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Football (American)
Of 55 developers who shipped a Football (American) 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.. 40 more are announced.
Verdict: fair, for a 7 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $1.7k, ×1.1 the market's $1.5k for a 7 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $450. Revenue is up 220% on the market; 40 games are announced against 38 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $449 (exactly $449) |
|---|---|
| Median | $1.7k (exactly $1,676) |
| Top 25% | $18k (exactly $17,845) |
| Top 5% | $902k (exactly $901,650) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 55 |
| Released games | 168 |
| Announced | 40 |
| Effort | 7 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| 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 220% on the market, supply 75% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 10%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is low: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Football (American)
- effort 7 / 10 · low · effort 7 sits in the low band
What it takes
- Effort
- 7 / 10 · big single-player or serious online
- Systems
- Football (American)
- Price point
- $9.99 typical · top 25% priced $59.99 or above
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $59.99 or above; the middle game at $9.99.
The top 10 games average 70% positive over 22,824 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $450. 8 in 10 of the 28 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 40 games are announced against 38 developers who shipped in the last year.
All pairs with Football (American)
No pair with Football (American) has 25 games yet.
Comparable games
INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road 2025 · $23M 
EA SPORTS™ Madden NFL 26 2025 · $11M 
Blood Bowl 2: Legendary Edition (Classic) 2017 · $6.4M 
FlatOut 2 2006 · $5.8M 
EA SPORTS™ College Football 27 2026 · $5.4M | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road | $69.99 | 11,180 88% | 335k | $23M (exactly $23,474,646) | LEVEL5 Inc. | |
| | EA SPORTS™ Madden NFL 26 | $69.99 | 5,416 52% | 162k | $11M (exactly $11,371,975) | Tiburon | |
| | Blood Bowl 2: Legendary Edition (Classic) | older | $29.99 | 7,077 78% | 212k | $6.4M (exactly $6,367,177) | Cyanide Studios |
| | FlatOut 2 | older | $9.99 | 19,466 95% | 584k | $5.8M (exactly $5,833,960) | Bugbear Entertainment, ZOOM Platform Me… (Bugbear Entertainment, ZOOM Platform Media, Jordan Freeman Group) |
| | EA SPORTS™ College Football 27 | $69.99 | 2,583 40% | 77k | $5.4M (exactly $5,423,525) | Tiburon | |
 | EA SPORTS™ Madden NFL 27 | $69.99 | 793 36% | 24k | $1.7M (exactly $1,665,062) | Tiburon | |
 | Rugby League 26 | $59.99 | 501 35% | 15k | $902k (exactly $901,650) | Big Ant Studios | |
 | Football Coach: College Dynasty | $19.99 | 1,485 95% | 45k | $891k (exactly $890,554) | SidelineSim Studios | |
 | Rugby 25 | $49.99 | 554 38% | 17k | $831k (exactly $830,834) | Big Ant Studios | |
 | Legend Bowl | older | $24.99 | 910 87% | 27k | $682k (exactly $682,227) | Super Pixel Games |
 | Mutant Football League 2 | $24.99 | 135 73% | 4.1k | $101k (exactly $101,210) | Digital Dreams Entertainment | |
 | Snoopy & The Great Mystery Club | $39.99 | 62 90% | 1.9k | $74k (exactly $74,381) | Cradle Games | |
 | Axis Football 2026 | $19.99 | 115 75% | 3.5k | $69k (exactly $68,966) | Axis Games |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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