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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Solitaire Tactical game?

Tactical + Solitaire

Of 25 developers who shipped a Solitaire Tactical 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.. 22 more are announced.

Verdict: fair, for a 6 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $480, ×0.8 the market's $630 for a 6 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $50. Revenue is flat on the market; 22 games are announced against 13 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 0.8 times the market baseline, revenue flat on the market, 22 announced, ×1.7 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Tactical + Solitaire
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 25
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $1.1k → $2.2k → $719 → $0 → $3.0k → $421 (still earning) → $299 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Tactical + Solitaire: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 25
Bottom 30% $30 (exactly $30)
Median $479 (exactly $479)
Top 25% $1.9k (exactly $1,884)
Top 5% $21k (exactly $20,992)
Developers, 2 yr 25
Released games 70
Announced 22
Effort 6 / 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 flat on the market, supply as many developers as the period before.

Free games: 7%, excluded from money figures.

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Plate 2 · systems and tooling

Can AI deliver it?

AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.

Tactical
effort 6 / 10 · medium · effort 6 sits in the medium band
Solitaire
effort 1 / 10 · high · fixed rules, cards and a table

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
6 / 10 · full 3D single-player, physics sims, content-heavy RPG
Systems
Tactical, Solitaire; 6 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Strategy, Board Game, Turn-Based Tactics
Price point
$5.99 typical · top 25% priced $24.99 or above
Art
6 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Retro
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $24.99 or above; the middle game at $5.99.

The top 10 games average 76% positive over 265 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $50, median $480, 1 in 4 over $1.8k, 1 in 20 over $20k.

3 in 10 developers made under $50. All of the 14 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 22 games are announced against 13 developers who shipped in the last year.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Tactical with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + Football (American)Strong odds12 devs · median $5.8k · 8 announced
  2. + Mystery DungeonStrong odds20 devs · median $2.5k · 15 announced
  3. + Dating SimFair13 devs · median $11k · 9 announced
  4. + 6DOFFair14 devs · median $2.4k · 19 announced
  5. + Word GameFair23 devs · median $1.8k · 12 announced
  6. + TypingFair16 devs · median $1.2k · 9 announced
  7. + DwarvesFair7 devs · median $1.0k · 10 announced
  8. + Traditional RoguelikeFair38 devs · median $987 · 57 announced
  9. + Dynamic NarrationFair13 devs · median $899 · 16 announced
  10. + Farming SimFair12 devs · median $897 · 10 announced
  11. + LGBTQ+Fair20 devs · median $479 · 21 announced
  12. + PuzzleFair282 devs · median $449 · 311 announced

All 226 pairs on the Tactical page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

Sherman Commander 2026 · $105k Pro Strategy Football 2023 2022 · $32k Pro Strategy Football 2022 2021 · $32k Pro Strategy Football 2024 2023 · $28k Sudoku Zenkai / 数独全卡 2018 · $21k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Sherman Commander $29.99 117 64% 3.5k $105k (exactly $105,265) Iron Wolf Studio S.A.
Pro Strategy Football 2023 older $14.99 71 84% 2.1k $32k (exactly $31,929) Kerry Batts
Pro Strategy Football 2022 older $12.99 81 86% 2.4k $32k (exactly $31,566) Kerry Batts
Pro Strategy Football 2024 older $19.99 46 78% 1.4k $28k (exactly $27,586) Kerry Batts
Sudoku Zenkai / 数独全卡 older $3.99 177 88% 5.3k $21k (exactly $21,187) ImaginationOverflow
Pro Strategy Football 2026 $24.99 28 89% 840 $21k (exactly $20,992) Kerry Batts
Pro Strategy Football 2025 older $19.99 23 78% 690 $14k (exactly $13,793) Kerry Batts
Oracle 5000 $10.99 30 63% 900 $9.9k (exactly $9,891) Tripple Y, 疯狂地蛋工作室
Ultimate Solitaire Collection older $24.99 11 100% 330 $8.2k (exactly $8,247) eSolutions
Negative Space $7.99 20 100% 600 $4.8k (exactly $4,794) Tier 87 Games
Pro Strategy Football 2027 $24.99 5 60% 150 $3.7k (exactly $3,748) Kerry Batts
Sudoku $4.99 20 75% 600 $3.0k (exactly $2,994) Popoko VM Games
Flipto $10.99 6 100% 180 $2.0k (exactly $1,978) Wayne Made A Game
Find-o'-Lantern $2.99 21 100% 630 $1.9k (exactly $1,884) Error 300
Battle Hanafuda · EA $7.99 7 100% 210 $1.7k (exactly $1,678) SUZUKI PLAN, Yoji Suzuki
Number Stomper $4.99 11 100% 330 $1.6k (exactly $1,647) James Castle

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