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Should I ship a Futuristic Match 3?
Match 3 + Futuristic
Only 9 developers shipped a Futuristic Match 3 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, POPUCOM, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 11 more are announced, ×2.2 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 4 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $210, ×0.4 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $150. 11 games are announced against 5 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.2 per shipper, while revenue is down 95% on the market.
not enough cohorts to draw
| Bottom 30% | $150 (exactly $150) |
|---|---|
| Median | $208 (exactly $208) |
| Top 25% | $4.8k (exactly $4,790) |
| Top 5% | $2.1M (exactly $2,058,170) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 9 |
| Released games | 29 |
| Announced | 11 |
| Effort | 4 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $5.99 |
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 95% on the market, supply 25% more developers than the period before.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Match 3
- effort 2 / 10 · high · grid matching rules and cascades
- 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
- Match 3
- Price point
- $5.99 typical
Why players buy here
Fewer than 10 games in the last 2 years; sentiment and price figures use the all window.
The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.
The top 10 games average 85% positive over 3,909 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $150. 11 games are announced against 5 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.2 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Match 3 with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
- + Interactive FictionFair
- + RomanceFair
- + LGBTQ+Fair
- + DemonsFair
- + Time ManagementFair
- + ShooterFair
- + MagicFair
- + Tower DefenseFair
- + Dark FantasyFair
- + PvPLong shot
- + CombatLong shot
- + DogsLong shot
Comparable games
POPUCOM 2025 · $2.1M 
Gamer Girls: Futanari 2022 · $29k 
CyberCum: Pussy Attack❗️ 2023 · $16k 
Slot Shots Pinball Ultimate Edition 2024 · $13k 
Furry Love & Sex 2022 · $11k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | POPUCOM | $19.99 | 3,432 87% | 103k | $2.1M (exactly $2,058,170) | Hypergryph | |
| | Gamer Girls: Futanari | older | $6.99 | 139 63% | 4.2k | $29k (exactly $29,148) | Pirates Of The Digital Sea |
| | CyberCum: Pussy Attack❗️ | older | $3.99 | 131 61% | 3.9k | $16k (exactly $15,681) | Octo Games |
| | Slot Shots Pinball Ultimate Edition | older | $19.99 | 22 81% | 660 | $13k (exactly $13,193) | Pinblend Studios |
| | Furry Love & Sex | older | $6.99 | 51 82% | 1.5k | $11k (exactly $10,695) | Octo Games |
 | Torment Hexus | · EA | $9.99 | 21 100% | 630 | $6.3k (exactly $6,294) | TMA Games LLC |
 | Project: Stellar Girls | $4.99 | 32 46% | 960 | $4.8k (exactly $4,790) | 430Games | |
 | Hanoi Puzzles: Solid Match | older | $2.99 | 53 94% | 1.6k | $4.8k (exactly $4,754) | Hanoi Studios |
 | T-Kara Puzzles | older | $4.99 | 14 92% | 420 | $2.1k (exactly $2,096) | Mexond |
 | Jigsaw Puzzle - Pro Edition | older | $4.99 | 14 85% | 420 | $2.1k (exactly $2,096) | Boogygames Studios |
 | Arcadia: Cloudbound | $7.99 | 3 66% | 90 | $719 (exactly $719) | Paper Plane Studio | |
 | Hentai Puzzle Simulator: Animal Orgasm 💦🔞[ADULT NSFW] | $0.99 | 7 71% | 210 | $208 (exactly $208) | 17Studio | |
 | Junk-o-Tron | $5.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $180 (exactly $180) | Kobold's Keep Games | |
 | Neo-Node | $4.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $150 (exactly $150) | AcanLord | |
 | FISTAGON | $10.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | Virtual Dawn | |
 | Slots And Shots | $2.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | OriginlessGamerApps |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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