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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Hex Grid game?

Hex Grid

Of 249 developers who shipped a Hex Grid 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.. 417 more are announced, ×2.9 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

Verdict: poor odds, for a 4 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $1.8k, ×3.8 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $240; 1 in 20 cleared $290k, ×619 the market median. Revenue is down 15% on the market; 417 games are announced against 146 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 3.8 times the market baseline, revenue down 15% on the market, 417 announced, ×2.9 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Hex Grid
Fig. 1 · this niche among 355
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 249
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $2.7k → $2.4k → $1.1k → $1.2k → $1.9k → $2.2k → $1.5k (still earning) → $1.2k (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Hex Grid: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 249
Bottom 30% $240 (exactly $240)
Median $1.8k (exactly $1,798)
Top 25% $12k (exactly $12,126)
Top 5% $294k (exactly $293,853)
Developers, 2 yr 249
Released games 804
Announced 417
Effort 4 / 10
AI-buildability Medium
Typical price $8.99

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 15% on the market, supply 40% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 10%, 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.

Hex Grid
effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
Systems
Hex Grid
Price point
$8.99 typical · top 25% priced $19.99 or above
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $8.99.

The top 10 games average 56% positive over 61,562 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $240, median $1.8k, 1 in 4 over $12k, 1 in 20 over $290k.

3 in 10 developers made under $240. 8 in 10 of the 119 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 417 games are announced against 146 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.9 per shipper.

Plate 6 · every pair with this tag

All pairs with Hex Grid

54 pairs with a mechanicwith: mechanics · settings · any
  1. Hex Grid + Local Multiplayer Fair $4.5k 12 devs
  2. Open World + Hex Grid Poor odds $24k 12 devs
  3. Turn-Based + Hex Grid Poor odds $13k 22 devs
  4. Sandbox + Hex Grid Poor odds $12k 23 devs
  5. Exploration + Hex Grid Poor odds $12k 35 devs
  6. RPG + Hex Grid Poor odds $10k 39 devs
  7. Strategy RPG + Hex Grid Poor odds $10k 26 devs
  8. 4X + Hex Grid Poor odds $9.9k 26 devs
  9. Hex Grid + Card Battler Poor odds $8.2k 12 devs
  10. Hex Grid + Roguelite Poor odds $7.9k 42 devs
  11. Hex Grid + Roguelike Poor odds $7.8k 37 devs
  12. Crafting + Hex Grid Poor odds $7.2k 12 devs
  13. Character Customization + Hex Grid Poor odds $6.2k 12 devs
  14. Grand Strategy + Hex Grid Poor odds $6.1k 26 devs
  15. Colony Sim + Hex Grid Poor odds $4.6k 14 devs
  16. Hex Grid + Turn-Based Combat Poor odds $4.5k 72 devs
  17. Hex Grid + Deckbuilding Poor odds $4.5k 23 devs
  18. Hex Grid + Card Game Poor odds $4.5k 17 devs
  19. Tactical RPG + Hex Grid Poor odds $4.2k 25 devs
  20. Co-op + Hex Grid Poor odds $4.0k 12 devs
  21. Simulation + Hex Grid Poor odds $3.9k 56 devs
  22. Economy + Hex Grid Poor odds $3.9k 24 devs
  23. City Builder + Hex Grid Poor odds $3.9k 40 devs
  24. Adventure + Hex Grid Poor odds $3.5k 20 devs
  25. Choices Matter + Hex Grid Poor odds $3.5k 17 devs
  26. Turn-Based Strategy + Hex Grid Poor odds $3.4k 127 devs
  27. Tactical + Hex Grid Poor odds $3.4k 84 devs
  28. Building + Hex Grid Poor odds $3.3k 47 devs
  29. Base Building + Hex Grid Poor odds $3.3k 26 devs
  30. Management + Hex Grid Poor odds $3.2k 49 devs
  31. Wargame + Hex Grid Poor odds $3.0k 41 devs
  32. Turn-Based Tactics + Hex Grid Poor odds $2.6k 102 devs
  33. Strategy + Hex Grid Poor odds $2.5k 200 devs
  34. Hex Grid + Board Game Poor odds $2.5k 65 devs
  35. Combat + Hex Grid Poor odds $2.5k 36 devs
  36. Hex Grid + Procedural Generation Poor odds $2.2k 62 devs
  37. Hex Grid + Tabletop Poor odds $2.2k 40 devs
  38. Survival + Hex Grid Poor odds $2.2k 22 devs
  39. Hex Grid + Resource Management Poor odds $2.2k 59 devs
  40. PvP + Hex Grid Poor odds $1.8k 39 devs
  41. Level Editor + Hex Grid Poor odds $1.2k 22 devs
  42. RTS + Hex Grid Poor odds $899 15 devs
  43. Hex Grid + Grid-Based Movement Poor odds $748 30 devs
  44. Hex Grid + Puzzle Poor odds $539 65 devs
  45. PvE + Hex Grid Poor odds $300 19 devs
  46. Hex Grid + Tower Defense Poor odds $300 16 devs
  47. Hex Grid + Perma Death Dead $25k 6 devs
  48. Tanks + Hex Grid Dead $7.2k 6 devs
  49. Action + Hex Grid Dead $480 21 devs
  50. Hex Grid + Logic Dead $360 42 devs
Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI 2016 · $497M Sid Meier's Civilization® V 2010 · $115M Sid Meier's Civilization VII 2025 · $94M HUMANKIND™ 2021 · $33M For The King 2018 · $19M
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI older $59.99 276,113 86% 8.3M $497M (exactly $496,920,566) Firaxis Games, Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linu… (Firaxis Games, Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linux))
Sid Meier's Civilization® V older $29.99 128,186 95% 3.8M $115M (exactly $115,328,944) Firaxis Games, Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linu… (Firaxis Games, Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linux))
Sid Meier's Civilization VII $69.99 44,789 48% 1.3M $94M (exactly $94,043,463) Firaxis Games
HUMANKIND™ older $49.99 22,165 68% 665k $33M (exactly $33,240,850) AMPLITUDE Studios
For The King older $19.99 31,038 87% 931k $19M (exactly $18,613,489) IronOak Games
Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™ older $39.99 14,047 61% 421k $17M (exactly $16,852,186) Firaxis Games, Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linu… (Firaxis Games, Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linux))
ENDLESS Legend™ older $29.99 14,413 83% 432k $13M (exactly $12,967,376) AMPLITUDE Studios
Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War older $39.99 8,148 82% 244k $9.8M (exactly $9,775,156) Proxy Studios
For The King II older $24.99 12,708 71% 381k $9.5M (exactly $9,527,188) IronOak Games
Armello older $24.99 11,013 82% 330k $8.3M (exactly $8,256,446) League of Geeks
Solasta II · EA $39.99 2,931 75% 88k $3.5M (exactly $3,516,321) Tactical Adventures
Plan B: Terraform $15.99 3,526 91% 106k $1.7M (exactly $1,691,422) Gaddy Games
The Last Flame $19.99 2,744 85% 82k $1.6M (exactly $1,645,577) Hotloop
Ascension · EA $19.99 2,437 60% 73k $1.5M (exactly $1,461,469) Element Game 微元游戏
Psychic Kung Fu Master $19.99 1,723 60% 52k $1.0M (exactly $1,033,283) 金十四工作室
Frosthaven · EA $39.99 814 72% 24k $977k (exactly $976,556) Snapshot Games Inc.
In Falsus $39.99 788 89% 24k $945k (exactly $945,364) lowiro
Those Who Rule $17.99 1,116 89% 33k $602k (exactly $602,305) Eldin Turulja
Kaizen: A Factory Story $19.99 694 91% 21k $416k (exactly $416,192) Coincidence

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