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Should I ship a Management Football (Soccer) game?
Football (Soccer) + Management
Of 47 developers who shipped a Management 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.. 83 more are announced, ×2.1 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 7 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $2.7k, ×1.8 the market's $1.5k for a 7 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $900; 1 in 20 cleared $280k, ×189 the market median. Revenue is flat on the market; 83 games are announced against 39 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $899 (exactly $899) |
|---|---|
| Median | $2.7k (exactly $2,695) |
| Top 25% | $11k (exactly $10,793) |
| Top 5% | $283k (exactly $283,387) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 47 |
| Released games | 101 |
| Announced | 83 |
| Effort | 7 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| Typical price | $9.99 |
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 flat on the market, supply 390% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 14%, excluded from money figures.
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
- Management
- effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 7 / 10 · big single-player or serious online
- Systems
- Football (Soccer), Management; 7 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Simulation, Sports, Economy
- Price point
- $9.99 typical · top 25% priced $24.99 or above
- Art
- 5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $24.99 or above; the middle game at $9.99.
The top 10 games average 42% positive over 24,604 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $900. 8 in 10 of the 10 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 83 games are announced against 39 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.1 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Football (Soccer) with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
- + Life SimFair
- + EconomyFair
- + Local MultiplayerLong shot
- + Local Co-OpLong shot
- + Football (American)Long shot
- + ArcadeLong shot
- + 4 Player LocalPoor odds
- + Character CustomizationPoor odds
- + Turn-Based TacticsPoor odds
- + AdventurePoor odds
- + Resource ManagementPoor odds
- + StrategyPoor odds
Comparable games
Football Manager 26 2025 · $39M 
Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions 2020 · $9.1M 
Football, Tactics & Glory 2018 · $3.0M 
Football Life Simulator 2025 · EA · $940k 
WE ARE FOOTBALL 2024 2024 · $901k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Football Manager 26 | $59.99 | 21,490 37% | 645k | $39M (exactly $38,675,553) | Sports Interactive | |
| | Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions | older | $59.99 | 5,072 73% | 152k | $9.1M (exactly $9,128,078) | TAMSOFT CORPORATION |
| | 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 |
 | WE ARE FOOTBALL | older | $24.99 | 839 75% | 25k | $629k (exactly $628,998) | Winning Streak Games |
 | Pixel Cup Soccer - Ultimate Edition | older | $16.99 | 876 83% | 26k | $446k (exactly $446,497) | BATOVI Games |
 | GOAL! The Club Manager | · EA older | $29.99 | 364 33% | 11k | $327k (exactly $327,491) | 2tainment |
 | New Star™ Manager | older | $19.99 | 503 87% | 15k | $302k (exactly $301,649) | New Star Games Ltd. |
 | 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 |
 | CFS (Chinese Football Simulator) | $9.99 | 290 67% | 8.7k | $87k (exactly $86,913) | 悟空实验室 | |
 | Sports Card Shop Simulator | · EA | $12.99 | 155 92% | 4.7k | $60k (exactly $60,404) | OverPowered Team |
 | Gaelic Football Laochra | $34.99 | 52 78% | 1.6k | $55k (exactly $54,584) | Buck Eejit 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 |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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