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Building + Tanks
Only 9 developers shipped a Building Tank 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, The Front, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 22 more are announced, ×7.3 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
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 $1.3k against a market of $630. 22 games are announced.
| Bottom 30% | $299 (exactly $299) |
|---|---|
| Median | $1.3k (exactly $1,347) |
| Top 25% | $766k (exactly $766,289) |
| Top 5% | $5.7M (exactly $5,730,134) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 9 |
| Released games | 36 |
| Announced | 22 |
| Effort | 5 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $14.99 |
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 40% on the market, supply 50% fewer developers than the period before.
Free games: 14%, 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, Tanks
- Price point
- $14.99 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 $24.99 or above; the middle game at $9.99.
The top 10 games average 84% positive over 43,552 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $300. 7 in 10 of the 6 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 22 games are announced against 3 developers who shipped in the last year, ×7.3 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Building with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
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- + TabletopFair
- + Grid-Based MovementFair
- + Interactive FictionFair
- + Vehicular CombatPoor odds
- + JRPGPoor odds
- + Dating SimPoor odds
- + Open World Survival CraftPoor odds
- + Real-TimePoor odds
- + CrimePoor odds
- + SailingPoor odds
Comparable games
Sprocket 2021 · EA · $7.4M 
The Front 2025 · $5.7M 
Tank Mechanic Simulator 2020 · $5.3M 
Airships: Conquer the Skies 2018 · $4.6M 
NavalArt 2018 · EA · $1.4M | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Sprocket | · EA older | $19.99 | 12,336 92% | 370k | $7.4M (exactly $7,397,899) | Hamish Dunn |
| | The Front | $19.99 | 9,555 66% | 287k | $5.7M (exactly $5,730,134) | Samar Studio | |
| | Tank Mechanic Simulator | older | $19.99 | 8,792 87% | 264k | $5.3M (exactly $5,272,562) | DeGenerals S.A. |
| | Airships: Conquer the Skies | older | $24.99 | 6,197 95% | 186k | $4.6M (exactly $4,645,891) | David Stark |
| | NavalArt | · EA older | $19.99 | 2,362 90% | 71k | $1.4M (exactly $1,416,491) | Rigidbody |
 | KAISERPUNK | $29.99 | 884 71% | 27k | $795k (exactly $795,335) | Overseer Games | |
 | Vietnam War | · EA | $14.99 | 1,704 84% | 51k | $766k (exactly $766,289) | Thorium Game Lab |
 | Model Builder: Complete Edition | older | $19.99 | 1,058 74% | 32k | $634k (exactly $634,483) | Moonlit S.A. |
 | Wee Tanks! | older | $9.99 | 548 90% | 16k | $164k (exactly $164,236) | Studio Kit |
 | Dieselpunk Wars | older | $14.99 | 116 55% | 3.5k | $52k (exactly $52,165) | Image Power S.A., Roasted Games |
 | Rage Of Towers | $14.99 | 9 77% | 270 | $4.0k (exactly $4,047) | Tiger Among Shadows | |
 | Tanks 3D | $4.99 | 9 100% | 270 | $1.3k (exactly $1,347) | yp3d | |
 | War Untold | · EA | $1.99 | 17 82% | 510 | $1.0k (exactly $1,015) | Green Giraffe |
 | Blitz Society | $4.99 | 2 100% | 60 | $299 (exactly $299) | Ryan Evans | |
 | Tank Busters | · EA | $2.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | tankotableat |
 | Joltstone | $19.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | Soulnata |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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