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Should I ship a CRPG MMORPG?
MMORPG + CRPG
Only 3 developers shipped a paid CRPG MMORPG in the last 2 years. Over 4 years, 10 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.. 8 in 10 of the games here are free to play and sit outside these figures. 40 more are announced, ×20 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: dead, for a 10 / 10 build.
Only 2 developers shipped this in the last year, under the 5 a verdict needs; over 2 years the middle one made $3.0k against a market of $1.3k. 40 games are announced.
not enough cohorts to draw
| Bottom 30% | $228 (exactly $228) |
|---|---|
| Median | $959 (exactly $959) |
| Top 25% | $3.0k (exactly $2,997) |
| Top 5% | $2.0M (exactly $1,958,020) |
| Developers, 4 yr | 10 |
| Released games | 83 |
| Announced | 40 |
| Effort | 10 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| Typical price | $6.99 |
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 100% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 84%, 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
- 10 / 10 · studio only
- Systems
- MMORPG, CRPG
- Price point
- $6.99 typical
Why players buy here
Fewer than 10 games in the last 4 years; sentiment and price figures use the all window.
The top 10 games average 85% positive over 3,472 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $230. 9 in 10 of the 8 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 40 games are announced against 2 developers who shipped in the last year, ×20 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
MMORPG with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
- + LootPoor odds
- + TradingPoor odds
- + SandboxPoor odds
- + Dungeon CrawlerPoor odds
- + CraftingPoor odds
- + MagicPoor odds
- + Online Co-OpPoor odds
- + FantasyPoor odds
- + Class-BasedPoor odds
- + Open WorldPoor odds
- + Character CustomizationPoor odds
- + ExplorationPoor odds
Comparable games
Guild Wars® Reforged 2025 · $2.0M 
Kings Of Streets 2020 · EA · $20k 
仙途世界 2024 · $14k 
BrawlQuest 2022 · $5.2k 
Kalnazar 2026 · $3.0k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Guild Wars® Reforged | $19.99 | 3,265 87% | 98k | $2.0M (exactly $1,958,020) | ArenaNet® | |
| | Kings Of Streets | · EA older | $4.99 | 132 53% | 4.0k | $20k (exactly $19,760) | TB Games |
| | 仙途世界 | older | $29.99 | 16 87% | 480 | $14k (exactly $14,395) | Deep Cave |
| | BrawlQuest | older | $6.99 | 25 100% | 750 | $5.2k (exactly $5,242) | Thomas Lock |
| | Kalnazar | $9.99 | 10 70% | 300 | $3.0k (exactly $2,997) | RobotsGames | |
 | 不朽之刃/Blade of Immortality | older | $6.99 | 12 66% | 360 | $2.5k (exactly $2,516) | Mr. Undead |
 | 新星辰变 | older | $7.99 | 4 25% | 120 | $959 (exactly $959) | 三冬游戏工作室 |
 | Girl X Island | older | $6.99 | 3 66% | 90 | $629 (exactly $629) | MitaGame3D |
 | Grim-World:Survival | older | $1.90 | 4 0% | 120 | $228 (exactly $228) | GrimStudio |
 | Ferral Quest | $1.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $60 (exactly $60) | ZonaBit's Games |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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