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Should I ship a Trading Point & Click game?
Trading + Point & Click
Of 34 developers who shipped a Trading 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.. 58 more are announced, ×2.4 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 4 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $2.1k, ×4.4 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $300; 1 in 20 cleared $100k, ×226 the market median. Revenue is down 90% on the market; 58 games are announced against 24 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $300 (exactly $300) |
|---|---|
| Median | $2.1k (exactly $2,096) |
| Top 25% | $10k (exactly $10,190) |
| Top 5% | $107k (exactly $107,157) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 34 |
| Released games | 85 |
| Announced | 58 |
| 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 140% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 35%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Trading
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
- Point & Click
- effort 2 / 10 · high · effort 2 sits in the high band
What it takes
- Effort
- 4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
- Systems
- Trading, Point & Click; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Simulation, Economy, Life Sim
- Price point
- $5.99 typical · top 25% priced $9.99 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Relaxing, Cozy
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $9.99 or above; the middle game at $5.99.
The top 10 games average 79% positive over 3,293 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $300. 7 in 10 of the 19 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 58 games are announced against 24 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.4 per shipper.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator | older | $19.99 | 37,870 92% | 1.1M | $23M (exactly $22,710,639) | niceplay games |
| | Hero of the Kingdom | older | $7.99 | 3,574 94% | 107k | $857k (exactly $856,688) | Lonely Troops |
| | Hero of the Kingdom II | older | $8.99 | 1,900 95% | 57k | $512k (exactly $512,430) | Lonely Troops |
| | The Executive - Movie Industry Tycoon | $14.99 | 1,034 80% | 31k | $465k (exactly $464,990) | Aniki Games | |
| | Hero of the Kingdom III | older | $9.99 | 1,234 78% | 37k | $370k (exactly $369,830) | Lonely Troops |
 | Hero of the Kingdom: The Lost Tales 1 | older | $6.99 | 1,044 91% | 31k | $219k (exactly $218,927) | Lonely Troops |
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 | Hero of the Kingdom: The Lost Tales 2 | older | $6.99 | 684 89% | 21k | $143k (exactly $143,435) | Lonely Troops |
 | MMO98 | $6.99 | 511 69% | 15k | $107k (exactly $107,157) | BiteMe Games | |
 | Hero of the Kingdom: The Lost Tales 3 | $6.99 | 476 91% | 14k | $100k (exactly $99,817) | Lonely Troops | |
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 | Something to Drink? | $9.99 | 84 98% | 2.5k | $25k (exactly $25,175) | Adam's Games | |
 | Keep Me Gifted | $3.99 | 175 54% | 5.3k | $21k (exactly $20,948) | Merlot Games | |
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Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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