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Should I ship a Mahjong Card Game?
Card Game + Mahjong
Of 28 developers who shipped a Mahjong Card 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.. 24 more are announced.
Verdict: fair, for a 2 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $750, ×6.3 the market's $120 for a 2 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $180. Revenue is down 10% on the market; 24 games are announced against 21 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $179 (exactly $179) |
|---|---|
| Median | $748 (exactly $748) |
| Top 25% | $2.3k (exactly $2,268) |
| Top 5% | $287k (exactly $287,113) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 28 |
| Released games | 51 |
| Announced | 24 |
| 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 10% on the market, supply 200% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 10%, 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, Mahjong; 9 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Strategy, Deckbuilding, Roguelike
- Price point
- $4.99 typical · top 25% priced $9.99 or above
- Art
- 6 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Relaxing, 2D, Pixel Graphics
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $9.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.
The top 10 games average 93% positive over 5,363 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $180. 7 in 10 of the 7 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 24 games are announced against 21 developers who shipped in the last year.
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Comparable games
Demonic Mahjong 2025 · $2.0M 
Aotenjo: Infinite Hands 2025 · EA · $287k 
Mahjong World Contest (麻将) 2016 · $87k 
Mahjong Magic Journey 2018 · $61k 
The Fantasy World of Mahjong Princess 2022 · $45k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Demonic Mahjong | $16.99 | 3,875 95% | 116k | $2.0M (exactly $1,975,087) | Boxed Lighting Games | |
| | Aotenjo: Infinite Hands | · EA | $9.99 | 958 87% | 29k | $287k (exactly $287,113) | XO Cat |
| | Mahjong World Contest (麻将) | older | $14.99 | 193 88% | 5.8k | $87k (exactly $86,792) | Creobit |
| | Mahjong Magic Journey | older | $14.99 | 136 80% | 4.1k | $61k (exactly $61,159) | Creobit |
| | The Fantasy World of Mahjong Princess | older | $9.99 | 150 84% | 4.5k | $45k (exactly $44,955) | LSJ Productions |
 | Feng Shui Meowjong | $4.99 | 276 95% | 8.3k | $41k (exactly $41,317) | Wavebreak Studio | |
 | 纵横麻将 Matrix Mahjong | $9.99 | 66 90% | 2.0k | $20k (exactly $19,780) | Chao8games | |
 | Kungfu Card | · EA | $4.99 | 125 73% | 3.8k | $19k (exactly $18,712) | ZeroCastle Game Studio, Miwu Studio |
 | Mahjick - The Realm Taker | older | $11.99 | 32 87% | 960 | $12k (exactly $11,510) | Dern Lin |
 | Christmas Mahjong | older | $14.99 | 19 68% | 570 | $8.5k (exactly $8,544) | Creobit |
 | Guandan | $4.99 | 29 89% | 870 | $4.3k (exactly $4,341) | Pixel Dance | |
 | Fortiori | $8.40 | 9 100% | 270 | $2.3k (exactly $2,268) | 79GAMES | |
 | Spellarium 12 | $12.99 | 4 100% | 120 | $1.6k (exactly $1,559) | LGT SIA | |
 | Puppy Link - Tile Connect | $2.99 | 17 88% | 510 | $1.5k (exactly $1,525) | ZT-Studio | |
 | Mahjong Riddles: Egypt | $9.99 | 4 75% | 120 | $1.2k (exactly $1,199) | Star Mill BV |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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