Should I ship a Word Game FPS?
FPS + Word Game
Only 5 developers shipped a Word Game 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, 每日亲亲洛丽塔, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 22 more are announced, ×5.5 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: dead, for a 7 / 10 build.
Only 4 developers shipped this in the last year, under the 5 a verdict needs; over 2 years the middle one made $14k against a market of $1.5k. 22 games are announced.
| Bottom 30% | $3.7k (exactly $3,742) |
|---|---|
| Median | $14k (exactly $13,552) |
| Top 25% | $19k (exactly $19,044) |
| Top 5% | $101k (exactly $101,138) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 5 |
| Released games | 110 |
| Announced | 22 |
| 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 too few recent games to read momentum, supply 100% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 5%, 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, Word Game
- Price point
- $0.99 typical
Why players buy here
The top 10 games average 82% positive over 1,142 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $3.8k. Nearly all of the 25 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 22 games are announced against 4 developers who shipped in the last year, ×5.5 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
FPS with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
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- + IdlerFair
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- + FaithFair
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- + Martial ArtsFair
- + Walking SimulatorFair
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- + Bullet HellLong shot
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Comparable games
月に寄りそう乙女の作法 2022 · $4.2M 
Lay a Beauty to Rest: The Darkness Peach Blossom Spring 2021 · $2.6M 
Our End of the World 2017 · $1.3M 
Clover Day's Plus 2023 · $600k 
月球坠落时 Moon Fall 2021 · $442k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 月に寄りそう乙女の作法 | older | $39.99 | 3,462 97% | 104k | $4.2M (exactly $4,153,361) | Navel |
| | Lay a Beauty to Rest: The Darkness Peach Blossom Spring | older | $13.99 | 6,310 95% | 189k | $2.6M (exactly $2,648,307) | 零创游戏(ZerocreationGame) |
| | Our End of the World | older | $9.99 | 4,453 79% | 134k | $1.3M (exactly $1,334,564) | 橘子班, 大好网 |
| | Clover Day's Plus | older | $34.99 | 572 94% | 17k | $600k (exactly $600,428) | ALcot |
| | 月球坠落时 Moon Fall | older | $14.99 | 982 87% | 29k | $442k (exactly $441,605) | Xihe Animation, JasminsSummer Project |
 | Hana no No ni Saku Utakata no | older | $29.99 | 415 93% | 12k | $373k (exactly $373,376) | Applique |
 | Madohi Shiroki no Kamikakushi | older | $29.99 | 217 91% | 6.5k | $195k (exactly $195,235) | Lump of Sugar |
 | 每日亲亲洛丽塔 | $8.99 | 375 74% | 11k | $101k (exactly $101,138) | 夜羊社 | |
 | Sekai to Sekai no Mannaka de | older | $29.99 | 106 88% | 3.2k | $95k (exactly $95,368) | Lump of Sugar |
 | School Years | older | $11.99 | 230 78% | 6.9k | $83k (exactly $82,731) | YEARS |
 | 我的高冷女友 MY COLD GIRLFRIEND | $1.99 | 319 79% | 9.6k | $19k (exactly $19,044) | SuiKa Soft | |
 | 广式双马尾的报恩 | $1.99 | 227 99% | 6.8k | $14k (exactly $13,552) | lamb of game | |
 | BROKEN God Awakening | $4.99 | 25 76% | 750 | $3.7k (exactly $3,742) | lamb of game | |
 | 你的牛子 | $1.99 | 33 87% | 990 | $2.0k (exactly $1,970) | lamb of game | |
 | Hentai Tales: Academy's Record | $0.99 | 41 85% | 1.2k | $1.2k (exactly $1,218) | Hentai works | |
 | Hentai Tales: Futanari Office | $0.99 | 36 88% | 1.1k | $1.1k (exactly $1,069) | Hentai works | |
 | Hentai Tales: Futanari x Monster Girl | $0.99 | 31 77% | 930 | $921 (exactly $921) | Hentai works | |
 | Hentai Tales: Taboo Sisters | $0.99 | 28 92% | 840 | $832 (exactly $832) | Hentai works | |
 | Hentai Tales: Sweety Milf | $0.99 | 27 74% | 810 | $802 (exactly $802) | Hentai works |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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