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Should I ship a Medieval Loot game?
Loot + Medieval
Of 133 developers who shipped a Medieval Loot 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.. 277 more are announced, ×3.1 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $3.0k, ×4.7 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $600; 1 in 20 cleared $370k, ×589 the market median. Revenue is down 65% on the market; 277 games are announced against 90 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $599 (exactly $599) |
|---|---|
| Median | $3.0k (exactly $2,967) |
| Top 25% | $23k (exactly $22,661) |
| Top 5% | $370k (exactly $370,028) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 133 |
| Released games | 316 |
| Announced | 277 |
| Effort | 5 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $7.99 |
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 65% on the market, supply 110% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 15%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
What it takes
- Effort
- 5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
- Systems
- Loot; 4 in 10 of the top 25% also carry RPG, Adventure, Action RPG
- Price point
- $7.99 typical · top 25% priced $18.99 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Pixel Graphics
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $18.99 or above; the middle game at $7.99.
The top 10 games average 78% positive over 15,236 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $600. 7 in 10 of the 48 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 277 games are announced against 90 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.1 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Loot with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
- + Artificial IntelligenceStrong odds
- + Local Co-OpStrong odds
- + SteampunkStrong odds
- + CapitalismFair
- + Turn-Based StrategyFair
- + JRPGFair
- + EconomyFair
- + IdlerFair
- + CatsFair
- + IncrementalFair
- + Creature CollectorFair
- + CollectathonFair
Comparable games
Nioh 2 – The Complete Edition 2021 · $51M 
Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem 2020 · $37M 
Vikings - Wolves of Midgard 2017 · $2.5M 
Wild Terra 2: New Lands 2022 · $1.7M 
Siralim Ultimate 2021 · $1.3M | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Nioh 2 – The Complete Edition | older | $49.99 | 33,892 87% | 1.0M | $51M (exactly $50,827,832) | KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. |
| | Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem | older | $19.99 | 61,837 55% | 1.9M | $37M (exactly $37,083,649) | WOLCEN Studio |
| | Vikings - Wolves of Midgard | older | $29.99 | 2,808 58% | 84k | $2.5M (exactly $2,526,358) | Games Farm |
| | Wild Terra 2: New Lands | older | $39.99 | 1,379 62% | 41k | $1.7M (exactly $1,654,386) | Juvty Worlds |
| | Siralim Ultimate | older | $19.99 | 2,145 92% | 64k | $1.3M (exactly $1,286,356) | Thylacine Studios |
 | Megaloot | older | $9.99 | 3,808 71% | 114k | $1.1M (exactly $1,141,258) | axilirate |
 | Lucky Tower Ultimate | $14.99 | 2,281 94% | 68k | $1.0M (exactly $1,025,766) | Studio Seufz | |
 | 再刷一把2：金色传说 | $9.99 | 2,748 44% | 82k | $824k (exactly $823,576) | 滑稽工作室 | |
 | Slice & Dice | older | $8.99 | 2,484 96% | 75k | $670k (exactly $669,935) | Tann |
 | Wizordum | $19.99 | 880 91% | 26k | $528k (exactly $527,736) | Emberheart Games | |
 | Tangy TD | $9.99 | 1,508 90% | 45k | $452k (exactly $451,948) | Cakez | |
 | Overlooting | $9.99 | 1,405 81% | 42k | $421k (exactly $421,078) | Posing Possums | |
 | Heretical | · EA | $14.99 | 933 84% | 28k | $420k (exactly $419,570) | Three Swords Studio |
 | Loot of Baal | $8.99 | 1,372 62% | 41k | $370k (exactly $370,028) | Gleamer Studio | |
 | Jacksmith: Weapons and Warriors | $5.99 | 1,897 97% | 57k | $341k (exactly $340,891) | Flipline Studios | |
 | RAIDBORN | $24.99 | 431 66% | 13k | $323k (exactly $323,121) | Phodex Games | |
 | This Ain’t Even Poker, Ya Joker | $5.99 | 1,781 86% | 53k | $320k (exactly $320,046) | Mash |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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