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Should I ship a Local Multiplayer Resource Management game?
Local Multiplayer + Resource Management
Of 29 developers who shipped a Local Multiplayer Resource Management 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.. 58 more are announced, ×4.1 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 $300; 1 in 20 cleared $470k, ×1006 the market median. Revenue is flat on the market; 58 games are announced against 14 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $299 (exactly $299) |
|---|---|
| Median | $1.8k (exactly $1,798) |
| Top 25% | $29k (exactly $29,385) |
| Top 5% | $478k (exactly $477,741) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 29 |
| Released games | 106 |
| Announced | 58 |
| Effort | 4 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $11.99 |
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 flat on the market, supply 15% fewer developers than the period before.
Free games: 11%, 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
- Resource Management
- 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, Resource Management; 4 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Strategy, Turn-Based Strategy, Board Game
- Price point
- $11.99 typical · top 25% priced $19.99 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, 3D, Top-Down
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $11.99.
The top 10 games average 76% positive over 3,774 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $300. 8 in 10 of the 20 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 58 games are announced against 14 developers who shipped in the last year, ×4.1 per shipper.
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Comparable games
Wingspan 2020 · $5.9M 
Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI with Power Up Kit 2018 · $4.5M 
Football, Tactics & Glory 2018 · $3.0M 
Sid Meier's Civilization® IV 2006 · $1.7M 
WE ARE FOOTBALL 2024 2024 · $901k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Wingspan | older | $19.99 | 9,807 94% | 294k | $5.9M (exactly $5,881,258) | Monster Couch |
| | Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI with Power Up Kit | older | $39.99 | 3,754 92% | 113k | $4.5M (exactly $4,503,674) | KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. |
| | Football, Tactics & Glory | older | $24.99 | 3,998 87% | 120k | $3.0M (exactly $2,997,301) | Creoteam |
| | Sid Meier's Civilization® IV | older | $19.99 | 2,789 92% | 84k | $1.7M (exactly $1,672,563) | Firaxis Games |
| | WE ARE FOOTBALL 2024 | older | $39.99 | 751 79% | 23k | $901k (exactly $900,975) | Winning Streak Games GmbH |
 | Wild Woods | · EA | $14.99 | 1,746 78% | 52k | $785k (exactly $785,176) | Octofox Games |
 | Romance of the Three Kingdoms IX with Power Up Kit | older | $29.99 | 570 84% | 17k | $513k (exactly $512,829) | KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. |
 | NEW MONOPOLY® | $29.99 | 531 36% | 16k | $478k (exactly $477,741) | UBISOFT, Engine Software | |
 | Ticket to Ride® | older | $14.99 | 1,057 69% | 32k | $475k (exactly $475,333) | Marmalade Game Studio Ltd |
 | Super Woden GP 2 | older | $12.99 | 984 88% | 30k | $383k (exactly $383,465) | ViJuDa |
 | The Conquest of Go | $14.99 | 581 94% | 17k | $261k (exactly $261,276) | Wolfey Studios | |
 | DSS 2: War Industry | $17.99 | 183 83% | 5.5k | $99k (exactly $98,765) | vikingfabian | |
 | Cascadia | $14.99 | 210 98% | 6.3k | $94k (exactly $94,437) | Dire Wolf | |
 | Franchise Hockey Manager 11 | $19.99 | 148 70% | 4.4k | $89k (exactly $88,756) | game54 Software, Out of the Park Develo… (game54 Software, Out of the Park Developments) | |
 | Franchise Hockey Manager 12 | $19.99 | 132 78% | 4.0k | $79k (exactly $79,160) | game54 Software, Out of the Park Develo… (game54 Software, Out of the Park Developments) | |
 | Diner Bros 2 | $14.99 | 147 87% | 4.4k | $66k (exactly $66,106) | JAYFLGAMES | |
 | Nature Game System | $19.99 | 49 73% | 1.5k | $29k (exactly $29,385) | North Star Digital Games | |
 | Monarchy | $14.99 | 47 78% | 1.4k | $21k (exactly $21,136) | Brain Seal Ltd |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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