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Should I ship a Western Tabletop game?
Tabletop + Western
Only 13 developers shipped a Western Tabletop game 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, Bonesaw, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 9 more are announced.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $3.8k, ×6.0 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $1.2k; 1 in 20 cleared $35k, ×57 the market median. Revenue is down 50% on the market; 9 games are announced against 8 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $1.2k (exactly $1,198) |
|---|---|
| Median | $3.8k (exactly $3,775) |
| Top 25% | $13k (exactly $12,529) |
| Top 5% | $36k (exactly $35,764) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 13 |
| Released games | 26 |
| Announced | 9 |
| Effort | 5 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $6.99 |
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 down 50% on the market, supply 60% 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.
What it takes
- Effort
- 5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
- Systems
- Tabletop
- Price point
- $6.99 typical
Why players buy here
The top 10 games average 84% positive over 443 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $1.2k. 8 in 10 of the 5 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 9 games are announced against 8 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
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Comparable games
Diorama Builder 2024 · $59k 
Bonesaw 2025 · $36k 
ColdRidge 2024 · $29k 
Racket Pinball 2026 · $22k 
WAGON 2025 · $13k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Diorama Builder | older | $4.99 | 391 94% | 12k | $59k (exactly $58,533) | Virtual Arts Studio |
| | Bonesaw | $6.66 | 179 89% | 5.4k | $36k (exactly $35,764) | Blood Pact Studios | |
| | ColdRidge | $9.99 | 97 73% | 2.9k | $29k (exactly $29,071) | Frog Collective | |
| | Racket Pinball | $19.99 | 37 91% | 1.1k | $22k (exactly $22,189) | NiVision | |
| | WAGON | $10.99 | 38 94% | 1.1k | $13k (exactly $12,529) | de_husk | |
 | DEAD MAN'S HAND: Card Roulette Action | older | $4.99 | 31 100% | 930 | $4.6k (exactly $4,641) | Black Garden Studios |
 | Broke Signal Badlands: A World of Desert Adventure | $14.99 | 10 90% | 300 | $4.5k (exactly $4,497) | Forward Instinct | |
 | Chess, Texas | $4.99 | 27 81% | 810 | $4.0k (exactly $4,042) | Studio Apollo | |
 | Poker Simulator | older | $4.99 | 27 51% | 810 | $4.0k (exactly $4,042) | netmin games |
 | Roulette Heist | $6.99 | 18 94% | 540 | $3.8k (exactly $3,775) | DreamArk Lab | |
 | Seven Sinners | $7.99 | 14 85% | 420 | $3.4k (exactly $3,356) | BillysBones, Grable Team | |
 | Mole or Not | · EA | $2.99 | 15 53% | 450 | $1.3k (exactly $1,346) | EY GAMES |
 | The First Mine | $4.99 | 8 87% | 240 | $1.2k (exactly $1,198) | Stefan Böttcher |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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