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Shooter + Faith
Of 29 developers who shipped a Faith Shooter 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.. 29 more are announced, ×2.4 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 6 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $4.8k, ×7.6 the market's $630 for a 6 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $1.5k; 1 in 20 cleared $1.1M, ×1791 the market median. Revenue is up 1845% on the market; 29 games are announced against 12 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $1.4k (exactly $1,435) |
|---|---|
| Median | $4.8k (exactly $4,795) |
| Top 25% | $31k (exactly $30,869) |
| Top 5% | $1.1M (exactly $1,124,550) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 29 |
| Released games | 80 |
| Announced | 29 |
| Effort | 6 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| 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 1845% on the market, supply 30% fewer developers than the period before.
Free games: 19%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
What it takes
- Effort
- 6 / 10 · full 3D single-player, physics sims, content-heavy RPG
- Systems
- Shooter; 6 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Bullet Hell, Shoot 'Em Up
- Price point
- $9.99 typical · top 25% priced $17.99 or above
- Art
- 7 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Anime, Cute
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $17.99 or above; the middle game at $9.99.
The top 10 games average 92% positive over 8,669 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $1.5k. 8 in 10 of the 20 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 29 games are announced against 12 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.4 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Shooter with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
- + Dating SimFair
- + CollectathonFair
- + VampiresFair
- + Walking SimulatorFair
- + IdlerFair
- + Match 3Fair
- + SnowFair
- + Boss RushFair
- + IncrementalFair
- + ArcadeLong shot
- + Score AttackLong shot
- + Open World Survival CraftPoor 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 
Forgive Me Father 2 2024 · $1.1M 
永远消失的幻想乡 ～ The Disappearing of Gensokyo 2018 · $997k 
Touhou Kouryudou ~ Unconnected Marketeers. 2021 · $790k | 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 |
| | Forgive Me Father 2 | $24.99 | 1,500 81% | 45k | $1.1M (exactly $1,124,550) | Byte Barrel | |
| | 永远消失的幻想乡 ～ The Disappearing of Gensokyo | older | $10.99 | 3,023 83% | 91k | $997k (exactly $996,683) | MyACG 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 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 | |
 | Valkyrie of Phantasm | $29.99 | 556 86% | 17k | $500k (exactly $500,233) | AREAZERO | |
 | Touhou Kinjoukyou ～ Fossilized Wonders. | $14.99 | 832 91% | 25k | $374k (exactly $374,150) | 上海アリス幻樂団 | |
 | Internet Survivor Survivors | $14.99 | 234 75% | 7.0k | $105k (exactly $105,230) | ビートまりお / COOL&CREATE | |
 | 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 | |
 | MoriyaRhythm | $6.99 | 167 91% | 5.0k | $35k (exactly $35,020) | FriendNavy | |
 | 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 | |
 | 东方醉游稽传~Touhou Drunken Rebellion | $8.99 | 107 88% | 3.2k | $29k (exactly $28,858) | 落羽社 |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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