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Should I ship a Cyberpunk Runner?
Runner + Cyberpunk
Of 39 developers who shipped a Cyberpunk Runner 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.. 51 more are announced, ×2.0 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: dead, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $90 in the last 2 years and $180 over 4, against a market of $630 for a 5 / 10 build. 25 developers shipped in the last year and 51 games are announced.
| Bottom 30% | $0 (exactly $0) |
|---|---|
| Median | $90 (exactly $90) |
| Top 25% | $748 (exactly $748) |
| Top 5% | $67k (exactly $67,215) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 39 |
| Released games | 147 |
| Announced | 51 |
| Effort | 5 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $4.99 |
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 10% on the market, supply 55% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 17%, 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
- Runner; 6 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Arcade, Racing
- Price point
- $4.99 typical · top 25% priced $9.99 or above
- Art
- 5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Atmospheric, Relaxing, Retro
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $9.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.
The top 10 games average 91% positive over 942 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $50. 9 in 10 of the 16 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 51 games are announced against 25 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.0 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Runner with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
- + LootFair
- + Local MultiplayerFair
- + PsychologicalFair
- + IdlerFair
- + Visual NovelFair
- + Time AttackFair
- + FPSLong shot
- + 4 Player LocalPoor odds
- + MusicPoor odds
- + Co-opPoor odds
- + Online Co-OpPoor odds
- + Interactive FictionPoor odds
Comparable games
Ghostrunner 2 2023 · $9.6M 
Mirror's Edge™ Catalyst 2020 · $8.4M 
Retrowave 2022 · $1.2M 
Neon Drive 2016 · $499k 
DeadCore 2014 · $475k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Ghostrunner 2 | older | $39.99 | 7,981 80% | 239k | $9.6M (exactly $9,574,806) | One More Level |
| | Mirror's Edge™ Catalyst | older | $19.99 | 14,078 79% | 422k | $8.4M (exactly $8,442,577) | DICE |
| | Retrowave | older | $2.99 | 13,742 96% | 412k | $1.2M (exactly $1,232,657) | RewindApp |
| | Neon Drive | older | $9.99 | 1,664 86% | 50k | $499k (exactly $498,701) | Fraoula, Spiky Crumb |
| | DeadCore | older | $9.99 | 1,584 85% | 48k | $475k (exactly $474,725) | 5 Bits Games |
 | DeathSprint 66 | older | $19.99 | 495 83% | 15k | $297k (exactly $296,852) | Sumo Digital |
 | Espire 1: VR Operative | older | $19.99 | 381 54% | 11k | $228k (exactly $228,486) | Digital Lode Immersive Media |
 | TRON RUN/r | older | $19.99 | 368 78% | 11k | $221k (exactly $220,690) | Sanzaru Games Inc. |
 | Furry Killer | older | $29.99 | 241 78% | 7.2k | $217k (exactly $216,828) | Sujikon |
 | CONERU -DIMENSION GIRL- | $19.99 | 263 96% | 7.9k | $158k (exactly $157,721) | HIKE Inc., Eallin Japan Co.Ltd. | |
 | Retrowave 2 | $4.99 | 449 88% | 13k | $67k (exactly $67,215) | RewindApp | |
 | RHYTHMKILL | $9.99 | 45 82% | 1.4k | $13k (exactly $13,486) | GETTAKE | |
 | Synthwave Driver | · EA | $2.99 | 107 86% | 3.2k | $9.6k (exactly $9,598) | Runebox Studios |
 | Synthwave Dream '85 | $3.99 | 48 100% | 1.4k | $5.7k (exactly $5,746) | LoneDev | |
 | Echobreaker | $8.99 | 12 100% | 360 | $3.2k (exactly $3,236) | Upstream Arcade | |
 | Retro Drive: Revamped | $11.99 | 3 100% | 90 | $1.1k (exactly $1,079) | Retro Drive Studio | |
 | Synthwave Tunnel | · EA | $4.99 | 7 85% | 210 | $1.0k (exactly $1,048) | Hard Shark Games |
 | Rhythm Racer | · EA | $8.99 | 3 100% | 90 | $809 (exactly $809) | Elusive Byte |
 | Beat Dodger | $4.99 | 5 100% | 150 | $748 (exactly $748) | Sun Seal Studios |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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