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Card Game + Logic
Of 125 developers who shipped a Card Game Logic game in the last 2 years: 3 in 10 made under est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method., the middle one made est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method., 1 in 4 cleared est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method., 1 in 20 cleared est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 128 more are announced.
Verdict: dead, for a 2 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $270 in the last 2 years and $480 over 4, against a market of $120 for a 2 / 10 build. 85 developers shipped in the last year and 128 games are announced.
| Bottom 30% | $30 (exactly $30) |
|---|---|
| Median | $270 (exactly $270) |
| Top 25% | $1.9k (exactly $1,890) |
| Top 5% | $23k (exactly $23,377) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 125 |
| Released games | 354 |
| Announced | 128 |
| Effort | 2 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | High |
| 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 65% on the market, supply 105% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 13%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is high: the lowest rating among its tags.
What it takes
- Effort
- 2 / 10 · static 2D art, simple logic
- Systems
- Card Game, Logic; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Strategy, Puzzle, Deckbuilding
- Price point
- $4.99 typical · top 25% priced $9.99 or above
- Art
- 3 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Colorful, Cute
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $9.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.
The top 10 games average 88% positive over 3,879 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $50. 8 in 10 of the 52 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 128 games are announced against 85 developers who shipped in the last year.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Cobalt Core | older | $19.99 | 4,067 95% | 122k | $2.4M (exactly $2,438,980) | Rocket Rat Games |
| | Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition | older | $16.99 | 3,096 88% | 93k | $1.6M (exactly $1,578,031) | Marmalade Game Studio Ltd |
| | Last Call BBS | older | $19.99 | 1,220 94% | 37k | $732k (exactly $731,634) | Zachtronics |
| | GWENT: Rogue Mage (Single-Player Expansion) | older | $9.99 | 1,266 54% | 38k | $379k (exactly $379,420) | CD PROJEKT RED |
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Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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