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Specimen · observed

Should I ship an Inventory Management Tabletop game?

Inventory Management + Tabletop

Of 26 developers who shipped an Inventory Management Tabletop 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.. 35 more are announced, ×2.3 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

Verdict: poor odds, for a 3 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $630, ×1.3 the market's $480 for a 3 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $120; 1 in 20 cleared $370k, ×779 the market median. Revenue is down 90% on the market; 35 games are announced against 15 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 1.3 times the market baseline, revenue down 90% on the market, 35 announced, ×2.3 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Inventory Management + Tabletop
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 26
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $1.9k → $3.3k → $21k → $79k → $270 (still earning) → $210 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Inventory Management + Tabletop: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 26
Bottom 30% $119 (exactly $119)
Median $628 (exactly $628)
Top 25% $6.0k (exactly $5,994)
Top 5% $370k (exactly $370,028)
Developers, 2 yr 26
Released games 41
Announced 35
Effort 3 / 10
AI-buildability High
Typical price $5.99

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 90% on the market, supply 35% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 12%, excluded from money figures.

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Plate 2 · systems and tooling

Can AI deliver it?

AI-buildability for this niche is high: the lowest rating among its tags.

Inventory Management
effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
Tabletop
effort 2 / 10 · high · effort 2 sits in the high band

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
3 / 10 · small 2D action, light systems
Systems
Inventory Management, Tabletop; 6 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Management, Strategy, Simulation
Price point
$5.99 typical · top 25% priced $12.99 or above
Art
4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Relaxing
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $12.99 or above; the middle game at $5.99.

The top 10 games average 83% positive over 4,982 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $120, median $630, 1 in 4 over $5.9k, 1 in 20 over $370k.

3 in 10 developers made under $120. 6 in 10 of the 11 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 35 games are announced against 15 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.3 per shipper.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Inventory Management with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + Job SimulatorStrong odds69 devs · median $15k · 62 announced
  2. + LGBTQ+Fair10 devs · median $17k · 13 announced
  3. + Roguelike DeckbuilderFair43 devs · median $12k · 47 announced
  4. + Artificial IntelligenceFair34 devs · median $11k · 44 announced
  5. + WargameFair21 devs · median $4.6k · 20 announced
  6. + Time ManagementFair181 devs · median $2.9k · 228 announced
  7. + DeckbuildingFair98 devs · median $2.5k · 137 announced
  8. + LogicFair70 devs · median $1.7k · 74 announced
  9. + Card GameFair65 devs · median $1.6k · 86 announced
  10. + Trading Card GameFair21 devs · median $1.5k · 28 announced
  11. + Puzzle PlatformerFair20 devs · median $1.1k · 26 announced
  12. + God GameFair16 devs · median $1.1k · 15 announced

All 164 pairs on the Inventory Management page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

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Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Fish to Dish: Idle Sushi $5.99 2,525 96% 76k $454k (exactly $453,742) Kygua Tech
Loot of Baal $8.99 1,372 62% 41k $370k (exactly $370,028) Gleamer Studio
Everdell older $19.99 577 90% 17k $346k (exactly $346,027) Dire Wolf
Toy Smash Kaboom! $13.99 550 84% 17k $231k (exactly $230,835) Free Particle
The Banished Vault older $24.99 189 78% 5.7k $142k (exactly $141,693) Lunar Division
Exotica: Petshop Simulator older $7.99 482 81% 14k $116k (exactly $115,535) Konrul Game
Sizzle & Stack $9.99 264 72% 7.9k $79k (exactly $79,121) Arvis Games
Table Battle Simulator · EA $12.99 85 74% 2.6k $33k (exactly $33,124) Kiki Games
Rogue Dungeon older $14.99 49 77% 1.5k $22k (exactly $22,035) Cerberus Gate Games
Casino Simulator 2024 $5.99 119 69% 3.6k $21k (exactly $21,384) METAGAR
Money And Lady | 财貌双全 $9.99 20 35% 600 $6.0k (exactly $5,994) Happy DLC Studio
Card Rogue $4.99 22 63% 660 $3.3k (exactly $3,293) Game Tsukuru Kun
Demon Princess Retreat $3.99 21 85% 630 $2.5k (exactly $2,514) OneShotStudio, SamAFEI
Cook with Card · EA $7.99 4 100% 120 $959 (exactly $959) Genco Interactive

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