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Should I ship a Gothic Action-Adventure?
Action-Adventure + Gothic
Of 74 developers who shipped a Gothic Action-Adventure 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.. 191 more are announced, ×4.1 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 6 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $2.1k, ×3.3 the market's $630 for a 6 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $540; 1 in 20 cleared $830k, ×1328 the market median. Revenue is up 15% on the market; 191 games are announced against 47 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $539 (exactly $539) |
|---|---|
| Median | $2.1k (exactly $2,097) |
| Top 25% | $50k (exactly $50,232) |
| Top 5% | $834k (exactly $834,022) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 74 |
| Released games | 203 |
| Announced | 191 |
| 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 up 15% on the market, supply 75% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 16%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Action-Adventure
- effort 6 / 10 · medium · effort 6 sits in the medium band
- Gothic
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 6 / 10 · full 3D single-player, physics sims, content-heavy RPG
- Systems
- Action-Adventure; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Adventure, RPG
- Price point
- $9.99 typical · top 25% priced $24.99 or above
- Art
- 3 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Atmospheric, 2D, 3D
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $24.99 or above; the middle game at $9.99.
The top 10 games average 83% positive over 19,477 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $540. 8 in 10 of the 31 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 191 games are announced against 47 developers who shipped in the last year, ×4.1 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Action-Adventure with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
- + Dating SimFair
- + MinigamesFair
- + BikesFair
- + TransportationFair
- + MotorbikeFair
- + TypingLong shot
- + Time AttackLong shot
- + Character Action GamePoor odds
- + MMORPGPoor odds
- + Open World Survival CraftPoor odds
- + LGBTQ+Poor odds
- + Villain ProtagonistPoor odds
Comparable games
Alice: Madness Returns 2011 · $8.3M 
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition 2013 · $7.2M 
Amnesia: Rebirth 2020 · $7.1M 
Brutal Legend 2013 · $5.1M 
Mina the Hollower 2026 · $4.5M | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Alice: Madness Returns | older | $9.99 | 27,795 90% | 834k | $8.3M (exactly $8,330,162) | Spicy Horse Games |
| | Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition | older | $29.99 | 7,998 80% | 240k | $7.2M (exactly $7,195,801) | MercurySteam, Climax Studios |
| | Amnesia: Rebirth | older | $29.99 | 7,894 77% | 237k | $7.1M (exactly $7,102,232) | Frictional Games |
| | Brutal Legend | older | $14.99 | 11,365 94% | 341k | $5.1M (exactly $5,110,840) | Double Fine Productions |
| | Mina the Hollower | $19.99 | 7,562 88% | 227k | $4.5M (exactly $4,534,931) | Yacht Club Games | |
 | Lost in Random™ | older | $29.99 | 4,479 88% | 134k | $4.0M (exactly $4,029,756) | Zoink, Thunderful |
 | VOIN | · EA | $19.99 | 3,319 94% | 100k | $2.0M (exactly $1,990,404) | Nikita Sozidar |
 | Crimson Moon | $19.99 | 2,760 59% | 83k | $1.7M (exactly $1,655,172) | ProbablyMonsters | |
 | Castlevania Advance Collection | older | $19.99 | 2,149 91% | 64k | $1.3M (exactly $1,288,755) | KONAMI |
 | Minoria | older | $19.99 | 1,827 82% | 55k | $1.1M (exactly $1,095,652) | Bombservice |
 | Grimlord | $29.99 | 927 78% | 28k | $834k (exactly $834,022) | Metalcat Interactive Co.,Ltd | |
 | Verho - Curse of Faces | $19.99 | 1,219 91% | 37k | $731k (exactly $731,034) | Kasur Games | |
 | Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark | $29.99 | 560 65% | 17k | $504k (exactly $503,832) | INTI CREATES CO., LTD. | |
 | Legacy of Kain: Defiance Remastered | $24.99 | 641 96% | 19k | $481k (exactly $480,558) | Crystal Dynamics, PlayEveryWare | |
 | Netherworld Covenant | $19.99 | 597 78% | 18k | $358k (exactly $358,021) | MadGoat Game Studio | |
 | Night Swarm | $9.99 | 1,142 78% | 34k | $342k (exactly $342,257) | Fubu Games | |
 | Crimson Oath | $14.99 | 750 82% | 23k | $337k (exactly $337,275) | Parry Frames Team |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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