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Naval Combat
Of 124 developers who shipped a Naval Combat 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.. 255 more are announced, ×3.2 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 6 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $2.2k, ×3.4 the market's $630 for a 6 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $420; 1 in 20 cleared $1.6M, ×2558 the market median. Revenue is down 10% on the market; 255 games are announced against 79 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $419 (exactly $419) |
|---|---|
| Median | $2.2k (exactly $2,157) |
| Top 25% | $24k (exactly $23,581) |
| Top 5% | $1.6M (exactly $1,606,346) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 124 |
| Released games | 405 |
| Announced | 255 |
| Effort | 6 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| 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 down 10% on the market, supply 75% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 15%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Naval Combat
- effort 6 / 10 · medium · effort 6 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 6 / 10 · full 3D single-player, physics sims, content-heavy RPG
- Systems
- Naval Combat
- Price point
- $9.99 typical · top 25% priced $39.99 or above
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $39.99 or above; the middle game at $9.99.
The top 10 games average 78% positive over 135,028 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $420. 8 in 10 of the 55 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 255 games are announced against 79 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.2 per shipper.
All pairs with Naval Combat
- Naval Combat + World War II Fair $2.7k
- Naval Combat + Military Fair $2.2k
- Naval Combat + Bullet Hell Fair $1.1k
- Naval Combat + Arcade Long shot $300
- Open World + Naval Combat Poor odds $38k
- Naval Combat + Crafting Poor odds $38k
- Naval Combat + Sandbox Poor odds $29k
- Naval Combat + Base Building Poor odds $29k
- Naval Combat + Building Poor odds $29k
- RTS + Naval Combat Poor odds $19k
- Co-op + Naval Combat Poor odds $17k
- Online Co-Op + Naval Combat Poor odds $17k
- Naval Combat + Medieval Poor odds $17k
- Action-Adventure + Naval Combat Poor odds $15k
- Naval Combat + Exploration Poor odds $15k
- Naval Combat + Fantasy Poor odds $15k
- Naval Combat + Historical Poor odds $8.5k
- Naval Combat + Survival Poor odds $8.5k
- Naval Combat + Management Poor odds $8.5k
- Naval Combat + Trading Poor odds $8.5k
- Naval Combat + Resource Management Poor odds $4.6k
- Naval Combat + Physics Poor odds $4.0k
- Naval Combat + Roguelike Poor odds $3.9k
- Naval Combat + Simulation Poor odds $3.6k
- Naval Combat + Economy Poor odds $3.6k
- Grand Strategy + Naval Combat Poor odds $3.6k
- Naval Combat + Submarine Poor odds $3.4k
- Naval Combat + Pirates Poor odds $3.1k
- Naval Combat + PvE Poor odds $3.0k
- Naval Combat + Roguelite Poor odds $3.0k
- Naval Combat + Underwater Poor odds $3.0k
- Naval Combat + Naval Poor odds $2.7k
- Naval Combat + War Poor odds $2.7k
- Naval Combat + Procedural Generation Poor odds $2.7k
- Naval Combat + Adventure Poor odds $2.4k
- Naval Combat + Real Time Tactics Poor odds $2.4k
- Action RPG + Naval Combat Poor odds $2.4k
- Naval Combat + Wargame Poor odds $2.4k
- Naval Combat + Action Poor odds $2.2k
- Naval Combat + Sailing Poor odds $2.2k
- Naval Combat + Combat Poor odds $2.2k
- PvP + Naval Combat Poor odds $2.2k
- Naval Combat + Strategy Poor odds $1.1k
- Naval Combat + RPG Poor odds $1.1k
- Naval Combat + Action Roguelike Poor odds $1.1k
- Naval Combat + Tactical Poor odds $955
- Naval Combat + Sci-fi Poor odds $776
- Naval Combat + Turn-Based Strategy Poor odds $600
- Naval Combat + Vehicular Combat Poor odds $599
- Character Customization + Naval Combat Dead $1.2k
Comparable games
| Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced | $59.99 | 26,652 81% | 800k | $48M (exactly $47,965,604) | Ubisoft Singapore, Ubisoft Barcelona, U… (Ubisoft Singapore, Ubisoft Barcelona, Ubisoft Bordeaux, Ubisoft Belgrade, Ubisoft Chengdu, Ubisoft India, Ubisoft Kyiv, Ubisoft Montpellier, Ubisoft Philippines, Ubisoft Quebec, Ubisoft Shanghai, Ubisoft Montreal, Ubisoft Romania) | |
| | Windrose | · EA | $29.99 | 47,893 86% | 1.4M | $43M (exactly $43,089,332) | Kraken Express |
| | Broken Arrow | $49.99 | 25,924 55% | 778k | $39M (exactly $38,878,223) | Steel Balalaika | |
| | ATLAS | · EA older | $29.99 | 37,119 46% | 1.1M | $33M (exactly $33,395,964) | Grapeshot Games, Instinct Games |
| | UBOAT | older | $29.99 | 25,568 83% | 767k | $23M (exactly $23,003,530) | Deep Water Studio |
| | Besiege | older | $14.99 | 48,045 95% | 1.4M | $22M (exactly $21,605,836) | Spiderling Studios |
| | VTOL VR | older | $29.99 | 19,885 98% | 597k | $18M (exactly $17,890,534) | Boundless Dynamics, LLC |
| | Soulmask | $29.99 | 18,445 76% | 553k | $17M (exactly $16,594,966) | CampFire Studio | |
| | Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii | $59.99 | 6,584 88% | 198k | $12M (exactly $11,849,225) | RGG Studio | |
| | Sea Power : Naval Combat in the Missile Age | · EA | $49.99 | 6,109 90% | 183k | $9.2M (exactly $9,161,667) | Triassic Games |
| | Forefront | $27.99 | 1,913 84% | 57k | $1.6M (exactly $1,606,346) | Triangle Factory | |
| | Task Force Admiral - Vol.1: American Carrier Battles | · EA | $39.99 | 633 87% | 19k | $759k (exactly $759,410) | Drydock Dreams Games |
| | Modern Naval Warfare | · EA | $59.99 | 237 58% | 7.1k | $427k (exactly $426,529) | Wave Ops |
| | Caribbean Legend: Age of Pirates | $19.99 | 638 70% | 19k | $383k (exactly $382,609) | ReCon Team |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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