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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Hidden Object Tactical RPG?

Tactical RPG + Hidden Object

Only 13 developers shipped a Hidden Object Tactical RPG 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, The Legend of Fancy Realm Remake, 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, ×2.1 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

Verdict: dead, for a 5 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $300 in the last 2 years and $300 over 4, against a market of $630 for a 5 / 10 build. 9 developers shipped in the last year and 19 games are announced.

Deciding numbers: median 0.5 times the market baseline, revenue flat on the market, 19 announced, ×2.1 per developer who shipped in the last year.
Nobody has said they are building this yet.
Tactical RPG + Hidden Object
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 13
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $270 → $150 → $240 (still earning) → $3.3k (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Tactical RPG + Hidden Object: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 13
Bottom 30% $0 (exactly $0)
Median $299 (exactly $299)
Top 25% $1.3k (exactly $1,317)
Top 5% $672k (exactly $672,481)
Developers, 2 yr 13
Released games 37
Announced 19
Effort 5 / 10
AI-buildability Medium
Typical price $4.99

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 125% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 3%, 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.

Tactical RPG
effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
Hidden Object
effort 2 / 10 · high · static scenes with click targets

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
Systems
Tactical RPG, Hidden Object
Price point
$4.99 typical
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 9 games average 85% positive over 1,079 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $50, median $300, 1 in 4 over $1.3k, 1 in 20 over $670k.

3 in 10 developers made under $50. All of the 5 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 19 games are announced against 9 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.1 per shipper.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Tactical RPG with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + Roguelike DeckbuilderFair24 devs · median $9.0k · 29 announced
  2. + Mystery DungeonFair30 devs · median $2.4k · 24 announced
  3. + Space SimFair9 devs · median $1.8k · 15 announced
  4. + Point & ClickFair21 devs · median $839 · 26 announced
  5. + 2D PlatformerFair58 devs · median $599 · 49 announced
  6. + Asynchronous MultiplayerPoor odds10 devs · median $63k · 16 announced
  7. + Colony SimPoor odds16 devs · median $41k · 29 announced
  8. + SandboxPoor odds42 devs · median $20k · 102 announced
  9. + Turn-BasedPoor odds61 devs · median $18k · 81 announced
  10. + RobotsPoor odds15 devs · median $17k · 27 announced
  11. + RomancePoor odds23 devs · median $10k · 38 announced
  12. + WarPoor odds80 devs · median $8.7k · 143 announced

All 145 pairs on the Tactical RPG page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

The Legend of Fancy Realm Remake 2026 · $672k Sunday Gold 2022 · $453k The Remake of the End of the Greatest RPG of All Time 2026 · $79k Kingdom of Wreck Business 2023 · $38k Shawarma or Shaverma 2021 · $4.2k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
The Legend of Fancy Realm Remake $24.99 897 86% 27k $672k (exactly $672,481) USERJOY Technology Co.,Ltd.
Sunday Gold older $21.99 687 77% 21k $453k (exactly $453,214) BKOM Studios
The Remake of the End of the Greatest RPG of All Time $17.99 146 86% 4.4k $79k (exactly $78,796) Coin Drop Games, Lucas Immanuel, jucobe… (Coin Drop Games, Lucas Immanuel, jucobee, Kyle Chuang)
Kingdom of Wreck Business older $9.99 127 31% 3.8k $38k (exactly $38,062) WarZoneLab
Shawarma or Shaverma older $9.99 14 85% 420 $4.2k (exactly $4,196) Stas Paty9mkin
Overtime Heroes Exit 8 older $4.99 27 88% 810 $4.0k (exactly $4,042) Robot
Drag'N Dungeon $9.99 11 90% 330 $3.3k (exactly $3,297) Demon Girl
ANCIENT EVIL older $4.99 16 68% 480 $2.4k (exactly $2,395) PhoenixFire Games
Land of Crystals older $4.99 12 91% 360 $1.8k (exactly $1,796) Vasileios Vrouliotis
Master Knight $3.99 11 72% 330 $1.3k (exactly $1,317) DIG Games
Bigfoot Hunting · EA $7.99 5 0% 150 $1.2k (exactly $1,198) VRCFORGE STUDIOS
DarkShine · EA $3.00 5 100% 150 $450 (exactly $450) DScorp
Dragonium Adventure $4.99 2 50% 60 $299 (exactly $299) Alestore Inc.
Omnitrend's Universe $7.99 1 0% 30 $240 (exactly $240) Omnitrend Software, Inc.
Black Signal $4.99 1 0% 30 $150 (exactly $150) Matthew Lalande
Lord of Darkness: Celebration $0.99 0 0% 0 $0 (exactly $0) Pixel Lion Studios

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