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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a PvP Point & Click game?

PvP + Point & Click

Of 35 developers who shipped a PvP Point & Click 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.. 31 more are announced.

Verdict: dead, for a 8 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $240 in the last 2 years and $240 over 4, against a market of $1.5k for a 8 / 10 build. 20 developers shipped in the last year and 31 games are announced.

Deciding numbers: median 0.2 times the market baseline, revenue down 40% on the market, 31 announced, ×1.6 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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PvP + Point & Click
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 35
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $449 → $599 → $628 → $599 → $120 → $3.7k (still earning) → $0 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for PvP + Point & Click: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 35
Bottom 30% $0 (exactly $0)
Median $239 (exactly $239)
Top 25% $2.4k (exactly $2,395)
Top 5% $243k (exactly $242,871)
Developers, 2 yr 35
Released games 99
Announced 31
Effort 8 / 10
AI-buildability Low
Typical price $3.99

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 40% on the market, supply 25% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 31%, excluded from money figures.

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Plate 2 · systems and tooling

Can AI deliver it?

AI-buildability for this niche is low: the lowest rating among its tags.

PvP
effort 8 / 10 · low · authoritative servers, latency compensation, cheating
Point & Click
effort 2 / 10 · high · effort 2 sits in the high band

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
8 / 10 · online systems, open world
Systems
PvP, Point & Click; 3 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Local Multiplayer, Online Co-Op, Action
Price point
$3.99 typical · top 25% priced $10.99 or above
Art
3 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, First-Person, Funny
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $10.99 or above; the middle game at $3.99.

The top 10 games average 77% positive over 5,684 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 $240, 1 in 4 over $2.3k, 1 in 20 over $240k.

3 in 10 developers made under $50. 9 in 10 of the 22 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 31 games are announced against 20 developers who shipped in the last year.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

PvP with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.

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  5. + BikesFair10 devs · median $1.5k · 7 announced
  6. + GolfFair29 devs · median $1.4k · 34 announced
  7. + World War IFair12 devs · median $1.3k · 14 announced
  8. + IncrementalFair36 devs · median $1.2k · 48 announced
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All 247 pairs on the PvP page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

BitCraft Online 2025 · EA · $1.6M Rhythia 2026 · EA · $243k ARSONATE 2026 · $14k Pinchcliffe Grand Prix Anniversary Edition 2025 · $13k DR Dominoes 2026 · $7.2k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
BitCraft Online · EA $15.99 3,334 72% 100k $1.6M (exactly $1,599,320) Clockwork Laboratories, Inc.
Rhythia · EA $3.99 2,029 83% 61k $243k (exactly $242,871) Capo Games
ARSONATE $2.99 158 87% 4.7k $14k (exactly $14,173) Nash
Pinchcliffe Grand Prix Anniversary Edition $29.99 14 78% 420 $13k (exactly $12,596) Ravn Studio, Rock Pocket Games, Invictu… (Ravn Studio, Rock Pocket Games, Invictus Games)
DR Dominoes $5.99 40 100% 1.2k $7.2k (exactly $7,188) Gammes
Tabletops & Bottoms $10.99 15 60% 450 $4.9k (exactly $4,946) PopotoProductions
LOW VALUE JOB $3.99 40 90% 1.2k $4.8k (exactly $4,788) 弥生開発 / YAYOI KAIHATSU
Click Real Fast older $0.99 129 86% 3.9k $3.8k (exactly $3,831) NullReferenceException
Pétanque 2026 $4.99 25 76% 750 $3.7k (exactly $3,742) DELPORTE Lucas
cursor0x0 older $9.99 9 55% 270 $2.7k (exactly $2,697) error0x0
City Multi Fun $4.99 16 100% 480 $2.4k (exactly $2,395) Net Get Games
PhotoGuessr $3.99 13 100% 390 $1.6k (exactly $1,556) Studio Pakira

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