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Should I ship a Mythological Local Multiplayer game?
Local Multiplayer + Mythology
Only 7 developers shipped a Mythological Local Multiplayer game in the last 2 years, too few for firm odds: the middle one made est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.; the top game by est. revenue, Jumalien, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 24 more are announced, ×8.0 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: dead, for a 5 / 10 build.
Only 3 developers shipped this in the last year, under the 5 a verdict needs; over 2 years the middle one made $900 against a market of $630. 24 games are announced.
not enough cohorts to draw
| Bottom 30% | $599 (exactly $599) |
|---|---|
| Median | $900 (exactly $900) |
| Top 25% | $1.2k (exactly $1,199) |
| Top 5% | $4.2k (exactly $4,196) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 7 |
| Released games | 40 |
| Announced | 24 |
| Effort | 5 / 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 35% on the market, supply 25% fewer developers than the period before.
Free games: 25%, 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
- Mythology
- effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
- Systems
- Local Multiplayer
- Price point
- $9.99 typical
Why players buy here
Fewer than 10 games in the last 2 years; sentiment and price figures use the all window.
The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.
The top 10 games average 87% positive over 4,195 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $600. All of the 6 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 24 games are announced against 3 developers who shipped in the last year, ×8.0 per shipper.
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Comparable games
Ragnarock 2021 · $2.1M 
Fight of Gods 2019 · $343k 
Blood Rage: Digital Edition 2020 · $286k 
Verses of Enchantment 2023 · $18k 
Sons of Ra 2021 · $17k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Ragnarock | older | $24.99 | 2,775 94% | 83k | $2.1M (exactly $2,080,417) | WanadevStudio |
| | Fight of Gods | older | $14.99 | 762 83% | 23k | $343k (exactly $342,671) | Digital Crafter |
| | Blood Rage: Digital Edition | older | $19.99 | 477 58% | 14k | $286k (exactly $286,057) | Endava |
| | Verses of Enchantment | older | $19.99 | 30 76% | 900 | $18k (exactly $17,991) | Nachtvlam |
| | Sons of Ra | older | $14.99 | 37 70% | 1.1k | $17k (exactly $16,639) | Pharaoh Hound Games |
 | Senet | older | $12.49 | 17 94% | 510 | $6.4k (exactly $6,370) | Crinoid |
 | Grapplers: Relic Rivals | older | $13.99 | 12 100% | 360 | $5.0k (exactly $5,036) | Ally Productions LLC |
 | Ur Game: The Game of Ancient Gods | older | $5.99 | 24 91% | 720 | $4.3k (exactly $4,313) | Bartoš Studio |
 | Jumalien | $9.99 | 14 100% | 420 | $4.2k (exactly $4,196) | Kevin Pedatte | |
 | Shield Impact | older | $1.99 | 47 78% | 1.4k | $2.8k (exactly $2,806) | Magitech Games |
 | Parable Academy | $9.99 | 4 100% | 120 | $1.2k (exactly $1,199) | Snuffysam Media | |
 | Gorgon's quest | $3.99 | 10 100% | 300 | $1.2k (exactly $1,197) | Swansong games | |
 | The Krampus Game | · EA | $29.99 | 1 0% | 30 | $900 (exactly $900) | Gaming Limited |
 | Colossal Kickoff | $9.99 | 2 100% | 60 | $599 (exactly $599) | Lambdog Studios | |
 | Light Rush | · EA | $0.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $30 (exactly $30) | MonRiverGames |
 | Brawlmageddon | · EA | $9.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | LUO BIN STUDIO |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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