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Should I ship a Match 3 Tactical game?
Tactical + Match 3
Only 19 developers shipped a Match 3 Tactical game 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, Titanium Court, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 20 more are announced.
Verdict: dead, for a 6 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $150 in the last 2 years and $180 over 4, against a market of $630 for a 6 / 10 build. 13 developers shipped in the last year and 20 games are announced.
| Bottom 30% | $0 (exactly $0) |
|---|---|
| Median | $150 (exactly $150) |
| Top 25% | $2.7k (exactly $2,695) |
| Top 5% | $492k (exactly $491,972) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 19 |
| Released games | 55 |
| Announced | 20 |
| Effort | 6 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $4.49 |
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 100% on the market, supply 115% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 9%, 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
- 6 / 10 · full 3D single-player, physics sims, content-heavy RPG
- Systems
- Tactical, Match 3; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Puzzle, Adventure, Deckbuilding
- Price point
- $4.49 typical · top 25% priced $14.99 or above
- Art
- 5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Cute, Funny
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $14.99 or above; the middle game at $4.49.
The top 10 games average 93% positive over 1,321 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $50. 9 in 10 of the 8 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 20 games are announced against 13 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Tactical with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
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- + Mystery DungeonStrong odds
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- + 6DOFFair
- + Word GameFair
- + TypingFair
- + DwarvesFair
- + Traditional RoguelikeFair
- + Dynamic NarrationFair
- + Farming SimFair
- + SolitaireFair
- + LGBTQ+Fair
Comparable games
Titanium Court 2026 · $492k 
Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes - Definitive Edition 2023 · $234k 
Fantasy Match -Make a H match with cute young woman- 2024 · $49k 
Kaamos: Puzzle Roguelike 2025 · $22k 
Super Farming Boy 2025 · EA · $16k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Titanium Court | $14.99 | 1,094 94% | 33k | $492k (exactly $491,972) | AP Thomson | |
| | Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes - Definitive Edition | older | $17.99 | 434 80% | 13k | $234k (exactly $234,230) | Dotemu, Capybara Games |
| | Fantasy Match -Make a H match with cute young woman- | older | $7.99 | 203 79% | 6.1k | $49k (exactly $48,659) | 魔界あ号営業所 |
| | Kaamos: Puzzle Roguelike | $9.99 | 73 87% | 2.2k | $22k (exactly $21,878) | Pepperbox Studios | |
| | Super Farming Boy | · EA | $12.99 | 42 85% | 1.3k | $16k (exactly $16,367) | LemonChili Soft |
 | Crown of Pain | older | $4.99 | 83 69% | 2.5k | $12k (exactly $12,425) | Jagit Games, Coldwild Games |
 | Dungeon Wizards | older | $6.99 | 56 92% | 1.7k | $12k (exactly $11,743) | Tubby Turtle Studios |
 | ChronoBabes | $3.99 | 81 80% | 2.4k | $9.7k (exactly $9,696) | Vinci | |
 | MOVERS IN THE WAREHOUSE | older | $24.99 | 11 90% | 330 | $8.2k (exactly $8,247) | Bocharov Games |
 | Puzzle Forge Dungeon | older | $9.99 | 25 68% | 750 | $7.5k (exactly $7,492) | Tuesday Quest |
 | Zooika | $4.99 | 18 100% | 540 | $2.7k (exactly $2,695) | Graphic Reality | |
 | Idylls of the Lunar Maria | $8.99 | 2 100% | 60 | $539 (exactly $539) | Charlie Batten | |
 | Dropt | $3.99 | 2 100% | 60 | $239 (exactly $239) | Procedural Level | |
 | Wizard's Guide | $2.99 | 2 100% | 60 | $179 (exactly $179) | RandomDice Studio | |
 | Runebound Legends | $0.99 | 6 83% | 180 | $178 (exactly $178) | Zanardo Forge Studios | |
 | Harvestlord | · EA | $4.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $150 (exactly $150) | Vert Lime Atelier |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
Five niches a week, one death, one deep dive.
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