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Should I ship a Wargame MMORPG?
MMORPG + Wargame
Only 4 developers shipped a paid Wargame MMORPG in the last 2 years. Over 4 years, 7 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. 16 more are announced, ×16 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 $450 against a market of $1.3k. 16 games are announced.
not enough cohorts to draw
| Bottom 30% | $30 (exactly $30) |
|---|---|
| Median | $148 (exactly $148) |
| Top 25% | $449 (exactly $449) |
| Top 5% | $13k (exactly $13,495) |
| Developers, 4 yr | 7 |
| Released games | 39 |
| Announced | 16 |
| 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: 74%, 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, Wargame
- 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 8 games average 52% positive over 10,244 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. 16 games are announced against 0 developers who shipped in the last year, ×16 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
MMORPG with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
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- + Character CustomizationPoor odds
- + ExplorationPoor odds
Comparable games
Naval Action 2019 · $6.1M 
The Dawn: Sniper's Way 2024 · $13k 
M4 Tank Brigade 2018 · $11k 
Human Madness 2021 · $2.2k 
Forbidden zone 2025 · $449 | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Naval Action | older | $19.99 | 10,187 52% | 306k | $6.1M (exactly $6,109,144) | Bermuda Computer Club |
| | The Dawn: Sniper's Way | $24.99 | 18 22% | 540 | $13k (exactly $13,495) | PHOSPHORUS GAMES | |
| | M4 Tank Brigade | older | $19.99 | 18 55% | 540 | $11k (exactly $10,795) | iEntertainment Network Inc |
| | Human Madness | older | $7.99 | 9 11% | 270 | $2.2k (exactly $2,157) | The One |
| | Forbidden zone | $4.99 | 3 0% | 90 | $449 (exactly $449) | Karuna | |
 | Подвиги древних Русов | older | $1.99 | 3 66% | 90 | $179 (exactly $179) | MomentGameStudio |
 | HAPPY ZONE - Battle Royale | $0.99 | 5 80% | 150 | $148 (exactly $148) | Prtyroom | |
 | KunlunWonderland | $0.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $30 (exactly $30) | He WenYuan | |
 | Kingdom Of Secrets مملكة الأسرار | older | $4.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | KATSU |
 | The Fallen Night | · EA older | $9.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | ATEG |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
Five niches a week, one death, one deep dive.
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