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Should I ship a Pirate Strategy RPG?
Strategy RPG + Pirates
Only 7 developers shipped a Pirate Strategy 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, Flint: Treasure of Oblivion, 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, ×5.3 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: dead, for a 5 / 10 build.
Only 4 developers shipped this in the last year, under the 5 a verdict needs; over 2 years the middle one made $3.4k against a market of $630. 21 games are announced.
not enough cohorts to draw
| Bottom 30% | $629 (exactly $629) |
|---|---|
| Median | $3.4k (exactly $3,355) |
| Top 25% | $6.0k (exactly $5,998) |
| Top 5% | $69k (exactly $68,972) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 7 |
| Released games | 26 |
| Announced | 21 |
| Effort | 5 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| 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 50% on the market, supply 35% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 12%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Strategy RPG
- effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
- Pirates
- effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
- Systems
- Strategy RPG
- Price point
- $6.99 typical
Why players buy here
Fewer than 10 games in the last 2 years; sentiment and price figures use the all window.
The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $6.99.
The top 10 games average 81% positive over 4,500 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $630. 21 games are announced against 4 developers who shipped in the last year, ×5.3 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Strategy RPG with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
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- + 2D PlatformerFair
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- + Turn-BasedPoor odds
- + Dating SimPoor odds
- + 4XPoor odds
Comparable games
Horizon's Gate 2020 · $727k 
Seablip 2024 · EA · $485k 
Braveland Pirate 2015 · $252k 
High Sea Saga DX 2023 · $135k 
Tortuga - A Pirate's Tale 2024 · $99k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Horizon's Gate | older | $19.99 | 1,213 94% | 36k | $727k (exactly $727,436) | Rad Codex |
| | Seablip | · EA older | $14.99 | 1,078 81% | 32k | $485k (exactly $484,777) | Jardar Solli |
| | Braveland Pirate | older | $19.99 | 421 87% | 13k | $252k (exactly $252,474) | Tortuga Team |
| | High Sea Saga DX | older | $8.99 | 501 81% | 15k | $135k (exactly $135,120) | Kairosoft Co.,Ltd |
| | Tortuga - A Pirate's Tale | older | $24.99 | 132 51% | 4.0k | $99k (exactly $98,960) | Gaming Minds Studios |
 | Uncharted Ocean | older | $4.99 | 563 70% | 17k | $84k (exactly $84,281) | HiRabbitgame |
 | Flint: Treasure of Oblivion | $24.99 | 92 51% | 2.8k | $69k (exactly $68,972) | Savage Level | |
 | Overfall | older | $4.99 | 358 75% | 11k | $54k (exactly $53,593) | Pera Games |
 | Pirates Journey | older | $12.99 | 93 53% | 2.8k | $36k (exactly $36,242) | 2MEDYA |
 | Frigato: Shadows of the Caribbean | older | $11.99 | 49 30% | 1.5k | $18k (exactly $17,625) | Mercat Games |
 | Seven Seas: Adventures | · EA | $24.99 | 8 25% | 240 | $6.0k (exactly $5,998) | Concept Games |
 | Warlordocracy | $4.99 | 27 96% | 810 | $4.0k (exactly $4,042) | Brian J. Lancaster, Laughing Coyote Sof… (Brian J. Lancaster, Laughing Coyote Software) | |
 | This Be Mutiny | $6.99 | 16 87% | 480 | $3.4k (exactly $3,355) | Goodberry Games | |
 | Exploration | $6.99 | 3 66% | 90 | $629 (exactly $629) | Software 2000 | |
 | Chrono Spin | $4.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | YF Indie | |
 | Corsair Fleet: Tides of Plunder | $5.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | Velron Games |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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