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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a PvP Tank game?

PvP + Tanks

Of 37 developers who shipped a PvP Tank 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.. 76 more are announced, ×4.0 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

Verdict: poor odds, for a 8 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $480, ×0.3 the market's $1.5k for a 8 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $150. 76 games are announced against 19 developers who shipped in the last year, ×4.0 per shipper, while revenue is up 235% on the market.

Deciding numbers: median 0.3 times the market baseline, revenue up 235% on the market, 76 announced, ×4.0 per developer who shipped in the last year.
Nobody has said they are building this yet.
PvP + Tanks
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 37
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $9.0k → $449 → $1.9k → $402 → $599 → $89 → $3.1k (still earning) → $629 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for PvP + Tanks: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 37
Bottom 30% $150 (exactly $150)
Median $479 (exactly $479)
Top 25% $16k (exactly $15,584)
Top 5% $961k (exactly $961,308)
Developers, 2 yr 37
Released games 169
Announced 76
Effort 8 / 10
AI-buildability Low
Typical price $4.99

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 235% on the market, supply as many developers as the period before.

Free games: 33%, 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
Tanks
effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
8 / 10 · online systems, open world
Systems
PvP, Tanks; 6 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Strategy, Wargame, Tactical
Price point
$4.99 typical · top 25% priced $24.99 or above
Art
6 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $24.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.

The top 10 games average 57% positive over 28,596 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $150, median $480, 1 in 4 over $15k, 1 in 20 over $960k.

3 in 10 developers made under $150. 8 in 10 of the 32 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 76 games are announced against 19 developers who shipped in the last year, ×4.0 per shipper.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

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Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

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