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Should I ship a Collectathon Turn-Based game?
Turn-Based + Collectathon
Only 7 developers shipped a Collectathon Turn-Based 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, Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout DX, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 8 more are announced.
Verdict: fair, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $14k, ×22 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $6.3k. Momentum is unreadable here, too few recent games; 8 games are announced against 5 developers who shipped in the last year.
not enough cohorts to draw
| Bottom 30% | $6.3k (exactly $6,296) |
|---|---|
| Median | $14k (exactly $14,086) |
| Top 25% | $81k (exactly $81,058) |
| Top 5% | $132k (exactly $131,967) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 7 |
| Released games | 35 |
| Announced | 8 |
| Effort | 5 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| 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 too few recent games to read momentum, supply 150% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 6%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Turn-Based
- 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
- Turn-Based, Collectathon
- Price point
- $14.99 typical
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 $39.99 or above; the middle game at $19.99.
The top 10 games average 87% positive over 15,421 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $6.3k. 8 games are announced against 5 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Turn-Based with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
- + Asynchronous MultiplayerStrong odds
- + DragonsStrong odds
- + Hack and SlashStrong odds
- + SandboxFair
- + HorrorFair
- + CraftingFair
- + Perma DeathFair
- + ArcadeFair
- + ChessFair
- + Tower DefensePoor odds
- + 4XPoor odds
- + MilitaryPoor odds
Comparable games
Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream 2022 · $3.9M 
Coromon 2022 · $3.8M 
DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Dark Prince 2024 · $1.4M 
Siralim Ultimate 2021 · $1.3M 
Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book DX 2021 · $1.2M | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream | older | $59.99 | 2,166 94% | 65k | $3.9M (exactly $3,898,150) | KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. |
| | Coromon | older | $19.99 | 6,327 85% | 190k | $3.8M (exactly $3,794,302) | TRAGsoft |
| | DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Dark Prince | older | $39.99 | 1,158 71% | 35k | $1.4M (exactly $1,389,253) | Square Enix |
| | Siralim Ultimate | older | $19.99 | 2,145 92% | 64k | $1.3M (exactly $1,286,356) | Thylacine Studios |
| | Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book DX | older | $39.99 | 972 89% | 29k | $1.2M (exactly $1,166,108) | KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. |
 | Atelier Lulua ~The Scion of Arland~ | older | $59.99 | 528 88% | 16k | $950k (exactly $950,242) | KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. |
 | Atelier Rorona ~The Alchemist of Arland~ DX | older | $39.99 | 727 91% | 22k | $872k (exactly $872,182) | KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. |
 | Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk DX | older | $39.99 | 519 92% | 16k | $623k (exactly $622,644) | KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. |
 | Atelier Firis: The Alchemist and the Mysterious Journey DX | older | $39.99 | 471 73% | 14k | $565k (exactly $565,059) | KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. |
 | Atelier Lydie & Suelle: The Alchemists and the Mysterious Paintings DX | older | $39.99 | 408 91% | 12k | $489k (exactly $489,478) | KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. |
 | Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout DX | $39.99 | 257 76% | 7.7k | $308k (exactly $308,323) | KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. | |
 | Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy DX | $39.99 | 110 85% | 3.3k | $132k (exactly $131,967) | KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. | |
 | Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End & the Secret Key DX | $39.99 | 102 80% | 3.1k | $122k (exactly $122,369) | KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. | |
 | Placid Plastic Deck - A Quiet Quest | $12.99 | 208 80% | 6.2k | $81k (exactly $81,058) | turbolento games, Fantastico Studio | |
 | Tomomon | $14.99 | 126 70% | 3.8k | $57k (exactly $56,662) | ManicBuild Studio | |
 | 戦国英雄譚-Samurai Heroes- | $9.99 | 47 89% | 1.4k | $14k (exactly $14,086) | hizaniya games | |
 | Silver Daze | $14.99 | 14 100% | 420 | $6.3k (exactly $6,296) | Sawyer Friend | |
 | Marble Heartstrings | $4.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | 整个好活 | |
 | 21: Dead Man's Deck | · EA | $4.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | Downdog2519 |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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