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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Mahjong Solitaire game?

Mahjong + Solitaire

Of 20 developers who shipped a Mahjong Solitaire 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.. 6 more are announced.

Verdict: fair, for a 1 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $1.1k, ×9.1 the market's $120 for a 1 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $450. Revenue is up 155% on the market; 6 games are announced against 14 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 9.1 times the market baseline, revenue up 155% on the market, 6 announced, ×0.4 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Mahjong + Solitaire
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 20
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $3.1k → $1.8k → $1.1k → $1.8k → $1.8k (still earning) → $598 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Mahjong + Solitaire: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 20
Bottom 30% $449 (exactly $449)
Median $1.1k (exactly $1,079)
Top 25% $1.8k (exactly $1,798)
Top 5% $20k (exactly $19,780)
Developers, 2 yr 20
Released games 53
Announced 6
Effort 1 / 10
AI-buildability High
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 155% on the market, supply 135% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 8%, excluded from money figures.

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Plate 2 · systems and tooling

Can AI deliver it?

AI-buildability for this niche is high: the lowest rating among its tags.

Mahjong
effort 1 / 10 · high · effort 1 sits in the high band
Solitaire
effort 1 / 10 · high · fixed rules, cards and a table

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
1 / 10 · text and UI only
Systems
Mahjong, Solitaire; 6 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Card Game, Strategy, Deckbuilding
Price point
$4.99 typical · top 25% priced $9.99 or above
Art
4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Relaxing, 2D, Pixel Graphics
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $9.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.

The top 10 games average 82% positive over 276 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $450, median $1.1k, 1 in 4 over $1.7k, 1 in 20 over $19k.

3 in 10 developers made under $450. All of the 7 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 6 games are announced against 14 developers who shipped in the last year.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Mahjong with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + TabletopFair26 devs · median $1.2k · 24 announced
  2. + Board GameFair28 devs · median $1.1k · 21 announced
  3. + PuzzleFair21 devs · median $807 · 13 announced
  4. + StrategyFair37 devs · median $779 · 34 announced
  5. + LogicFair12 devs · median $779 · 5 announced
  6. + Card GameFair28 devs · median $748 · 24 announced

All 6 pairs on the Mahjong page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

Mahjong 2017 · $177k Mahjong World Contest (麻将) 2016 · $87k Mahjong Magic Journey 2018 · $61k 纵横麻将 Matrix Mahjong 2026 · $20k Milf City 2021 · $19k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Mahjong older $9.99 589 84% 18k $177k (exactly $176,523) Sanuk Games
Mahjong World Contest (麻将) older $14.99 193 88% 5.8k $87k (exactly $86,792) Creobit
Mahjong Magic Journey older $14.99 136 80% 4.1k $61k (exactly $61,159) Creobit
纵横麻将 Matrix Mahjong $9.99 66 90% 2.0k $20k (exactly $19,780) Chao8games
Milf City older $1.99 320 85% 9.6k $19k (exactly $19,104) Milk Poison
Kungfu Card · EA $4.99 125 73% 3.8k $19k (exactly $18,712) ZeroCastle Game Studio, Miwu Studio
Sakura Day Mahjong older $14.99 25 72% 750 $11k (exactly $11,242) Creobit
Mahjong Magic Journey 2 older $14.99 22 54% 660 $9.9k (exactly $9,893) Creobit
Thanksgiving Day Mosaic older $14.99 20 85% 600 $9.0k (exactly $8,994) Creobit
Christmas Mahjong older $14.99 19 68% 570 $8.5k (exactly $8,544) Creobit
Guandan $4.99 29 89% 870 $4.3k (exactly $4,341) Pixel Dance
Fortiori $8.40 9 100% 270 $2.3k (exactly $2,268) 79GAMES
Twistingo: Tree of Life Collector’s Edition $9.99 6 83% 180 $1.8k (exactly $1,798) MixoGames Ltd.
🌸 Lofi Mahjong 🌸 $4.99 12 91% 360 $1.8k (exactly $1,796) Gossiam Games
Spellarium 12 $12.99 4 100% 120 $1.6k (exactly $1,559) LGT SIA
Puppy Link - Tile Connect $2.99 17 88% 510 $1.5k (exactly $1,525) ZT-Studio
Mahjong Riddles: Egypt $9.99 4 75% 120 $1.2k (exactly $1,199) Star Mill BV
Jixo 4: Magical Nights Collector’s Edition $9.99 4 100% 120 $1.2k (exactly $1,199) MixoGames Ltd.

Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.