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Should I ship a Futuristic Local Multiplayer game?
Local Multiplayer + Futuristic
Of 52 developers who shipped a Futuristic Local Multiplayer 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.. 102 more are announced, ×3.1 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 4 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $540, ×1.1 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $210; 1 in 20 cleared $100k, ×229 the market median. Revenue is down 10% on the market; 102 games are announced against 33 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $210 (exactly $210) |
|---|---|
| Median | $539 (exactly $539) |
| Top 25% | $2.9k (exactly $2,936) |
| Top 5% | $109k (exactly $108,892) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 52 |
| Released games | 220 |
| Announced | 102 |
| Effort | 4 / 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 10% on the market, supply 65% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 18%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Local Multiplayer
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
- Futuristic
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
- Systems
- Local Multiplayer; 4 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Arcade, Local Co-Op
- Price point
- $7.99 typical · top 25% priced $29.99 or above
- Art
- 3 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Retro, 1990's, Family Friendly
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $29.99 or above; the middle game at $7.99.
The top 10 games average 89% positive over 968 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $210. All of the 24 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 102 games are announced against 33 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.1 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
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Comparable games
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GRIP: Combat Racing 2018 · $3.3M 
SpiderHeck 2022 · $1.8M 
Trials Fusion™ 2014 · $1.4M 
CYGNI: All Guns Blazing 2024 · $403k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Distance | older | $24.99 | 5,832 93% | 175k | $4.4M (exactly $4,372,250) | Refract |
| | GRIP: Combat Racing | older | $29.99 | 3,669 86% | 110k | $3.3M (exactly $3,300,999) | Caged Element |
| | SpiderHeck | older | $14.99 | 3,922 93% | 118k | $1.8M (exactly $1,763,723) | Neverjam |
| | Trials Fusion™ | older | $19.99 | 2,285 66% | 69k | $1.4M (exactly $1,370,314) | RedLynx, in collaboration with Ubisoft… (RedLynx, in collaboration with Ubisoft Shanghai, Ubisoft Kiev) |
| | CYGNI: All Guns Blazing | older | $29.99 | 448 60% | 13k | $403k (exactly $403,066) | KeelWorks |
 | Tesla vs Lovecraft | older | $14.99 | 851 89% | 26k | $383k (exactly $382,695) | 10tons Ltd |
 | BlazeRush | older | $9.99 | 1,031 88% | 31k | $309k (exactly $308,991) | Targem Games |
 | The Ninja Saviors: Return of the Warriors | older | $19.99 | 430 92% | 13k | $258k (exactly $257,871) | Winning Entertainment Group Inc. |
 | Final Theory | older | $14.99 | 386 79% | 12k | $174k (exactly $173,584) | Monticube |
 | G-Darius HD | older | $29.99 | 158 94% | 4.7k | $142k (exactly $142,153) | TAITO CORP., M2 Co., Ltd. |
 | XF Extreme Formula | $11.99 | 366 90% | 11k | $132k (exactly $131,650) | Feperd Games | |
 | TRANSFORMERS: Galactic Trials | $39.99 | 93 78% | 2.8k | $112k (exactly $111,572) | 3DClouds | |
 | Anode Heart: Layer Null | $15.99 | 227 91% | 6.8k | $109k (exactly $108,892) | Stove Powered Games | |
 | Star Racer | $9.99 | 59 93% | 1.8k | $18k (exactly $17,682) | Whatnot Games | |
 | Final Liberation: Warhammer Epic 40,000 (Classic) | $5.99 | 88 87% | 2.6k | $16k (exactly $15,814) | Holistic Design Inc | |
 | Mimicry! | $9.99 | 45 97% | 1.4k | $13k (exactly $13,486) | Wayward Skies Studio | |
 | Kickback: Shoot to Move! 👾 | $6.99 | 59 100% | 1.8k | $12k (exactly $12,372) | Dot blood | |
 | Elsewhere Electric | $24.99 | 11 27% | 330 | $8.2k (exactly $8,247) | Games by Stitch | |
 | It’s Quiz Time: GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ 2026 Edition | $29.99 | 8 100% | 240 | $7.2k (exactly $7,198) | Snap Finger Click | |
 | WolfFang SkullFang Saturn Tribute Boosted | $19.99 | 12 66% | 360 | $7.2k (exactly $7,196) | CITY CONNECTION |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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