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Should I ship a Tactical MOBA?
MOBA + Tactical
Of 24 developers who shipped a paid Tactical MOBA in the last 2 years: 3 in 10 made under est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method., 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., 1 in 20 cleared est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 4 in 10 of the games here are free to play and sit outside these figures. 64 more are announced, ×5.8 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: dead, for a 9 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $360 in the last 2 years and $360 over 4, against a market of $1.3k for a 9 / 10 build. 11 developers shipped in the last year and 64 games are announced.
| Bottom 30% | $120 (exactly $120) |
|---|---|
| Median | $359 (exactly $359) |
| Top 25% | $13k (exactly $13,193) |
| Top 5% | $1.1M (exactly $1,143,028) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 24 |
| Released games | 92 |
| Announced | 64 |
| Effort | 9 / 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: revenue up 2290% on the market, supply 15% fewer developers than the period before.
Free games: 42%, 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, Tactical; 7 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Co-op, Shooter
- Price point
- $4.99 typical · top 25% priced $19.99 or above
- Art
- 5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, First-Person
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.
The top 10 games average 68% positive over 6,366 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $120. 8 in 10 of the 18 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 64 games are announced against 11 developers who shipped in the last year, ×5.8 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
- + SurvivalDead
Comparable games
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III 2017 · $17M 
Wild Assault 2026 · $1.7M 
EverSiege: Untold Ages 2026 · $1.1M 
Demigod 2011 · $303k 
The Chronicles of Dragon Wing - Reborn 2017 · $95k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III | older | $39.99 | 14,436 50% | 433k | $17M (exactly $17,318,869) | Relic Entertainment, Feral Interactive… (Relic Entertainment, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux)) |
| | Wild Assault | $14.99 | 3,861 68% | 116k | $1.7M (exactly $1,736,292) | Combat Cat Studio | |
| | EverSiege: Untold Ages | $19.99 | 1,906 68% | 57k | $1.1M (exactly $1,143,028) | Tindalos Interactive | |
| | Demigod | older | $9.99 | 1,011 75% | 30k | $303k (exactly $302,997) | Gas Powered Games |
| | The Chronicles of Dragon Wing - Reborn | older | $19.99 | 158 77% | 4.7k | $95k (exactly $94,753) | Dragon Wing Studio |
 | Mushroom Wars | older | $9.99 | 312 77% | 9.4k | $94k (exactly $93,506) | Zillion Whales, Creat Studios |
 | SPACECOM | older | $9.99 | 197 62% | 5.9k | $59k (exactly $59,041) | Flow Combine |
 | STARVAULT VR | $24.99 | 66 89% | 2.0k | $49k (exactly $49,480) | Theia Games | |
 | The AC130 slays the zombies. | $3.99 | 377 63% | 11k | $45k (exactly $45,127) | 汪双羽 | |
 | Subsiege | older | $19.99 | 43 46% | 1.3k | $26k (exactly $25,787) | Icebird Studios |
 | FMTC | $7.00 | 75 78% | 2.3k | $16k (exactly $15,750) | FMTC | |
 | Glassbreakers: Champions of Moss | $19.99 | 22 63% | 660 | $13k (exactly $13,193) | Polyarc | |
 | Cyber Clutch: Hot Import Nights | $19.99 | 21 61% | 630 | $13k (exactly $12,594) | Gunpowder Games, Focuspoint Studios | |
 | Luna & Sol: Nightmare Ward | $7.99 | 13 76% | 390 | $3.1k (exactly $3,116) | PLAY Mephistowaltz | |
 | Sphere Shootout | $4.99 | 20 100% | 600 | $3.0k (exactly $2,994) | Sphere49 | |
 | The Last Bug | $3.99 | 5 100% | 150 | $598 (exactly $598) | 苦柚Games |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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