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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Zombie Party-Based RPG?

Party-Based RPG + Zombies

Only 18 developers shipped a Zombie Party-Based RPG 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, Urban Strife, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 24 more are announced, ×3.0 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

Verdict: poor odds, for a 6 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $450, ×0.7 the market's $630 for a 6 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $150; 1 in 20 cleared $680k, ×1091 the market median. Revenue is up 41865% on the market; 24 games are announced against 8 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 0.7 times the market baseline, revenue up 41865% on the market, 24 announced, ×3.0 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Party-Based RPG + Zombies
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 18
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $719 → $50k → $599 → $150 → $450 → $42k (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Party-Based RPG + Zombies: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 18
Bottom 30% $150 (exactly $150)
Median $450 (exactly $450)
Top 25% $10k (exactly $10,294)
Top 5% $685k (exactly $685,454)
Developers, 2 yr 18
Released games 42
Announced 24
Effort 6 / 10
AI-buildability Medium
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 41865% on the market, supply 20% fewer developers than the period before.

Free games: 12%, excluded from money figures.

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Plate 2 · systems and tooling

Can AI deliver it?

AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.

Party-Based RPG
effort 6 / 10 · medium · effort 6 sits in the medium band
Zombies
effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
6 / 10 · full 3D single-player, physics sims, content-heavy RPG
Systems
Party-Based RPG; 8 in 10 of the top 25% also carry RPG, Strategy, Strategy RPG
Price point
$7.99 typical · top 25% priced $19.99 or above
Art
6 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $7.99.

The top 10 games average 79% positive over 1,630 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $150, median $450, 1 in 4 over $10k, 1 in 20 over $680k.

3 in 10 developers made under $150. All of the 10 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 24 games are announced against 8 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.0 per shipper.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Party-Based RPG with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + Board GameFair24 devs · median $18k · 29 announced
  2. + Point & ClickFair17 devs · median $2.5k · 20 announced
  3. + 2D PlatformerFair55 devs · median $599 · 42 announced
  4. + Hidden ObjectFair15 devs · median $479 · 16 announced
  5. + Martial ArtsPoor odds5 devs · median $230k · 16 announced
  6. + Dating SimPoor odds13 devs · median $49k · 25 announced
  7. + SandboxPoor odds23 devs · median $34k · 71 announced
  8. + BuildingPoor odds12 devs · median $32k · 37 announced
  9. + AutomationPoor odds14 devs · median $21k · 28 announced
  10. + Turn-BasedPoor odds67 devs · median $19k · 76 announced
  11. + Base BuildingPoor odds19 devs · median $19k · 51 announced
  12. + IncrementalPoor odds18 devs · median $15k · 45 announced

All 111 pairs on the Party-Based RPG page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

Knock on the Coffin Lid 2024 · $2.0M Dead Age 2016 · $2.0M Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord 2024 · $1.3M Urban Strife 2026 · $685k Dead Age 2: The Zombie Survival RPG 2021 · $623k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Knock on the Coffin Lid older $24.99 2,727 82% 82k $2.0M (exactly $2,044,432) RedBoon
Dead Age older $14.99 4,407 83% 132k $2.0M (exactly $1,981,828) Silent Dreams
Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord older $34.99 1,209 77% 36k $1.3M (exactly $1,269,087) Digital Eclipse
Urban Strife $34.99 653 69% 20k $685k (exactly $685,454) White Pond Games
Dead Age 2: The Zombie Survival RPG older $17.99 1,154 75% 35k $623k (exactly $622,814) Silent Dreams
Dead Grid $12.99 504 93% 15k $196k (exactly $196,409) Atom Void
MEMOLITH: Forsaken by Light $19.99 220 76% 6.6k $132k (exactly $131,934) Black Anchor
Stories from the Outbreak older $19.99 154 80% 4.6k $92k (exactly $92,354) Coldwild Games
NecroAttack！ older $9.99 241 72% 7.2k $72k (exactly $72,228) VirusSea
Ludus Mortis older $17.99 93 89% 2.8k $50k (exactly $50,192) 68k Studios
The Dead Await $12.99 108 67% 3.2k $42k (exactly $42,088) Shotx
尸来运转-Lucky Zombie Survival $3.99 86 86% 2.6k $10k (exactly $10,294) Kwing works
Only Out $4.99 40 95% 1.2k $6.0k (exactly $5,988) Shark Studio
Convict Team Tactics $2.99 13 92% 390 $1.2k (exactly $1,166) Asocial Guarantee
Stranded Island $7.99 3 0% 90 $719 (exactly $719) Circlesgames, Chukwuemeka igbokwe azogu
Uncanny Valley: Le Petit Morte $14.99 1 100% 30 $450 (exactly $450) Chris King
Dr. Alb's Prodigy $5.99 2 100% 60 $359 (exactly $359) Super Tiny Studios Ltd

Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.