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Should I ship a Faith Roguelite?
Roguelite + Faith
Only 16 developers shipped a Faith Roguelite 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, Touhou Dystopian, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 32 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 $49k, ×102 the market's $480 for a 3 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $360; 1 in 20 cleared $640k, ×1363 the market median. Revenue is up 41960% on the market; 32 games are announced against 10 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $359 (exactly $359) |
|---|---|
| Median | $49k (exactly $48,551) |
| Top 25% | $158k (exactly $157,941) |
| Top 5% | $648k (exactly $647,652) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 16 |
| Released games | 35 |
| Announced | 32 |
| Effort | 3 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | High |
| Typical price | $9.66 |
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 41960% on the market, supply 65% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 3%, 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
- Roguelite; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Adventure, Multiple Endings
- Price point
- $9.66 typical · top 25% priced $9.99 or above
- Art
- 5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, Anime, Colorful
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $9.99 or above; the middle game at $9.66.
The top 10 games average 94% positive over 5,002 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $360. All of the 6 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 32 games are announced against 10 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.2 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Roguelite with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
- + Real-TimeFair
- + ProgrammingFair
- + VampiresFair
- + TypingFair
- + Grand StrategyFair
- + IdlerFair
- + DogsFair
- + Walking SimulatorFair
- + Score AttackFair
- + Point & ClickFair
- + LogicFair
- + DwarvesPoor odds
Comparable games
Cult of the Lamb 2022 · $84M 
Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend 2022 · EA · $1.8M 
Touhou Kouryudou ~ Unconnected Marketeers. 2021 · $790k 
Touhou Dystopian 2025 · $648k 
Touhou Monster TD ~ 幻想乡妖怪塔防 2021 · $540k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Cult of the Lamb | older | $24.99 | 112,096 95% | 3.4M | $84M (exactly $84,038,371) | Massive Monster |
| | Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend | · EA older | $29.99 | 2,036 92% | 61k | $1.8M (exactly $1,831,789) | Alioth Studio |
| | Touhou Kouryudou ~ Unconnected Marketeers. | older | $14.99 | 1,756 97% | 53k | $790k (exactly $789,673) | 上海アリス幻樂団 |
| | Touhou Dystopian | $9.99 | 2,161 97% | 65k | $648k (exactly $647,652) | Kay Lnk | |
| | Touhou Monster TD ~ 幻想乡妖怪塔防 | older | $18.99 | 948 90% | 28k | $540k (exactly $540,076) | MyACG Studio |
 | Touhou Endless Dream | older | $7.99 | 1,705 93% | 51k | $409k (exactly $408,688) | a10a010, MyACG Studio |
 | Touhou Blooming Chaos 2 | older | $5.99 | 2,160 92% | 65k | $388k (exactly $388,152) | 二色幽紫蝶, re零同人社 |
 | Touhou Genso Wanderer -FORESIGHT- | older | $34.99 | 290 46% | 8.7k | $304k (exactly $304,413) | AQUASTYLE, ankaa studio |
 | Ruff Ghanor | older | $19.99 | 435 85% | 13k | $261k (exactly $260,869) | DX Gameworks |
 | Black Market of Bulletphilia ~ 100th Black Market. | older | $14.99 | 477 83% | 14k | $215k (exactly $214,507) | 上海アリス幻樂団 |
 | Feed The Pit | $9.99 | 635 97% | 19k | $190k (exactly $190,310) | Curious Fox Sox | |
 | Touhou Blooming Soul | · EA | $5.99 | 911 96% | 27k | $164k (exactly $163,707) | 二色幽紫蝶 |
 | Sinner Maker | · EA | $9.66 | 545 91% | 16k | $158k (exactly $157,941) | Pantokrator |
 | Internet Survivor Survivors | $14.99 | 234 75% | 7.0k | $105k (exactly $105,230) | ビートまりお / COOL&CREATE | |
 | Touhou Lensed Night Sky, Kaseigai | $22.00 | 144 95% | 4.3k | $95k (exactly $95,040) | Fire Land | |
 | Malys | $14.99 | 172 79% | 5.2k | $77k (exactly $77,348) | Summerfall Studios | |
 | Flock of the Seraphim | $9.99 | 162 85% | 4.9k | $49k (exactly $48,551) | GuuchanDev | |
 | Herogue | $14.99 | 22 95% | 660 | $9.9k (exactly $9,893) | 巴豆肥工作室 | |
 | Red Tower | $2.99 | 16 93% | 480 | $1.4k (exactly $1,435) | Dream4team |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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