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Should I ship a Real Time Tactics?

Real Time Tactics

Of 953 developers who shipped a Real Time Tactics 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.. 1,710 more are announced, ×3.3 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

Verdict: poor odds, for a 6 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $600, level with the market's $630 for a 6 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $120; 1 in 20 cleared $300k, ×490 the market median. Revenue is down 10% on the market; 1,710 games are announced against 525 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 1.0 times the market baseline, revenue down 10% on the market, 1,710 announced, ×3.3 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Real Time Tactics
Fig. 1 · this niche among 355
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 953
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $959 → $898 → $1.3k → $449 → $1.1k → $600 → $539 (still earning) → $420 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Real Time Tactics: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 953
Bottom 30% $120 (exactly $120)
Median $599 (exactly $599)
Top 25% $6.7k (exactly $6,746)
Top 5% $307k (exactly $307,440)
Developers, 2 yr 953
Released games 2,897
Announced 1,710
Effort 6 / 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 10% on the market, supply 20% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 17%, 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.

Real Time Tactics
effort 6 / 10 · medium · effort 6 sits in the medium band

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
6 / 10 · full 3D single-player, physics sims, content-heavy RPG
Systems
Real Time Tactics
Price point
$6.99 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 $6.99.

The top 10 games average 81% positive over 234,134 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $120, median $600, 1 in 4 over $6.7k, 1 in 20 over $300k.

3 in 10 developers made under $120. 9 in 10 of the 571 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 1,710 games are announced against 525 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.3 per shipper.

Plate 6 · every pair with this tag

All pairs with Real Time Tactics

177 pairs · ranked by verdict, then medianwith: mechanics · settings · any
  1. Real Time Tactics + Nature Dead $299 39 devs
  2. MOBA + Real Time Tactics Dead $299 17 devs
  3. Real Time Tactics + Aliens Dead $269 30 devs
  4. Real Time Tactics + Hex Grid Dead $269 16 devs
  5. Real Time Tactics + Mystery Dungeon Dead $240 12 devs
  6. Real Time Tactics + Incremental Dead $239 35 devs
  7. Battle Royale + Real Time Tactics Dead $239 12 devs
  8. Real Time Tactics + 3D Platformer Dead $150 49 devs
  9. Real Time Tactics + Board Game Dead $150 46 devs
  10. Real Time Tactics + 4 Player Local Dead $150 15 devs
  11. Real Time Tactics + Gambling Dead $150 10 devs
  12. Hero Shooter + Real Time Tactics Dead $150 9 devs
  13. Real Time Tactics + Science Dead $150 7 devs
  14. Real Time Tactics + Arcade Dead $120 138 devs
  15. Real Time Tactics + 2D Platformer Dead $120 55 devs
  16. Real Time Tactics + Hidden Object Dead $120 22 devs
  17. Real Time Tactics + Investigation Dead $120 15 devs
  18. Real Time Tactics + Detective Dead $120 8 devs
  19. Real Time Tactics + 2D Fighter Dead $90 20 devs
  20. Real Time Tactics + Runner Dead $90 13 devs
  21. CRPG + Real Time Tactics Dead $90 11 devs
  22. Real Time Tactics + Party Game Dead $60 28 devs
  23. Racing + Real Time Tactics Dead $60 15 devs
  24. Real Time Tactics + Psychological Horror Dead $30 17 devs
  25. Real Time Tactics + Beat 'em up Dead $0 13 devs
  26. Real Time Tactics + Interactive Fiction Dead $0 9 devs
  27. MMORPG + Real Time Tactics Dead $0 0 devs
Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

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