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Should I ship a Survival MOBA?
MOBA + Survival
Only 6 developers shipped a paid Survival 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, EverSiege: Untold Ages, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 5 in 10 of the games here are free to play and sit outside these figures. 22 more are announced, ×11 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: dead, for a 9 / 10 build.
Only 2 developers shipped this in the last year, under the 5 a verdict needs; over 2 years the middle one made $31k against a market of $1.3k. 22 games are announced.
not enough cohorts to draw
| Bottom 30% | $598 (exactly $598) |
|---|---|
| Median | $31k (exactly $31,029) |
| Top 25% | $45k (exactly $45,127) |
| Top 5% | $1.1M (exactly $1,143,028) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 6 |
| Released games | 44 |
| Announced | 22 |
| Effort | 9 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| Typical price | $14.99 |
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 50% fewer developers than the period before.
Free games: 50%, 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, Survival
- Price point
- $14.99 typical
Why players buy here
Fewer than 10 games in the last 2 years; sentiment and price figures use the all window.
The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $9.99.
The top 10 games average 63% positive over 4,704 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $600. 7 in 10 of the 6 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 22 games are announced against 2 developers who shipped in the last year, ×11 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
MOBA with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
- + RoguelitePoor odds
- + 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
- + Battle RoyaleDead
Comparable games
EverSiege: Untold Ages 2026 · $1.1M 
AXYOS 2018 · $244k 
Goonya Monster 2022 · $111k 
The Chronicles of Dragon Wing - Reborn 2017 · $95k 
Bloodsports.TV 2015 · $76k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | EverSiege: Untold Ages | $19.99 | 1,906 68% | 57k | $1.1M (exactly $1,143,028) | Tindalos Interactive | |
| | AXYOS | older | $4.99 | 1,629 52% | 49k | $244k (exactly $243,861) | Axyos Games |
| | Goonya Monster | older | $19.99 | 185 76% | 5.6k | $111k (exactly $110,944) | MUTAN |
| | The Chronicles of Dragon Wing - Reborn | older | $19.99 | 158 77% | 4.7k | $95k (exactly $94,753) | Dragon Wing Studio |
| | Bloodsports.TV | older | $9.99 | 255 83% | 7.7k | $76k (exactly $76,424) | Toadman Interactive, Fatshark |
 | Egress | older | $14.99 | 107 58% | 3.2k | $48k (exactly $48,118) | Fazan |
 | The AC130 slays the zombies. | $3.99 | 377 63% | 11k | $45k (exactly $45,127) | 汪双羽 | |
 | Girl Frame | $14.99 | 69 68% | 2.1k | $31k (exactly $31,029) | Meow Run, Cat Shine | |
 | Enemy Inside | · EA | $12.99 | 10 100% | 300 | $3.9k (exactly $3,897) | Six Ways Games |
 | 蓝实战队 | · EA older | $6.99 | 8 25% | 240 | $1.7k (exactly $1,678) | 清风 |
 | MOBA Dodge Trainer | $3.99 | 5 100% | 150 | $598 (exactly $598) | ZHOU JIANCHENG | |
 | 十秒英雄1-Ten Seconds Hero1 | · EA | $24.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | 地星(D·☆) |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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