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Should I ship a Co-op Colony Sim?
Co-op + Colony Sim
Only 13 developers shipped a Co-op Colony Sim 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, Soulmask, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 54 more are announced, ×6.8 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 7 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $73k, ×49 the market's $1.5k for a 7 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $900; 1 in 20 cleared $16M, ×11078 the market median. Revenue is up 32055% on the market; 54 games are announced against 8 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $898 (exactly $898) |
|---|---|
| Median | $73k (exactly $73,379) |
| Top 25% | $5.0M (exactly $5,032,262) |
| Top 5% | $17M (exactly $16,594,966) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 13 |
| Released games | 48 |
| Announced | 54 |
| Effort | 7 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| 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 up 32050% on the market, supply 60% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 6%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is low: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Co-op
- effort 7 / 10 · low · co-op on Steam means online sessions and drop-in sync
- Colony Sim
- effort 6 / 10 · medium · effort 6 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 7 / 10 · big single-player or serious online
- Systems
- Co-op, Colony Sim
- Price point
- $14.99 typical
Why players buy here
The top 10 games average 78% positive over 45,338 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $900. 6 in 10 of the 5 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 54 games are announced against 8 developers who shipped in the last year, ×6.8 per shipper.
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Comparable games
Northgard: Definitive Edition 2018 · $57M 
Kingdom Two Crowns 2018 · $19M 
Soulmask 2026 · $17M 
Dawn of Man 2019 · $13M 
Farm Together 2018 · $11M | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Northgard: Definitive Edition | older | $34.99 | 54,478 85% | 1.6M | $57M (exactly $57,185,557) | Shiro Games |
| | Kingdom Two Crowns | older | $19.99 | 31,259 90% | 938k | $19M (exactly $18,746,022) | Fury Studios, Coatsink |
| | Soulmask | $29.99 | 18,445 76% | 553k | $17M (exactly $16,594,966) | CampFire Studio | |
| | Dawn of Man | older | $24.99 | 17,094 86% | 513k | $13M (exactly $12,815,372) | Madruga Works |
| | Farm Together | older | $19.99 | 17,647 93% | 529k | $11M (exactly $10,582,906) | Milkstone Studios |
 | Stationeers | · EA older | $34.99 | 8,597 88% | 258k | $9.0M (exactly $9,024,271) | RocketWerkz |
 | ASKA | · EA older | $24.99 | 10,457 79% | 314k | $7.8M (exactly $7,839,613) | Sand Sailor Studio |
 | StarRupture | · EA | $19.99 | 12,333 80% | 370k | $7.4M (exactly $7,396,100) | Creepy Jar |
 | Colony Survival | · EA older | $24.95 | 8,260 92% | 248k | $6.2M (exactly $6,182,610) | Pipliz |
 | Sengoku Dynasty | $29.99 | 6,592 74% | 198k | $5.9M (exactly $5,930,822) | Superkami | |
 | Pioneers of Pagonia | $34.99 | 4,794 81% | 144k | $5.0M (exactly $5,032,262) | Envision Entertainment | |
 | Eden Crafters | $19.99 | 2,507 85% | 75k | $1.5M (exactly $1,503,448) | Osaris Games | |
 | Fera: The Sundered Tribes | · EA | $9.99 | 394 57% | 12k | $118k (exactly $118,082) | Massive Damage, Inc. |
 | Outlive 25 | $11.99 | 204 93% | 6.1k | $73k (exactly $73,379) | Continuum Entertainment | |
 | Lugal: Bronze Age Survival Game | · EA | $14.99 | 35 71% | 1.1k | $16k (exactly $15,740) | Tea & Cake Games |
 | Shop Life Simulator | · EA | $9.99 | 28 50% | 840 | $8.4k (exactly $8,392) | AIONWARE LTD |
 | Village Coop Clicker | $4.99 | 6 50% | 180 | $898 (exactly $898) | DoMi Games |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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