Should I ship a CRPG FPS?
CRPG + FPS
Only 14 developers shipped a CRPG FPS in the last 2 years, too few for firm odds: the middle one made est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.; the top game by est. revenue, Romantic Escapades, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 15 more are announced, ×2.1 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 7 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $7.5k, ×5.0 the market's $1.5k for a 7 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $1.1k; 1 in 20 cleared $3.3M, ×2237 the market median. Revenue is down 50% on the market; 15 games are announced against 7 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $1.0k (exactly $1,040) |
|---|---|
| Median | $7.5k (exactly $7,492) |
| Top 25% | $101k (exactly $101,138) |
| Top 5% | $3.4M (exactly $3,350,524) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 14 |
| Released games | 35 |
| Announced | 15 |
| 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 down 50% on the market, supply as many developers as the period before.
Free games: 17%, 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, FPS
- Price point
- $9.99 typical
Why players buy here
The top 10 games average 93% positive over 7,084 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $1.1k. 7 in 10 of the 9 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 15 games are announced against 7 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.1 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
CRPG with a different second tag, 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
Romantic Escapades 2025 · $3.4M 
哎呦!这么多美女呀! 2025 · $347k 
Brigand: Oaxaca 2017 · $165k 
Tower of Mask 2024 · $118k 
每日亲亲洛丽塔 2026 · $101k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Romantic Escapades | $19.99 | 5,587 94% | 168k | $3.4M (exactly $3,350,524) | 蠑螈 | |
| | 哎呦!这么多美女呀! | $18.99 | 609 91% | 18k | $347k (exactly $346,947) | Hangzhou Miqi Technology Co.,Ltd | |
| | Brigand: Oaxaca | older | $9.99 | 551 94% | 17k | $165k (exactly $165,135) | Brian J. Lancaster, Laughing Coyote Sof… (Brian J. Lancaster, Laughing Coyote Software) |
| | Tower of Mask | $10.99 | 357 95% | 11k | $118k (exactly $117,703) | Papertip Studio | |
| | 每日亲亲洛丽塔 | $8.99 | 375 74% | 11k | $101k (exactly $101,138) | 夜羊社 | |
 | Wizzerd Quest 2 | $14.99 | 54 74% | 1.6k | $24k (exactly $24,284) | Kondoorsoft | |
 | Kings Of Streets | · EA older | $4.99 | 132 53% | 4.0k | $20k (exactly $19,760) | TB Games |
 | Simantik | older | $29.99 | 15 66% | 450 | $13k (exactly $13,496) | Steel Thunder |
 | Mind Control: Bloody Renaissance | $9.99 | 29 100% | 870 | $8.7k (exactly $8,691) | BYYONI Entertainment | |
 | Cyberstray 101 | $9.99 | 25 64% | 750 | $7.5k (exactly $7,492) | NoiseKitty | |
 | SaveShe | $69.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $2.1k (exactly $2,100) | shibahuax | |
 | Witch Stories | $4.99 | 12 91% | 360 | $1.8k (exactly $1,796) | Stephen Scott Day | |
 | 你的猫 | $0.99 | 35 100% | 1.1k | $1.0k (exactly $1,040) | 数鱼工作室 |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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