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Should I ship a JRPG MMORPG?
MMORPG + JRPG
Only 3 developers shipped a paid JRPG MMORPG in the last 2 years. Over all years on record, 14 did: 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.. 7 in 10 of the games here are free to play and sit outside these figures. 11 more are announced, ×11 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: dead, for a 10 / 10 build.
Only 0 developers shipped this in the last year, under the 5 a verdict needs; over 2 years the middle one made $52k against a market of $1.3k. 11 games are announced.
not enough cohorts to draw
| Bottom 30% | $27k (exactly $26,775) |
|---|---|
| Median | $1.1M (exactly $1,100,125) |
| Top 25% | $9.3M (exactly $9,271,962) |
| Top 5% | $285M (exactly $285,266,080) |
| Developers, all | 14 |
| Released games | 59 |
| Announced | 11 |
| Effort | 10 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| Typical price | $19.99 |
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: too few recent games to read.
Free games: 71%, 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
- 10 / 10 · studio only
- Systems
- MMORPG, JRPG
- Price point
- $19.99 typical
Why players buy here
The top 10 games average 87% positive over 458,296 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $27k. 3 in 10 of the 7 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 11 games are announced against 0 developers who shipped in the last year, ×11 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
MMORPG with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
- + LootPoor odds
- + TradingPoor odds
- + SandboxPoor odds
- + Dungeon CrawlerPoor odds
- + CraftingPoor odds
- + MagicPoor odds
- + Online Co-OpPoor odds
- + FantasyPoor odds
- + Class-BasedPoor odds
- + Open WorldPoor odds
- + Character CustomizationPoor odds
- + ExplorationPoor odds
Comparable games
Monster Hunter: World 2018 · $285M 
FINAL FANTASY XIV Online 2014 · $47M 
Temtem 2022 · $42M 
Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet 2018 · $9.3M 
Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization Deluxe Edition 2017 · $6.9M | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Monster Hunter: World | $29.99 | 317,068 89% | 9.5M | $285M (exactly $285,266,080) | CAPCOM Co., Ltd. | |
| | FINAL FANTASY XIV Online | $19.99 | 78,661 86% | 2.4M | $47M (exactly $47,173,002) | Square Enix | |
| | Temtem | $44.99 | 31,263 82% | 938k | $42M (exactly $42,195,671) | Crema | |
| | Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet | $19.99 | 15,461 79% | 464k | $9.3M (exactly $9,271,962) | Dimps Corporation | |
| | Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization Deluxe Edition | $39.99 | 5,731 78% | 172k | $6.9M (exactly $6,875,481) | AQURIA | |
 | SWORD ART ONLINE Fractured Daydream | $59.99 | 2,021 64% | 61k | $3.6M (exactly $3,637,194) | Dimps Corporation | |
 | SWORD ART ONLINE Alicization Lycoris | $19.99 | 5,017 61% | 151k | $3.0M (exactly $3,008,695) | AQURIA Co., Ltd. | |
 | Accel World VS. Sword Art Online Deluxe Edition | $39.99 | 917 74% | 28k | $1.1M (exactly $1,100,125) | ARTDINK CORPORATION | |
 | Sword Art Online: Lost Song | $19.99 | 1,736 80% | 52k | $1.0M (exactly $1,041,079) | Artdink | |
 | FINAL FANTASY® XI: Ultimate Collection Seekers Edition | $29.99 | 421 88% | 13k | $379k (exactly $378,774) | Square Enix |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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