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Should I ship a Military MMORPG?
MMORPG + Military
Only 3 developers shipped a paid Military MMORPG in the last 2 years. Over all years on record, 8 did: 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.. 7 in 10 of the games here are free to play and sit outside these figures. 8 more are announced, ×4.0 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: dead, for a 10 / 10 build.
Only 2 developers shipped this in the last year, under the 5 a verdict needs; over 2 years the middle one made $65k against a market of $1.3k. 8 games are announced.
not enough cohorts to draw
| Bottom 30% | $7.2k (exactly $7,195) |
|---|---|
| Median | $19k (exactly $19,083) |
| Top 25% | $2.9M (exactly $2,883,538) |
| Top 5% | $6.1M (exactly $6,109,144) |
| Developers, all | 8 |
| Released games | 28 |
| Announced | 8 |
| Effort | 10 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| Typical price | $19.99 |
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 too few recent games to read momentum, supply 100% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 71%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is low: the lowest rating among its tags.
What it takes
- Effort
- 10 / 10 · studio only
- Systems
- MMORPG
- Price point
- $19.99 typical
Why players buy here
The top 8 games average 55% positive over 13,632 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $7.2k. 8 in 10 of the 5 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 8 games are announced against 2 developers who shipped in the last year, ×4.0 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
MMORPG with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
- + LootPoor odds
- + TradingPoor odds
- + SandboxPoor odds
- + Dungeon CrawlerPoor odds
- + CraftingPoor odds
- + MagicPoor odds
- + Online Co-OpPoor odds
- + FantasyPoor odds
- + Class-BasedPoor odds
- + Open WorldPoor odds
- + Character CustomizationPoor odds
- + ExplorationPoor odds
Comparable games
Naval Action 2019 · $6.1M 
PIONER 2025 · EA · $2.9M 
Reaper Actual 2026 · EA · $65k 
惊险极速 2021 · EA · $19k 
M4 Tank Brigade 2018 · $11k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Naval Action | $19.99 | 10,187 52% | 306k | $6.1M (exactly $6,109,144) | Bermuda Computer Club | |
| | PIONER | · EA | $29.99 | 3,205 62% | 96k | $2.9M (exactly $2,883,538) | GFAGAMES |
| | Reaper Actual | · EA | $19.99 | 109 42% | 3.3k | $65k (exactly $65,367) | Distinct Possibility Studios, Inc. |
| | 惊险极速 | · EA | $6.99 | 91 97% | 2.7k | $19k (exactly $19,083) | 个人 |
| | M4 Tank Brigade | $19.99 | 18 55% | 540 | $11k (exactly $10,795) | iEntertainment Network Inc | |
 | Dead Survival | · EA | $14.99 | 16 12% | 480 | $7.2k (exactly $7,195) | BiKouZ |
 | Forbidden zone | $4.99 | 3 0% | 90 | $449 (exactly $449) | Karuna | |
 | Подвиги древних Русов | $1.99 | 3 66% | 90 | $179 (exactly $179) | MomentGameStudio |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
Five niches a week, one death, one deep dive.
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