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Immersive Sim + Tactical RPG
Of 23 developers who shipped a Tactical RPG Immersive Sim 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.. 52 more are announced, ×4.7 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 8 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $1.3k, ×0.9 the market's $1.5k for a 8 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $300; 1 in 20 cleared $370k, ×248 the market median. Revenue is down 100% on the market; 52 games are announced against 11 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $299 (exactly $299) |
|---|---|
| Median | $1.3k (exactly $1,347) |
| Top 25% | $41k (exactly $40,923) |
| Top 5% | $372k (exactly $371,926) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 23 |
| Released games | 71 |
| Announced | 52 |
| Effort | 8 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| Typical price | $8.99 |
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 down 100% on the market, supply 10% fewer 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.
- Immersive Sim
- effort 8 / 10 · low · effort 8 sits in the low band
- Tactical RPG
- effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 8 / 10 · online systems, open world
- Systems
- Immersive Sim, Tactical RPG; 8 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Simulation, Strategy, Strategy RPG
- Price point
- $8.99 typical · top 25% priced $29.99 or above
- Art
- 6 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, Atmospheric, Story Rich
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $29.99 or above; the middle game at $8.99.
The top 10 games average 85% positive over 8,038 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $300. 7 in 10 of the 15 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 52 games are announced against 11 developers who shipped in the last year, ×4.7 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Immersive Sim with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
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- + Asynchronous MultiplayerFair
- + Dating SimFair
- + RomanceFair
- + LGBTQ+Fair
- + Visual NovelFair
- + Split ScreenFair
Comparable games
Weird West: Definitive Edition 2022 · $4.8M 
Heroes' Vow: Three Kingdoms 2025 · EA · $4.0M 
江湖十一 2023 · $2.9M 
BRIGANDINE ABYSS 2026 · $372k 
The Monster Breeder 2025 · $245k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Weird West: Definitive Edition | older | $39.99 | 3,962 77% | 119k | $4.8M (exactly $4,753,211) | WolfEye Studios |
| | Heroes' Vow: Three Kingdoms | · EA | $19.99 | 6,652 88% | 200k | $4.0M (exactly $3,989,204) | Free Wing |
| | 江湖十一 | older | $17.99 | 5,385 42% | 162k | $2.9M (exactly $2,906,284) | 万象皆春 |
| | BRIGANDINE ABYSS | $49.99 | 248 35% | 7.4k | $372k (exactly $371,926) | Adglobe | |
| | The Monster Breeder | $29.99 | 272 91% | 8.2k | $245k (exactly $244,718) | Fantasy Creations | |
 | Brigand: Oaxaca | older | $9.99 | 551 94% | 17k | $165k (exactly $165,135) | Brian J. Lancaster, Laughing Coyote Sof… (Brian J. Lancaster, Laughing Coyote Software) |
 | Monarch : Medieval Remastered | $11.99 | 365 80% | 11k | $131k (exactly $131,290) | Mr.Lordy | |
 | Gone Rogue | older | $14.99 | 282 87% | 8.5k | $127k (exactly $126,815) | AskaLot Games |
 | War of Wizards | older | $19.99 | 140 70% | 4.2k | $84k (exactly $83,958) | Arcane Miracle Entertainment |
 | Mechajammer | older | $12.99 | 190 48% | 5.7k | $74k (exactly $74,043) | Whalenought Studios |
 | Horny Housewives 2 | $14.99 | 146 63% | 4.4k | $66k (exactly $65,656) | Entropy Digital Entertainment | |
 | Oasis Mission: Colony Sim | $14.99 | 91 56% | 2.7k | $41k (exactly $40,923) | Lunar pug studio | |
 | Slay or Fall | $6.99 | 147 89% | 4.4k | $31k (exactly $30,826) | ostsergey | |
 | 劍紙三國 | $12.99 | 55 98% | 1.7k | $21k (exactly $21,434) | JGame CO., LTD. | |
 | SALVO | $11.99 | 54 77% | 1.6k | $19k (exactly $19,424) | Erdem Şahin, Naim Ozcan | |
 | Guardian's Guide | $19.99 | 8 62% | 240 | $4.8k (exactly $4,798) | Allugic LLC |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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