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Should I ship a Solitaire Gambling game?
Gambling + Solitaire
Only 19 developers shipped a Solitaire Gambling 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, Dice People, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 19 more are announced, ×2.7 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: dead, for a 2 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $270 in the last 2 years and $450 over 4, against a market of $120 for a 2 / 10 build. 7 developers shipped in the last year and 19 games are announced.
| Bottom 30% | $150 (exactly $150) |
|---|---|
| Median | $269 (exactly $269) |
| Top 25% | $1.5k (exactly $1,525) |
| Top 5% | $64k (exactly $64,494) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 19 |
| Released games | 57 |
| Announced | 19 |
| Effort | 2 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | High |
| Typical price | $3.99 |
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 45% on the market, supply 40% fewer developers than the period before.
Free games: 21%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is high: the lowest rating among its tags.
What it takes
- Effort
- 2 / 10 · static 2D art, simple logic
- Systems
- Gambling, Solitaire; 8 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Card Game, Deckbuilding, Management
- Price point
- $3.99 typical · top 25% priced $10.99 or above
- Art
- 5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Colorful, Pixel Graphics
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $10.99 or above; the middle game at $3.99.
The top 10 games average 87% positive over 853 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $150. 9 in 10 of the 13 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 19 games are announced against 7 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.7 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Gambling with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
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- + FPSFair
- + Life SimFair
- + SandboxFair
- + Female ProtagonistFair
- + Multiple EndingsFair
- + ArcadeFair
- + MysteryFair
Comparable games
Dice People 2025 · $64k 
Roll 2021 · $61k 
Milf City 2021 · $19k 
DAGURI: Gambling Apocalypse 2022 · $19k 
It's time, Your Majesty 2025 · $16k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Dice People | $2.99 | 719 90% | 22k | $64k (exactly $64,494) | Mateusk2m, Manodeix | |
| | Roll | older | $4.99 | 407 91% | 12k | $61k (exactly $60,928) | Joseph Distler |
| | Milf City | older | $1.99 | 320 85% | 9.6k | $19k (exactly $19,104) | Milk Poison |
| | DAGURI: Gambling Apocalypse | older | $2.99 | 207 93% | 6.2k | $19k (exactly $18,568) | DakeCraft |
| | It's time, Your Majesty | $6.99 | 77 64% | 2.3k | $16k (exactly $16,147) | String studio | |
 | Card Games Mega Collection | older | $6.99 | 45 62% | 1.4k | $9.4k (exactly $9,436) | Gunnar Games |
 | Encore Card Games Collection | older | $19.99 | 15 53% | 450 | $9.0k (exactly $8,996) | Webfoot |
 | Blood Poker | older | $4.99 | 27 96% | 810 | $4.0k (exactly $4,042) | Roeb |
 | Roulette Heist | $6.99 | 18 94% | 540 | $3.8k (exactly $3,775) | DreamArk Lab | |
 | Hi Poker 3D:Texas Holdem | older | $9.99 | 12 50% | 360 | $3.6k (exactly $3,596) | Joydance Studio |
 | Flipto | $10.99 | 6 100% | 180 | $2.0k (exactly $1,978) | Wayne Made A Game | |
 | Card Streamer Simulator | $2.99 | 17 52% | 510 | $1.5k (exactly $1,525) | Scissors Game | |
 | Baccarat Strada: Ultimate Baccarat Punto Banco Simulator & Trainer | $5.99 | 3 100% | 90 | $539 (exactly $539) | TheVegasLab.com | |
 | Roulette Salon - The Ultimate Casino Roulette Simulator | $7.99 | 2 100% | 60 | $479 (exactly $479) | TheVegasLab.com | |
 | Tilting - A Noir Poker Career | $3.99 | 4 50% | 120 | $479 (exactly $479) | Low Light Games | |
 | Girlfriend Strip Blackjack | $2.99 | 5 100% | 150 | $449 (exactly $449) | AsianGFModels.com | |
 | Waifu Cards | $4.99 | 2 50% | 60 | $299 (exactly $299) | Slippy Floor |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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