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Should I ship a Party Game Action-Adventure?

Action-Adventure + Party Game

Of 57 developers who shipped a Party Game 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.. 170 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 $540, ×0.9 the market's $630 for a 6 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $60; 1 in 20 cleared $59k, ×94 the market median. Revenue is down 30% on the market; 170 games are announced against 51 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 0.9 times the market baseline, revenue down 30% on the market, 170 announced, ×3.3 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Action-Adventure + Party Game
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 57
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $29k → $3.1k → $4.8k → $270 → $719 (still earning) → $60 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Action-Adventure + Party Game: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 57
Bottom 30% $60 (exactly $60)
Median $538 (exactly $538)
Top 25% $1.7k (exactly $1,678)
Top 5% $59k (exactly $59,345)
Developers, 2 yr 57
Released games 87
Announced 170
Effort 6 / 10
AI-buildability Medium
Typical price $5.99

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 30% on the market, supply 750% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 13%, 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.

Action-Adventure
effort 6 / 10 · medium · effort 6 sits in the medium band
Party Game
effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 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
Action-Adventure, Party Game; 7 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Online Co-Op, Co-op, Action
Price point
$5.99 typical · top 25% priced $7.99 or above
Art
5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Funny, 3D, First-Person
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $7.99 or above; the middle game at $5.99.

The top 10 games average 83% positive over 1,503 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $60, median $540, 1 in 4 over $1.6k, 1 in 20 over $59k.

3 in 10 developers made under $60. All of the 9 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 170 games are announced against 51 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.3 per shipper.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Action-Adventure with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + Dating SimFair63 devs · median $12k · 69 announced
  2. + MinigamesFair18 devs · median $6.7k · 19 announced
  3. + BikesFair11 devs · median $2.5k · 11 announced
  4. + TransportationFair21 devs · median $2.3k · 22 announced
  5. + MotorbikeFair9 devs · median $2.3k · 12 announced
  6. + TypingLong shot14 devs · median $360 · 16 announced
  7. + Time AttackLong shot12 devs · median $150 · 17 announced
  8. + Character Action GamePoor odds23 devs · median $58k · 93 announced
  9. + MMORPGPoor odds15 devs · median $25k · 116 announced
  10. + Open World Survival CraftPoor odds49 devs · median $25k · 133 announced
  11. + LGBTQ+Poor odds81 devs · median $24k · 135 announced
  12. + Villain ProtagonistPoor odds12 devs · median $17k · 26 announced

All 242 pairs on the Action-Adventure page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

Party Animals 2023 · $34M Ale & Tale Tavern 2024 · $3.9M Umamusume: Pretty Derby - Party Dash 2024 · $1.9M SOS OPS! 2023 · $599k SUPER CRAZY RHYTHM CASTLE 2023 · $229k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Party Animals older $19.99 56,043 81% 1.7M $34M (exactly $33,608,987) Recreate Games
Ale & Tale Tavern older $14.99 8,692 88% 261k $3.9M (exactly $3,908,792) Scienart Games
Umamusume: Pretty Derby - Party Dash older $44.99 1,429 75% 43k $1.9M (exactly $1,928,721) Cygames, Inc., Arc System Works
SOS OPS! older $4.99 4,000 83% 120k $599k (exactly $598,800) ArtDock
SUPER CRAZY RHYTHM CASTLE older $19.99 382 78% 11k $229k (exactly $229,085) Second Impact Games
Conan Chop Chop older $14.99 423 65% 13k $190k (exactly $190,223) Mighty Kingdom
DunHero $8.99 530 89% 16k $143k (exactly $142,941) Dev Kacper
Don't Panic! It is Just Turbulence $7.99 385 72% 12k $92k (exactly $92,284) Harmonia Games
Rosalie · EA $6.99 283 92% 8.5k $59k (exactly $59,345) Articho Games
Alpaca Ball: Allstars older $19.99 59 91% 1.8k $35k (exactly $35,382) Salt Castle Studio
OK Boomer · EA $7.99 70 77% 2.1k $17k (exactly $16,779) Pugsy Studios
Panic Delivery · EA $7.99 52 90% 1.6k $12k (exactly $12,464) Invader Studios
Break The Chain · EA $4.99 63 39% 1.9k $9.4k (exactly $9,431) Devlo Games
School Crisis $6.99 30 93% 900 $6.3k (exactly $6,291) Phumi Dev
Party Madness $3.99 51 76% 1.5k $6.1k (exactly $6,105) Devotion Interactive
Where is Billy? $6.99 23 100% 690 $4.8k (exactly $4,823) Triple Boris Inc., Dodo Tako
Dough or Die · EA $7.99 16 100% 480 $3.8k (exactly $3,835) Soundbyte Interactive

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