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Should I ship a Collectathon Strategy RPG?
Strategy RPG + Collectathon
Of 27 developers who shipped a Collectathon Strategy RPG 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.. 45 more are announced, ×2.5 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $1.0k, ×1.7 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $480; 1 in 20 cleared $64k, ×102 the market median. Revenue is up 560% on the market; 45 games are announced against 18 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $479 (exactly $479) |
|---|---|
| Median | $1.0k (exactly $1,048) |
| Top 25% | $10k (exactly $10,294) |
| Top 5% | $64k (exactly $64,136) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 27 |
| Released games | 61 |
| Announced | 45 |
| Effort | 5 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $5.99 |
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 560% on the market, supply 100% 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.
- Strategy RPG
- 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
- Strategy RPG, Collectathon; 6 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Idler, RPG, Creature Collector
- Price point
- $5.99 typical · top 25% priced $12.99 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Pixel Graphics
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $12.99 or above; the middle game at $5.99.
The top 10 games average 69% positive over 1,069 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $480. 6 in 10 of the 11 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 45 games are announced against 18 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.5 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Strategy RPG with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
- + SportsFair
- + SwordplayFair
- + Bullet HellFair
- + EconomyFair
- + Asynchronous MultiplayerFair
- + ConspiracyFair
- + Shop KeeperFair
- + 2D PlatformerFair
- + Point & ClickFair
- + Turn-BasedPoor odds
- + Dating SimPoor odds
- + 4XPoor odds
Comparable games
Siralim Ultimate 2021 · $1.3M 
Siralim 3 2018 · $396k 
LABYRINTH OF TOUHOU - GENSOKYO AND THE HEAVEN-PIERCING TREE 2021 · $327k 
Siralim 2 2016 · $192k 
Cultivation Magic World 2026 · EA · $108k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Siralim Ultimate | older | $19.99 | 2,145 92% | 64k | $1.3M (exactly $1,286,356) | Thylacine Studios |
| | Siralim 3 | older | $14.99 | 881 94% | 26k | $396k (exactly $396,186) | Thylacine Studios |
| | LABYRINTH OF TOUHOU - GENSOKYO AND THE HEAVEN-PIERCING TREE | older | $29.99 | 363 89% | 11k | $327k (exactly $326,591) | Nise-Eikoku Studio, CUBETYPE |
| | Siralim 2 | older | $14.99 | 427 92% | 13k | $192k (exactly $192,022) | Thylacine Studios |
| | Cultivation Magic World | · EA | $12.99 | 276 78% | 8.3k | $108k (exactly $107,557) | DMG Studio |
 | Thousand Floors | $9.99 | 214 41% | 6.4k | $64k (exactly $64,136) | 琥珀塔 | |
 | Tomomon | $14.99 | 126 70% | 3.8k | $57k (exactly $56,662) | ManicBuild Studio | |
 | XiuzhenWorld2 | $12.99 | 134 67% | 4.0k | $52k (exactly $52,220) | Noforgetit | |
 | Scrapping Simulator | · EA older | $12.99 | 59 93% | 1.8k | $23k (exactly $22,992) | DefectGaming |
 | 神魔山海经 Gods Monster | $11.99 | 57 59% | 1.7k | $21k (exactly $20,503) | 红尘背包客 | |
 | Glimvale : My Mini Overworld | $5.99 | 100 92% | 3.0k | $18k (exactly $17,970) | Milkshake Games | |
 | 尸来运转-Lucky Zombie Survival | $3.99 | 86 86% | 2.6k | $10k (exactly $10,294) | Kwing works | |
 | Schoolgirl Card Pull Simulator | $6.99 | 34 61% | 1.0k | $7.1k (exactly $7,130) | Violet Soft | |
 | Ultimate Blacksmith Tycoon ~The Appraiser-Shopkeeper Conquers the Blacksmith Trade~ | · EA | $14.99 | 15 80% | 450 | $6.7k (exactly $6,746) | Quench Forge |
 | Isekai Mage Girl Gacha Pull Simulator: Elemental Card Collection | $6.99 | 27 74% | 810 | $5.7k (exactly $5,662) | Violet Soft |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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