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Local Multiplayer + Magic
Of 42 developers who shipped a Magic Local Multiplayer 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.. 93 more are announced, ×3.1 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 4 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $1.8k, ×3.8 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $450; 1 in 20 cleared $92k, ×196 the market median. Revenue is down 20% on the market; 93 games are announced against 30 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $449 (exactly $449) |
|---|---|
| Median | $1.8k (exactly $1,798) |
| Top 25% | $7.8k (exactly $7,796) |
| Top 5% | $93k (exactly $92,954) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 42 |
| Released games | 192 |
| Announced | 93 |
| Effort | 4 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| 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 20% on the market, supply 130% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 20%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Local Multiplayer
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
- Magic
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
- Systems
- Local Multiplayer; 6 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Local Co-Op, RPG
- Price point
- $9.99 typical · top 25% priced $19.99 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Hand-drawn
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $9.99.
The top 10 games average 81% positive over 2,555 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $450. 8 in 10 of the 22 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 93 games are announced against 30 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.1 per shipper.
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Comparable games
Songs of Conquest 2024 · $11M 
Heroes® of Might & Magic® III - HD Edition 2015 · $9.1M 
Wizard of Legend 2018 · $8.3M 
Magicka 2011 · $5.7M 
Magicka 2 2015 · $4.3M | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Songs of Conquest | older | $29.99 | 12,127 85% | 364k | $11M (exactly $10,910,662) | Lavapotion |
| | Heroes® of Might & Magic® III - HD Edition | older | $14.99 | 20,127 79% | 604k | $9.1M (exactly $9,051,112) | Dotemu |
| | Wizard of Legend | older | $15.99 | 17,322 91% | 520k | $8.3M (exactly $8,309,363) | Contingent99 |
| | Magicka | older | $9.99 | 19,174 84% | 575k | $5.7M (exactly $5,746,448) | Arrowhead Game Studios |
| | Magicka 2 | older | $14.99 | 9,486 82% | 285k | $4.3M (exactly $4,265,854) | Pieces Interactive |
 | LEGO® Harry Potter: Years 1-4 | older | $19.99 | 6,458 85% | 194k | $3.9M (exactly $3,872,863) | TT Games |
 | Might & Magic: Heroes VI | older | $9.99 | 8,545 47% | 256k | $2.6M (exactly $2,560,936) | Blackhole |
 | Them's Fightin' Herds | older | $19.99 | 3,297 83% | 99k | $2.0M (exactly $1,977,211) | Mane6, Inc. |
 | LEGO® Harry Potter™ Collection | $39.99 | 1,464 82% | 44k | $1.8M (exactly $1,756,361) | TT Games, Double Eleven | |
 | Conquest of Elysium 5 | older | $29.99 | 1,872 90% | 56k | $1.7M (exactly $1,684,238) | Illwinter Game Design |
 | Worlds of Aria | $14.99 | 220 90% | 6.6k | $99k (exactly $98,934) | Ludogram | |
 | Shrine's Legacy | $19.99 | 155 82% | 4.7k | $93k (exactly $92,954) | Positive Concept Games | |
 | Final Knight | · EA | $13.99 | 180 77% | 5.4k | $76k (exactly $75,546) | 2oclocksoft |
 | Heroes Of Might And Magic III | $9.99 | 166 50% | 5.0k | $50k (exactly $49,750) | Ubisoft, New World Computing | |
 | I'm No Demonlord | $8.99 | 163 84% | 4.9k | $44k (exactly $43,961) | NiaoWu Studio | |
 | Blueblood Arena | · EA | $8.99 | 88 96% | 2.6k | $24k (exactly $23,734) | Team Blueblood |
 | The Amazing Crackpots Club! | $14.99 | 41 95% | 1.2k | $18k (exactly $18,438) | Astrobard Games, IguanaBee | |
 | King's Blade | $8.99 | 49 81% | 1.5k | $13k (exactly $13,215) | Alexey Suslin | |
 | MAGE: Mega Awesome Gregarious Encounters | $9.99 | 29 89% | 870 | $8.7k (exactly $8,691) | FunRug Studio |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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