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Should I ship a Dragon Turn-Based Tactics?
Turn-Based Tactics + Dragons
Of 42 developers who shipped a Dragon Turn-Based Tactics 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.. 76 more are announced, ×3.5 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 $300; 1 in 20 cleared $230k, ×374 the market median. Revenue is up 165% on the market; 76 games are announced against 22 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $299 (exactly $299) |
|---|---|
| Median | $1.2k (exactly $1,198) |
| Top 25% | $6.3k (exactly $6,296) |
| Top 5% | $235k (exactly $234,989) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 42 |
| Released games | 116 |
| Announced | 76 |
| 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 165% on the market, supply as many developers as the period before.
Free games: 23%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Turn-Based Tactics
- 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 Tactics; 7 in 10 of the top 25% also carry RPG, Strategy, Turn-Based Strategy
- Price point
- $7.99 typical · top 25% priced $24.99 or above
- Art
- 3 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Pixel Graphics, 3D
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $24.99 or above; the middle game at $7.99.
The top 10 games average 67% positive over 43,097 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $300. 9 in 10 of the 23 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 76 games are announced against 22 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.5 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Turn-Based Tactics with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
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Comparable games
Dragon Age™: The Veilguard 2024 · $74M 
Brigandine The Legend of Runersia 2022 · $1.6M 
DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Dark Prince 2024 · $1.4M 
Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes 2013 · $1.2M 
Slice & Dice 2024 · $670k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Dragon Age™: The Veilguard | $59.99 | 41,393 67% | 1.2M | $74M (exactly $74,494,982) | BioWare | |
| | Brigandine The Legend of Runersia | older | $39.99 | 1,331 85% | 40k | $1.6M (exactly $1,596,801) | Happinet, Matrix |
| | DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Dark Prince | older | $39.99 | 1,158 71% | 35k | $1.4M (exactly $1,389,253) | Square Enix |
| | Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes | older | $24.99 | 1,655 78% | 50k | $1.2M (exactly $1,240,754) | Stardock Entertainment |
| | Slice & Dice | older | $8.99 | 2,484 96% | 75k | $670k (exactly $669,935) | Tann |
 | Dragon Star Varnir | older | $39.99 | 453 78% | 14k | $543k (exactly $543,464) | Idea Factory, Compile Heart |
 | 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 | |
 | Erannorth Chronicles | older | $20.99 | 407 85% | 12k | $256k (exactly $256,288) | Spyridon Thalassinos |
 | Mamon King | $12.99 | 603 90% | 18k | $235k (exactly $234,989) | LiTMUS Co., Ltd. | |
 | Dark Quest 4 | $19.99 | 136 75% | 4.1k | $82k (exactly $81,559) | Brain Seal Ltd | |
 | Gargadusa's Tower | $8.99 | 294 90% | 8.8k | $79k (exactly $79,292) | The Math Team | |
 | Prophecy of Ashen | $9.99 | 201 76% | 6.0k | $60k (exactly $60,240) | hhyuGame | |
 | Three Kingdoms Heroes | $6.99 | 126 81% | 3.8k | $26k (exactly $26,422) | 青衣工作室 | |
 | Broken Alliance | · EA | $14.99 | 42 80% | 1.3k | $19k (exactly $18,887) | Placeholder Gameworks |
 | Lunars | · EA | $14.99 | 40 97% | 1.2k | $18k (exactly $17,988) | Anubis Arts |
 | Aegis Force: The Scorian War | · EA | $24.99 | 14 71% | 420 | $10k (exactly $10,496) | Zenahive, Ellipsii |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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