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Should I ship a Dragon Turn-Based game?
Turn-Based + Dragons
Only 7 developers shipped a Dragon Turn-Based game 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, Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 7 more are announced.
Verdict: strong odds, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $53k, ×85 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, and 7 in 10 cleared $3.5k. Momentum is unreadable here, too few recent games; 7 games are announced against 6 developers who shipped in the last year, ×1.2 per shipper.
not enough cohorts to draw
| Bottom 30% | $3.6k (exactly $3,598) |
|---|---|
| Median | $53k (exactly $53,082) |
| Top 25% | $3.8M (exactly $3,847,759) |
| Top 5% | $12M (exactly $11,768,818) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 7 |
| Released games | 33 |
| Announced | 7 |
| Effort | 5 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $14.99 |
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 500% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 3%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Turn-Based
- 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
- Turn-Based
- Price point
- $14.99 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 $59.99 or above; the middle game at $9.99.
The top 10 games average 82% positive over 28,121 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $3.6k. 7 games are announced against 6 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Turn-Based with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
- + Asynchronous MultiplayerStrong odds
- + Hack and SlashStrong odds
- + SandboxFair
- + HorrorFair
- + CraftingFair
- + CollectathonFair
- + Perma DeathFair
- + ArcadeFair
- + ChessFair
- + Tower DefensePoor odds
- + 4XPoor odds
- + MilitaryPoor odds
Comparable games
Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin 2021 · $14M 
Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection 2026 · $12M 
DRAGON QUEST VII Reimagined 2026 · $3.8M 
Divinity: Dragon Commander 2013 · $2.4M 
DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Dark Prince 2024 · $1.4M | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin | older | $39.99 | 11,845 82% | 355k | $14M (exactly $14,210,446) | CAPCOM Co., Ltd. |
| | Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection | $69.99 | 5,605 77% | 168k | $12M (exactly $11,768,818) | CAPCOM Co., Ltd. | |
| | DRAGON QUEST VII Reimagined | $59.99 | 2,138 88% | 64k | $3.8M (exactly $3,847,759) | Square Enix, HEXADRIVE Inc. | |
| | Divinity: Dragon Commander | older | $39.99 | 1,976 73% | 59k | $2.4M (exactly $2,370,607) | Larian Studios |
| | DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Dark Prince | older | $39.99 | 1,158 71% | 35k | $1.4M (exactly $1,389,253) | Square Enix |
 | Dragon Star Varnir | older | $39.99 | 453 78% | 14k | $543k (exactly $543,464) | Idea Factory, Compile Heart |
 | LiEat | older | $2.99 | 4,036 96% | 121k | $362k (exactly $362,029) | △○□× (Miwashiba) |
 | Legends of Amberland: The Forgotten Crown | older | $19.99 | 284 94% | 8.5k | $170k (exactly $170,315) | Silver Lemur Games |
 | Feed the Scorchpot | $14.99 | 371 87% | 11k | $167k (exactly $166,839) | Moravian | |
 | Sorcerer King: Rivals | older | $19.99 | 255 65% | 7.7k | $153k (exactly $152,924) | Stardock Entertainment |
 | Umbra: The Last Summoner | $29.99 | 59 72% | 1.8k | $53k (exactly $53,082) | EpiRPG | |
 | Pawful Dice | $14.99 | 8 100% | 240 | $3.6k (exactly $3,598) | Anomalie Studio | |
 | Dragonwake | $7.99 | 8 62% | 240 | $1.9k (exactly $1,918) | Mr Crops | |
 | You Die Today | $7.99 | 7 71% | 210 | $1.7k (exactly $1,678) | Tabletale Games |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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