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Should I ship a Tabletop Political Sim?
Political Sim + Tabletop
Only 12 developers shipped a Tabletop Political Sim 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, Mr. President, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 12 more are announced.
Verdict: fair, for a 4 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $600, ×1.3 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $150. Revenue is up 415% on the market; 12 games are announced against 10 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $150 (exactly $150) |
|---|---|
| Median | $600 (exactly $600) |
| Top 25% | $1.9k (exactly $1,918) |
| Top 5% | $97k (exactly $97,151) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 12 |
| Released games | 28 |
| Announced | 12 |
| Effort | 4 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| 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 415% on the market, supply 235% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 4%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Political Sim
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
- Tabletop
- 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
- Political Sim, Tabletop
- Price point
- $7.99 typical
Why players buy here
The top 10 games average 76% positive over 208 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $150. All of the 5 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 12 games are announced against 10 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Political Sim with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
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- + FuturisticPoor odds
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- + Cold WarPoor odds
- + BuildingPoor odds
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Comparable games
Twilight Struggle 2016 · $770k 
Mr. President 2026 · $97k 
Reiner Knizia Yellow & Yangtze 2019 · $48k 
Vox Populi: Brazil 2022 2024 · $13k 
Vox Populi: Poland 2023 2023 · $8.8k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Twilight Struggle | older | $9.99 | 2,568 86% | 77k | $770k (exactly $769,630) | Playdek, Inc. |
| | Mr. President | $19.99 | 162 75% | 4.9k | $97k (exactly $97,151) | Exia Labs | |
| | Reiner Knizia Yellow & Yangtze | older | $14.99 | 107 91% | 3.2k | $48k (exactly $48,118) | Dire Wolf |
| | Vox Populi: Brazil 2022 | older | $4.99 | 88 94% | 2.6k | $13k (exactly $13,174) | Velsin |
| | Vox Populi: Poland 2023 | older | $4.99 | 59 93% | 1.8k | $8.8k (exactly $8,832) | Velsin |
 | Vox Populi: Europa 2024 | older | $7.99 | 32 96% | 960 | $7.7k (exactly $7,670) | Velsin |
 | Vox Populi: Spain 2023 | older | $4.99 | 30 83% | 900 | $4.5k (exactly $4,491) | Velsin |
 | Vox Populi: USA 2024 | $7.99 | 15 80% | 450 | $3.6k (exactly $3,596) | Velsin | |
 | Flag Collection | older | $0.99 | 115 70% | 3.5k | $3.4k (exactly $3,416) | UnDefined Studio |
 | LouveSystems' Realms | $12.99 | 5 100% | 150 | $1.9k (exactly $1,948) | LouveSystems | |
 | Vox Populi: Germany 2025 | $7.99 | 8 87% | 240 | $1.9k (exactly $1,918) | Velsin | |
 | Crisis Commander: Strait Of Hormuz | $3.99 | 9 77% | 270 | $1.1k (exactly $1,077) | Kra Kra Games | |
 | Vox Populi: Australia 2025 | $7.99 | 4 50% | 120 | $959 (exactly $959) | Velsin | |
 | Republic of Jungle | $14.99 | 2 100% | 60 | $899 (exactly $899) | Gerdoo Games | |
 | Imperial Wager: The Shattered Crown of Augustus | $19.99 | 1 0% | 30 | $600 (exactly $600) | Ke Zhou | |
 | Investormania | · EA | $6.99 | 1 0% | 30 | $210 (exactly $210) | NIGHTCREW |
 | THE BEST INVESTOR | $4.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $150 (exactly $150) | THE FRENCH GRINDER |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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