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Dynamic Narration + Perma Death
Only 12 developers shipped a Dynamic Narration Perma Death 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, Endless Dark, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 21 more are announced, ×3.0 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 3 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $960, ×2.0 the market's $480 for a 3 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $360; 1 in 20 cleared $27k, ×58 the market median. Revenue is flat on the market; 21 games are announced against 7 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $359 (exactly $359) |
|---|---|
| Median | $959 (exactly $959) |
| Top 25% | $3.8k (exactly $3,778) |
| Top 5% | $28k (exactly $27,566) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 12 |
| Released games | 31 |
| Announced | 21 |
| Effort | 3 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | High |
| 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 flat on the market, supply 40% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 10%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is high: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Dynamic Narration
- effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
- Perma Death
- effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
What it takes
- Effort
- 3 / 10 · small 2D action, light systems
- Systems
- Dynamic Narration, Perma Death
- Price point
- $4.99 typical
Why players buy here
The top 10 games average 91% positive over 170 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $360. 8 in 10 of the 6 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 21 games are announced against 7 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.0 per shipper.
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Comparable games
Lakeview Cabin Collection 2015 · $479k 
Linguist FPS - The Language Learning FPS 2022 · $86k 
Agarta 2022 · $45k 
Endless Dark 2024 · $28k 
Once Upon a Rogue's Tale 2024 · EA · $24k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Lakeview Cabin Collection | older | $9.99 | 1,599 94% | 48k | $479k (exactly $479,220) | Roope Tamminen |
| | Linguist FPS - The Language Learning FPS | older | $14.99 | 192 71% | 5.8k | $86k (exactly $86,342) | Rocket Boy Games |
| | Agarta | older | $2.99 | 498 71% | 15k | $45k (exactly $44,671) | FF Digital |
| | Endless Dark | $7.99 | 115 99% | 3.5k | $28k (exactly $27,566) | Little Light Studios, LLC | |
| | Once Upon a Rogue's Tale | · EA older | $12.49 | 65 92% | 2.0k | $24k (exactly $24,356) | PolyPirates UG, Lizard Child |
 | TD Worlds | older | $10.99 | 25 68% | 750 | $8.2k (exactly $8,242) | NewOldMax |
 | Ceaseless Night | older | $14.99 | 13 76% | 390 | $5.8k (exactly $5,846) | JABDP Studio |
 | Ironblood | · EA | $19.99 | 7 71% | 210 | $4.2k (exactly $4,198) | Jack Wilds |
 | Teacher Certification Hell | older | $3.99 | 34 73% | 1.0k | $4.1k (exactly $4,070) | HaoHao Games |
 | Breakfall: Nuclear Winter | · EA | $17.99 | 7 28% | 210 | $3.8k (exactly $3,778) | Dominik Geuer |
 | Look At Me | $4.99 | 8 62% | 240 | $1.2k (exactly $1,198) | Silly Tiger | |
 | CurrentDay | $2.99 | 12 100% | 360 | $1.1k (exactly $1,076) | HB Studio | |
 | Armed Animals RPG | $15.99 | 2 100% | 60 | $959 (exactly $959) | Strejda Jenda Productions | |
 | 9 MINUTES AND 59 SECONDS TO HEAVEN | $2.99 | 6 83% | 180 | $538 (exactly $538) | Fake Carbonara | |
 | Earth Online | · EA | $1.99 | 8 62% | 240 | $478 (exactly $478) | Galaxy Craft |
 | Cognite | $3.99 | 3 100% | 90 | $359 (exactly $359) | Frosted Wings Studio | |
 | NEKRO3 | · EA | $2.99 | 2 100% | 60 | $179 (exactly $179) | CHVDR |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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