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Should I ship an Auto Battler?

Auto Battler

Of 777 developers who shipped an Auto Battler 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.. 1,283 more are announced, ×2.5 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

Verdict: poor odds, for a 3 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $1.6k, ×3.3 the market's $480 for a 3 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $450; 1 in 20 cleared $280k, ×599 the market median. Revenue is down 20% on the market; 1,283 games are announced against 517 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 3.3 times the market baseline, revenue down 20% on the market, 1,283 announced, ×2.5 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Auto Battler
Fig. 1 · this niche among 355
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 777
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $2.7k → $1.5k → $6.0k → $3.0k → $2.5k → $1.9k → $1.2k (still earning) → $987 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Auto Battler: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 777
Bottom 30% $449 (exactly $449)
Median $1.6k (exactly $1,556)
Top 25% $15k (exactly $15,285)
Top 5% $284k (exactly $284,462)
Developers, 2 yr 777
Released games 1,597
Announced 1,283
Effort 3 / 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 20% on the market, supply 90% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 18%, excluded from money figures.

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Plate 2 · systems and tooling

Can AI deliver it?

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

Auto Battler
effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
3 / 10 · small 2D action, light systems
Systems
Auto Battler
Price point
$5.99 typical · top 25% priced $14.99 or above
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $14.99 or above; the middle game at $5.99.

The top 10 games average 87% positive over 102,404 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $450, median $1.6k, 1 in 4 over $15k, 1 in 20 over $280k.

3 in 10 developers made under $450. 8 in 10 of the 339 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 1,283 games are announced against 517 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.5 per shipper.

Plate 6 · every pair with this tag

All pairs with Auto Battler

23 pairs with a settingwith: mechanics · settings · any
  1. Auto Battler + Cyberpunk Fair $1.7k 20 devs
  2. Auto Battler + Artificial Intelligence Fair $1.6k 23 devs
  3. Auto Battler + Cats Fair $1.2k 16 devs
  4. Auto Battler + Space Fair $1.0k 44 devs
  5. Auto Battler + Capitalism Poor odds $34k 15 devs
  6. Auto Battler + Dragons Poor odds $13k 15 devs
  7. Auto Battler + Female Protagonist Poor odds $3.8k 26 devs
  8. Auto Battler + Magic Poor odds $3.3k 115 devs
  9. Auto Battler + Historical Poor odds $3.3k 31 devs
  10. Auto Battler + Fantasy Poor odds $3.0k 333 devs
  11. Auto Battler + Dark Fantasy Poor odds $2.9k 80 devs
  12. Auto Battler + Medieval Poor odds $1.7k 137 devs
  13. Auto Battler + Robots Poor odds $1.2k 20 devs
  14. Auto Battler + War Poor odds $1.2k 77 devs
  15. Auto Battler + Post-apocalyptic Poor odds $1.1k 17 devs
  16. Auto Battler + Military Poor odds $1.0k 44 devs
  17. Auto Battler + Demons Poor odds $839 20 devs
  18. Auto Battler + Sci-fi Poor odds $779 75 devs
  19. Auto Battler + Futuristic Poor odds $776 37 devs
  20. Auto Battler + Nature Poor odds $628 19 devs
  21. Auto Battler + Zombies Poor odds $598 12 devs
  22. Auto Battler + Mythology Poor odds $538 22 devs
  23. Auto Battler + Aliens Poor odds $449 20 devs
Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

Legion TD 2 - Multiplayer Tower Defense 2021 · $9.5M The Bazaar 2025 · $9.0M Thronefall 2024 · $8.9M Backpack Battles 2025 · $8.5M Mechabellum 2024 · $8.0M
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Legion TD 2 - Multiplayer Tower Defense older $24.99 12,607 86% 378k $9.5M (exactly $9,451,468) AutoAttack Games
The Bazaar $19.99 14,931 70% 448k $9.0M (exactly $8,954,121) Tempo
Thronefall $12.99 22,966 96% 689k $8.9M (exactly $8,949,850) GrizzlyGames, Mythwright
Backpack Battles $14.99 18,933 91% 568k $8.5M (exactly $8,514,170) PlayWithFurcifer
Mechabellum $14.99 17,856 84% 536k $8.0M (exactly $8,029,843) Game River
Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga older $19.99 12,880 94% 386k $7.7M (exactly $7,724,136) Dancing Dragon Games
Bad North: Jotunn Edition older $14.99 12,344 93% 370k $5.6M (exactly $5,551,097) Plausible Concept, Oskar Stålberg
The King is Watching $14.99 9,006 88% 270k $4.0M (exactly $4,049,998) Hypnohead
Super Fantasy Kingdom · EA $19.99 5,630 86% 169k $3.4M (exactly $3,376,311) Super Fantasy Games
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Tower Dominion $17.49 5,117 85% 154k $2.7M (exactly $2,684,890) Parallel 45 Games
Songs of Silence $29.99 2,367 79% 71k $2.1M (exactly $2,129,590) Chimera Entertainment
Yaoling: Mythical Journey $19.99 2,854 90% 86k $1.7M (exactly $1,711,544) RAYKA STUDIO
The Last Flame $19.99 2,744 85% 82k $1.6M (exactly $1,645,577) Hotloop

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