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Should I ship a Faith Combat game?
Combat + Faith
Of 29 developers who shipped a Faith Combat 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.. 52 more are announced, ×2.7 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $6.3k, ×10 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $450; 1 in 20 cleared $640k, ×1031 the market median. Revenue is up 500% on the market; 52 games are announced against 19 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $449 (exactly $449) |
|---|---|
| Median | $6.3k (exactly $6,296) |
| Top 25% | $29k (exactly $28,858) |
| Top 5% | $648k (exactly $647,652) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 29 |
| Released games | 61 |
| Announced | 52 |
| 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 500% on the market, supply 90% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 28%, 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
- Combat; 6 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Adventure, Action, RPG
- Price point
- $9.99 typical · top 25% priced $19.99 or above
- Art
- 6 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Anime, 3D, Story Rich
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $9.99.
The top 10 games average 89% positive over 6,441 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $450. 9 in 10 of the 16 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 52 games are announced against 19 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.7 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Combat with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
- + Real-Time with PauseStrong odds
- + 4XFair
- + TypingFair
- + VampiresFair
- + SnowFair
- + Walking SimulatorFair
- + Match 3Long shot
- + Open World Survival CraftPoor odds
- + Political SimPoor odds
- + Extraction ShooterPoor odds
- + Dating SimPoor odds
- + LGBTQ+Poor odds
Comparable games
Forgive Me Father 2 2024 · $1.1M 
Touhou Dystopian 2025 · $648k 
Crimson Oath 2026 · $337k 
绯红编年史 ~ Chronicle of Scarlet ~ 2025 · $272k 
Touhou: New World 2023 · $157k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Forgive Me Father 2 | $24.99 | 1,500 81% | 45k | $1.1M (exactly $1,124,550) | Byte Barrel | |
| | Touhou Dystopian | $9.99 | 2,161 97% | 65k | $648k (exactly $647,652) | Kay Lnk | |
| | 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 | |
| | Touhou: New World | older | $19.99 | 261 78% | 7.8k | $157k (exactly $156,522) | Ankake Spa |
 | Marisa of Liartop Mountain | $14.99 | 286 84% | 8.6k | $129k (exactly $128,614) | Alliance Arts, UnknownX | |
 | Marisa!ReturnTheBook! | $5.99 | 700 90% | 21k | $126k (exactly $125,790) | NARROW, TSUKUYOMIC | |
 | Koumajou Remilia Ⅱ: Stranger's Requiem | older | $29.99 | 66 83% | 2.0k | $59k (exactly $59,380) | Frontier Aja, CFK Co., Ltd. |
 | DaemonBride:ADDITIONAL GAIN | $19.99 | 94 82% | 2.8k | $56k (exactly $56,372) | Team Arcana, Kizawaya | |
 | 东方醉游稽传~Touhou Drunken Rebellion | $8.99 | 107 88% | 3.2k | $29k (exactly $28,858) | 落羽社 | |
 | Touhou Farming ~ Minoriko's Homestead Harvest | · EA | $11.99 | 67 95% | 2.0k | $24k (exactly $24,100) | Studio Hexeye |
 | Besmirch | · EA | $9.99 | 79 97% | 2.4k | $24k (exactly $23,676) | Gangru Games |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
Five niches a week, one death, one deep dive.
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