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Should I ship a Physics Tactical RPG?
Physics + Tactical RPG
Only 14 developers shipped a Physics Tactical 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, SALVO, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 21 more are announced, ×2.1 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: dead, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $360 in the last 2 years and $480 over 4, against a market of $630 for a 5 / 10 build. 10 developers shipped in the last year and 21 games are announced.
not enough cohorts to draw
| Bottom 30% | $150 (exactly $150) |
|---|---|
| Median | $359 (exactly $359) |
| Top 25% | $2.2k (exactly $2,242) |
| Top 5% | $19k (exactly $19,424) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 14 |
| Released games | 32 |
| Announced | 21 |
| Effort | 5 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| 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 10% on the market, supply 150% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 16%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is low: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Physics
- effort 5 / 10 · low · emergent simulation bugs need hands-on tuning
- Tactical RPG
- effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
- Systems
- Physics, Tactical RPG; 8 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Simulation, Strategy, Tactical
- Price point
- $7.99 typical · top 25% priced $14.99 or above
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $14.99 or above; the middle game at $7.99.
The top 10 games average 81% positive over 161 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $150. 21 games are announced against 10 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.1 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
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Comparable games
SALVO 2026 · $19k 
Critter Crossfire 2025 · $14k 
Spacefleet: Heat Death 2026 · EA · $13k 
Throw Anything 2018 · $11k 
MACHO SPINNER 2023 · $4.9k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | SALVO | $11.99 | 54 77% | 1.6k | $19k (exactly $19,424) | Erdem Şahin, Naim Ozcan | |
| | Critter Crossfire | $14.99 | 31 90% | 930 | $14k (exactly $13,941) | Evan Polekoff | |
| | Spacefleet: Heat Death | · EA | $11.99 | 36 86% | 1.1k | $13k (exactly $12,949) | Spacezero Interactive |
| | Throw Anything | older | $16.99 | 21 85% | 630 | $11k (exactly $10,704) | Visual Light |
| | MACHO SPINNER | older | $8.99 | 18 66% | 540 | $4.9k (exactly $4,855) | NEOLAVI |
 | Zero-G-Racer : Drone FPV arcade game | older | $9.99 | 8 25% | 240 | $2.4k (exactly $2,398) | Zero-G-Racer |
 | Rayadillo | · EA | $2.99 | 25 84% | 750 | $2.2k (exactly $2,242) | Rayadillo Games |
 | Bigfoot Hunting | · EA | $7.99 | 5 0% | 150 | $1.2k (exactly $1,198) | VRCFORGE STUDIOS |
 | ۩ Tomb of the Brave ۩ | older | $1.99 | 18 88% | 540 | $1.1k (exactly $1,075) | ECONG |
 | Twilight Of The Gods | older | $9.99 | 2 100% | 60 | $599 (exactly $599) | Sheriff Games |
 | 100 Wars | $7.99 | 2 50% | 60 | $479 (exactly $479) | 文艺复兴雪 | |
 | Sprint Star - A Running Manager | $2.99 | 4 100% | 120 | $359 (exactly $359) | 3KnightsDevelopment | |
 | Mobs 'N Monsters | $9.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $300 (exactly $300) | Ghostie Games | |
 | Dungeon Gatekeeper | $4.99 | 2 100% | 60 | $299 (exactly $299) | Fruit Platter Hermit | |
 | Exo Chumps | · EA | $4.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $150 (exactly $150) | Joe Kerr |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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