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Puzzle + Faith
Of 36 developers who shipped a Faith Puzzle 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.. 67 more are announced, ×3.2 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 3 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $600, ×1.3 the market's $480 for a 3 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $89; 1 in 20 cleared $130k, ×292 the market median. Revenue is up 305% on the market; 67 games are announced against 21 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $89 (exactly $89) |
|---|---|
| Median | $599 (exactly $599) |
| Top 25% | $3.6k (exactly $3,565) |
| Top 5% | $139k (exactly $138,638) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 36 |
| Released games | 114 |
| Announced | 67 |
| 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 up 305% on the market, supply 40% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 9%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is high: the lowest rating among its tags.
What it takes
- Effort
- 3 / 10 · small 2D action, light systems
- Systems
- Puzzle; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Adventure, Action, Exploration
- Price point
- $4.99 typical · top 25% priced $14.99 or above
- Art
- 5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Story Rich, 2D, First-Person
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $14.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.
The top 10 games average 90% positive over 1,321 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $89. All of the 17 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 67 games are announced against 21 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.2 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Puzzle with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
- + Job SimulatorFair
- + Medical SimFair
- + Roguelike DeckbuilderFair
- + Escape RoomFair
- + VampiresFair
- + CatsFair
- + DemonsFair
- + God GameFair
- + RomanceFair
- + AutomationFair
- + Tower DefenseFair
- + LemmingsFair
Comparable games
FAITH: The Unholy Trinity 2022 · $3.6M 
Feed The Pit 2026 · $190k 
Help Me Remember, Satori-sama! 2022 · $172k 
SUFFOCATE 2025 · $139k 
The Herbalist 2016 · $116k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | FAITH: The Unholy Trinity | older | $14.99 | 8,006 95% | 240k | $3.6M (exactly $3,600,298) | Airdorf Games |
| | Feed The Pit | $9.99 | 635 97% | 19k | $190k (exactly $190,310) | Curious Fox Sox | |
| | Help Me Remember, Satori-sama! | older | $6.99 | 821 91% | 25k | $172k (exactly $172,164) | ISY |
| | SUFFOCATE | $16.99 | 272 83% | 8.2k | $139k (exactly $138,638) | Naughty Cow | |
| | The Herbalist | older | $5.99 | 648 93% | 19k | $116k (exactly $116,446) | Moonworks |
 | 秘封フラグメント | older | $14.99 | 178 97% | 5.3k | $80k (exactly $80,047) | シカクゲームズ |
 | Kubinashi Recollection | older | $11.99 | 167 94% | 5.0k | $60k (exactly $60,070) | 給食頭蛮 |
 | TEOCIDA | older | $9.99 | 140 95% | 4.2k | $42k (exactly $41,958) | Vikintor |
 | Reimu Needs Help!? Aunn-chan to the Rescue! | older | $6.99 | 157 96% | 4.7k | $33k (exactly $32,923) | ISY |
 | Keine's Expanding Class! | $5.99 | 143 99% | 4.3k | $26k (exactly $25,697) | HornyMelon | |
 | Touhou Three Noisy Fairies' Adventure ~ Take it Easy | $9.99 | 65 75% | 2.0k | $19k (exactly $19,480) | 狐狸壶工作室 | |
 | 东方裁判梦~Rookie Attorney Legendry | $4.99 | 96 63% | 2.9k | $14k (exactly $14,371) | YEARS | |
 | Vampire Hunter: Nightrise | $14.99 | 31 93% | 930 | $14k (exactly $13,941) | Over The Moon | |
 | Spiritus Sancti | $12.99 | 29 82% | 870 | $11k (exactly $11,301) | Divider Studios | |
 | Where Are You? | $13.99 | 15 100% | 450 | $6.3k (exactly $6,296) | Three Crosses Projects - Jannik Pachal | |
 | 宽恕我（Show me mercy） | $6.99 | 17 70% | 510 | $3.6k (exactly $3,565) | Evelita Studio | |
 | Bible Puzzle: Christian Game | $3.99 | 18 94% | 540 | $2.2k (exactly $2,155) | Or Games |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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