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Should I ship a Local Multiplayer Turn-Based Combat game?
Local Multiplayer + Turn-Based Combat
Of 41 developers who shipped a Local Multiplayer Turn-Based Combat 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.. 71 more are announced, ×2.4 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 4 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $240, ×0.5 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $50. 71 games are announced against 30 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.4 per shipper, while revenue is down 60% on the market.
| Bottom 30% | $0 (exactly $0) |
|---|---|
| Median | $239 (exactly $239) |
| Top 25% | $1.1k (exactly $1,079) |
| Top 5% | $22k (exactly $22,178) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 41 |
| Released games | 152 |
| Announced | 71 |
| Effort | 4 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $6.99 |
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 60% on the market, supply 175% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 16%, 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
- Turn-Based Combat
- 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, Turn-Based Combat; 8 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Strategy, Turn-Based Strategy, PvP
- Price point
- $6.99 typical · top 25% priced $39.95 or above
- Art
- 7 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $39.95 or above; the middle game at $6.99.
The top 10 games average 89% positive over 404 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $50. 9 in 10 of the 16 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 71 games are announced against 30 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.4 per shipper.
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Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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