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Should I ship a Demon Strategy RPG?
Strategy RPG + Demons
Of 27 developers who shipped a Demon 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.. 47 more are announced, ×3.6 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: dead, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $240 in the last 2 years and $300 over 4, against a market of $630 for a 5 / 10 build. 13 developers shipped in the last year and 47 games are announced.
| Bottom 30% | $0 (exactly $0) |
|---|---|
| Median | $240 (exactly $240) |
| Top 25% | $2.2k (exactly $2,157) |
| Top 5% | $13k (exactly $13,406) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 27 |
| Released games | 84 |
| Announced | 47 |
| Effort | 5 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| 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 down 55% on the market, supply as many developers as the period before.
Free games: 21%, 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
- Demons
- 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; 7 in 10 of the top 25% also carry RPG, Dungeon Crawler, Strategy
- Price point
- $6.99 typical · top 25% priced $9.99 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Pixel Graphics, Top-Down
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $9.99 or above; the middle game at $6.99.
The top 10 games average 87% positive over 510 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $50. 8 in 10 of the 17 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 47 games are announced against 13 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.6 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Strategy RPG with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
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- + Asynchronous MultiplayerFair
- + ConspiracyFair
- + Shop KeeperFair
- + 2D PlatformerFair
- + Point & ClickFair
- + Turn-BasedPoor odds
- + Dating SimPoor odds
- + 4XPoor odds
Comparable games
Total War: WARHAMMER 2016 · $58M 
Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters 2022 · $15M 
Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD Remaster 2021 · $6.0M 
Dungeons 4 2023 · $3.6M 
Disgaea PC 2016 · $2.6M | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Total War: WARHAMMER | older | $59.99 | 32,105 79% | 963k | $58M (exactly $57,779,368) | CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral Interactive (L… (CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral Interactive (Linux), Feral Interactive (Mac)) |
| | Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters | older | $44.99 | 11,426 76% | 343k | $15M (exactly $15,421,672) | Complex Games |
| | Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD Remaster | older | $49.99 | 3,989 87% | 120k | $6.0M (exactly $5,982,303) | ATLUS |
| | Dungeons 4 | older | $49.99 | 2,392 86% | 72k | $3.6M (exactly $3,587,282) | Realmforge Studios |
| | Disgaea PC | older | $19.99 | 4,296 87% | 129k | $2.6M (exactly $2,576,311) | Nippon Ichi Software, Inc. |
 | VenusBlood HOLLOW International | older | $44.99 | 287 96% | 8.6k | $387k (exactly $387,364) | Ninetail, Dualtail |
 | Age of Fear 2: The Chaos Lord GOLD | older | $24.99 | 273 80% | 8.2k | $205k (exactly $204,668) | Leslaw Sliwko |
 | Suzukuri Dungeon: Karin in the Mountain | older | $24.99 | 138 73% | 4.1k | $103k (exactly $103,459) | Karin Project |
 | Jupiter Hell Classic | · EA | $14.99 | 230 95% | 6.9k | $103k (exactly $103,431) | ChaosForge |
 | Blade Prince Academy | older | $19.99 | 58 65% | 1.7k | $35k (exactly $34,783) | Angel Corp |
 | Yollen | $3.99 | 112 66% | 3.4k | $13k (exactly $13,406) | axilirate | |
 | Deadzoned | · EA | $4.99 | 66 98% | 2.0k | $9.9k (exactly $9,880) | caiys |
 | Soul Scar | $9.99 | 21 100% | 630 | $6.3k (exactly $6,294) | Wolfs Moon Studios | |
 | NO STRANGERS | $4.99 | 29 58% | 870 | $4.3k (exactly $4,341) | Xeirel Software | |
 | Drowning Ashes | · EA | $9.99 | 11 100% | 330 | $3.3k (exactly $3,297) | Elston Studios |
 | Dreadstone Keep | $7.99 | 9 100% | 270 | $2.2k (exactly $2,157) | Crit42 Studio | |
 | Mind Keeper | · EA | $10.99 | 6 100% | 180 | $2.0k (exactly $1,978) | Blackwing Games |
 | Heavy Wake | $1.99 | 20 95% | 600 | $1.2k (exactly $1,194) | Cold and Wet Studios | |
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Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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