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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Capitalist Score Attack game?

Score Attack + Capitalism

Of 30 developers who shipped a Capitalist Score Attack 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.. 45 more are announced.

Verdict: dead, for a 4 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $210 in the last 2 years and $360 over 4, against a market of $480 for a 4 / 10 build. 23 developers shipped in the last year and 45 games are announced.

Deciding numbers: median 0.4 times the market baseline, revenue down 70% on the market, 45 announced, ×2.0 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Score Attack + Capitalism
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 30
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $1.9k → $359 → $1.3k → $4.2k → $150 (still earning) → $0 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Score Attack + Capitalism: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 30
Bottom 30% $119 (exactly $119)
Median $210 (exactly $210)
Top 25% $3.3k (exactly $3,293)
Top 5% $89k (exactly $88,591)
Developers, 2 yr 30
Released games 59
Announced 45
Effort 4 / 10
AI-buildability Medium
Typical price $4.99

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 70% on the market, supply 230% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 15%, 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.

Score Attack
effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
Capitalism
effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
Systems
Score Attack; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Economy, Management, Strategy
Price point
$4.99 typical · top 25% priced $14.99 or above
Art
4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Cute, Colorful
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $14.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.

The top 10 games average 81% positive over 687 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $120, median $210, 1 in 4 over $3.2k, 1 in 20 over $88k.

3 in 10 developers made under $120. All of the 8 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 45 games are announced against 23 developers who shipped in the last year.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Score Attack with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + MechsFair23 devs · median $6.2k · 24 announced
  2. + Spectacle fighterFair31 devs · median $4.3k · 29 announced
  3. + DragonsFair16 devs · median $2.1k · 11 announced
  4. + VampiresFair16 devs · median $1.7k · 14 announced
  5. + CookingFair28 devs · median $1.4k · 30 announced
  6. + SuperheroFair11 devs · median $1.3k · 5 announced
  7. + Female ProtagonistFair112 devs · median $1.2k · 104 announced
  8. + GolfFair11 devs · median $1.2k · 8 announced
  9. + GothicFair20 devs · median $959 · 14 announced
  10. + ModernFair53 devs · median $899 · 43 announced
  11. + Choose Your Own AdventureFair14 devs · median $898 · 11 announced
  12. + UndergroundFair23 devs · median $748 · 18 announced

All 200 pairs on the Score Attack page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

Copa City: Matchday Manager 2026 · $185k Check Inn 2025 · $89k SNAKE FARM 2023 · $35k Magic Forge Tycoon 2026 · $29k Sunset Game Shop Shayou 2026 · $12k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Copa City: Matchday Manager $24.99 247 72% 7.4k $185k (exactly $185,176) Triple Espresso S.A.
Check Inn $14.99 197 84% 5.9k $89k (exactly $88,591) KishMish Games
SNAKE FARM older $2.99 392 94% 12k $35k (exactly $35,162) HEATHER FLOWERS
Magic Forge Tycoon $11.99 82 69% 2.5k $29k (exactly $29,495) Clever Trickster Studio, Clever Trickst… (Clever Trickster Studio, Clever Trickster Productions)
Sunset Game Shop Shayou $9.99 41 90% 1.2k $12k (exactly $12,288) Lobstudio
RentPoly $9.99 24 95% 720 $7.2k (exactly $7,193) Sunpeak Games
Cubic Currency older $5.99 29 89% 870 $5.2k (exactly $5,211) PJ Rivas, Daniel Onstott, Hannah Marqua… (PJ Rivas, Daniel Onstott, Hannah Marquardt, Mitchell Dixon)
Die for the Economy! $7.99 21 100% 630 $5.0k (exactly $5,034) Tea Monster Games
HoloCafe $4.99 28 100% 840 $4.2k (exactly $4,192) Kevinfu510
Timber Fever $4.99 22 95% 660 $3.3k (exactly $3,293) Virtual Ducky Games
Wake Cup $3.99 16 100% 480 $1.9k (exactly $1,915) Pyralis Studio
FastPack $4.99 9 100% 270 $1.3k (exactly $1,347) Helekopeter

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