This is one of the most frequent question I hear from people, “How much does it cost to build a game”. I tried giving generic answer saying between $ 5,000 to a million; and citing example that Flappy Bird will be $5,000 and a social game will be upward of 1 Million. I know, my canned response couldn’t satisfy people. The price vary depending upon game genre, artwork and complexity of game.
There isn’t a canned response but it depends on requirement. A game can cost between 5,000 to over a million. However it depends on game functionality, art requirement, intended platforms and game features.
GenITeam has pretty elaborate Cost Calculator that can give guesstimates based on limited questions. It’s a good place to start, however you must speak to a gaming consultant to get more precise estimates.
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The cost of developing mobile games
Based on our experience in building over 200 mobile games, we have put a rough ballpark estimates based on genre. Ideally, I recommend to schedule a free call with our gaming consultant to get a more precise quote. However, the table below can provide you with rough ballpark estimates based on genre.
Note : These are ballpark costs and shouldn’t be considered as proposal or actual cost to develop project. The actual costs may vary based on discussion with client.
| Game Genre | Base Price $ |
| Cards Game | $ 10,500 |
| Social | $ 85,000 |
| RPG | $ 70,000 |
| Arcade | $ 12,000 |
| Casino | $ 35,000 |
| Casual | $ 17,000 |
| Puzzle | $ 20,000 |
| Racing | $ 25,000 |
| Adventure | $ 32,000 |
| Action-Adventure | $ 48,000 |
| Running | $ 10,000 |
| Platformer | $ 12,000 |
| Strategy | $ 100,000 |
| Tile Matching | $ 11,000 |
| Interactive Fiction | $ 25,000 |
| Sports | $ 18,000 |
| Shooting | $ 14,000 |
| Simulation | $ 8,000 |
| Survival | $ 13,000 |
| Word Games | $ 12,000 |
| Kids | $ 8,000 |
| Educational | $ 7,000 |
| Fighting | $ 22,000 |
| Tower Defense | $ 32,000 |
| Trivia | $ 14,000 |
| Turn based Tactics | $ 15,000 |
**These are ballpark estimates. Actual game prices may vary based on features and art requirement.
Cost calculator
GenITeam has developed cost calculator to provide guesstimates for mobile or console game development. Game Development is complex process, and requires team comprising of various skills. You can try automated cost calculator to get the quote right away.
GenITeam experience
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