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Turn-Based Strategy + Puzzle Platformer
Of 26 developers who shipped a Puzzle Platformer Turn-Based Strategy 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.. 23 more are announced.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $420, ×0.7 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $210; 1 in 20 cleared $4.1k, ×6.7 the market median. Revenue is up 15% on the market; 23 games are announced against 12 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $210 (exactly $210) |
|---|---|
| Median | $421 (exactly $421) |
| Top 25% | $1.3k (exactly $1,319) |
| Top 5% | $4.2k (exactly $4,196) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 26 |
| Released games | 68 |
| Announced | 23 |
| Effort | 5 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| 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 up 15% on the market, supply 15% fewer developers than the period before.
Free games: 16%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Turn-Based Strategy
- effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
- Puzzle Platformer
- effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
What it takes
- Effort
- 5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
- Systems
- Turn-Based Strategy, Puzzle Platformer; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Strategy, Board Game, Puzzle
- Price point
- $3.99 typical · top 25% priced $9.99 or above
- Art
- 3 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, Family Friendly, Funny
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $9.99 or above; the middle game at $3.99.
The top 10 games average 84% positive over 132 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $210. All of the 18 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 23 games are announced against 12 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Turn-Based Strategy with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
- + WuxiaFair
- + Cold WarFair
- + RomeFair
- + LootFair
- + MiningFair
- + DwarvesFair
- + IdlerFair
- + Asynchronous MultiplayerFair
- + TanksFair
- + SokobanFair
- + Top-Down ShooterFair
- + SpaceFair
Comparable games
Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition 2018 · $1.6M 
Carcassonne - Tiles & Tactics 2017 · $593k 
时空传说：佣兵王战记 2024 · $31k 
Meet me at NooN 2022 · $16k 
TurnTack 2021 · $7.9k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition | older | $16.99 | 3,096 88% | 93k | $1.6M (exactly $1,578,031) | Marmalade Game Studio Ltd |
| | Carcassonne - Tiles & Tactics | older | $9.99 | 1,978 83% | 59k | $593k (exactly $592,807) | Artefacts Studio |
| | 时空传说：佣兵王战记 | older | $7.99 | 129 84% | 3.9k | $31k (exactly $30,921) | 阳巅疯工作室 |
| | Meet me at NooN | older | $9.99 | 55 100% | 1.7k | $16k (exactly $16,484) | Pandaroo Interactive |
| | TurnTack | older | $7.99 | 33 81% | 990 | $7.9k (exactly $7,910) | Jipang2Games |
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 | The Mythical City 3 | older | $19.99 | 10 100% | 300 | $6.0k (exactly $5,997) | Gamesforgames |
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 | Carnival Heroes - Super party minigames | $3.99 | 39 97% | 1.2k | $4.7k (exactly $4,668) | LAN - GAMES LTD | |
 | Haunted ROM: The Lost Cartridge | $9.99 | 14 85% | 420 | $4.2k (exactly $4,196) | Crit42 Studio | |
 | Dialoop -Roguelite Puzzle- | $7.99 | 16 81% | 480 | $3.8k (exactly $3,835) | Byking Inc. | |
 | Lust Arena | $9.99 | 10 20% | 300 | $3.0k (exactly $2,997) | HFTGames | |
 | JAIL DICE: Roll to Break | $6.99 | 8 100% | 240 | $1.7k (exactly $1,678) | GyoonyGames | |
 | Just a Little Purr suit | $3.99 | 14 85% | 420 | $1.7k (exactly $1,676) | Wise Box Studios | |
 | Baduk Challenge (Go Challenge) | $10.99 | 4 50% | 120 | $1.3k (exactly $1,319) | OH YU HWAN | |
 | Last Shinobi | $8.99 | 3 100% | 90 | $809 (exactly $809) | Dark Tomato Studio | |
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Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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