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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Magic Character Action Game?

Character Action Game + Magic

Only 9 developers shipped a Magic Character Action 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 Awakener: Battle Tendency, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 25 more are announced, ×3.1 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

Verdict: poor odds, for a 7 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $1.8k, ×1.2 the market's $1.5k for a 7 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $600; 1 in 20 cleared $100k, ×70 the market median. Momentum is unreadable here, too few recent games; 25 games are announced against 8 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 1.2 times the market baseline, revenue too few recent games to read momentum, 25 announced, ×3.1 per developer who shipped in the last year.
Nobody has said they are building this yet.
Character Action Game + Magic
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 9
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $4.6M → $1.8k → $8.8k (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Character Action Game + Magic: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 9
Bottom 30% $599 (exactly $599)
Median $1.8k (exactly $1,798)
Top 25% $8.8k (exactly $8,832)
Top 5% $105k (exactly $104,710)
Developers, 2 yr 9
Released games 62
Announced 25
Effort 7 / 10
AI-buildability Low
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 too few recent games to read momentum, supply 700% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 10%, excluded from money figures.

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Plate 2 · systems and tooling

Can AI deliver it?

AI-buildability for this niche is low: the lowest rating among its tags.

Character Action Game
effort 7 / 10 · low · effort 7 sits in the low band
Magic
effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
7 / 10 · big single-player or serious online
Systems
Character Action Game
Price point
$9.99 typical
Plate 4 · demand

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 $49.99 or above; the middle game at $9.99.

The top 10 games average 86% positive over 37,221 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $600, median $1.8k, 1 in 4 over $8.8k, 1 in 20 over $100k.

3 in 10 developers made under $600. 25 games are announced against 8 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.1 per shipper.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Character Action Game with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + Sci-fiPoor odds12 devs · median $305k · 30 announced
  2. + Action RPGPoor odds14 devs · median $105k · 55 announced
  3. + ShooterPoor odds14 devs · median $84k · 47 announced
  4. + Action-AdventurePoor odds23 devs · median $58k · 93 announced
  5. + Female ProtagonistPoor odds14 devs · median $58k · 43 announced
  6. + Spectacle fighterPoor odds22 devs · median $58k · 44 announced
  7. + Hack and SlashPoor odds27 devs · median $58k · 80 announced
  8. + Beat 'em upPoor odds12 devs · median $58k · 37 announced
  9. + AdventurePoor odds28 devs · median $29k · 100 announced
  10. + ActionPoor odds54 devs · median $20k · 188 announced
  11. + Action RoguelikePoor odds9 devs · median $20k · 40 announced
  12. + RoguelikePoor odds9 devs · median $20k · 16 announced

All 39 pairs on the Character Action Game page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

NieR Replicant™ ver.1.22474487139... 2021 · $39M KINGDOM HEARTS -HD 1.5+2.5 ReMIX- 2024 · $16M KINGDOM HEARTS III + Re Mind (DLC) 2024 · $4.6M KINGDOM HEARTS HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue 2024 · $1.2M The Darkest Tales 2022 · $418k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
NieR Replicant™ ver.1.22474487139... older $59.99 21,493 88% 645k $39M (exactly $38,680,952) Square Enix, Toylogic Inc.
KINGDOM HEARTS -HD 1.5+2.5 ReMIX- older $49.99 10,471 86% 314k $16M (exactly $15,703,359) Square Enix
KINGDOM HEARTS III + Re Mind (DLC) older $59.99 2,535 89% 76k $4.6M (exactly $4,562,240) Square Enix
KINGDOM HEARTS HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue older $59.99 684 83% 21k $1.2M (exactly $1,230,995) Square Enix
The Darkest Tales older $19.99 697 69% 21k $418k (exactly $417,991) Trinity Team
Vernal Edge older $16.99 532 74% 16k $271k (exactly $271,160) Hello Penguin Team LLC
TOUHOU SKY ARENA MATSURI CLIMAX older $19.99 200 86% 6.0k $120k (exactly $119,940) AREAZERO
The Awakener: Battle Tendency $14.98 233 74% 7.0k $105k (exactly $104,710) TANER GAMES
Magical Battle Festa older $9.99 263 68% 7.9k $79k (exactly $78,821) Fly System
Son of Nor older $19.99 113 48% 3.4k $68k (exactly $67,766) stillalive studios
SoulQuest $19.99 97 81% 2.9k $58k (exactly $58,171) SoulBlade Studio LLC, TomasJPereyra
Pixel Game Maker Series MagicalShot The AttackBump☆ $4.99 59 100% 1.8k $8.8k (exactly $8,832) Azuma Project
VEX MAGE $9.99 23 95% 690 $6.9k (exactly $6,893) Nervous Systems
Duil $11.99 5 80% 150 $1.8k (exactly $1,798) JL studio
Aurora's Awakening $15.00 3 100% 90 $1.4k (exactly $1,350) DJCat
For the Greater Good $9.99 2 100% 60 $599 (exactly $599) Alexander Urban
Sand Witch Adventures $2.99 5 80% 150 $449 (exactly $449) Gnelf
Medieval Heroes $2.99 0 0% 0 $0 (exactly $0) Trottomatic

Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.