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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Fantasy Survival Horror?

Survival Horror + Fantasy

Of 80 developers who shipped a Fantasy Survival Horror 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.. 101 more are announced, ×2.1 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

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

The middle developer here made $1.1k, ×1.7 the market's $630 for a 6 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $300; 1 in 20 cleared $440k, ×715 the market median. Revenue is up 460% on the market; 101 games are announced against 48 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 1.7 times the market baseline, revenue up 460% on the market, 101 announced, ×2.1 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Survival Horror + Fantasy
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 80
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $839 → $6.9k → $599 → $896 → $210 → $599 → $2.2k (still earning) → $2.5k (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Survival Horror + Fantasy: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 80
Bottom 30% $298 (exactly $298)
Median $1.1k (exactly $1,077)
Top 25% $7.9k (exactly $7,910)
Top 5% $449k (exactly $449,175)
Developers, 2 yr 80
Released games 226
Announced 101
Effort 6 / 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 up 460% on the market, supply 45% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 17%, 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
Fantasy
effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium 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; 6 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Adventure, Exploration
Price point
$5.99 typical · top 25% priced $16.99 or above
Art
4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Atmospheric, 3D, First-Person
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $16.99 or above; the middle game at $5.99.

The top 10 games average 85% positive over 15,690 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $300, median $1.1k, 1 in 4 over $7.9k, 1 in 20 over $440k.

3 in 10 developers made under $300. 8 in 10 of the 42 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 101 games are announced against 48 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.1 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

Darkwood 2017 · $13M Bramble: The Mountain King 2023 · $5.9M YAPYAP 2026 · $2.5M Onimusha: Warlords 2019 · $1.7M Angels of Death 2016 · $1.5M
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Darkwood older $19.99 22,236 94% 667k $13M (exactly $13,334,929) Acid Wizard Studio
Bramble: The Mountain King older $29.99 6,512 94% 195k $5.9M (exactly $5,858,846) Dimfrost Studio
YAPYAP $9.99 8,385 83% 252k $2.5M (exactly $2,512,984) Maison Bap
Onimusha: Warlords older $19.99 2,843 93% 85k $1.7M (exactly $1,704,947) CAPCOM CO., LTD
Angels of Death older $9.99 5,009 95% 150k $1.5M (exactly $1,501,197) Vaka Game Magazine, Makoto Sanada
Labyrinth Of The Demon King $19.99 2,116 92% 63k $1.3M (exactly $1,268,965) J. R. Hudepohl
Spark in the Dark · EA $16.99 1,174 87% 35k $598k (exactly $598,388) Stellar Fish
Sexy Mystic Survivors · EA older $9.99 1,856 75% 56k $556k (exactly $556,243) Fantasize Games
GYLT older $19.99 907 95% 27k $544k (exactly $543,928) Haven Media, Parallel Circles
Animal Company · EA $19.99 749 86% 22k $449k (exactly $449,175) Wooster Games
Junji Ito Maniac: An Infinite Gaol $11.99 629 78% 19k $226k (exactly $226,251) SOFTSTAR ENTERTAINMENT
The Bleakest Keep $9.99 719 90% 22k $215k (exactly $215,484) Cache of Bones
Tower of Kalemonvo $14.99 453 83% 14k $204k (exactly $203,714) osur
PIT OF GOBLIN · EA $5.99 915 84% 27k $164k (exactly $164,426) Friendly Foe
Tower of Mask $10.99 357 95% 11k $118k (exactly $117,703) Papertip Studio
Whisper of the Swallows · EA $19.99 193 88% 5.8k $116k (exactly $115,742) Blown Leaves

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