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Should I ship a Faith Shoot 'Em Up?
Shoot 'Em Up + Faith
Only 13 developers shipped a Faith Shoot 'Em Up 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 Koumakyou: New Classic - the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 13 more are announced.
Verdict: fair, for a 3 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $17k, ×36 the market's $480 for a 3 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $1.5k. Revenue is up 45% on the market; 13 games are announced against 7 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $1.5k (exactly $1,498) |
|---|---|
| Median | $17k (exactly $17,083) |
| Top 25% | $95k (exactly $95,040) |
| Top 5% | $2.0M (exactly $2,018,478) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 13 |
| Released games | 75 |
| Announced | 13 |
| Effort | 3 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | High |
| Typical price | $9.99 |
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 45% on the market, supply 15% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 16%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is high: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Shoot 'Em Up
- effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
- Faith
- effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
What it takes
- Effort
- 3 / 10 · small 2D action, light systems
- Systems
- Shoot 'Em Up; 8 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Bullet Hell, Shooter
- Price point
- $9.99 typical · top 25% priced $17.99 or above
- Art
- 6 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Anime, Atmospheric
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $17.99 or above; the middle game at $9.99.
The top 10 games average 95% positive over 6,399 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $1.5k. 7 in 10 of the 6 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 13 games are announced against 7 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Shoot 'Em Up with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
- + RomanceFair
- + VampiresFair
- + Quick-Time EventsFair
- + IncrementalFair
- + IdlerFair
- + Tower DefenseFair
- + Resource ManagementFair
- + ArcadeFair
- + SwordplayLong shot
- + MusicPoor odds
- + LovecraftianPoor odds
- + Visual NovelPoor odds
Comparable games
Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic - the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil 2026 · $2.0M 
Touhou Tenkuushou ~ Hidden Star in Four Seasons. 2017 · $1.9M 
TouHou Makuka Sai ~ Fantastic Danmaku Festival Part II 2019 · $958k 
Touhou Kouryudou ~ Unconnected Marketeers. 2021 · $790k 
Touhou Fuujinroku ~ Mountain of Faith. 2020 · $729k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic - the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil | $17.99 | 3,740 98% | 112k | $2.0M (exactly $2,018,478) | 上海アリス幻樂団, 上海アリスReprise | |
| | Touhou Tenkuushou ~ Hidden Star in Four Seasons. | older | $14.99 | 4,312 98% | 129k | $1.9M (exactly $1,939,106) | 上海アリス幻樂団 |
| | TouHou Makuka Sai ~ Fantastic Danmaku Festival Part II | older | $12.99 | 2,458 96% | 74k | $958k (exactly $957,883) | 东方幕华祭制作组 |
| | Touhou Kouryudou ~ Unconnected Marketeers. | older | $14.99 | 1,756 97% | 53k | $790k (exactly $789,673) | 上海アリス幻樂団 |
| | Touhou Fuujinroku ~ Mountain of Faith. | older | $14.99 | 1,621 98% | 49k | $729k (exactly $728,964) | 上海アリス幻樂団 |
 | Touhou Kanjuden ~ Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom. | older | $14.99 | 1,516 98% | 45k | $682k (exactly $681,745) | 上海アリス幻樂団 |
 | Touhou Juuouen 〜 Unfinished Dream of All Living Ghost. | older | $14.99 | 1,174 93% | 35k | $528k (exactly $527,948) | 上海アリス幻樂団 |
 | TouHou Makuka Sai ~ Fantastic Danmaku Festival Part III | $13.99 | 1,242 90% | 37k | $521k (exactly $521,267) | 东方幕华祭制作组 | |
 | Touhou Kikeijuu ~ Wily Beast and Weakest Creature. | older | $14.99 | 1,031 97% | 31k | $464k (exactly $463,641) | 上海アリス幻樂団 |
 | Touhou Endless Dream | older | $7.99 | 1,705 93% | 51k | $409k (exactly $408,688) | a10a010, MyACG Studio |
 | Touhou Kinjoukyou ～ Fossilized Wonders. | $14.99 | 832 91% | 25k | $374k (exactly $374,150) | 上海アリス幻樂団 | |
 | Touhou Koumakyou: Classic - the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil | $17.99 | 188 98% | 5.6k | $101k (exactly $101,464) | 上海アリス幻樂団, 上海アリスReprise | |
 | Touhou Lensed Night Sky, Kaseigai | $22.00 | 144 95% | 4.3k | $95k (exactly $95,040) | Fire Land | |
 | 東方资志疏 ~ Immortal Immanuel. (东方资志疏) | $9.99 | 103 94% | 3.1k | $31k (exactly $30,869) | 雾雨威Channel, 沙包聚集地制作组 | |
 | Touhou Kouzougi ～ Flickerframe Shutter Festival | $14.99 | 47 93% | 1.4k | $21k (exactly $21,136) | Ryann Thierry | |
 | Disaster Arms - Impact Project B.A.H.N. | $9.99 | 57 100% | 1.7k | $17k (exactly $17,083) | PD_CGT | |
 | 東方恋物語 ~ Locked Together | $4.99 | 15 100% | 450 | $2.2k (exactly $2,246) | Mugenri | |
 | Pain to Satisfaction | · EA | $1.99 | 31 100% | 930 | $1.9k (exactly $1,851) | WSG Entertainment |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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