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Specimen · observed

Should I ship an Economy Football (Soccer) game?

Football (Soccer) + Economy

Of 21 developers who shipped an Economy Football (Soccer) 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.. 29 more are announced.

Verdict: fair, for a 7 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $6.8k, ×4.6 the market's $1.5k for a 7 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $900. Revenue is up 185% on the market; 29 games are announced against 18 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 4.6 times the market baseline, revenue up 185% on the market, 29 announced, ×1.6 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Football (Soccer) + Economy
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 21
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $6.8k → $125k (still earning) → $899 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Football (Soccer) + Economy: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 21
Bottom 30% $899 (exactly $899)
Median $6.8k (exactly $6,829)
Top 25% $60k (exactly $60,404)
Top 5% $940k (exactly $939,730)
Developers, 2 yr 21
Released games 33
Announced 29
Effort 7 / 10
AI-buildability Low
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 up 185% on the market, supply 500% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 3%, excluded from money figures.

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Plate 2 · systems and tooling

Can AI deliver it?

AI-buildability for this niche is low: the lowest rating among its tags.

Football (Soccer)
effort 7 / 10 · low · effort 7 sits in the low band
Economy
effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
7 / 10 · big single-player or serious online
Systems
Football (Soccer), Economy; 8 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Simulation, Management, Sports
Price point
$14.99 typical · top 25% priced $24.99 or above
Art
4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Realistic, First-Person, Text-Based
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $24.99 or above; the middle game at $14.99.

The top 10 games average 51% positive over 102,670 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $900, median $6.8k, 1 in 4 over $60k, 1 in 20 over $930k.

3 in 10 developers made under $900. 29 games are announced against 18 developers who shipped in the last year.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Football (Soccer) with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + Life SimFair10 devs · median $10k · 16 announced
  2. + Local MultiplayerLong shot32 devs · median $899 · 40 announced
  3. + Local Co-OpLong shot17 devs · median $839 · 22 announced
  4. + Football (American)Long shot15 devs · median $719 · 9 announced
  5. + ArcadeLong shot64 devs · median $539 · 84 announced
  6. + 4 Player LocalPoor odds14 devs · median $15k · 27 announced
  7. + Character CustomizationPoor odds32 devs · median $3.8k · 54 announced
  8. + Turn-Based TacticsPoor odds14 devs · median $3.6k · 30 announced
  9. + AdventurePoor odds15 devs · median $3.3k · 13 announced
  10. + Resource ManagementPoor odds15 devs · median $3.1k · 30 announced
  11. + ManagementPoor odds47 devs · median $2.7k · 83 announced
  12. + StrategyPoor odds49 devs · median $1.6k · 84 announced

All 32 pairs on the Football (Soccer) page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

EA SPORTS FC™ 26 2025 · $209M Football, Tactics & Glory 2018 · $3.0M Football Life Simulator 2025 · EA · $940k WE ARE FOOTBALL 2024 2024 · $901k GOAL! The Club Manager 2022 · EA · $327k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
EA SPORTS FC™ 26 $69.99 99,773 50% 3.0M $209M (exactly $209,493,368) EA Canada, EA Romania
Football, Tactics & Glory older $24.99 3,998 87% 120k $3.0M (exactly $2,997,301) Creoteam
Football Life Simulator · EA $19.99 1,567 68% 47k $940k (exactly $939,730) Ludu Arts
WE ARE FOOTBALL 2024 older $39.99 751 79% 23k $901k (exactly $900,975) Winning Streak Games GmbH
GOAL! The Club Manager · EA older $29.99 364 33% 11k $327k (exactly $327,491) 2tainment
NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager $24.99 378 89% 11k $283k (exactly $283,387) Sumo Digital, Sumo Digital Academy
Copa City: Matchday Manager $24.99 247 72% 7.4k $185k (exactly $185,176) Triple Espresso S.A.
Football Academy Manager · EA $14.99 278 91% 8.3k $125k (exactly $125,017) Hubi
Sports Card Shop Simulator · EA $12.99 155 92% 4.7k $60k (exactly $60,404) OverPowered Team
Goalgetter older $19.99 96 80% 2.9k $58k (exactly $57,571) netmin games
Football Agent · EA $11.99 110 82% 3.3k $40k (exactly $39,567) ATERO GAMES
WE ARE FOOTBALL 2027 $19.99 37 89% 1.1k $22k (exactly $22,189) Winning Streak Games GmbH
Goal Idle · EA $6.99 101 74% 3.0k $21k (exactly $21,180) Royue Games
Football Fictional World Simulator $14.99 24 75% 720 $11k (exactly $10,793) keigo0221

Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.