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Should I ship a Word Game Tabletop game?
Tabletop + Word Game
Of 32 developers who shipped a Word Game Tabletop 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.. 34 more are announced.
Verdict: dead, for a 2 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $300 in the last 2 years and $300 over 4, against a market of $120 for a 2 / 10 build. 22 developers shipped in the last year and 34 games are announced.
| Bottom 30% | $0 (exactly $0) |
|---|---|
| Median | $298 (exactly $298) |
| Top 25% | $1.6k (exactly $1,617) |
| Top 5% | $44k (exactly $43,756) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 32 |
| Released games | 81 |
| Announced | 34 |
| Effort | 2 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | High |
| 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 down 85% on the market, supply 120% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 14%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is high: the lowest rating among its tags.
What it takes
- Effort
- 2 / 10 · static 2D art, simple logic
- Systems
- Tabletop, Word Game; 4 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Strategy, Board Game, Deckbuilding
- Price point
- $5.99 typical · top 25% priced $14.99 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Colorful, Cute
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $14.99 or above; the middle game at $5.99.
The top 10 games average 81% positive over 663 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $50. 8 in 10 of the 12 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 34 games are announced against 22 developers who shipped in the last year.
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Songs of Life 2025 · $22k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | The Jackbox Survey Scramble | $9.99 | 318 90% | 9.5k | $95k (exactly $95,305) | Jackbox Games, Inc | |
| | Lower? Higher! | $9.99 | 146 67% | 4.4k | $44k (exactly $43,756) | Unplugged Studio | |
| | 《奇门遁甲》 | older | $2.99 | 280 88% | 8.4k | $25k (exactly $25,116) | CSTG-小光 |
| | OMG Words | $9.99 | 72 79% | 2.2k | $22k (exactly $21,578) | Dave | |
| | Songs of Life | $8.99 | 80 81% | 2.4k | $22k (exactly $21,576) | DreamStep | |
 | Knotwords | older | $11.99 | 54 90% | 1.6k | $19k (exactly $19,424) | Zach Gage, Jack Schlesinger |
 | Happy Words | older | $4.99 | 121 46% | 3.6k | $18k (exactly $18,114) | LAN - GAMES LTD |
 | ACT IT OUT XL! A Charades Party Game | older | $11.99 | 50 74% | 1.5k | $18k (exactly $17,985) | Snap Finger Click |
 | Schlag den Star - Das 3. Spiel | older | $29.99 | 11 9% | 330 | $9.9k (exactly $9,897) | Twigames Inc. |
 | Wordeous | older | $7.99 | 19 89% | 570 | $4.6k (exactly $4,554) | Equitatus Studio, Junla Games |
 | Words Of Power | $15.00 | 5 80% | 150 | $2.3k (exactly $2,250) | Tsuperion | |
 | Play Together: Party Games | $14.99 | 5 60% | 150 | $2.2k (exactly $2,248) | Plot Interactive | |
 | Jargon | $11.99 | 5 100% | 150 | $1.8k (exactly $1,798) | Damon D'Amico | |
 | Questboard | $5.99 | 9 88% | 270 | $1.6k (exactly $1,617) | Binary Cabin | |
 | 天道轮回：我的修仙梦 | $5.99 | 8 37% | 240 | $1.4k (exactly $1,438) | Kaka Ku Games Inc. | |
 | Mole or Not | · EA | $2.99 | 15 53% | 450 | $1.3k (exactly $1,346) | EY GAMES |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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