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Should I ship a Choices Matter God Game?

God Game + Choices Matter

Of 31 developers who shipped a Choices Matter God 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.. 57 more are announced, ×2.9 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

Verdict: poor odds, for a 5 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $1.3k, ×2.1 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $600; 1 in 20 cleared $150k, ×251 the market median. Revenue is up 30% on the market; 57 games are announced against 20 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 2.1 times the market baseline, revenue up 30% on the market, 57 announced, ×2.9 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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God Game + Choices Matter
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 31
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $1.2k → $772 → $599 → $1.8k → $1.3k → $718 → $1.0k (still earning) → $1.8k (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for God Game + Choices Matter: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 31
Bottom 30% $599 (exactly $599)
Median $1.3k (exactly $1,332)
Top 25% $11k (exactly $10,793)
Top 5% $158k (exactly $157,941)
Developers, 2 yr 31
Released games 93
Announced 57
Effort 5 / 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 up 30% on the market, supply 80% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 3%, 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.

God Game
effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
Choices Matter
effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
Systems
God Game, Choices Matter; 6 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Simulation, Management, Strategy
Price point
$4.99 typical · top 25% priced $17.99 or above
Art
4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Dialogue Heavy
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $17.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.

The top 10 games average 78% positive over 2,274 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $600, median $1.3k, 1 in 4 over $10k, 1 in 20 over $150k.

3 in 10 developers made under $600. 7 in 10 of the 11 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 57 games are announced against 20 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.9 per shipper.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

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

  1. + HistoricalFair19 devs · median $12k · 28 announced
  2. + EconomyFair47 devs · median $2.8k · 58 announced
  3. + PuzzleFair27 devs · median $1.2k · 30 announced
  4. + Inventory ManagementFair16 devs · median $1.1k · 15 announced
  5. + DestructionFair19 devs · median $899 · 20 announced
  6. + DystopianFair14 devs · median $898 · 10 announced
  7. + IdlerFair91 devs · median $839 · 95 announced
  8. + IncrementalFair79 devs · median $807 · 71 announced
  9. + ArcadeLong shot17 devs · median $390 · 20 announced
  10. + Farming SimLong shot22 devs · median $359 · 24 announced
  11. + AgricultureLong shot9 devs · median $180 · 7 announced
  12. + Base BuildingPoor odds37 devs · median $28k · 77 announced

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Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

Motesolo : No Girlfriend Since Birth 2021 · $697k The Fermi Paradox 2021 · EA · $545k TasteMaker 2023 · $449k Fata Deum - The God Sim 2025 · EA · $369k GolfTopia 2021 · $286k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Motesolo : No Girlfriend Since Birth older $22.99 1,011 86% 30k $697k (exactly $697,287) INDICAVA INTERACTIVE
The Fermi Paradox · EA older $18.99 956 76% 29k $545k (exactly $544,633) Anomaly Games
TasteMaker older $11.99 1,249 83% 37k $449k (exactly $449,265) Jelle Booij
Fata Deum - The God Sim · EA $29.99 410 59% 12k $369k (exactly $368,877) 42 Bits Entertainment
GolfTopia older $19.99 477 95% 14k $286k (exactly $286,057) MinMax Games Ltd.
Sinner Maker · EA $9.66 545 91% 16k $158k (exactly $157,941) Pantokrator
Rogue AI Simulator older $11.99 364 82% 11k $131k (exactly $130,931) Nerdook Productions
Technotopia $4.99 599 86% 18k $90k (exactly $89,670) Yustas
吾皇万岁 $4.99 422 68% 13k $63k (exactly $63,173) AI GAME STUDIO
The Confession older $1.99 990 94% 30k $59k (exactly $59,103) Randumb Studios
Decade $9.99 129 96% 3.9k $39k (exactly $38,661) Last Piscean
The Fool's Apprentice $16.99 42 52% 1.3k $21k (exactly $21,407) The Planar Danse
Governance · EA $17.99 33 66% 990 $18k (exactly $17,810) Governance Studios
Football Fictional World Simulator $14.99 24 75% 720 $11k (exactly $10,793) keigo0221
Karma Keepers $4.99 52 69% 1.6k $7.8k (exactly $7,784) yonazdev
ORACLE: Humanity, Automated · EA $9.99 18 44% 540 $5.4k (exactly $5,395) ZANKYO GAMES

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