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Should I ship a Faith Survival Horror?

Survival Horror + Faith

Only 12 developers shipped a Faith Survival Horror 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, FATAL FRAME II: Crimson Butterfly REMAKE, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 29 more are announced, ×3.2 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

Verdict: poor odds, for a 6 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $10k, ×16 the market's $630 for a 6 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $2.1k; 1 in 20 cleared $3.9M, ×6359 the market median. Revenue is up 735% on the market; 29 games are announced against 9 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 16.0 times the market baseline, revenue up 735% on the market, 29 announced, ×3.2 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Survival Horror + Faith
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 12
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $1.3k → $2.4k → $10k → $24k (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Survival Horror + Faith: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 12
Bottom 30% $2.0k (exactly $2,035)
Median $10k (exactly $10,074)
Top 25% $139k (exactly $138,638)
Top 5% $4.0M (exactly $3,993,701)
Developers, 2 yr 12
Released games 32
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 735% on the market, supply 200% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 6%, excluded from money figures.

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Plate 2 · systems and tooling

Can AI deliver it?

AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.

Survival Horror
effort 6 / 10 · medium · effort 6 sits in the medium band
Faith
effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
6 / 10 · full 3D single-player, physics sims, content-heavy RPG
Systems
Survival Horror
Price point
$9.99 typical
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 10 games average 88% positive over 3,777 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $2.1k, median $10k, 1 in 4 over $130k, 1 in 20 over $3.9M.

3 in 10 developers made under $2.1k. 29 games are announced against 9 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.2 per shipper.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Survival Horror with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + FMVFair13 devs · median $31k · 14 announced
  2. + DrivingFair20 devs · median $4.9k · 25 announced
  3. + Tower DefenseFair14 devs · median $1.9k · 16 announced
  4. + IncrementalFair16 devs · median $1.6k · 19 announced
  5. + SnowFair17 devs · median $1.2k · 15 announced
  6. + SportsFair5 devs · median $959 · 3 announced
  7. + Outbreak SimFair22 devs · median $958 · 24 announced
  8. + 3D PlatformerFair111 devs · median $539 · 104 announced
  9. + Boomer ShooterFair27 devs · median $449 · 28 announced
  10. + Turn-Based CombatPoor odds10 devs · median $64k · 42 announced
  11. + LGBTQ+Poor odds17 devs · median $52k · 21 announced
  12. + Spectacle fighterPoor odds8 devs · median $52k · 12 announced

All 159 pairs on the Survival Horror page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

FATAL FRAME II: Crimson Butterfly REMAKE 2026 · $4.0M FAITH: The Unholy Trinity 2022 · $3.6M GENSOU Skydrift 2019 · $404k Feed The Pit 2026 · $190k Horror Story: Hallowseed 2021 · $155k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
FATAL FRAME II: Crimson Butterfly REMAKE $49.99 2,663 87% 80k $4.0M (exactly $3,993,701) KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
FAITH: The Unholy Trinity older $14.99 8,006 95% 240k $3.6M (exactly $3,600,298) Airdorf Games
GENSOU Skydrift older $23.99 561 88% 17k $404k (exactly $403,752) illuCalab
Feed The Pit $9.99 635 97% 19k $190k (exactly $190,310) Curious Fox Sox
Horror Story: Hallowseed older $19.99 259 63% 7.8k $155k (exactly $155,322) Jeff Winner
SUFFOCATE $16.99 272 83% 8.2k $139k (exactly $138,638) Naughty Cow
Y. Village - The Visitors older $7.99 164 79% 4.9k $39k (exactly $39,311) Dead Witness
CBT With Yuuka Kazami older $0.99 1,166 97% 35k $35k (exactly $34,630) Sigyaad Team
Apartment No 129 older $7.99 118 70% 3.5k $28k (exactly $28,285) Dead Witness
Besmirch · EA $9.99 79 97% 2.4k $24k (exactly $23,676) Gangru Games
Spiritus Sancti $12.99 29 82% 870 $11k (exactly $11,301) Divider Studios
Niraya of ■■ $15.99 21 52% 630 $10k (exactly $10,074) HEXADRIVE Inc.
Silent $2.99 27 44% 810 $2.4k (exactly $2,422) GenemesicX
Heritage $2.99 27 62% 810 $2.4k (exactly $2,422) Karayolu Games
Conviction $3.99 17 100% 510 $2.0k (exactly $2,035) J-Bradford
Kodoku：As the Moon Mourns $7.90 7 100% 210 $1.7k (exactly $1,659) Hirasaka

Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.