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Should I ship a Cyberpunk CRPG?
CRPG + Cyberpunk
Of 23 developers who shipped a Cyberpunk CRPG 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.. 40 more are announced, ×2.5 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 7 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $1.7k, ×1.1 the market's $1.5k for a 7 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $450; 1 in 20 cleared $63k, ×43 the market median. Revenue is up 305% on the market; 40 games are announced against 16 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $450 (exactly $450) |
|---|---|
| Median | $1.7k (exactly $1,663) |
| Top 25% | $11k (exactly $11,033) |
| Top 5% | $64k (exactly $63,685) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 23 |
| Released games | 61 |
| Announced | 40 |
| Effort | 7 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| 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 305% on the market, supply 100% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 18%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is low: the lowest rating among its tags.
What it takes
- Effort
- 7 / 10 · big single-player or serious online
- Systems
- CRPG; 7 in 10 of the top 25% also carry RPG, Adventure, Interactive Fiction
- Price point
- $9.99 typical · top 25% priced $19.99 or above
- Art
- 3 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Story Rich, 2D, Atmospheric
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $9.99.
The top 10 games average 82% positive over 694 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $450. 8 in 10 of the 11 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 40 games are announced against 16 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.5 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
CRPG with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
- + Martial ArtsFair
- + Female ProtagonistFair
- + TabletopFair
- + Traditional RoguelikeFair
- + 2D PlatformerFair
- + IncrementalLong shot
- + FMVPoor odds
- + Card BattlerPoor odds
- + Grid-Based MovementPoor odds
- + SpacePoor odds
- + Online Co-OpPoor odds
- + Souls-likePoor odds
Comparable games
Colony Ship: A Post-Earth Role Playing Game 2023 · $4.9M 
Shadowrun Returns 2013 · $4.3M 
UnderRail 2015 · $2.9M 
Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut 2014 · $2.4M 
Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition 2015 · $2.2M | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Colony Ship: A Post-Earth Role Playing Game | older | $39.99 | 4,087 87% | 123k | $4.9M (exactly $4,903,174) | Iron Tower Studio |
| | Shadowrun Returns | older | $14.99 | 9,521 88% | 286k | $4.3M (exactly $4,281,594) | Harebrained Schemes |
| | UnderRail | older | $14.99 | 6,385 86% | 192k | $2.9M (exactly $2,871,334) | Stygian Software |
| | Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut | older | $14.99 | 5,411 89% | 162k | $2.4M (exactly $2,433,327) | Harebrained Schemes |
| | Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition | older | $19.99 | 3,589 86% | 108k | $2.2M (exactly $2,152,323) | Harebrained Schemes |
 | Death Trash | · EA older | $19.99 | 3,460 91% | 104k | $2.1M (exactly $2,074,962) | Crafting Legends |
 | Gamedec - Definitive Edition | older | $29.99 | 1,119 78% | 34k | $1.0M (exactly $1,006,764) | Anshar Studios |
 | StarCrawlers | older | $19.99 | 793 82% | 24k | $476k (exactly $475,562) | Juggernaut Games |
 | Depth of Extinction | older | $14.99 | 175 72% | 5.3k | $79k (exactly $78,698) | HOF Studios |
 | Mechajammer | older | $12.99 | 190 48% | 5.7k | $74k (exactly $74,043) | Whalenought Studios |
 | Vampire Syndicate: Gangs of MoonFall | · EA | $19.99 | 111 71% | 3.3k | $67k (exactly $66,567) | A Memory of Eternity |
 | CyberPimp 2069 | $17.99 | 118 87% | 3.5k | $64k (exactly $63,685) | Entropy Digital Entertainment | |
 | Moves Of The Diamond Hand | · EA | $19.99 | 105 100% | 3.2k | $63k (exactly $62,968) | Cosmo D Studios |
 | Celestial Return | $14.99 | 140 85% | 4.2k | $63k (exactly $62,958) | Metaphor Games | |
 | Welcome to Planet E1d0r4d0! | $8.99 | 119 68% | 3.6k | $32k (exactly $32,094) | LuluGames | |
 | G-MODEアーカイブス+ ゼノサーガ パイドパイパー | $15.99 | 23 100% | 690 | $11k (exactly $11,033) | G-MODE, Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc. | |
 | Holonoptic | $19.95 | 16 93% | 480 | $9.6k (exactly $9,576) | Glazial | |
 | Cyberstray 101 | $9.99 | 25 64% | 750 | $7.5k (exactly $7,492) | NoiseKitty | |
 | Prometheus Wept | · EA | $15.99 | 14 92% | 420 | $6.7k (exactly $6,716) | Timeslip Softworks |
 | RolemIAster | · EA | $5.99 | 23 56% | 690 | $4.1k (exactly $4,133) | ABAFE |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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