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Should I ship a Robot Party Game?

Party Game + Robots

Only 19 developers shipped a Robot Party Game 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, Escape From Mandrillia: Local Asymmetric VR+PC, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 28 more are announced.

Verdict: dead, for a 5 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $150 in the last 2 years and $180 over 4, against a market of $630 for a 5 / 10 build. 15 developers shipped in the last year and 28 games are announced.

Deciding numbers: median 0.2 times the market baseline, revenue down 90% on the market, 28 announced, ×1.9 per developer who shipped in the last year.
Nobody has said they are building this yet.
Party Game + Robots
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 19
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $899 → $1.7k → $150 (still earning) → $150 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Party Game + Robots: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 19
Bottom 30% $0 (exactly $0)
Median $150 (exactly $150)
Top 25% $1.7k (exactly $1,678)
Top 5% $71k (exactly $70,536)
Developers, 2 yr 19
Released games 30
Announced 28
Effort 5 / 10
AI-buildability Medium
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 down 90% on the market, supply 275% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 20%, 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 Game
effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
Robots
effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
Systems
Party Game; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, PvP, 4 Player Local
Price point
$4.99 typical · top 25% priced $12.99 or above
Art
5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, Colorful, Party
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $12.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.

The top 10 games average 92% positive over 232 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $50, median $150, 1 in 4 over $1.6k, 1 in 20 over $70k.

3 in 10 developers made under $50. 8 in 10 of the 5 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 28 games are announced against 15 developers who shipped in the last year.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Party Game with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.

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  2. + RhythmFair11 devs · median $802 · 19 announced
  3. + DeckbuildingFair22 devs · median $719 · 30 announced
  4. + Card BattlerFair28 devs · median $449 · 35 announced
  5. + MinigamesPoor odds28 devs · median $4.0k · 66 announced
  6. + RoguelitePoor odds22 devs · median $2.7k · 68 announced
  7. + RoguelikePoor odds16 devs · median $2.7k · 51 announced
  8. + Vehicular CombatPoor odds14 devs · median $2.4k · 45 announced
  9. + DestructionPoor odds13 devs · median $1.8k · 79 announced
  10. + DrivingPoor odds28 devs · median $1.7k · 60 announced
  11. + SurvivalPoor odds55 devs · median $1.3k · 135 announced
  12. + HorrorPoor odds61 devs · median $1.3k · 144 announced

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Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

First Class Trouble 2021 · $1.4M SUPER BOMBERMAN R 2 2023 · $223k Unspottable 2020 · $208k Escape From Mandrillia: Local Asymmetric VR+PC 2025 · $71k Build 'n Bump 2015 · $4.5k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
First Class Trouble older $14.99 3,103 79% 93k $1.4M (exactly $1,395,419) Invisible Walls
SUPER BOMBERMAN R 2 older $49.99 149 53% 4.5k $223k (exactly $223,455) KONAMI
Unspottable older $9.99 694 89% 21k $208k (exactly $207,992) GrosChevaux
Escape From Mandrillia: Local Asymmetric VR+PC $12.99 181 95% 5.4k $71k (exactly $70,536) German Bandera
Build 'n Bump older $4.99 30 76% 900 $4.5k (exactly $4,491) Roppy Chop Studios
PizzaPanic $8.99 10 80% 300 $2.7k (exactly $2,697) Catnip Lab
MechaCap Arena $7.99 11 90% 330 $2.6k (exactly $2,637) Paraflux Games
Assimilate! (A Party Game) older $9.99 8 75% 240 $2.4k (exactly $2,398) Friendship is Fun, LLC
Harpoon Arena $5.99 10 90% 300 $1.8k (exactly $1,797) FairGoose
Biida-Bash $6.99 8 100% 240 $1.7k (exactly $1,678) Silver Thumb Games
Lockjaw: Robo-Royale $9.99 3 100% 90 $899 (exactly $899) Abducted Monkeys
Senseless Cooking $4.99 4 0% 120 $599 (exactly $599) Crab Sock Games
Inkoid $4.99 3 100% 90 $449 (exactly $449) Spacecowboy
Human Error · EA $5.99 1 0% 30 $180 (exactly $180) Tinker Studio
Robo · EA $4.99 1 100% 30 $150 (exactly $150) Anton Vatchenko

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