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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Score Attack Automation game?

Automation + Score Attack

Of 29 developers who shipped a Score Attack Automation 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.. 41 more are announced, ×2.4 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

Verdict: poor odds, for a 6 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $480, ×0.8 the market's $630 for a 6 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $180; 1 in 20 cleared $11k, ×18 the market median. Revenue is down 55% on the market; 41 games are announced against 17 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 0.8 times the market baseline, revenue down 55% on the market, 41 announced, ×2.4 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Automation + Score Attack
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 29
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $809 → $1.4k → $1.4k → $5.2k → $356 (still earning) → $359 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Automation + Score Attack: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 29
Bottom 30% $180 (exactly $180)
Median $478 (exactly $478)
Top 25% $1.4k (exactly $1,438)
Top 5% $11k (exactly $11,372)
Developers, 2 yr 29
Released games 54
Announced 41
Effort 6 / 10
AI-buildability Medium
Typical price $3.99

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 55% on the market, supply 40% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 22%, 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.

Automation
effort 6 / 10 · medium · effort 6 sits in the medium band
Score Attack
effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high 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
Automation, Score Attack; 4 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Arcade, Destruction, Idler
Price point
$3.99 typical · top 25% priced $9.99 or above
Art
5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Relaxing, Colorful
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $9.99 or above; the middle game at $3.99.

The top 10 games average 78% positive over 522 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $180, median $480, 1 in 4 over $1.4k, 1 in 20 over $11k.

3 in 10 developers made under $180. 9 in 10 of the 15 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 41 games are announced against 17 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.4 per shipper.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Automation with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + Job SimulatorStrong odds36 devs · median $57k · 31 announced
  2. + Female ProtagonistStrong odds27 devs · median $4.5k · 32 announced
  3. + Open World Survival CraftFair28 devs · median $307k · 37 announced
  4. + HorrorFair19 devs · median $8.0k · 29 announced
  5. + HistoricalFair26 devs · median $7.9k · 24 announced
  6. + UndergroundFair20 devs · median $7.4k · 32 announced
  7. + Class-BasedFair19 devs · median $6.6k · 22 announced
  8. + MiningFair105 devs · median $4.9k · 164 announced
  9. + Auto BattlerFair112 devs · median $4.5k · 153 announced
  10. + ProgrammingFair84 devs · median $3.8k · 102 announced
  11. + FishingFair40 devs · median $3.4k · 46 announced
  12. + Turn-Based TacticsFair28 devs · median $2.9k · 36 announced

All 135 pairs on the Automation page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

Check Inn 2025 · $89k Bots Are Stupid 2022 · $63k Futanari di Funghi 2024 · $55k Treasure Chest Clicker 2023 · $49k Poop Clicker 2022 · $22k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Check Inn $14.99 197 84% 5.9k $89k (exactly $88,591) KishMish Games
Bots Are Stupid older $12.99 161 77% 4.8k $63k (exactly $62,742) Leander Edler-Golla
Futanari di Funghi older $6.99 260 83% 7.8k $55k (exactly $54,522) Ahegames
Treasure Chest Clicker older $3.99 408 82% 12k $49k (exactly $48,838) Simon Eftestol
Poop Clicker older $0.99 725 76% 22k $22k (exactly $21,532) Serge Kornew
Around The Core $3.99 95 86% 2.9k $11k (exactly $11,372) draftentropy
Clicker Clicker Clicker $2.99 112 62% 3.4k $10k (exactly $10,046) EagleEye Games
Assemblands $9.99 27 66% 810 $8.1k (exactly $8,092) Tafusoft
Rift Miner $7.99 31 93% 930 $7.4k (exactly $7,431) TIDERAFT
Buff Knight Advanced older $2.99 65 70% 2.0k $5.8k (exactly $5,830) Buff Studio Co.,Ltd.
Lost Letter $5.99 29 82% 870 $5.2k (exactly $5,211) Candeia Studio
Disaster Blaster $9.99 9 88% 270 $2.7k (exactly $2,697) Jarsick
Burger Typer $7.99 6 83% 180 $1.4k (exactly $1,438) Final Offer
TIS 2 - True Idle Simulator 2 $3.99 12 50% 360 $1.4k (exactly $1,436) PhantomHeadache
Capitalist Misadventures $7.99 4 75% 120 $959 (exactly $959) Caramelo Studios

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