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Should I ship a Dragon Tactical RPG?
Tactical RPG + Dragons
Of 25 developers who shipped a Dragon Tactical 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.. 40 more are announced, ×3.6 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $1.2k, ×1.9 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $180; 1 in 20 cleared $420k, ×669 the market median. Revenue is up 1095% on the market; 40 games are announced against 11 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $180 (exactly $180) |
|---|---|
| Median | $1.2k (exactly $1,198) |
| Top 25% | $10k (exactly $10,496) |
| Top 5% | $420k (exactly $420,390) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 25 |
| Released games | 67 |
| Announced | 40 |
| Effort | 5 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| 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 1095% on the market, supply 20% fewer developers than the period before.
Free games: 25%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Tactical RPG
- effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
- Dragons
- effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
- Systems
- Tactical RPG; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Strategy RPG, Strategy, Choices Matter
- Price point
- $7.99 typical · top 25% priced $24.99 or above
- Art
- 5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Colorful, Story Rich
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $24.99 or above; the middle game at $7.99.
The top 10 games average 80% positive over 5,622 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $180. 9 in 10 of the 16 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 40 games are announced against 11 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.6 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Tactical RPG with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
- + Roguelike DeckbuilderFair
- + Mystery DungeonFair
- + Space SimFair
- + Point & ClickFair
- + 2D PlatformerFair
- + Asynchronous MultiplayerPoor odds
- + Colony SimPoor odds
- + SandboxPoor odds
- + Turn-BasedPoor odds
- + RobotsPoor odds
- + RomancePoor odds
- + WarPoor odds
Comparable games
Mind Over Magic 2025 · $3.2M 
Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes 2013 · $1.2M 
Huaxia: Warring States 2026 · EA · $420k 
VenusBlood HOLLOW International 2022 · $387k 
BRIGANDINE ABYSS 2026 · $372k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Mind Over Magic | $24.99 | 4,314 86% | 129k | $3.2M (exactly $3,234,206) | Sparkypants | |
| | Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes | older | $24.99 | 1,655 78% | 50k | $1.2M (exactly $1,240,754) | Stardock Entertainment |
| | Huaxia: Warring States | · EA | $19.99 | 701 61% | 21k | $420k (exactly $420,390) | 秦川汉渚 |
| | VenusBlood HOLLOW International | older | $44.99 | 287 96% | 8.6k | $387k (exactly $387,364) | Ninetail, Dualtail |
| | BRIGANDINE ABYSS | $49.99 | 248 35% | 7.4k | $372k (exactly $371,926) | Adglobe | |
 | Crimson Tactics: The Rise of The White Banner | older | $29.99 | 245 46% | 7.4k | $220k (exactly $220,426) | Black March Studios |
 | Sorcerer King: Rivals | older | $19.99 | 255 65% | 7.7k | $153k (exactly $152,924) | Stardock Entertainment |
 | The Dragoness: Command of the Flame | older | $19.99 | 134 67% | 4.0k | $80k (exactly $80,360) | Crazy Goat Games |
 | Prophecy of Ashen | $9.99 | 201 76% | 6.0k | $60k (exactly $60,240) | hhyuGame | |
 | Tears of Adria | older | $13.99 | 75 86% | 2.3k | $31k (exactly $31,478) | Ark Island Studio |
 | Broken Alliance | · EA | $14.99 | 42 80% | 1.3k | $19k (exactly $18,887) | Placeholder Gameworks |
 | Auto Battle Girl | $9.99 | 52 80% | 1.6k | $16k (exactly $15,584) | Mutual Fun Studio | |
 | Aegis Force: The Scorian War | · EA | $24.99 | 14 71% | 420 | $10k (exactly $10,496) | Zenahive, Ellipsii |
 | 龙与精灵 Dragons and elves | $3.99 | 25 84% | 750 | $3.0k (exactly $2,992) | AngelXiaoZ | |
 | Landonia | · EA | $4.99 | 17 94% | 510 | $2.5k (exactly $2,545) | Landonia RPG |
 | Boundless AI Fantasy | $9.99 | 8 87% | 240 | $2.4k (exactly $2,398) | João Vitor Andrioli de Souza |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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