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Should I ship a Combat Solitaire game?
Combat + Solitaire
Only 5 developers shipped a Combat Solitaire 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, Sherman Commander, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 9 more are announced, ×2.3 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: dead, for a 5 / 10 build.
Only 4 developers shipped this in the last year, under the 5 a verdict needs; over 2 years the middle one made $3.3k against a market of $630. 9 games are announced.
| Bottom 30% | $899 (exactly $899) |
|---|---|
| Median | $3.3k (exactly $3,297) |
| Top 25% | $3.8k (exactly $3,775) |
| Top 5% | $105k (exactly $105,265) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 5 |
| Released games | 28 |
| Announced | 9 |
| Effort | 5 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $9.99 |
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 300% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 14%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
What it takes
- Effort
- 5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
- Systems
- Combat, Solitaire
- Price point
- $9.99 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 $14.99 or above; the middle game at $2.99.
The top 10 games average 69% positive over 298 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $900. 9 games are announced against 4 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.3 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Combat with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
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Comparable games
Sherman Commander 2026 · $105k 
Last Farewell 2022 · $23k 
Sweep 2025 · $3.8k 
JESTER TRUMP 2026 · $3.3k 
DragonClash 2020 · $3.1k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Sherman Commander | $29.99 | 117 64% | 3.5k | $105k (exactly $105,265) | Iron Wolf Studio S.A. | |
| | Last Farewell | older | $14.99 | 52 69% | 1.6k | $23k (exactly $23,384) | Flat Tail Studios AB |
| | Sweep | $6.99 | 18 77% | 540 | $3.8k (exactly $3,775) | On.Production | |
| | JESTER TRUMP | $9.99 | 11 100% | 330 | $3.3k (exactly $3,297) | Playing Middle Ages | |
| | DragonClash | older | $14.99 | 7 57% | 210 | $3.1k (exactly $3,148) | Warspider Entertainment, LLC |
 | Deal of the Dead Final Cut | older | $2.99 | 26 73% | 780 | $2.3k (exactly $2,332) | Snarkle Studios |
 | Deck 'Em! | older | $2.99 | 18 88% | 540 | $1.6k (exactly $1,615) | Frosty Pop |
 | Casino Slot Machines | older | $1.99 | 22 45% | 660 | $1.3k (exactly $1,313) | Boogygames Studios |
 | Luxuriant | $14.99 | 2 100% | 60 | $899 (exactly $899) | Goblin Runt | |
 | Deal With Nyarlathotep | older | $0.99 | 25 80% | 750 | $742 (exactly $742) | Neyo Studio |
 | FINALLOOP | · EA | $6.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | 地狱火炮炮 |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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