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Should I ship a Fantasy Solitaire game?

Solitaire + Fantasy

Of 48 developers who shipped a Fantasy Solitaire 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.. 39 more are announced.

Verdict: fair, for a 4 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $480, level with the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $120. Revenue is up 185% on the market; 39 games are announced against 26 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 1.0 times the market baseline, revenue up 185% on the market, 39 announced, ×1.5 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Solitaire + Fantasy
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 48
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $7.3k → $1.8k → $300 → $719 → $300 → $210 → $239 (still earning) → $719 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Solitaire + Fantasy: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 48
Bottom 30% $119 (exactly $119)
Median $479 (exactly $479)
Top 25% $2.5k (exactly $2,512)
Top 5% $16k (exactly $16,184)
Developers, 2 yr 48
Released games 174
Announced 39
Effort 4 / 10
AI-buildability Medium
Typical price $6.99

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 15% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 9%, excluded from money figures.

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Plate 2 · systems and tooling

Can AI deliver it?

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

Solitaire
effort 1 / 10 · high · fixed rules, cards and a table
Fantasy
effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
Systems
Solitaire; 6 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Card Game, Strategy, Roguelite
Price point
$6.99 typical · top 25% priced $14.99 or above
Art
3 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Colorful, Atmospheric
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $14.99 or above; the middle game at $6.99.

The top 10 games average 90% positive over 598 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $120, median $480, 1 in 4 over $2.5k, 1 in 20 over $16k.

3 in 10 developers made under $120. 9 in 10 of the 31 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 39 games are announced against 26 developers who shipped in the last year.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Solitaire with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + Female ProtagonistFair9 devs · median $3.3k · 9 announced
  2. + Artificial IntelligenceFair8 devs · median $2.3k · 3 announced
  3. + ManagementFair24 devs · median $1.2k · 17 announced
  4. + Immersive SimFair12 devs · median $1.2k · 9 announced
  5. + MahjongFair20 devs · median $1.1k · 6 announced
  6. + RomanceFair11 devs · median $1.1k · 8 announced
  7. + CraftingFair12 devs · median $809 · 20 announced
  8. + SimulationFair56 devs · median $718 · 46 announced
  9. + TacticalFair25 devs · median $479 · 22 announced
  10. + SportsFair14 devs · median $479 · 5 announced
  11. + Turn-Based CombatFair26 devs · median $450 · 31 announced
  12. + Card BattlerLong shot77 devs · median $299 · 79 announced

All 77 pairs on the Solitaire page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

Stacklands 2022 · $7.0M Faerie Solitaire 2010 · $612k Dice Player One 2024 · $205k Ancient Enemy 2020 · $197k Faerie Solitaire Remastered 2017 · $177k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Stacklands older $7.99 29,244 96% 877k $7.0M (exactly $7,009,787) Sokpop Collective
Faerie Solitaire older $14.99 1,361 89% 41k $612k (exactly $612,042) Subsoap
Dice Player One older $14.99 456 90% 14k $205k (exactly $205,063) KDream
Ancient Enemy older $16.99 386 89% 12k $197k (exactly $196,744) Grey Alien Games
Faerie Solitaire Remastered older $14.99 393 83% 12k $177k (exactly $176,732) Subsoap
Mystic Vale older $12.99 384 89% 12k $150k (exactly $149,645) Nomad Games
Solitairica older $9.99 436 78% 13k $131k (exactly $130,669) Righteous Hammer Games
Queens Casino $9.99 311 98% 9.3k $93k (exactly $93,207) sartahouse
FreeCell Quest older $9.99 278 81% 8.3k $83k (exactly $83,317) Legend Studio
Faerie Solitaire Harvest older $14.99 143 79% 4.3k $64k (exactly $64,307) Subsoap
Arcana Academy $14.99 67 71% 2.0k $30k (exactly $30,130) 2A Studio
Decks of the Damned $9.99 54 68% 1.6k $16k (exactly $16,184) Thorian Games
Jewel Match Solitaire Fantasy - Collector's Edition $13.99 38 92% 1.1k $16k (exactly $15,949) Suricate Software
Myth Monkey Card $5.99 62 100% 1.9k $11k (exactly $11,141) Myth Card Studio
Jewel Match Solitaire Winterscapes 3 - Collector's Edition $13.99 14 78% 420 $5.9k (exactly $5,876) Suricate Software
Avalon Jewels 2 Collector's Edition $14.99 11 90% 330 $4.9k (exactly $4,947) Anawiki Games
Deckbane $9.99 12 66% 360 $3.6k (exactly $3,596) Soong
Kemotaku $15.99 7 100% 210 $3.4k (exactly $3,358) Kojika Games
Card Rogue $4.99 22 63% 660 $3.3k (exactly $3,293) Game Tsukuru Kun

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