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Should I ship a PvP Creature Collector?
PvP + Creature Collector
Of 41 developers who shipped a PvP Creature Collector 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.. 115 more are announced, ×5.5 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 8 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $3.3k, ×2.2 the market's $1.5k for a 8 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $1.5k; 1 in 20 cleared $140k, ×98 the market median. Revenue is down 10% on the market; 115 games are announced against 21 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $1.5k (exactly $1,497) |
|---|---|
| Median | $3.3k (exactly $3,297) |
| Top 25% | $37k (exactly $37,181) |
| Top 5% | $147k (exactly $147,052) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 41 |
| Released games | 117 |
| Announced | 115 |
| Effort | 8 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| Typical price | $8.99 |
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 10% on the market, supply as many developers as the period before.
Free games: 37%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is low: the lowest rating among its tags.
- PvP
- effort 8 / 10 · low · authoritative servers, latency compensation, cheating
- Creature Collector
- effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 8 / 10 · online systems, open world
- Systems
- PvP, Creature Collector; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry RPG, Exploration, Adventure
- Price point
- $8.99 typical · top 25% priced $19.99 or above
- Art
- 5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Colorful, Cute
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $8.99.
The top 10 games average 82% positive over 3,679 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $1.5k. 7 in 10 of the 26 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 115 games are announced against 21 developers who shipped in the last year, ×5.5 per shipper.
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Comparable games
Temtem 2022 · $42M 
Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth: Complete Edition 2019 · $16M 
Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin 2021 · $14M 
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Coromon 2022 · $3.8M | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Temtem | older | $44.99 | 31,263 82% | 938k | $42M (exactly $42,195,671) | Crema |
| | Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth: Complete Edition | older | $49.99 | 10,810 89% | 324k | $16M (exactly $16,211,757) | h.a.n.d., Inc., Media.Vision Inc. |
| | Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin | older | $39.99 | 11,845 82% | 355k | $14M (exactly $14,210,446) | CAPCOM Co., Ltd. |
| | Monster Sanctuary | older | $19.99 | 10,416 91% | 312k | $6.2M (exactly $6,246,475) | moi rai games |
| | Coromon | older | $19.99 | 6,327 85% | 190k | $3.8M (exactly $3,794,302) | TRAGsoft |
 | Monster Hunter Stories | older | $29.99 | 1,615 90% | 48k | $1.5M (exactly $1,453,016) | CAPCOM Co., Ltd. |
 | Beastieball | · EA | $24.99 | 1,483 97% | 44k | $1.1M (exactly $1,111,805) | Wishes Ultd. |
 | Botworld Odyssey | $25.00 | 279 76% | 8.4k | $209k (exactly $209,250) | Featherweight Games | |
 | Monster Crown | older | $9.99 | 677 65% | 20k | $203k (exactly $202,897) | Studio Aurum |
 | Evolution Board Game | older | $14.99 | 348 81% | 10k | $156k (exactly $156,496) | North Star Digital Studios |
 | Batomon Showdown | $14.99 | 327 87% | 9.8k | $147k (exactly $147,052) | berrymint | |
 | NEODUEL: Backpack Monsters | $11.99 | 357 79% | 11k | $128k (exactly $128,413) | dicehit, Rogue Duck Interactive | |
 | Anode Heart: Layer Null | $15.99 | 227 91% | 6.8k | $109k (exactly $108,892) | Stove Powered Games | |
 | Portal Fantasy | $14.99 | 210 62% | 6.3k | $94k (exactly $94,437) | Portal Fantasy | |
 | Water Margin Scrolls | $9.99 | 244 40% | 7.3k | $73k (exactly $73,127) | QingHe Games | |
 | Spirit Animal Survival | $19.99 | 96 62% | 2.9k | $58k (exactly $57,571) | TRUEFX GAMES | |
 | Nanomon Virtual Pet | $14.99 | 113 88% | 3.4k | $51k (exactly $50,816) | Oscar Brittain | |
 | Spire Horizon Online | $3.99 | 343 64% | 10k | $41k (exactly $41,057) | Mendoka |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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