $0.99 | 7 85% | 210 | $208 (exactly $208) | 冷笑黑妖 | |
 | FISTAGON | $10.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | Virtual Dawn |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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