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4 Player Local + Score Attack
Of 46 developers who shipped a 4 Player Local Score Attack 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.. 57 more are announced, ×2.2 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 4 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $540, ×1.1 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $120; 1 in 20 cleared $50k, ×107 the market median. Revenue is up 215% on the market; 57 games are announced against 26 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $120 (exactly $120) |
|---|---|
| Median | $539 (exactly $539) |
| Top 25% | $2.2k (exactly $2,246) |
| Top 5% | $51k (exactly $50,949) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 46 |
| Released games | 182 |
| Announced | 57 |
| Effort | 4 / 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 up 215% on the market, supply 25% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 9%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- 4 Player Local
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
- Score Attack
- effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
What it takes
- Effort
- 4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
- Systems
- 4 Player Local, Score Attack; 6 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Local Multiplayer, Action, Arcade
- Price point
- $6.99 typical · top 25% priced $15.49 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Colorful, Family Friendly, 2D
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $15.49 or above; the middle game at $6.99.
The top 10 games average 87% positive over 812 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $120. 9 in 10 of the 39 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 57 games are announced against 26 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.2 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
4 Player Local with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
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- + SimulationFair
- + Immersive SimFair
- + CatsFair
- + RhythmFair
- + ManagementPoor odds
- + Football (Soccer)Poor odds
- + Beat 'em upPoor odds
- + Female ProtagonistPoor odds
- + TriviaPoor odds
- + MinigamesPoor odds
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| | Dustforce DX | older | $9.99 | 1,214 93% | 36k | $364k (exactly $363,836) | Hitbox Team |
| | New Star™ GP | older | $9.99 | 1,143 92% | 34k | $343k (exactly $342,557) | New Star Games Ltd. |
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 | Jelly Bubble | $9.99 | 170 99% | 5.1k | $51k (exactly $50,949) | BINGOBELL | |
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Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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