Should I ship a JRPG FPS?
FPS + JRPG
Only 14 developers shipped a JRPG FPS 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, Endless Alice, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 17 more are announced, ×2.4 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 7 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $19k, ×12 the market's $1.5k for a 7 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $8.7k; 1 in 20 cleared $620k, ×415 the market median. Revenue is up 285% on the market; 17 games are announced against 7 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $8.7k (exactly $8,691) |
|---|---|
| Median | $19k (exactly $18,693) |
| Top 25% | $101k (exactly $101,138) |
| Top 5% | $622k (exactly $622,198) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 14 |
| Released games | 145 |
| Announced | 17 |
| Effort | 7 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| Typical price | $0.99 |
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 285% on the market, supply 15% fewer developers than the period before.
Free games: 3%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is low: the lowest rating among its tags.
What it takes
- Effort
- 7 / 10 · big single-player or serious online
- Systems
- FPS, JRPG
- Price point
- $0.99 typical
Why players buy here
The top 10 games average 87% positive over 5,359 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $8.7k. 9 in 10 of the 29 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 17 games are announced against 7 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.4 per shipper.
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Comparable games
Summer Memories 2020 · $14M 
Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet 2018 · $9.3M 
Azur Lane Crosswave 2020 · $7.8M 
Winter Memories 2024 · $6.2M 
Living With Sister: Monochrome Fantasy 2024 · $5.9M | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Summer Memories | older | $19.99 | 24,113 92% | 723k | $14M (exactly $14,460,566) | Dojin Otome |
| | Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet | older | $19.99 | 15,461 79% | 464k | $9.3M (exactly $9,271,962) | Dimps Corporation |
| | Azur Lane Crosswave | older | $39.99 | 6,537 68% | 196k | $7.8M (exactly $7,842,439) | IDEA FACTORY, COMPILE HEART, FELISTELLA |
| | Winter Memories | older | $19.99 | 10,365 97% | 311k | $6.2M (exactly $6,215,890) | Dojin Otome |
| | Living With Sister: Monochrome Fantasy | older | $12.99 | 15,119 69% | 454k | $5.9M (exactly $5,891,874) | Inusuku |
 | Yarimono | older | $24.99 | 4,011 86% | 120k | $3.0M (exactly $3,007,047) | にゅう工房 |
 | DEAD OR SCHOOL | older | $24.99 | 2,607 84% | 78k | $2.0M (exactly $1,954,468) | Studio Nanafushi |
 | Magical Girl Celesphonia | older | $19.99 | 3,099 95% | 93k | $1.9M (exactly $1,858,470) | Shimobashira Workshop |
 | The Arrogant Kaiju Princess and The Detective Servant | older | $14.99 | 3,468 96% | 104k | $1.6M (exactly $1,559,560) | ARTcelerator, PantyParrot |
 | Ambrosia | older | $14.99 | 2,646 93% | 79k | $1.2M (exactly $1,189,906) | Shimobashira Workshop |
 | Endless Alice | · EA | $8.99 | 2,307 91% | 69k | $622k (exactly $622,198) | HowlingRain, 台灣響雨互娛, 響雨@OSAKA |
 | Natsu no Sagashimono ~What We Found That Summer~ | $14.99 | 1,094 87% | 33k | $492k (exactly $491,972) | pekoge-sutagio | |
 | Nightmare Knight ~Sacred Maiden & Fallen Magic~ | $17.99 | 557 86% | 17k | $301k (exactly $300,613) | orzPINEz | |
 | 每日亲亲洛丽塔 | $8.99 | 375 74% | 11k | $101k (exactly $101,138) | 夜羊社 | |
 | Imouto Paradise! 3 | $24.99 | 66 92% | 2.0k | $49k (exactly $49,480) | MOONSTONE | |
 | Secrets of the Heart | $9.99 | 150 91% | 4.5k | $45k (exactly $44,955) | FallingDay | |
 | Service with a Shotgun | $6.70 | 93 94% | 2.8k | $19k (exactly $18,693) | Nolyn Vansyckle | |
 | Spiritual Bond ～Breaking the curse, Intertwining fates～ | $5.99 | 98 82% | 2.9k | $18k (exactly $17,611) | MONRA | |
 | ENCOUNTER BAR | $0.99 | 590 78% | 18k | $18k (exactly $17,523) | 2R | |
 | Mind Control: Bloody Renaissance | $9.99 | 29 100% | 870 | $8.7k (exactly $8,691) | BYYONI Entertainment |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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