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Should I ship a Faith Adventure game?
Adventure + Faith
Of 116 developers who shipped a Faith Adventure 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.. 178 more are announced, ×2.9 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 4 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $900, ×1.9 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $270; 1 in 20 cleared $330k, ×710 the market median. Revenue is up 160% on the market; 178 games are announced against 62 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $267 (exactly $267) |
|---|---|
| Median | $897 (exactly $897) |
| Top 25% | $7.0k (exactly $7,012) |
| Top 5% | $337k (exactly $337,275) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 116 |
| Released games | 343 |
| Announced | 178 |
| Effort | 4 / 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 up 160% on the market, supply 15% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 14%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
What it takes
- Effort
- 4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
- Systems
- Adventure; 3 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, RPG, Action-Adventure
- Price point
- $5.99 typical · top 25% priced $14.99 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Story Rich, Atmospheric
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $14.99 or above; the middle game at $5.99.
The top 10 games average 89% positive over 12,965 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $270. 9 in 10 of the 66 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 178 games are announced against 62 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.9 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Adventure with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
- + SamuraiFair
- + FMVFair
- + PinballFair
- + Job SimulatorFair
- + Escape RoomFair
- + Mini GolfFair
- + SportsFair
- + GolfFair
- + IncrementalFair
- + Time AttackFair
- + Traditional RoguelikeFair
- + Real-Time with PausePoor odds
Comparable games
Cult of the Lamb 2022 · $84M 
Touhou Luna Nights 2019 · $7.4M 
FATAL FRAME II: Crimson Butterfly REMAKE 2026 · $4.0M 
FAITH: The Unholy Trinity 2022 · $3.6M 
Touhou Genso Wanderer -Reloaded- 2018 · $1.8M | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Cult of the Lamb | older | $24.99 | 112,096 95% | 3.4M | $84M (exactly $84,038,371) | Massive Monster |
| | Touhou Luna Nights | older | $17.99 | 13,776 97% | 413k | $7.4M (exactly $7,434,907) | Team Ladybug, WSS playground |
| | FATAL FRAME II: Crimson Butterfly REMAKE | $49.99 | 2,663 87% | 80k | $4.0M (exactly $3,993,701) | KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. | |
| | FAITH: The Unholy Trinity | older | $14.99 | 8,006 95% | 240k | $3.6M (exactly $3,600,298) | Airdorf Games |
| | Touhou Genso Wanderer -Reloaded- | older | $34.99 | 1,734 93% | 52k | $1.8M (exactly $1,820,180) | AQUASTYLE |
 | Touhou Danmaku Kagura Phantasia Lost | older | $19.99 | 2,266 81% | 68k | $1.4M (exactly $1,358,920) | Alliance Arts, UnknownX |
 | Forgive Me Father 2 | $24.99 | 1,500 81% | 45k | $1.1M (exactly $1,124,550) | Byte Barrel | |
 | 永远消失的幻想乡 ～ The Disappearing of Gensokyo | older | $10.99 | 3,023 83% | 91k | $997k (exactly $996,683) | MyACG Studio |
 | TouHou Makuka Sai ~ Fantastic Danmaku Festival Part II | older | $12.99 | 2,458 96% | 74k | $958k (exactly $957,883) | 东方幕华祭制作组 |
 | I Am Jesus Christ | $19.99 | 1,486 87% | 45k | $891k (exactly $891,154) | Space Boat Studios | |
 | Touhou Dystopian | $9.99 | 2,161 97% | 65k | $648k (exactly $647,652) | Kay Lnk | |
 | TouHou Makuka Sai ~ Fantastic Danmaku Festival Part III | $13.99 | 1,242 90% | 37k | $521k (exactly $521,267) | 东方幕华祭制作组 | |
 | Crimson Oath | $14.99 | 750 82% | 23k | $337k (exactly $337,275) | Parry Frames Team | |
 | 绯红编年史 ~ Chronicle of Scarlet ~ | $12.99 | 697 88% | 21k | $272k (exactly $271,621) | Charge Piggy Studio | |
 | Vasilisa and Baba Yaga | $9.99 | 854 89% | 26k | $256k (exactly $255,944) | Baba Yaga Games | |
 | Halluci-Sabbat of Koishi | $7.99 | 701 91% | 21k | $168k (exactly $168,030) | ZRIGN 地霊研究院 | |
 | Touhou Blooming Soul | · EA | $5.99 | 911 96% | 27k | $164k (exactly $163,707) | 二色幽紫蝶 |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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