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Should I ship a Roguelite MOBA?
MOBA + Roguelite
Only 10 developers shipped a Roguelite MOBA 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, Shape of Dreams, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 15 more are announced, ×3.0 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 9 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $3.9k, ×2.9 the market's $1.3k for a 9 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $2.7k; 1 in 20 cleared $11M, ×8777 the market median. Revenue is up 390% on the market; 15 games are announced against 5 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $2.7k (exactly $2,696) |
|---|---|
| Median | $3.9k (exactly $3,897) |
| Top 25% | $137k (exactly $137,405) |
| Top 5% | $12M (exactly $11,822,019) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 10 |
| Released games | 34 |
| Announced | 15 |
| Effort | 9 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| Typical price | $7.99 |
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 390% on the market, supply as many developers as the period before.
Free games: 29%, 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
- 9 / 10 · studio only
- Systems
- MOBA, Roguelite
- Price point
- $7.99 typical
Why players buy here
The top 10 games average 87% positive over 18,156 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $2.7k. 8 in 10 of the 8 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 15 games are announced against 5 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.0 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
MOBA with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
- + AdventurePoor odds
- + Tower DefensePoor odds
- + FantasyPoor odds
- + Character CustomizationPoor odds
- + Online Co-OpPoor odds
- + Co-opPoor odds
- + ActionPoor odds
- + SimulationPoor odds
- + RPGPoor odds
- + Hero ShooterDead
- + SurvivalDead
- + Battle RoyaleDead
Comparable games
Shape of Dreams 2025 · $12M 
EverSiege: Untold Ages 2026 · $1.1M 
WAR RATS: The Rat em Up 2025 · $137k 
VOIDCRISIS 2022 · $110k 
VOLTED 2018 · $23k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Shape of Dreams | $24.99 | 15,769 89% | 473k | $12M (exactly $11,822,019) | Lizard Smoothie | |
| | EverSiege: Untold Ages | $19.99 | 1,906 68% | 57k | $1.1M (exactly $1,143,028) | Tindalos Interactive | |
| | WAR RATS: The Rat em Up | $11.99 | 382 95% | 11k | $137k (exactly $137,405) | wootusart Industries | |
| | VOIDCRISIS | older | $29.99 | 122 54% | 3.7k | $110k (exactly $109,763) | HEXADRIVE Inc. |
| | VOLTED | older | $4.99 | 151 85% | 4.5k | $23k (exactly $22,605) | Betterburg |
 | 九州风流 | · EA older | $17.99 | 38 60% | 1.1k | $21k (exactly $20,509) | GB |
 | Predictors | older | $9.99 | 31 80% | 930 | $9.3k (exactly $9,291) | Challenging Games |
 | Story of White Stone State | older | $5.99 | 47 23% | 1.4k | $8.4k (exactly $8,446) | DRILL Games |
 | NeverCOM | · EA | $4.99 | 49 95% | 1.5k | $7.3k (exactly $7,335) | Shenzhen Huajian Network Technology Co.… (Shenzhen Huajian Network Technology Co., Ltd) |
 | Enemy Inside | · EA | $12.99 | 10 100% | 300 | $3.9k (exactly $3,897) | Six Ways Games |
 | Luna & Sol: Nightmare Ward | $7.99 | 13 76% | 390 | $3.1k (exactly $3,116) | PLAY Mephistowaltz | |
 | Battle Waves: Card Tactics | $5.99 | 15 73% | 450 | $2.7k (exactly $2,696) | CAGE Studios | |
 | Fireworks-Bomb-GoodFriends | $5.99 | 2 100% | 60 | $359 (exactly $359) | MentalHospital | |
 | 奇妙大富翁(Wonderful Richman) | $4.99 | 2 100% | 60 | $299 (exactly $299) | 海棠果工作室 | |
 | Bomber Festival | $0.99 | 8 100% | 240 | $238 (exactly $238) | kaze studio |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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