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Should I ship a Faith Strategy game?
Strategy + Faith
Of 35 developers who shipped a Faith Strategy 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.. 57 more are announced, ×3.0 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $2.2k, ×3.4 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $480; 1 in 20 cleared $120k, ×200 the market median. Revenue is flat on the market; 57 games are announced against 19 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $479 (exactly $479) |
|---|---|
| Median | $2.2k (exactly $2,155) |
| Top 25% | $15k (exactly $14,985) |
| Top 5% | $126k (exactly $125,790) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 35 |
| Released games | 103 |
| Announced | 57 |
| Effort | 5 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| 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 flat on the market, supply 20% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 17%, 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
- 5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
- Systems
- Strategy; 3 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Resource Management, Roguelike
- Price point
- $5.99 typical · top 25% priced $12.99 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Top-Down, Pixel Graphics
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $12.99 or above; the middle game at $5.99.
The top 10 games average 84% positive over 2,479 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $480. 9 in 10 of the 18 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 57 games are announced against 19 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.0 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Strategy with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
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- + SubmarineFair
- + NavalFair
- + IdlerFair
- + Shop KeeperFair
- + HackingFair
Comparable games
Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend 2022 · EA · $1.8M 
Honey, I Joined a Cult 2022 · $1.1M 
Touhou Ibunseki - Ayaria Dawn: ReCreation 2022 · $788k 
Touhou Monster TD ~ 幻想乡妖怪塔防 2021 · $540k 
Black & White 2023 · $275k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend | · EA older | $29.99 | 2,036 92% | 61k | $1.8M (exactly $1,831,789) | Alioth Studio |
| | Honey, I Joined a Cult | older | $25.99 | 1,380 73% | 41k | $1.1M (exactly $1,075,986) | Sole Survivor Games |
| | Touhou Ibunseki - Ayaria Dawn: ReCreation | older | $18.99 | 1,384 84% | 42k | $788k (exactly $788,465) | Team L.U.R.Id Glow |
| | Touhou Monster TD ~ 幻想乡妖怪塔防 | older | $18.99 | 948 90% | 28k | $540k (exactly $540,076) | MyACG Studio |
| | Black & White | older | $14.99 | 612 71% | 18k | $275k (exactly $275,216) | 零创游戏(ZerocreationGame) |
 | 绯红编年史 ~ Chronicle of Scarlet ~ | $12.99 | 697 88% | 21k | $272k (exactly $271,621) | Charge Piggy Studio | |
 | Ruff Ghanor | older | $19.99 | 435 85% | 13k | $261k (exactly $260,869) | DX Gameworks |
 | AutoChess of Gensokyo | · EA older | $15.99 | 355 67% | 11k | $170k (exactly $170,294) | MyACG Studio |
 | Marisa!ReturnTheBook! | $5.99 | 700 90% | 21k | $126k (exactly $125,790) | NARROW, TSUKUYOMIC | |
 | Malys | $14.99 | 172 79% | 5.2k | $77k (exactly $77,348) | Summerfall Studios | |
 | Feudal Baron: King's Land | $19.99 | 78 33% | 2.3k | $47k (exactly $46,777) | Sim Farm S.A. | |
 | Idle Chapel | $6.99 | 205 78% | 6.2k | $43k (exactly $42,988) | Outer Choir | |
 | Touhou Witch's Night Market | $4.99 | 236 93% | 7.1k | $35k (exactly $35,329) | Meboxen Studio | |
 | Touhou Rinrinki ~ Crafts of the Lucky Beast | · EA | $9.99 | 117 92% | 3.5k | $35k (exactly $35,065) | Starcrow Dev |
 | Religion inc. | $4.99 | 128 72% | 3.8k | $19k (exactly $19,162) | GameFirst | |
 | Sainthood | $9.99 | 50 94% | 1.5k | $15k (exactly $14,985) | Sainthood Project | |
 | 东方裁判梦~Rookie Attorney Legendry | $4.99 | 96 63% | 2.9k | $14k (exactly $14,371) | YEARS |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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