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Should I ship a Cold-War Physics game?
Physics + Cold War
Only 3 developers shipped a Cold-War Physics game in the last 2 years. Over 4 years, 7 did: 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.. 16 more are announced, ×5.3 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: dead, for a 5 / 10 build.
Only 3 developers shipped this in the last year, under the 5 a verdict needs; over 2 years the middle one made $19k against a market of $630. 16 games are announced.
not enough cohorts to draw
| Bottom 30% | $150 (exactly $150) |
|---|---|
| Median | $3.9k (exactly $3,892) |
| Top 25% | $26k (exactly $26,374) |
| Top 5% | $900k (exactly $899,700) |
| Developers, 4 yr | 7 |
| Released games | 26 |
| Announced | 16 |
| Effort | 5 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| Typical price | $8.99 |
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: too few recent games to read.
Free games: 35%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is low: the lowest rating among its tags.
What it takes
- Effort
- 5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
- Systems
- Physics
- Price point
- $8.99 typical
Why players buy here
Fewer than 10 games in the last 4 years; sentiment and price figures use the all window.
The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $9.99.
The top 10 games average 88% positive over 16,912 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $150. 16 games are announced against 3 developers who shipped in the last year, ×5.3 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Physics with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
- + Roguelike DeckbuilderStrong odds
- + Dating SimFair
- + PinballFair
- + World War IIFair
- + Mini GolfFair
- + GolfFair
- + CollectathonFair
- + IdlerFair
- + Hidden ObjectFair
- + CatsFair
- + Mystery DungeonFair
- + BilliardsFair
Comparable games
Sprocket 2021 · EA · $7.4M 
Arms Trade Tycoon: Tanks 2024 · EA · $900k 
The Ball 2010 · $249k 
Save Jesus 2016 · $222k 
Mahjong 2017 · $177k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Sprocket | · EA older | $19.99 | 12,336 92% | 370k | $7.4M (exactly $7,397,899) | Hamish Dunn |
| | Arms Trade Tycoon: Tanks | · EA older | $29.99 | 1,000 65% | 30k | $900k (exactly $899,700) | FunGi |
| | The Ball | older | $9.99 | 830 74% | 25k | $249k (exactly $248,751) | Teotl Studios |
| | Save Jesus | older | $4.99 | 1,482 90% | 44k | $222k (exactly $221,855) | Almighty Games |
| | Mahjong | older | $9.99 | 589 84% | 18k | $177k (exactly $176,523) | Sanuk Games |
 | Aggressor | · EA older | $19.99 | 172 61% | 5.2k | $103k (exactly $103,148) | Flashpoint Studios |
 | Sub Command | older | $18.99 | 136 74% | 4.1k | $77k (exactly $77,479) | Sonalysts |
 | PunjiVR: The Vietnam War | older | $12.99 | 126 76% | 3.8k | $49k (exactly $49,102) | Camden Cleveland |
 | Nuclear Design Bureau | · EA | $9.99 | 88 79% | 2.6k | $26k (exactly $26,374) | Design Bureau KB-11 |
 | Noise | older | $4.99 | 153 57% | 4.6k | $23k (exactly $22,904) | Talentplace |
 | SALVO | $11.99 | 54 77% | 1.6k | $19k (exactly $19,424) | Erdem Şahin, Naim Ozcan | |
 | Avoid The Stalin's Purge | $0.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $30 (exactly $30) | DNCG |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
Five niches a week, one death, one deep dive.
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