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Should I ship a Crafting Archery game?
Crafting + Archery
Only 9 developers shipped a Crafting Archery game in the last 2 years, too few for firm odds: the middle one made est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.; the top game by est. revenue, Zad Archery, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 35 more are announced, ×8.8 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: dead, for a 5 / 10 build.
Only 4 developers shipped this in the last year, under the 5 a verdict needs; over 2 years the middle one made $2.4k against a market of $630. 35 games are announced.
not enough cohorts to draw
| Bottom 30% | $1.1k (exactly $1,077) |
|---|---|
| Median | $2.4k (exactly $2,395) |
| Top 25% | $18k (exactly $18,350) |
| Top 5% | $168k (exactly $168,389) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 9 |
| Released games | 34 |
| Announced | 35 |
| Effort | 5 / 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 60% on the market, supply 20% fewer developers than the period before.
Free games: 21%, 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
- 5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
- Systems
- Crafting, Archery
- Price point
- $9.99 typical
Why players buy here
Fewer than 10 games in the last 2 years; sentiment and price figures use the all window.
The top 25% priced at $29.99 or above; the middle game at $9.99.
The top 10 games average 69% positive over 2,693 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $1.1k. 7 in 10 of the 6 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 35 games are announced against 4 developers who shipped in the last year, ×8.8 per shipper.
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Comparable games
Robin Hood - Sherwood Builders 2024 · $918k 
Zad Archery 2026 · $168k 
Eden Island 2024 · $104k 
ScrewUp 2021 · $78k 
The Last King 2025 · EA · $55k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Robin Hood - Sherwood Builders | older | $29.99 | 1,020 68% | 31k | $918k (exactly $917,694) | MeanAstronauts |
| | Zad Archery | $6.99 | 803 73% | 24k | $168k (exactly $168,389) | Samharia Studios | |
| | Eden Island | older | $14.99 | 232 58% | 7.0k | $104k (exactly $104,330) | Moon Studio |
| | ScrewUp | older | $9.99 | 259 68% | 7.8k | $78k (exactly $77,622) | 199 Cents STUDIO |
| | The Last King | · EA | $14.99 | 122 79% | 3.7k | $55k (exactly $54,863) | Mayawi software |
 | RFVR | · EA older | $29.99 | 49 81% | 1.5k | $44k (exactly $44,085) | OMFGames |
 | Tales from The Dancing Moon | $17.99 | 34 88% | 1.0k | $18k (exactly $18,350) | DjMonkey | |
 | The Hermit Chronicles | older | $9.99 | 39 64% | 1.2k | $12k (exactly $11,688) | WinterTent Studio |
 | Ephesus | older | $2.99 | 85 51% | 2.6k | $7.6k (exactly $7,625) | The Pack Studios |
 | Map Of Materials | older | $3.99 | 50 80% | 1.5k | $6.0k (exactly $5,985) | Mike Engler |
 | South America Gold Rush | · EA | $9.99 | 9 44% | 270 | $2.7k (exactly $2,697) | Argo Games |
 | Aevalore | $4.99 | 16 81% | 480 | $2.4k (exactly $2,395) | Aevalore | |
 | Forsaken Shores | · EA | $9.99 | 5 80% | 150 | $1.5k (exactly $1,498) | Kuldan Studio |
 | Hill Defender | · EA | $3.99 | 9 77% | 270 | $1.1k (exactly $1,077) | Jendimir |
 | Survivors Dawn: Zombie World | $19.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $600 (exactly $600) | Uygar Bursalıoğlu | |
 | Path of Clicks | $4.99 | 2 100% | 60 | $299 (exactly $299) | FANE Studio |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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