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Should I ship an Exploration Golf game?
Golf + Exploration
Only 14 developers shipped an Exploration Golf 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, Super Battle Golf, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 17 more are announced, ×2.8 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $1.0k, ×1.7 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $540; 1 in 20 cleared $3.6M, ×5787 the market median. Revenue is up 940% on the market; 17 games are announced against 6 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $539 (exactly $539) |
|---|---|
| Median | $1.0k (exactly $1,048) |
| Top 25% | $3.1k (exactly $3,116) |
| Top 5% | $3.6M (exactly $3,633,952) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 14 |
| Released games | 30 |
| Announced | 17 |
| 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 940% on the market, supply 25% fewer developers than the period before.
Free games: 10%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Golf
- effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
- Exploration
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
- Systems
- Golf, Exploration; 8 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Adventure, Action, Sports
- Price point
- $7.99 typical · top 25% priced $19.99 or above
- Art
- 5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, Colorful, Cinematic
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $7.99.
The top 10 games average 93% positive over 9,393 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $540. All of the 8 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 17 games are announced against 6 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.8 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Golf with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
- + SimulationFair
- + PvPFair
- + AdventureFair
- + Score AttackFair
- + PhysicsFair
- + ArcadeFair
- + 3D PlatformerFair
- + PuzzleFair
- + Local MultiplayerPoor odds
- + Character CustomizationPoor odds
- + Mini GolfPoor odds
- + SportsPoor odds
Comparable games
Super Battle Golf 2026 · $3.6M 
4D Golf 2024 · $465k 
A Little Golf Journey 2021 · $28k 
RPGolf Legends 2022 · $22k 
The Last Golfer 2025 · $7.2k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Super Battle Golf | $12.99 | 9,325 93% | 280k | $3.6M (exactly $3,633,952) | Brimstone | |
| | 4D Golf | older | $19.99 | 775 98% | 23k | $465k (exactly $464,767) | CodeParade |
| | A Little Golf Journey | older | $12.99 | 71 85% | 2.1k | $28k (exactly $27,669) | Okidokico |
| | RPGolf Legends | older | $29.99 | 25 76% | 750 | $22k (exactly $22,492) | ArticNet |
| | The Last Golfer | $19.99 | 12 91% | 360 | $7.2k (exactly $7,196) | Karthik Subramanyam, Andrew Laing | |
 | Soul Injector Commando | $14.99 | 13 92% | 390 | $5.8k (exactly $5,846) | Jeremy Couillard | |
 | Brendan Keogh's Putting Challenge | older | $5.99 | 30 96% | 900 | $5.4k (exactly $5,391) | Brendan Keogh |
 | Par for the Dungeon | older | $4.99 | 36 100% | 1.1k | $5.4k (exactly $5,389) | Sleeping Giant Games |
 | Mighty Fling | older | $2.99 | 60 85% | 1.8k | $5.4k (exactly $5,382) | Hollow Art Studios |
 | Koala Kids Golf | older | $9.99 | 17 100% | 510 | $5.1k (exactly $5,095) | Doomster Entertainment |
 | Putt in Parks | $7.99 | 13 92% | 390 | $3.1k (exactly $3,116) | tinyaxe | |
 | Jack of Clubs Golf | $5.99 | 12 100% | 360 | $2.2k (exactly $2,156) | Paul Bischoff | |
 | Home Rescue: Clean and Restore Collector's Edition | $11.99 | 4 0% | 120 | $1.4k (exactly $1,439) | Avi Games | |
 | Swingularity | $4.99 | 7 100% | 210 | $1.0k (exactly $1,048) | Team Redshift | |
 | Left Fore Dead: Zombie Battle Golf | $7.99 | 3 66% | 90 | $719 (exactly $719) | Maple Taco | |
 | Urban Golf: Hot Dog Edition | $19.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $600 (exactly $600) | MatthewHall3D | |
 | Sycamore | $5.99 | 3 100% | 90 | $539 (exactly $539) | [untitledDev] |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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