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Should I ship a Turn-Based Combat Immersive Sim?
Immersive Sim + Turn-Based Combat
Of 23 developers who shipped a Turn-Based Combat 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.. 34 more are announced, ×2.6 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 8 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $3.0k, ×2.0 the market's $1.5k for a 8 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $300; 1 in 20 cleared $240k, ×163 the market median. Revenue is down 80% on the market; 34 games are announced against 13 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $299 (exactly $299) |
|---|---|
| Median | $3.0k (exactly $2,994) |
| Top 25% | $36k (exactly $36,330) |
| Top 5% | $245k (exactly $244,718) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 23 |
| Released games | 54 |
| Announced | 34 |
| Effort | 8 / 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 down 80% on the market, supply 30% 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.
- Immersive Sim
- effort 8 / 10 · low · effort 8 sits in the low band
- Turn-Based Combat
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 8 / 10 · online systems, open world
- Systems
- Immersive Sim, Turn-Based Combat; 6 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Simulation, Strategy, Building
- Price point
- $9.99 typical · top 25% priced $19.99 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, 3D, Atmospheric
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $9.99.
The top 10 games average 87% positive over 8,052 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $300. 8 in 10 of the 12 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 34 games are announced against 13 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.6 per shipper.
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- + RomanceFair
- + LGBTQ+Fair
- + Visual NovelFair
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Comparable games
Heroes' Vow: Three Kingdoms 2025 · EA · $4.0M 
江湖十一 2023 · $2.9M 
ATOM RPG Trudograd 2021 · $1.3M 
The Monster Breeder 2025 · $245k 
Tales of Justice Academy: Winds Arise 2026 · $152k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 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 |
| | ATOM RPG Trudograd | older | $10.99 | 3,976 83% | 119k | $1.3M (exactly $1,310,887) | AtomTeam |
| | The Monster Breeder | $29.99 | 272 91% | 8.2k | $245k (exactly $244,718) | Fantasy Creations | |
| | Tales of Justice Academy: Winds Arise | $10.99 | 460 71% | 14k | $152k (exactly $151,662) | 九芽川 Ninth Leaf | |
 | Mechajammer | older | $12.99 | 190 48% | 5.7k | $74k (exactly $74,043) | Whalenought Studios |
 | Tricking 0 | · EA older | $19.99 | 107 89% | 3.2k | $64k (exactly $64,168) | Full-in Studios |
 | Retro Arcade Shop Simulator | · EA | $9.99 | 208 88% | 6.2k | $62k (exactly $62,338) | Alt Tab Game |
 | Trapper: Drug Dealing RPG | · EA older | $19.99 | 102 88% | 3.1k | $61k (exactly $61,169) | Lathon Gaming |
 | Dragon Creek | older | $14.99 | 133 87% | 4.0k | $60k (exactly $59,810) | ∇ |
 | Global Protocol: New World Order | · EA | $19.99 | 85 71% | 2.6k | $51k (exactly $50,974) | Dorlion Interactive |
 | Mirklurk: Every Step Matters | · EA | $11.99 | 101 95% | 3.0k | $36k (exactly $36,330) | Edym Pixels |
 | Night of The Black Goat | $19.99 | 55 83% | 1.7k | $33k (exactly $32,984) | サークルREN | |
 | Magic Inn | · EA | $14.99 | 68 82% | 2.0k | $31k (exactly $30,580) | Purpledoor Studios |
 | Sky Realm Idle | $6.99 | 115 73% | 3.5k | $24k (exactly $24,116) | 323Game | |
 | Kinky Fight Club 2 | $20.00 | 36 91% | 1.1k | $22k (exactly $21,600) | Skyflare Studios, MrZGames |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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