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Flight + Nature
Of 42 developers who shipped a Nature Flight 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.. 67 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 $630, level with the market's $630 for a 6 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $270; 1 in 20 cleared $62k, ×99 the market median. Revenue is down 65% on the market; 67 games are announced against 21 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $269 (exactly $269) |
|---|---|
| Median | $629 (exactly $629) |
| Top 25% | $9.7k (exactly $9,742) |
| Top 5% | $62k (exactly $62,369) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 42 |
| Released games | 135 |
| Announced | 67 |
| Effort | 6 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $7.99 |
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 down 65% on the market, supply as many developers as the period before.
Free games: 14%, 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
- Flight; 6 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Adventure, Exploration, Simulation
- Price point
- $7.99 typical · top 25% priced $24.99 or above
- Art
- 6 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Relaxing, Atmospheric, Family Friendly
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $24.99 or above; the middle game at $7.99.
The top 10 games average 60% positive over 22,404 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $270. 9 in 10 of the 25 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 67 games are announced against 21 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.2 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Flight with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
- + Choose Your Own AdventureFair
- + Hidden ObjectFair
- + Quick-Time EventsFair
- + CatsFair
- + Life SimPoor odds
- + TradingPoor odds
- + MiningPoor odds
- + CraftingPoor odds
- + Base BuildingPoor odds
- + EconomyPoor odds
- + RTSPoor odds
- + Cold WarPoor odds
Comparable games
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 2024 · $45M 
A Short Hike 2019 · $4.6M 
AER Memories of Old 2017 · $2.3M 
Flower 2019 · $1.0M 
Fugl 2017 · EA · $176k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 | $69.99 | 21,633 59% | 649k | $45M (exactly $45,422,810) | Asobo Studio | |
| | A Short Hike | older | $7.99 | 19,219 99% | 577k | $4.6M (exactly $4,606,794) | adamgryu |
| | AER Memories of Old | older | $14.99 | 5,064 86% | 152k | $2.3M (exactly $2,277,281) | Forgotten Key |
| | Flower | older | $6.99 | 4,790 79% | 144k | $1.0M (exactly $1,004,463) | thatgamecompany |
| | Fugl | · EA older | $9.99 | 588 84% | 18k | $176k (exactly $176,224) | Team Fugl |
 | Feather | older | $9.99 | 496 84% | 15k | $149k (exactly $148,651) | Samurai Punk |
 | Lifeslide | older | $9.99 | 376 91% | 11k | $113k (exactly $112,687) | Dreamteck |
 | InnerSpace | older | $19.99 | 173 63% | 5.2k | $104k (exactly $103,748) | PolyKnight Games |
 | Helicopter Simulator VR 2021 - Rescue Missions | older | $17.99 | 157 82% | 4.7k | $85k (exactly $84,733) | Helicopter Simulator |
 | Night Stones | $9.99 | 259 93% | 7.8k | $78k (exactly $77,622) | Advance Nine | |
 | FPV Labs - Drone Simulator | · EA | $19.99 | 104 67% | 3.1k | $62k (exactly $62,369) | FPVLabs |
 | Sky Oceans: Wings for Hire | $24.99 | 45 64% | 1.4k | $34k (exactly $33,736) | Octeto Studios | |
 | Firefly Village | $8.99 | 112 86% | 3.4k | $30k (exactly $30,206) | Josh Koenig Games | |
 | True Disc Golf | $24.99 | 32 90% | 960 | $24k (exactly $23,990) | Sportsmanlike Games | |
 | Sea Walker Saga | · EA | $9.99 | 66 93% | 2.0k | $20k (exactly $19,780) | Antelus Games |
 | Toroa: Skycall | $12.99 | 36 94% | 1.1k | $14k (exactly $14,029) | Atawhai Interactive | |
 | Little Wings Deliveries | $4.99 | 87 88% | 2.6k | $13k (exactly $13,024) | SkyBrave, Vort Digital, Jonathan Kihlst… (SkyBrave, Vort Digital, Jonathan Kihlström, Mount West Music) | |
 | Mesoké | $11.99 | 30 90% | 900 | $11k (exactly $10,791) | Mystik'art |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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