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Should I ship a Military Tabletop game?
Tabletop + Military
Of 30 developers who shipped a Military Tabletop 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.. 20 more are announced.
Verdict: fair, for a 6 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $1.4k, ×2.3 the market's $630 for a 6 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $210. Revenue is up 70% on the market; 20 games are announced against 16 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $210 (exactly $210) |
|---|---|
| Median | $1.4k (exactly $1,439) |
| Top 25% | $21k (exactly $21,434) |
| Top 5% | $97k (exactly $97,151) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 30 |
| Released games | 85 |
| Announced | 20 |
| Effort | 6 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $9.99 |
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 70% on the market, supply as many developers as the period before.
Free games: 5%, 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
- Tabletop; 7 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Strategy, Turn-Based Strategy, Tactical
- Price point
- $9.99 typical · top 25% priced $24.99 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, 3D
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $24.99 or above; the middle game at $9.99.
The top 10 games average 80% positive over 907 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $210. 9 in 10 of the 15 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 20 games are announced against 16 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
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Comparable games
Ultimate General: Civil War 2017 · $7.5M 
Axis & Allies 1942 Online 2021 · $2.9M 
Dune: Imperium 2024 · $2.6M 
Radio Commander: Vietnam '64 2019 · $1.1M 
The Troop 2023 · $979k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Ultimate General: Civil War | older | $29.99 | 8,331 88% | 250k | $7.5M (exactly $7,495,401) | Game-Labs |
| | Axis & Allies 1942 Online | older | $19.99 | 4,810 78% | 144k | $2.9M (exactly $2,884,557) | Beamdog |
| | Dune: Imperium | older | $22.99 | 3,806 94% | 114k | $2.6M (exactly $2,624,998) | Dire Wolf |
| | Radio Commander: Vietnam '64 | older | $19.99 | 1,764 72% | 53k | $1.1M (exactly $1,057,871) | Serious Sim |
| | The Troop | older | $39.99 | 816 83% | 24k | $979k (exactly $978,955) | Giant Flame |
 | Hex of Steel | older | $24.99 | 863 95% | 26k | $647k (exactly $646,991) | War Frogs Studio |
 | Headquarters: World War II | older | $39.99 | 508 74% | 15k | $609k (exactly $609,448) | Starni Games |
 | Field of Glory II: Medieval | older | $29.99 | 424 86% | 13k | $381k (exactly $381,473) | Byzantine Games |
 | Total Tank Generals | older | $24.99 | 284 72% | 8.5k | $213k (exactly $212,915) | Noobz From Poland |
 | Strategos | · EA | $24.99 | 233 85% | 7.0k | $175k (exactly $174,680) | Strategos Games |
 | Mr. President | $19.99 | 162 75% | 4.9k | $97k (exactly $97,151) | Exia Labs | |
 | Shields of Loyalty | $19.99 | 140 77% | 4.2k | $84k (exactly $83,958) | Mosaic Mask Studio | |
 | Space Imperia 4X | $22.99 | 70 92% | 2.1k | $48k (exactly $48,279) | Breich Games | |
 | Headquarters: Cold War | $29.99 | 37 64% | 1.1k | $33k (exactly $33,289) | Starni Games | |
 | Neuroshima Hex | $9.99 | 93 72% | 2.8k | $28k (exactly $27,872) | Baked Games | |
 | Combat Directive : Napoleonic Wars | $19.99 | 36 88% | 1.1k | $22k (exactly $21,589) | Fatice Games | |
 | 劍紙三國 | $12.99 | 55 98% | 1.7k | $21k (exactly $21,434) | JGame CO., LTD. | |
 | Frontline: Assault Corps WW2 | $14.99 | 33 75% | 990 | $15k (exactly $14,840) | Frontline: Games Series | |
 | War Room: Tactical Sandbox | · EA | $9.99 | 48 62% | 1.4k | $14k (exactly $14,386) | Lado B Studios |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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