Should I ship a PvP Logic game?
PvP + Logic
Of 126 developers who shipped a PvP Logic 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.. 157 more are announced.
Verdict: dead, for a 8 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $150 in the last 2 years and $300 over 4, against a market of $1.5k for a 8 / 10 build. 87 developers shipped in the last year and 157 games are announced.
| Bottom 30% | $0 (exactly $0) |
|---|---|
| Median | $150 (exactly $150) |
| Top 25% | $1.3k (exactly $1,258) |
| Top 5% | $40k (exactly $39,574) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 126 |
| Released games | 345 |
| Announced | 157 |
| Effort | 8 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| 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 50% on the market, supply 110% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 17%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is low: the lowest rating among its tags.
What it takes
- Effort
- 8 / 10 · online systems, open world
- Systems
- PvP, Logic; 4 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Strategy, Board Game, Tabletop
- Price point
- $4.99 typical · top 25% priced $9.99 or above
- Art
- 3 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, 3D, Family Friendly
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $9.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.
The top 10 games average 85% positive over 10,226 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $50. 9 in 10 of the 56 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 157 games are announced against 87 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
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Comparable games
Tower! Simulator 3 2022 · $1.9M 
Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition 2018 · $1.6M 
Grey Hack 2017 · EA · $1.1M 
TerraScape 2024 · $930k 
Guilty as Sock! 2025 · $798k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Tower! Simulator 3 | older | $59.99 | 1,047 67% | 31k | $1.9M (exactly $1,884,286) | FeelThere |
| | Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition | older | $16.99 | 3,096 88% | 93k | $1.6M (exactly $1,578,031) | Marmalade Game Studio Ltd |
| | Grey Hack | · EA older | $19.99 | 1,801 90% | 54k | $1.1M (exactly $1,080,060) | Loading Home |
| | TerraScape | older | $14.99 | 2,068 88% | 62k | $930k (exactly $929,980) | Bitfall Studios |
| | Guilty as Sock! | $5.50 | 4,836 89% | 145k | $798k (exactly $797,940) | Demon Max | |
 | Brickadia | · EA | $19.99 | 1,269 81% | 38k | $761k (exactly $761,019) | Brickadia, LLC |
 | Last Call BBS | older | $19.99 | 1,220 94% | 37k | $732k (exactly $731,634) | Zachtronics |
 | Granny: Escape Together | $9.99 | 1,661 79% | 50k | $498k (exactly $497,802) | CreepyToad | |
 | GLADIABOTS - AI Combat Arena | older | $14.99 | 846 87% | 25k | $380k (exactly $380,446) | GFX47 |
 | Quilts and Cats of Calico | older | $19.99 | 405 93% | 12k | $243k (exactly $242,878) | Monster Couch |
 | Rhythia | · EA | $3.99 | 2,029 83% | 61k | $243k (exactly $242,871) | Capo Games |
 | Party Quiz | $11.99 | 147 80% | 4.4k | $53k (exactly $52,876) | White Ink | |
 | SkyShard: City Battler | · EA | $14.99 | 106 97% | 3.2k | $48k (exactly $47,668) | ItsBen321 |
 | Fallacy Quiz | $14.99 | 88 88% | 2.6k | $40k (exactly $39,574) | Tim Krief | |
 | Musicmenia | $9.99 | 32 90% | 960 | $9.6k (exactly $9,590) | Symphonic Games | |
 | Screw Drivers | $7.99 | 39 74% | 1.2k | $9.3k (exactly $9,348) | Creactstudios | |
 | Canvas - The Board Game | $14.99 | 19 89% | 570 | $8.5k (exactly $8,544) | Mipmap Digital |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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