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Should I ship a Robot Strategy RPG?
Strategy RPG + Robots
Only 11 developers shipped a Robot Strategy RPG 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, Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus II, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 23 more are announced, ×3.3 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $1.7k, ×2.7 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $720; 1 in 20 cleared $2.5M, ×3989 the market median. Revenue is up 2785% on the market; 23 games are announced against 7 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $719 (exactly $719) |
|---|---|
| Median | $1.7k (exactly $1,678) |
| Top 25% | $151k (exactly $151,124) |
| Top 5% | $2.5M (exactly $2,504,974) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 11 |
| Released games | 37 |
| Announced | 23 |
| Effort | 5 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $9.99 |
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 2785% on the market, supply 75% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 27%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Strategy RPG
- effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
- Robots
- effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
- Systems
- Strategy RPG
- Price point
- $9.99 typical
Why players buy here
The top 10 games average 62% positive over 3,590 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $720. 9 in 10 of the 8 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 23 games are announced against 7 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.3 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Strategy RPG with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
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Comparable games
SD GUNDAM G GENERATION CROSS RAYS 2019 · $12M 
Super Robot Wars 30 2021 · $10M 
Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus II 2026 · $2.5M 
ZeroSpace 2026 · EA · $1.4M 
Crypto Mining Simulator 2021 · $212k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | SD GUNDAM G GENERATION CROSS RAYS | older | $59.99 | 6,939 82% | 208k | $12M (exactly $12,488,118) | TOM CREATE, 株式会社トムクリエイト |
| | Super Robot Wars 30 | older | $59.99 | 5,608 85% | 168k | $10M (exactly $10,092,718) | Bandai Namco Forge Digitals Inc. |
| | Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus II | $39.99 | 2,088 53% | 63k | $2.5M (exactly $2,504,974) | Bulwark Studios | |
| | ZeroSpace | · EA | $39.99 | 1,161 78% | 35k | $1.4M (exactly $1,392,852) | Starlance Studios, Ironward |
| | Crypto Mining Simulator | older | $4.99 | 1,419 65% | 43k | $212k (exactly $212,424) | Satosha Nakamoti |
 | Chaos Galaxy 2 | older | $19.99 | 304 82% | 9.1k | $182k (exactly $182,309) | Han Zhiyu |
 | Chaos Front | $19.99 | 252 59% | 7.6k | $151k (exactly $151,124) | Han Zhiyu | |
 | Relayer Advanced | older | $49.99 | 67 67% | 2.0k | $100k (exactly $100,480) | DRAGAMI GAMES, LTD. |
 | Theseus Protocol | older | $9.99 | 317 65% | 9.5k | $95k (exactly $95,005) | YueTang(Xiamen) |
 | Deep Fringe | · EA | $19.99 | 45 88% | 1.4k | $27k (exactly $26,986) | Bosoneon Studio |
 | Puropu Defense Squad | $9.99 | 28 57% | 840 | $8.4k (exactly $8,392) | PlayTogether Studio | |
 | TechGuardian: Territory Defense | $7.99 | 7 14% | 210 | $1.7k (exactly $1,678) | Apex Horizon | |
 | Nexus Wars | · EA | $24.99 | 1 0% | 30 | $750 (exactly $750) | Ajion Arts |
 | Crossed Commands: Collision | · EA | $7.99 | 3 100% | 90 | $719 (exactly $719) | SlightQuartz |
 | LANDED | $5.99 | 4 100% | 120 | $719 (exactly $719) | Delighted Games LLC | |
 | Gear Clash: Hero Unite | $1.99 | 1 0% | 30 | $60 (exactly $60) | SKYREACH INTERACTIVE |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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