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Should I ship a WWII Physics game?
Physics + World War II
Only 11 developers shipped a WWII Physics 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, IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 16 more are announced.
Verdict: fair, for a 6 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $1.4k, ×2.3 the market's $630 for a 6 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $1.1k. Revenue is up 255% on the market; 16 games are announced against 8 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $1.0k (exactly $1,048) |
|---|---|
| Median | $1.4k (exactly $1,438) |
| Top 25% | $4.2k (exactly $4,196) |
| Top 5% | $8.0M (exactly $7,962,817) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 11 |
| Released games | 38 |
| Announced | 16 |
| Effort | 6 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| Typical price | $6.99 |
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 255% on the market, supply 165% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 21%, 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
- World War II
- effort 6 / 10 · medium · effort 6 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 6 / 10 · full 3D single-player, physics sims, content-heavy RPG
- Systems
- Physics
- Price point
- $6.99 typical
Why players buy here
The top 10 games average 97% positive over 13,554 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $1.1k. 16 games are announced against 8 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Physics with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
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Comparable games
UBOAT 2024 · $23M 
IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator 2026 · $8.0M 
Sprocket 2021 · EA · $7.4M 
Total Tank Simulator 2020 · $4.5M 
Arms Trade Tycoon: Tanks 2024 · EA · $900k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | UBOAT | older | $29.99 | 25,568 83% | 767k | $23M (exactly $23,003,530) | Deep Water Studio |
| | IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator | $19.99 | 13,278 97% | 398k | $8.0M (exactly $7,962,817) | Nick Nieuwoudt, Dominik Latos | |
| | Sprocket | · EA older | $19.99 | 12,336 92% | 370k | $7.4M (exactly $7,397,899) | Hamish Dunn |
| | Total Tank Simulator | older | $19.99 | 7,582 81% | 227k | $4.5M (exactly $4,546,925) | Noobz from Poland |
| | Arms Trade Tycoon: Tanks | · EA older | $29.99 | 1,000 65% | 30k | $900k (exactly $899,700) | FunGi |
 | Boat Crew | · EA older | $24.99 | 431 89% | 13k | $323k (exactly $323,121) | Tabbing Tabby |
 | Save Jesus | older | $4.99 | 1,482 90% | 44k | $222k (exactly $221,855) | Almighty Games |
 | SHIPS AT WAR | · EA older | $14.99 | 369 76% | 11k | $166k (exactly $165,939) | Golddorf Spieleentwicklung |
 | Warplanes: Battles over Pacific | older | $19.99 | 140 78% | 4.2k | $84k (exactly $83,958) | Home Net Games |
 | Aircraft Evolution | older | $8.99 | 221 80% | 6.6k | $60k (exactly $59,604) | Satur Entertainment |
 | ShipCrafter | · EA | $7.99 | 209 90% | 6.3k | $50k (exactly $50,097) | Myrmecoman |
 | Valor 1944 | $9.99 | 14 92% | 420 | $4.2k (exactly $4,196) | Sunroom Games | |
 | Real RC: Flight Simulator Aircraft Remote Control 2026 | $29.99 | 3 33% | 90 | $2.7k (exactly $2,699) | Thetis Games | |
 | Tank Simulator | $8.99 | 8 12% | 240 | $2.2k (exactly $2,158) | Imperian Online - Praha | |
 | Cannon Clicker | $5.99 | 8 75% | 240 | $1.4k (exactly $1,438) | Ritual Interactive | |
 | Front Lines | $1.99 | 23 60% | 690 | $1.4k (exactly $1,373) | Waterfoul Studios | |
 | Bearplane | $4.99 | 7 100% | 210 | $1.0k (exactly $1,048) | Matthew Burton | |
 | BERSERK TANK | $4.50 | 3 66% | 90 | $405 (exactly $405) | WU YU CHENG | |
 | Car May Fly | · EA | $6.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $210 (exactly $210) | carmayflystudio |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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