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Should I ship a Cyberpunk Word Game?
Word Game + Cyberpunk
Only 11 developers shipped a Cyberpunk Word Game 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, Lightracer: For Judge, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 19 more are announced, ×2.7 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: dead, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $300 in the last 2 years and $300 over 4, against a market of $630 for a 5 / 10 build. 7 developers shipped in the last year and 19 games are announced.
not enough cohorts to draw
| Bottom 30% | $0 (exactly $0) |
|---|---|
| Median | $300 (exactly $300) |
| Top 25% | $7.8k (exactly $7,759) |
| Top 5% | $138k (exactly $138,461) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 11 |
| Released games | 32 |
| Announced | 19 |
| 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 too few recent games to read momentum, supply 75% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 25%, 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
- Word Game
- Price point
- $4.99 typical
Why players buy here
The top 7 games average 86% positive over 694 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $50. 6 in 10 of the 8 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 19 games are announced against 7 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.7 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Word Game with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
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Comparable games
Cyber Manhunt 2021 · $4.4M 
Lightracer: For Judge 2025 · $138k 
云端之约 2021 · $112k 
Lower? Higher! 2024 · $44k 
Trackless 2017 · $11k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Cyber Manhunt | older | $9.99 | 14,520 92% | 436k | $4.4M (exactly $4,351,644) | Aluba Van+ |
| | Lightracer: For Judge | $9.99 | 462 92% | 14k | $138k (exactly $138,461) | Smartmelon Games | |
| | 云端之约 | older | $7.99 | 466 93% | 14k | $112k (exactly $111,700) | White Star Studio |
| | Lower? Higher! | $9.99 | 146 67% | 4.4k | $44k (exactly $43,756) | Unplugged Studio | |
| | Trackless | older | $9.99 | 37 91% | 1.1k | $11k (exactly $11,089) | 12 East Games |
 | Saku the Covert Agent | $6.99 | 37 83% | 1.1k | $7.8k (exactly $7,759) | Forward, 78Games | |
 | MOBIUS BAND* | older | $8.99 | 20 85% | 600 | $5.4k (exactly $5,394) | Irregulars |
 | BROKEN God Awakening | $4.99 | 25 76% | 750 | $3.7k (exactly $3,742) | lamb of game | |
 | The HeartBeat | older | $0.99 | 109 98% | 3.3k | $3.2k (exactly $3,237) | 猫柚工作室 |
 | KeyBreach | $4.99 | 21 95% | 630 | $3.1k (exactly $3,144) | sawworm Games | |
 | Talk to Me Human | $9.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $300 (exactly $300) | Least Significant Bit | |
 | Neon Protocol: Nightdome | $4.99 | 2 100% | 60 | $299 (exactly $299) | gunlox | |
 | Who Am I エラーコード：九十九 | $4.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | 奥羽電影 | |
 | Word Gladiator: Infinite Evolution | · EA | $15.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | Neon Forge Studio |
 | 角落之人 | $1.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | 江流 |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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