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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Female-Led Score Attack game?

Score Attack + Female Protagonist

Of 112 developers who shipped a Female-Led Score Attack 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.. 104 more are announced.

Verdict: fair, for a 3 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $1.2k, ×2.5 the market's $480 for a 3 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $180. Revenue is up 80% on the market; 104 games are announced against 72 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 2.5 times the market baseline, revenue up 80% on the market, 104 announced, ×1.4 per developer who shipped in the last year.
Nobody has said they are building this yet.
Score Attack + Female Protagonist
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 112
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $1.5k → $1.6k → $1.3k → $1.0k → $899 → $1.0k → $1.9k (still earning) → $6.8k (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Score Attack + Female Protagonist: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 112
Bottom 30% $179 (exactly $179)
Median $1.2k (exactly $1,197)
Top 25% $8.4k (exactly $8,446)
Top 5% $196k (exactly $196,107)
Developers, 2 yr 112
Released games 340
Announced 104
Effort 3 / 10
AI-buildability High
Typical price $4.99

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 80% on the market, supply 70% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 12%, excluded from money figures.

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Plate 2 · systems and tooling

Can AI deliver it?

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

Score Attack
effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
Female Protagonist
effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
3 / 10 · small 2D action, light systems
Systems
Score Attack; 4 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Arcade, Shooter
Price point
$4.99 typical · top 25% priced $14.99 or above
Art
4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Anime, 2D, Cute
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $14.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.

The top 10 games average 88% positive over 6,929 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $180, median $1.2k, 1 in 4 over $8.4k, 1 in 20 over $190k.

3 in 10 developers made under $180. 9 in 10 of the 48 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 104 games are announced against 72 developers who shipped in the last year.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Score Attack with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + MechsFair23 devs · median $6.2k · 24 announced
  2. + Spectacle fighterFair31 devs · median $4.3k · 29 announced
  3. + DragonsFair16 devs · median $2.1k · 11 announced
  4. + VampiresFair16 devs · median $1.7k · 14 announced
  5. + CookingFair28 devs · median $1.4k · 30 announced
  6. + SuperheroFair11 devs · median $1.3k · 5 announced
  7. + GolfFair11 devs · median $1.2k · 8 announced
  8. + GothicFair20 devs · median $959 · 14 announced
  9. + ModernFair53 devs · median $899 · 43 announced
  10. + Choose Your Own AdventureFair14 devs · median $898 · 11 announced
  11. + UndergroundFair23 devs · median $748 · 18 announced
  12. + HackingFair16 devs · median $748 · 19 announced

All 200 pairs on the Score Attack page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

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Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
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Metal: Hellsinger older $29.99 13,989 96% 420k $13M (exactly $12,585,903) The Outsiders
Mushihimesama older $19.99 1,442 96% 43k $865k (exactly $864,767) CAVE Interactive CO.,LTD.
Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity older $14.99 1,219 91% 37k $548k (exactly $548,184) Ankake Spa
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Neon Inferno $19.99 378 92% 11k $227k (exactly $226,687) Zenovia Interactive
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DoDonPachi Resurrection Reignite $24.99 158 42% 4.7k $118k (exactly $118,453) CAVE Interactive CO., LTD.
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Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.