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Should I ship a Logic Political Sim?
Political Sim + Logic
Only 9 developers shipped a Logic Political Sim 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, Security 51, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 14 more are announced, ×2.3 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 4 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $900, ×1.9 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $600; 1 in 20 cleared $130k, ×286 the market median. Revenue is up 3510% on the market; 14 games are announced against 6 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $599 (exactly $599) |
|---|---|
| Median | $899 (exactly $899) |
| Top 25% | $24k (exactly $24,465) |
| Top 5% | $136k (exactly $136,064) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 9 |
| Released games | 25 |
| Announced | 14 |
| Effort | 4 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $4.99 |
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 3510% on the market, supply 100% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 8%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Political Sim
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
- Logic
- effort 2 / 10 · high · deductive rules and grids
What it takes
- Effort
- 4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
- Systems
- Political Sim, Logic
- Price point
- $4.99 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 $14.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.
The top 10 games average 82% positive over 2,765 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $600. 14 games are announced against 6 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.3 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Political Sim with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
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- + Psychological HorrorFair
- + IdlerFair
- + IncrementalFair
- + Board GameFair
- + TabletopFair
- + CombatPoor odds
- + Sci-fiPoor odds
- + FuturisticPoor odds
- + 4XPoor odds
- + Cold WarPoor odds
- + BuildingPoor odds
Comparable games
Europa Universalis III Complete 2009 · $617k 
Security 51 2026 · $136k 
Technotopia 2024 · $90k 
The Shadow Government Simulator 2022 · $30k 
What Awaits, Aleksey? 2026 · $24k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Europa Universalis III Complete | older | $14.99 | 1,372 85% | 41k | $617k (exactly $616,988) | Paradox Development Studio |
| | Security 51 | $9.99 | 454 71% | 14k | $136k (exactly $136,064) | Alawar | |
| | Technotopia | $4.99 | 599 86% | 18k | $90k (exactly $89,670) | Yustas | |
| | The Shadow Government Simulator | older | $9.99 | 100 75% | 3.0k | $30k (exactly $29,970) | Chupacabra Game Studios |
| | What Awaits, Aleksey? | $15.99 | 51 86% | 1.5k | $24k (exactly $24,465) | JKBC | |
 | The Divine Deception | older | $14.99 | 38 86% | 1.1k | $17k (exactly $17,089) | Themisian |
 | Social Credit Simulator | older | $4.99 | 90 77% | 2.7k | $13k (exactly $13,473) | Fasu Studio |
 | Internet Court | older | $6.99 | 33 78% | 990 | $6.9k (exactly $6,920) | Oh, a Rock! Studios |
 | Editor's Hell | older | $4.99 | 24 83% | 720 | $3.6k (exactly $3,593) | Pixelated Goose Games |
 | Fantasy Senate Simulator | older | $19.99 | 4 75% | 120 | $2.4k (exactly $2,399) | Purri Cat Studio |
 | Senatus | $4.99 | 16 81% | 480 | $2.4k (exactly $2,395) | Slashware Interactive, Megalevel | |
 | Wolftown | $9.99 | 3 100% | 90 | $899 (exactly $899) | Portponky | |
 | The Shadow Architect | · EA | $4.99 | 6 100% | 180 | $898 (exactly $898) | StoneBreaker Studios |
 | Attorney Adventure | · EA | $9.99 | 2 50% | 60 | $599 (exactly $599) | Ambearth Games |
 | The Monetary Lever | $1.99 | 2 100% | 60 | $119 (exactly $119) | WAL Interactive | |
 | Red Pearl Pirates | · EA | $3.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | Eoin Tolster |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
Five niches a week, one death, one deep dive.
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