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Should I ship a Combat Collectathon game?
Combat + Collectathon
Of 91 developers who shipped a Combat Collectathon 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.. 162 more are announced, ×2.9 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $540, ×0.9 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $89; 1 in 20 cleared $340k, ×551 the market median. Revenue is up 100% on the market; 162 games are announced against 56 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $89 (exactly $89) |
|---|---|
| Median | $537 (exactly $537) |
| Top 25% | $3.0k (exactly $2,997) |
| Top 5% | $346k (exactly $346,027) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 91 |
| Released games | 234 |
| Announced | 162 |
| Effort | 5 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| 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 up 100% on the market, supply 60% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 13%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Combat
- effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
- Collectathon
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
- Systems
- Combat, Collectathon; 4 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Adventure, Action, Exploration
- Price point
- $4.99 typical · top 25% priced $17.99 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Pixel Graphics, Colorful
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $17.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.
The top 10 games average 87% positive over 4,787 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $89. 9 in 10 of the 39 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 162 games are announced against 56 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.9 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
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Comparable games
Bang-On Balls: Chronicles 2023 · $3.2M 
Supraland Six Inches Under 2022 · $2.4M 
Hell Pie 2022 · $837k 
Kao the Kangaroo 2022 · $784k 
Welcome to Elderfield 2026 · $720k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Bang-On Balls: Chronicles | older | $24.99 | 4,334 96% | 130k | $3.2M (exactly $3,249,200) | Exit Plan Games |
| | Supraland Six Inches Under | older | $19.99 | 3,975 96% | 119k | $2.4M (exactly $2,383,808) | Supra Games |
| | Hell Pie | older | $24.99 | 1,116 91% | 33k | $837k (exactly $836,665) | Sluggerfly |
| | Kao the Kangaroo | older | $29.99 | 871 74% | 26k | $784k (exactly $783,639) | Tate Multimedia |
| | Welcome to Elderfield | $17.99 | 1,334 87% | 40k | $720k (exactly $719,960) | Chris Cote | |
 | Duskfade | $29.99 | 793 91% | 24k | $713k (exactly $713,462) | Weird Beluga | |
 | Funko Fusion | older | $34.99 | 679 63% | 20k | $713k (exactly $712,746) | 1010 Games |
 | The Brew Barons | older | $21.99 | 828 75% | 25k | $546k (exactly $546,232) | Lifetap Studios |
 | Demon Turf: Queens Edition | older | $29.99 | 577 84% | 17k | $519k (exactly $519,127) | Fabraz |
 | 沉默的蟋蟀 | older | $14.99 | 1,130 88% | 34k | $508k (exactly $508,161) | 蓬莱飞鱼工作室 |
 | Succubus Successor: Delilah's Juicy Journey | $14.99 | 883 90% | 26k | $397k (exactly $397,085) | Ramen Cat Studio, 樹画祭 | |
 | holoVillage: Our Cozy Days | $24.99 | 518 83% | 16k | $388k (exactly $388,345) | Roboqlo | |
 | Eternity Egg | · EA | $19.99 | 577 82% | 17k | $346k (exactly $346,027) | USERLANDS |
 | Botworld Odyssey | $25.00 | 279 76% | 8.4k | $209k (exactly $209,250) | Featherweight Games | |
 | Rusty Seas | $19.99 | 89 100% | 2.7k | $53k (exactly $53,373) | Don't Feed the Wuff | |
 | Teeto | $17.99 | 90 94% | 2.7k | $49k (exactly $48,573) | Eat Pant Games | |
 | Creature Keeper | $14.99 | 101 67% | 3.0k | $45k (exactly $45,420) | Fervir Games | |
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Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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