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Should I ship an MOBA MMORPG?
MMORPG + MOBA
Only 2 developers shipped a paid MOBA MMORPG in the last 2 years. Over 4 years, 5 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.. 8 in 10 of the games here are free to play and sit outside these figures. 19 more are announced, ×19 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: dead, for a 10 / 10 build.
Only 0 developers shipped this in the last year, under the 5 a verdict needs; over 2 years the middle one made $150 against a market of $1.3k. 19 games are announced.
not enough cohorts to draw
| Bottom 30% | $150 (exactly $150) |
|---|---|
| Median | $1.6k (exactly $1,552) |
| Top 25% | $4.5k (exactly $4,498) |
| Top 5% | $26M (exactly $25,530,428) |
| Developers, 4 yr | 5 |
| Released games | 33 |
| Announced | 19 |
| Effort | 10 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| 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: too few recent games to read.
Free games: 76%, 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, MOBA
- Price point
- $4.99 typical
Why players buy here
Fewer than 10 games in the last 4 years; sentiment and price figures use the all window.
The top 7 games average 84% positive over 42,699 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $150. 9 in 10 of the 8 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 19 games are announced against 0 developers who shipped in the last year, ×19 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
MMORPG with a different second tag, 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
NARUTO TO BORUTO: SHINOBI STRIKER 2023 · $26M 
惊险极速 2021 · EA · $19k 
仙途 2024 · $4.5k 
Raiding.Zone 2023 · EA · $1.6k 
骸亡禁决：Skeleton King 2022 · $179 | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | NARUTO TO BORUTO: SHINOBI STRIKER | older | $19.99 | 42,572 84% | 1.3M | $26M (exactly $25,530,428) | Soleil Ltd. |
| | 惊险极速 | · EA older | $6.99 | 91 97% | 2.7k | $19k (exactly $19,083) | 个人 |
| | 仙途 | older | $29.99 | 5 100% | 150 | $4.5k (exactly $4,498) | Deep Cave |
| | Raiding.Zone | · EA older | $1.99 | 26 76% | 780 | $1.6k (exactly $1,552) | Lukas Meisegeier |
| | 骸亡禁决：Skeleton King | older | $1.99 | 3 0% | 90 | $179 (exactly $179) | 古德模型, goodmoxing |
 | GGO 枪战火线 | $4.99 | 1 0% | 30 | $150 (exactly $150) | 布工作室, Cloth Studio | |
 | KunlunWonderland | $0.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $30 (exactly $30) | He WenYuan |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
Five niches a week, one death, one deep dive.
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