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Should I ship a Steampunk Card Game?
Card Game + Steampunk
Only 15 developers shipped a Steampunk Card 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, FrostBound, 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.
Verdict: fair, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $7.6k, ×12 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $480. Revenue is up 8425% on the market; 18 games are announced against 9 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $479 (exactly $479) |
|---|---|
| Median | $7.6k (exactly $7,645) |
| Top 25% | $47k (exactly $47,218) |
| Top 5% | $538k (exactly $537,841) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 15 |
| Released games | 37 |
| Announced | 18 |
| 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 up 8425% on the market, supply 50% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 16%, 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
- Card Game; 8 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Deckbuilding, Strategy, Adventure
- Price point
- $9.99 typical · top 25% priced $19.99 or above
- Art
- 5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Story Rich
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $9.99.
The top 10 games average 80% positive over 1,962 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $480. All of the 6 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 18 games are announced against 9 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Card Game with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
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- + DogsFair
- + MahjongFair
- + Artificial IntelligenceFair
- + GamblingFair
- + Point & ClickFair
- + Hidden ObjectFair
- + Board GameFair
- + PuzzleFair
- + Dating SimPoor odds
- + LovecraftianPoor odds
Comparable games
Gremlins, Inc. 2016 · $3.9M 
SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech 2019 · $1.5M 
FrostBound 2025 · $538k 
Sovereign Syndicate 2024 · $344k 
Erannorth Chronicles 2021 · $256k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Gremlins, Inc. | older | $19.99 | 6,562 85% | 197k | $3.9M (exactly $3,935,231) | Charlie Oscar Lima Tango Interactive En… (Charlie Oscar Lima Tango Interactive Entertainment) |
| | SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech | older | $24.99 | 1,953 87% | 59k | $1.5M (exactly $1,464,164) | Image & Form Games |
| | FrostBound | $14.99 | 1,196 82% | 36k | $538k (exactly $537,841) | Lyra Studio | |
| | Sovereign Syndicate | older | $19.99 | 573 79% | 17k | $344k (exactly $343,628) | Crimson Herring Studios |
| | Erannorth Chronicles | older | $20.99 | 407 85% | 12k | $256k (exactly $256,288) | Spyridon Thalassinos |
 | Prime World: Defenders | older | $9.99 | 729 78% | 22k | $218k (exactly $218,481) | Nival |
 | Hunter's Moon: A Sovereign Syndicate Adventure | $19.99 | 205 83% | 6.2k | $123k (exactly $122,938) | Crimson Herring Studios | |
 | Ironclad Tactics | older | $14.99 | 237 75% | 7.1k | $107k (exactly $106,579) | Zachtronics |
 | Snow Ash | $14.99 | 179 73% | 5.4k | $80k (exactly $80,496) | Ember Studio | |
 | Dawnmaker | older | $14.99 | 156 91% | 4.7k | $70k (exactly $70,153) | Arpentor Studio |
 | Pirates Outlaws 2: Heritage | · EA | $14.99 | 105 60% | 3.2k | $47k (exactly $47,218) | Fabled Game |
 | Break Siege | · EA | $14.99 | 66 84% | 2.0k | $30k (exactly $29,680) | FojoGames |
 | Neuroshima Hex | $9.99 | 93 72% | 2.8k | $28k (exactly $27,872) | Baked Games | |
 | Lust Poker Club | $7.99 | 89 78% | 2.7k | $21k (exactly $21,333) | Cutie Booty | |
 | King’s Well | $14.99 | 17 76% | 510 | $7.6k (exactly $7,645) | Fire Brick Games | |
 | The Mnemograph | · EA | $4.99 | 9 100% | 270 | $1.3k (exactly $1,347) | Thousands of Daggers |
 | Gemwielders | $9.99 | 3 100% | 90 | $899 (exactly $899) | Simon Sailer, Enhydra Games |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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