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Dice + Tabletop
Of 44 developers who shipped a Dice Tabletop game 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.. 71 more are announced, ×2.2 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 2 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $1.7k, ×14 the market's $120 for a 2 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $240; 1 in 20 cleared $330k, ×2822 the market median. Revenue is up 195% on the market; 71 games are announced against 32 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $239 (exactly $239) |
|---|---|
| Median | $1.7k (exactly $1,678) |
| Top 25% | $18k (exactly $17,800) |
| Top 5% | $336k (exactly $335,866) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 44 |
| Released games | 55 |
| Announced | 71 |
| Effort | 2 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | High |
| 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 up 195% on the market, supply 165% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 7%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is high: the lowest rating among its tags.
What it takes
- Effort
- 2 / 10 · static 2D art, simple logic
- Systems
- Dice, Tabletop; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry RPG, Strategy, Adventure
- Price point
- $7.99 typical · top 25% priced $24.99 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Atmospheric, Story Rich, Hand-drawn
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $24.99 or above; the middle game at $7.99.
The top 10 games average 88% positive over 5,691 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $240. 8 in 10 of the 12 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 71 games are announced against 32 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.2 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Dice with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
- + Roguelike DeckbuilderFair
- + Dungeon CrawlerFair
- + Turn-Based CombatFair
- + Turn-Based TacticsFair
- + SimulationFair
- + Turn-BasedPoor odds
- + AdventurePoor odds
- + RPGPoor odds
- + Card GamePoor odds
- + RoguelitePoor odds
- + FantasyPoor odds
- + DeckbuildingPoor odds
Comparable games
Citizen Sleeper 2022 · $5.0M 
Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector 2025 · $1.8M 
Demeo x Dungeons & Dragons: Battlemarked 2025 · $1.1M 
Viractal: Will You Trust Your Party? 2026 · $336k 
Dobbel Dungeon 2026 · $264k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Citizen Sleeper | older | $19.99 | 8,271 92% | 248k | $5.0M (exactly $4,960,119) | Jump Over The Age |
| | Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector | $24.99 | 2,358 91% | 71k | $1.8M (exactly $1,767,793) | Jump Over The Age | |
| | Demeo x Dungeons & Dragons: Battlemarked | $29.99 | 1,235 82% | 37k | $1.1M (exactly $1,111,130) | Resolution Games | |
| | Viractal: Will You Trust Your Party? | $24.99 | 448 88% | 13k | $336k (exactly $335,866) | Sting | |
| | Dobbel Dungeon | $19.99 | 441 92% | 13k | $264k (exactly $264,468) | Gamepie | |
 | Feed the Scorchpot | $14.99 | 371 87% | 11k | $167k (exactly $166,839) | Moravian | |
 | Marisa of Liartop Mountain | $14.99 | 286 84% | 8.6k | $129k (exactly $128,614) | Alliance Arts, UnknownX | |
 | Worlds of Aria | $14.99 | 220 90% | 6.6k | $99k (exactly $98,934) | Ludogram | |
 | Sagrada | older | $9.99 | 317 94% | 9.5k | $95k (exactly $95,005) | Dire Wolf |
 | Elder Sign: Omens | older | $5.99 | 441 77% | 13k | $79k (exactly $79,248) | Fantasy Flight Publishing, Inc. |
 | Celestial Return | $14.99 | 140 85% | 4.2k | $63k (exactly $62,958) | Metaphor Games | |
 | Pip My Dice | $10.99 | 134 87% | 4.0k | $44k (exactly $44,180) | Diving Swan Games | |
 | Amberspire | $24.99 | 58 86% | 1.7k | $43k (exactly $43,483) | Lunar Division |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
Five niches a week, one death, one deep dive.
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