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Should I ship a Cyberpunk JRPG?
JRPG + Cyberpunk
Of 27 developers who shipped a Cyberpunk JRPG 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, ×3.7 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 6 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $2.7k, ×4.3 the market's $630 for a 6 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $1.1k; 1 in 20 cleared $140k, ×225 the market median. Revenue is down 55% on the market; 52 games are announced against 14 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $1.1k (exactly $1,075) |
|---|---|
| Median | $2.7k (exactly $2,697) |
| Top 25% | $39k (exactly $39,398) |
| Top 5% | $141k (exactly $141,206) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 27 |
| Released games | 74 |
| Announced | 52 |
| Effort | 6 / 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 down 55% on the market, supply as many developers as the period before.
Free games: 9%, 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
- 6 / 10 · full 3D single-player, physics sims, content-heavy RPG
- Systems
- JRPG; 6 in 10 of the top 25% also carry RPG, Turn-Based Combat, Adventure
- Price point
- $9.99 typical · top 25% priced $17.99 or above
- Art
- 6 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Story Rich, 2D, Anime
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $17.99 or above; the middle game at $9.99.
The top 10 games average 81% positive over 3,938 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $1.1k. 7 in 10 of the 14 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 52 games are announced against 14 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.7 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
JRPG with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
- + FMVStrong odds
- + Mystery DungeonStrong odds
- + NinjaFair
- + RomanceFair
- + Visual NovelFair
- + ManagementFair
- + Souls-likeFair
- + Point & ClickFair
- + LootFair
- + RoguelikeFair
- + 2D PlatformerFair
- + Artificial IntelligenceFair
Comparable games
Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth: Complete Edition 2019 · $16M 
CrossCode 2018 · $9.8M 
Soul Hackers 2 2022 · $4.1M 
Haven 2020 · $4.0M 
Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE Plus 2024 · $1.9M | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 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. |
| | CrossCode | older | $19.99 | 16,376 92% | 491k | $9.8M (exactly $9,820,687) | Radical Fish Games |
| | Soul Hackers 2 | older | $59.99 | 2,300 65% | 69k | $4.1M (exactly $4,139,310) | ATLUS |
| | Haven | older | $24.99 | 5,294 88% | 159k | $4.0M (exactly $3,968,912) | The Game Bakers |
| | Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE Plus | older | $29.99 | 2,142 80% | 64k | $1.9M (exactly $1,927,157) | Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd. |
 | Rebellion GODSOUL: Awakening | · EA | $17.99 | 2,458 85% | 74k | $1.3M (exactly $1,326,583) | U-Secret Studio |
 | FINAL FANTASY VII | older | $11.99 | 1,464 74% | 44k | $527k (exactly $526,601) | Square Enix, FINE Co., Ltd. |
 | MECHANICA: A Ballad of the Rabbit and Mercury | older | $19.99 | 830 95% | 25k | $498k (exactly $497,751) | Loser/s |
 | Jack Move | older | $19.99 | 813 80% | 24k | $488k (exactly $487,556) | So Romantic |
 | Cosmic Star Heroine | older | $14.99 | 819 89% | 25k | $368k (exactly $368,304) | Zeboyd Digital Entertainment LLC |
 | Beyond Galaxyland | $14.99 | 314 85% | 9.4k | $141k (exactly $141,206) | Sam Enright | |
 | Keylocker | Turn Based Cyberpunk Action | $19.99 | 225 84% | 6.8k | $135k (exactly $134,932) | Moonana | |
 | TK Punk Gold | $11.99 | 291 87% | 8.7k | $105k (exactly $104,673) | 桑尼游戏(Sunny Game) | |
 | 永生之庭 | $7.99 | 284 48% | 8.5k | $68k (exactly $68,075) | IMaiIna | |
 | CyberPimp 2069 | $17.99 | 118 87% | 3.5k | $64k (exactly $63,685) | Entropy Digital Entertainment | |
 | Neon Blood | $17.99 | 73 60% | 2.2k | $39k (exactly $39,398) | ChaoticBrain Studios | |
 | Welcome to Planet E1d0r4d0! | $8.99 | 119 68% | 3.6k | $32k (exactly $32,094) | LuluGames | |
 | New Eromancer | $11.99 | 33 48% | 990 | $12k (exactly $11,870) | OneCoin | |
 | 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. |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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