Should I ship a PvP Golf game?
PvP + Golf
Of 29 developers who shipped a PvP Golf 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.. 34 more are announced.
Verdict: fair, for a 8 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $1.4k, level with the market's $1.5k for a 8 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $540. Revenue is up 445% on the market; 34 games are announced against 18 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $540 (exactly $540) |
|---|---|
| Median | $1.4k (exactly $1,439) |
| Top 25% | $8.4k (exactly $8,392) |
| Top 5% | $3.6M (exactly $3,633,952) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 29 |
| Released games | 77 |
| Announced | 34 |
| Effort | 8 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| 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 445% on the market, supply 65% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 13%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is low: the lowest rating among its tags.
What it takes
- Effort
- 8 / 10 · online systems, open world
- Systems
- PvP, Golf; 6 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Sports, Simulation, Local Multiplayer
- Price point
- $7.99 typical · top 25% priced $39.99 or above
- Art
- 6 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, Realistic, Third Person
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $39.99 or above; the middle game at $7.99.
The top 10 games average 86% positive over 13,807 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $540. 9 in 10 of the 11 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 34 games are announced against 18 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
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Comparable games
Golf With Your Friends 2020 · $23M 
PGA TOUR 2K25 2025 · $4.5M 
Super Battle Golf 2026 · $3.6M 
Walkabout Mini Golf VR 2021 · $2.3M 
Disc Golf Masters 2026 · EA · $320k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Golf With Your Friends | older | $14.99 | 50,748 88% | 1.5M | $23M (exactly $22,821,376) | Blacklight Interactive, Team17 |
| | PGA TOUR 2K25 | $39.99 | 3,791 70% | 114k | $4.5M (exactly $4,548,063) | HB Studios | |
| | Super Battle Golf | $12.99 | 9,325 93% | 280k | $3.6M (exactly $3,633,952) | Brimstone | |
| | Walkabout Mini Golf VR | older | $24.99 | 3,094 97% | 93k | $2.3M (exactly $2,319,572) | Mighty Coconut |
| | Disc Golf Masters | · EA | $24.99 | 427 83% | 13k | $320k (exactly $320,122) | Spinoff Games |
 | Golf Around! | older | $9.99 | 823 94% | 25k | $247k (exactly $246,653) | Hough Studio |
 | Golf Gang | older | $9.99 | 782 84% | 23k | $234k (exactly $234,365) | Lazy Monday Games |
 | Turbo Golf Racing | older | $9.99 | 635 85% | 19k | $190k (exactly $190,310) | Hugecalf Studios |
 | Golfie | older | $17.99 | 275 66% | 8.3k | $148k (exactly $148,418) | Triheart Studio |
 | Disc Golf Valley | older | $4.99 | 490 81% | 15k | $73k (exactly $73,353) | Spinoff Games |
 | Looney Tunes: Wacky World of Sports | $49.99 | 34 79% | 1.0k | $51k (exactly $50,990) | Bamtang Games | |
 | Golden Tee Arcade Classics | $29.99 | 45 86% | 1.4k | $40k (exactly $40,486) | Digital Eclipse | |
 | True Disc Golf | $24.99 | 32 90% | 960 | $24k (exactly $23,990) | Sportsmanlike Games | |
 | This Is Golf | $4.99 | 86 94% | 2.6k | $13k (exactly $12,874) | SaltySeedGames | |
 | Golf Gambit | · EA | $9.99 | 28 85% | 840 | $8.4k (exactly $8,392) | KB Entertainment |
 | Super Serious Golf | $4.99 | 22 100% | 660 | $3.3k (exactly $3,293) | Karnage Studios | |
 | Golftacular! | $5.99 | 17 94% | 510 | $3.1k (exactly $3,055) | Both Good |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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