Should I ship a Wargame CRPG?
CRPG + Wargame
Only 7 developers shipped a Wargame CRPG 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, 👑Idle Calibur：Zero💕（选王之剑：零）, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 15 more are announced, ×5.0 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: dead, for a 7 / 10 build.
Only 3 developers shipped this in the last year, under the 5 a verdict needs; over 2 years the middle one made $4.0k against a market of $1.5k. 15 games are announced.
not enough cohorts to draw
| Bottom 30% | $479 (exactly $479) |
|---|---|
| Median | $4.0k (exactly $4,042) |
| Top 25% | $131k (exactly $131,290) |
| Top 5% | $147k (exactly $146,716) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 7 |
| Released games | 27 |
| Announced | 15 |
| Effort | 7 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| Typical price | $7.99 |
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 down 100% on the market, supply 25% fewer developers than the period before.
Free games: 15%, 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
- 7 / 10 · big single-player or serious online
- Systems
- CRPG, Wargame
- Price point
- $7.99 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 $24.99 or above; the middle game at $7.99.
The top 10 games average 86% positive over 13,731 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $480. 4 in 10 of the 5 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 15 games are announced against 3 developers who shipped in the last year, ×5.0 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
CRPG with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
- + Martial ArtsFair
- + Female ProtagonistFair
- + TabletopFair
- + Traditional RoguelikeFair
- + 2D PlatformerFair
- + IncrementalLong shot
- + FMVPoor odds
- + Card BattlerPoor odds
- + Grid-Based MovementPoor odds
- + SpacePoor odds
- + Online Co-OpPoor odds
- + Souls-likePoor odds
Comparable games
TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children 2020 · $7.1M 
Han Xiongnu Wars 2017 · $461k 
Crimson Tactics: The Rise of The White Banner 2023 · $220k 
👑Idle Calibur：Zero💕（选王之剑：零） 2024 · $147k 
Monarch : Medieval Remastered 2025 · $131k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children | older | $24.99 | 9,464 93% | 284k | $7.1M (exactly $7,095,161) | Dandylion |
| | Han Xiongnu Wars | older | $6.99 | 2,200 67% | 66k | $461k (exactly $461,340) | Shangshi Studio |
| | Crimson Tactics: The Rise of The White Banner | older | $29.99 | 245 46% | 7.4k | $220k (exactly $220,426) | Black March Studios |
| | 👑Idle Calibur：Zero💕（选王之剑：零） | $10.99 | 445 80% | 13k | $147k (exactly $146,716) | 绝汪 | |
| | Monarch : Medieval Remastered | $11.99 | 365 80% | 11k | $131k (exactly $131,290) | Mr.Lordy | |
 | STRANGER SAGA -Stranger Bach and Iskiyeld's Ambition- | $9.89 | 225 86% | 6.8k | $67k (exactly $66,758) | Retro Game Balance & Mechanics -レトロ… (Retro Game Balance & Mechanics -レトロゲームの手応えとバランスを追求するデザイン工房-) | |
 | Sea Dogs: City of Abandoned Ships | older | $7.99 | 245 76% | 7.4k | $59k (exactly $58,726) | Akella |
 | Cossacks: Art of War | older | $4.99 | 330 83% | 9.9k | $49k (exactly $49,401) | GSC Game World |
 | Sea Dogs: Caribbean Tales | older | $11.99 | 127 62% | 3.8k | $46k (exactly $45,682) | Akella |
 | On the Dragon Wings - Birth of a Hero | older | $4.99 | 85 87% | 2.6k | $13k (exactly $12,724) | Queen |
 | Warlordocracy | $4.99 | 27 96% | 810 | $4.0k (exactly $4,042) | Brian J. Lancaster, Laughing Coyote Sof… (Brian J. Lancaster, Laughing Coyote Software) | |
 | Azure Defenders | $7.99 | 2 50% | 60 | $479 (exactly $479) | StarMatrix Labs | |
 | Crown Chained | $3.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $120 (exactly $120) | MazeGame | |
 | SEA WAR NAVAL SUPREMACY | · EA | $1.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | Bremner Duncan |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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