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Should I ship a Roguelite Party Game?
Party Game + Roguelite
Of 22 developers who shipped a Roguelite Party Game 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.. 68 more are announced, ×3.8 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 4 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $2.7k, ×5.7 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $50; 1 in 20 cleared $140k, ×301 the market median. Revenue is down 90% on the market; 68 games are announced against 18 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $0 (exactly $0) |
|---|---|
| Median | $2.7k (exactly $2,691) |
| Top 25% | $7.4k (exactly $7,431) |
| Top 5% | $143k (exactly $142,941) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 22 |
| Released games | 32 |
| Announced | 68 |
| Effort | 4 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $5.99 |
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 350% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 19%, excluded from money figures.
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
- Roguelite
- effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
What it takes
- Effort
- 4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
- Systems
- Party Game, Roguelite; 6 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Co-op, Roguelike
- Price point
- $5.99 typical · top 25% priced $14.99 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Pixel Graphics, 2D, Cute
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $14.99 or above; the middle game at $5.99.
The top 10 games average 87% positive over 1,198 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $50. 6 in 10 of the 5 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 68 games are announced against 18 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.8 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Party Game with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
- + Board GameFair
- + RhythmFair
- + DeckbuildingFair
- + Card BattlerFair
- + MinigamesPoor odds
- + RoguelikePoor odds
- + Vehicular CombatPoor odds
- + DestructionPoor odds
- + DrivingPoor odds
- + SurvivalPoor odds
- + HorrorPoor odds
- + Psychological HorrorPoor odds
Comparable games
ROUNDS 2021 · $6.4M 
Conan Chop Chop 2022 · $190k 
Tenebris: Terra Incognita 2026 · $188k 
DunHero 2026 · $143k 
BattleCap 2024 · $57k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | ROUNDS | older | $5.99 | 35,738 95% | 1.1M | $6.4M (exactly $6,422,119) | Landfall |
| | Conan Chop Chop | older | $14.99 | 423 65% | 13k | $190k (exactly $190,223) | Mighty Kingdom |
| | Tenebris: Terra Incognita | $19.99 | 313 79% | 9.4k | $188k (exactly $187,706) | Phantasmica Studios | |
| | DunHero | $8.99 | 530 89% | 16k | $143k (exactly $142,941) | Dev Kacper | |
| | BattleCap | $11.99 | 159 96% | 4.8k | $57k (exactly $57,192) | MechAlmond Productions | |
 | Duo Quest | $14.99 | 26 65% | 780 | $12k (exactly $11,692) | 1+1 Studios | |
 | 5 Minute Raid | $4.99 | 53 90% | 1.6k | $7.9k (exactly $7,934) | MoMong | |
 | Wink Out | · EA | $7.99 | 31 100% | 930 | $7.4k (exactly $7,431) | Clevergence Games |
 | Neighborhorde | older | $4.99 | 30 83% | 900 | $4.5k (exactly $4,491) | Fermenter Games |
 | Ritual Night | · EA | $4.99 | 27 85% | 810 | $4.0k (exactly $4,042) | Outfox Games |
 | Dough or Die | · EA | $7.99 | 16 100% | 480 | $3.8k (exactly $3,835) | Soundbyte Interactive |
 | Deck of Treads | $7.99 | 13 100% | 390 | $3.1k (exactly $3,116) | DuckByte Games | |
 | Dino-Ducks Dash | $2.99 | 30 96% | 900 | $2.7k (exactly $2,691) | Duckosaurus Games |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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