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Should I ship a Faith Open World game?
Open World + Faith
Only 11 developers shipped a Faith Open World 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, I Am Jesus Christ, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 14 more are announced.
Verdict: long shot, for a 8 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $720, ×0.5 the market's $1.5k for a 8 / 10 build, but 1 in 20 cleared $890k, ×595 the market median. Revenue is up 115% on the market; 14 games are announced against 8 developers who shipped in the last year.
not enough cohorts to draw
| Bottom 30% | $599 (exactly $599) |
|---|---|
| Median | $716 (exactly $716) |
| Top 25% | $5.9k (exactly $5,937) |
| Top 5% | $891k (exactly $891,154) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 11 |
| Released games | 25 |
| Announced | 14 |
| Effort | 8 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| Typical price | $5.99 |
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 115% on the market, supply 165% more developers than the period before.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is low: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Open World
- effort 8 / 10 · low · effort 8 sits in the low band
- Faith
- effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
What it takes
- Effort
- 8 / 10 · online systems, open world
- Systems
- Open World
- Price point
- $5.99 typical
Why players buy here
The top 10 games average 87% positive over 1,616 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $600. 14 games are announced against 8 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
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- + GothicFair
- + MarsFair
- + TanksFair
- + DiplomacyPoor odds
- + Real-Time with PausePoor odds
- + Co-op CampaignPoor odds
- + MusicPoor odds
Comparable games
I Am Jesus Christ 2026 · $891k 
Muslim 3D 2022 · EA · $27k 
Besmirch 2026 · EA · $24k 
The You Testament: The 2D Coming 2023 · $9.2k 
Journey of Resurgence 2025 · EA · $5.9k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | I Am Jesus Christ | $19.99 | 1,486 87% | 45k | $891k (exactly $891,154) | Space Boat Studios | |
| | Muslim 3D | · EA older | $44.99 | 20 90% | 600 | $27k (exactly $26,994) | Bigitec Studio |
| | Besmirch | · EA | $9.99 | 79 97% | 2.4k | $24k (exactly $23,676) | Gangru Games |
| | The You Testament: The 2D Coming | older | $2.99 | 103 90% | 3.1k | $9.2k (exactly $9,239) | MDickie |
| | Journey of Resurgence | · EA | $17.99 | 11 81% | 330 | $5.9k (exactly $5,937) | Stellar Realms Network |
 | Nyanco Card | older | $3.99 | 37 75% | 1.1k | $4.4k (exactly $4,429) | Nyanco Channel |
 | Welcome to PINEHILLS | older | $4.99 | 21 38% | 630 | $3.1k (exactly $3,144) | SPLR Studio |
 | Ilum | older | $9.99 | 10 90% | 300 | $3.0k (exactly $2,997) | M506 Tec |
 | Mindfulness Simulator - ASMR Meditation Game | older | $6.99 | 10 100% | 300 | $2.1k (exactly $2,097) | ASMR Game Labs |
 | Doctrine: C.U.L.T. | $4.99 | 13 69% | 390 | $1.9k (exactly $1,946) | Miracles on a Stick | |
 | LANDED | $5.99 | 4 100% | 120 | $719 (exactly $719) | Delighted Games LLC | |
 | Vribyss Refuge™ Metamorphosis | $1.99 | 12 100% | 360 | $716 (exactly $716) | Ernesto Aragon | |
 | Skye's Repose | · EA | $9.99 | 2 100% | 60 | $599 (exactly $599) | Jimlad |
 | The Lost Sheep | $4.99 | 4 75% | 120 | $599 (exactly $599) | Joan Sabé Martínez | |
 | 1711 Ireland: A Witch's Fate | $4.99 | 4 75% | 120 | $599 (exactly $599) | Brian Coyle, Victoria McCollum, Sabrina… (Brian Coyle, Victoria McCollum, Sabrina Minter, Andrew Sneddon) | |
 | David: Rise of the Shepherd | $7.99 | 1 0% | 30 | $240 (exactly $240) | PrayerPathGames |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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