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Should I ship a Magic Party Game?
Party Game + Magic
Of 23 developers who shipped a Magic Party 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, ×2.9 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 4 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $480, level with the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $50; 1 in 20 cleared $8.6k, ×18 the market median. Revenue is up 60% on the market; 58 games are announced against 20 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $0 (exactly $0) |
|---|---|
| Median | $479 (exactly $479) |
| Top 25% | $3.4k (exactly $3,356) |
| Top 5% | $8.7k (exactly $8,691) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 23 |
| Released games | 41 |
| Announced | 58 |
| Effort | 4 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $5.99 |
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 60% on the market, supply 565% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 24%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Party Game
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
- Magic
- 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
- Party Game; 6 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, PvP, 4 Player Local
- Price point
- $5.99 typical · top 25% priced $7.99 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Cute, Family Friendly, 2D
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $7.99 or above; the middle game at $5.99.
The top 10 games average 82% positive over 304 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $50. All of the 6 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 58 games are announced against 20 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.9 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Party Game with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
- + Board GameFair
- + RhythmFair
- + DeckbuildingFair
- + Card BattlerFair
- + MinigamesPoor odds
- + RoguelitePoor odds
- + RoguelikePoor odds
- + Vehicular CombatPoor odds
- + DestructionPoor odds
- + DrivingPoor odds
- + SurvivalPoor odds
- + HorrorPoor odds
Comparable games
MageQuit 2019 · $464k 
The Smurfs - Village Party 2024 · $30k 
Super Shout Showdown 2026 · EA · $27k 
MAGE: Mega Awesome Gregarious Encounters 2026 · $8.7k 
Wizard Pool 2026 · $5.9k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | MageQuit | older | $14.99 | 1,032 94% | 31k | $464k (exactly $464,090) | Bowlcut Studios |
| | The Smurfs - Village Party | older | $39.99 | 25 76% | 750 | $30k (exactly $29,992) | Balio Studio |
| | Super Shout Showdown | · EA | $7.99 | 111 83% | 3.3k | $27k (exactly $26,607) | Rezero Studio |
| | MAGE: Mega Awesome Gregarious Encounters | $9.99 | 29 89% | 870 | $8.7k (exactly $8,691) | FunRug Studio | |
| | Wizard Pool | $2.99 | 66 84% | 2.0k | $5.9k (exactly $5,920) | Grouch, SuitNtie, Negative Karma | |
 | SnackHunter | older | $9.99 | 18 94% | 540 | $5.4k (exactly $5,395) | PolyPirates UG |
 | YGGDRA: SURVIVOR | $4.99 | 34 79% | 1.0k | $5.1k (exactly $5,090) | BD | |
 | WIZARD PUNKS!!! | $6.99 | 23 95% | 690 | $4.8k (exactly $4,823) | EyeOfStormCat | |
 | Kooring VR Wonderland:Mecadino's Attack | older | $15.99 | 10 100% | 300 | $4.8k (exactly $4,797) | VRANI inc. |
 | Blagmoz | older | $7.99 | 18 94% | 540 | $4.3k (exactly $4,315) | Frogthulu |
 | Staged | $7.99 | 14 100% | 420 | $3.4k (exactly $3,356) | Project Sunset | |
 | ホロライブオールスター バトルタイルズ | $3.99 | 20 25% | 600 | $2.4k (exactly $2,394) | BG2研 | |
 | Catching Spirits | $14.99 | 2 100% | 60 | $899 (exactly $899) | Holy Moka Games | |
 | Halloween Candy Reclaim | $5.99 | 4 100% | 120 | $719 (exactly $719) | Sourcenity | |
 | Cosmic Star Lounge | $17.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $540 (exactly $540) | Bax Digital GmbH |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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