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Should I ship a Score Attack Economy game?
Economy + Score Attack
Of 40 developers who shipped a Score Attack Economy game 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.. 50 more are announced.
Verdict: dead, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $450 in the last 2 years and $480 over 4, against a market of $630 for a 5 / 10 build. 32 developers shipped in the last year and 50 games are announced.
| Bottom 30% | $150 (exactly $150) |
|---|---|
| Median | $449 (exactly $449) |
| Top 25% | $3.4k (exactly $3,356) |
| Top 5% | $89k (exactly $88,591) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 40 |
| Released games | 69 |
| Announced | 50 |
| 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 15% on the market, supply 300% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 10%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Economy
- effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
- Score Attack
- effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
What it takes
- Effort
- 5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
- Systems
- Economy, Score Attack; 4 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Simulation, Strategy, Management
- Price point
- $4.99 typical · top 25% priced $11.99 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Colorful, Relaxing
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $11.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.
The top 10 games average 77% positive over 837 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $150. 9 in 10 of the 9 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 50 games are announced against 32 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Economy with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
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- + ScienceFair
- + MiningFair
- + LootFair
- + CollectathonFair
- + God GameFair
- + Auto BattlerFair
- + IdlerFair
- + IncrementalFair
- + ArcadeFair
- + Strategy RPGFair
Comparable games
Pro Cycling Manager 2020 2020 · $361k 
Copa City: Matchday Manager 2026 · $185k 
Pro Cycling Manager 2019 2019 · $153k 
Check Inn 2025 · $89k 
Magic Forge Tycoon 2026 · $29k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Pro Cycling Manager 2020 | older | $19.99 | 602 85% | 18k | $361k (exactly $361,019) | Cyanide Studio |
| | Copa City: Matchday Manager | $24.99 | 247 72% | 7.4k | $185k (exactly $185,176) | Triple Espresso S.A. | |
| | Pro Cycling Manager 2019 | older | $9.99 | 509 78% | 15k | $153k (exactly $152,547) | Cyanide Studio |
| | Check Inn | $14.99 | 197 84% | 5.9k | $89k (exactly $88,591) | KishMish Games | |
| | Magic Forge Tycoon | $11.99 | 82 69% | 2.5k | $29k (exactly $29,495) | Clever Trickster Studio, Clever Trickst… (Clever Trickster Studio, Clever Trickster Productions) | |
 | Clicker Arena | older | $8.99 | 97 51% | 2.9k | $26k (exactly $26,161) | James Sun |
 | Lorenzo il Magnifico | older | $14.99 | 58 70% | 1.7k | $26k (exactly $26,083) | Studio Clangore |
 | Poop Clicker | older | $0.99 | 725 76% | 22k | $22k (exactly $21,532) | Serge Kornew |
 | Sunset Game Shop Shayou | $9.99 | 41 90% | 1.2k | $12k (exactly $12,288) | Lobstudio | |
 | Lichgate: Tower Survivor | $6.99 | 57 75% | 1.7k | $12k (exactly $11,953) | Sun Lion Games | |
 | Clicker Clicker Clicker | $2.99 | 112 62% | 3.4k | $10k (exactly $10,046) | EagleEye Games | |
 | RentPoly | $9.99 | 24 95% | 720 | $7.2k (exactly $7,193) | Sunpeak Games | |
 | Bubbly | · EA | $4.99 | 42 92% | 1.3k | $6.3k (exactly $6,287) | SadSloth |
 | Die for the Economy! | $7.99 | 21 100% | 630 | $5.0k (exactly $5,034) | Tea Monster Games | |
 | StarDrift Delivery | $7.99 | 14 100% | 420 | $3.4k (exactly $3,356) | Infernitz |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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