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Should I ship a Medieval Local Multiplayer game?
Local Multiplayer + Medieval
Of 54 developers who shipped a Medieval 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.. 74 more are announced, ×2.2 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 4 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $1.6k, ×3.3 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $300; 1 in 20 cleared $98k, ×208 the market median. Revenue is up 210% on the market; 74 games are announced against 34 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $300 (exactly $300) |
|---|---|
| Median | $1.6k (exactly $1,556) |
| Top 25% | $7.5k (exactly $7,492) |
| Top 5% | $99k (exactly $98,765) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 54 |
| Released games | 187 |
| Announced | 74 |
| 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 up 210% on the market, supply 70% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 18%, 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
- Medieval
- 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; 4 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Strategy, Combat, Co-op
- Price point
- $9.99 typical · top 25% priced $19.99 or above
- Art
- 3 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, 3D
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $9.99.
The top 10 games average 84% positive over 1,995 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $300. Nearly all of the 23 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 74 games are announced against 34 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.2 per shipper.
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Comparable games
Castle Crashers® 2012 · $49M 
Kingdom Two Crowns 2018 · $19M 
SOULCALIBUR VI 2018 · $18M 
GORN 2019 · $4.5M 
Hellish Quart 2021 · EA · $4.4M | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Castle Crashers® | older | $14.99 | 109,654 96% | 3.3M | $49M (exactly $49,311,404) | The Behemoth |
| | Kingdom Two Crowns | older | $19.99 | 31,259 90% | 938k | $19M (exactly $18,746,022) | Fury Studios, Coatsink |
| | SOULCALIBUR VI | older | $59.99 | 9,768 83% | 293k | $18M (exactly $17,579,470) | BANDAI NAMCO Studios Inc., Dimps Corpor… (BANDAI NAMCO Studios Inc., Dimps Corporation) |
| | GORN | older | $19.99 | 7,449 94% | 223k | $4.5M (exactly $4,467,165) | Free Lives |
| | Hellish Quart | · EA older | $17.99 | 8,068 88% | 242k | $4.4M (exactly $4,354,300) | Kubold |
 | Conquest of Elysium 5 | older | $29.99 | 1,872 90% | 56k | $1.7M (exactly $1,684,238) | Illwinter Game Design |
 | Rock of Ages 2: Bigger & Boulder™ | older | $14.99 | 2,792 90% | 84k | $1.3M (exactly $1,255,562) | ACE Team |
 | Rock of Ages | older | $9.99 | 3,364 92% | 101k | $1.0M (exactly $1,008,191) | ACE Team |
 | Swords and Sandals Classic Collection | older | $9.99 | 2,905 92% | 87k | $871k (exactly $870,628) | Whiskeybarrel Studios |
 | Carcassonne - Tiles & Tactics | older | $9.99 | 1,978 83% | 59k | $593k (exactly $592,807) | Artefacts Studio |
 | Gladio Mori | $15.99 | 1,147 82% | 34k | $550k (exactly $550,216) | Plebeian Studio | |
 | Worlds of Aria | $14.99 | 220 90% | 6.6k | $99k (exactly $98,934) | Ludogram | |
 | DSS 2: War Industry | $17.99 | 183 83% | 5.5k | $99k (exactly $98,765) | vikingfabian | |
 | Ritter & Rotwein | $12.49 | 86 68% | 2.6k | $32k (exactly $32,224) | Hurdy-Gurdy Games | |
 | Mittelland AD | $8.99 | 117 96% | 3.5k | $32k (exactly $31,555) | BKM | |
 | Rogue Fist | $8.99 | 92 89% | 2.8k | $25k (exactly $24,812) | Wetcoat Games | |
 | Wizzerd Quest 2 | $14.99 | 54 74% | 1.6k | $24k (exactly $24,284) | Kondoorsoft | |
 | Sword & Siege Crusades: Book I | $39.95 | 19 100% | 570 | $23k (exactly $22,772) | Wargame Design Studio | |
 | Monarchy | $14.99 | 47 78% | 1.4k | $21k (exactly $21,136) | Brain Seal Ltd | |
 | Horn of the Warlord | $14.99 | 30 96% | 900 | $13k (exactly $13,491) | MagicKrol |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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