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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Point & Click God Game?

God Game + Point & Click

Of 21 developers who shipped a Point & Click God 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.. 32 more are announced, ×2.7 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

Verdict: dead, for a 5 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $360 in the last 2 years and $360 over 4, against a market of $630 for a 5 / 10 build. 12 developers shipped in the last year and 32 games are announced.

Deciding numbers: median 0.6 times the market baseline, revenue up 40% on the market, 32 announced, ×2.7 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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God Game + Point & Click
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 21
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $1.7k → $179 → $13k → $390 → $538 → $8.5k (still earning) → $179 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for God Game + Point & Click: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 21
Bottom 30% $179 (exactly $179)
Median $359 (exactly $359)
Top 25% $1.2k (exactly $1,198)
Top 5% $33k (exactly $32,908)
Developers, 2 yr 21
Released games 55
Announced 32
Effort 5 / 10
AI-buildability Medium
Typical price $2.99

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 40% on the market, supply 35% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 13%, excluded from money figures.

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Plate 2 · systems and tooling

Can AI deliver it?

AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.

God Game
effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
Point & Click
effort 2 / 10 · high · effort 2 sits in the high band

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
Systems
God Game, Point & Click; 6 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Incremental, Simulation, Idler
Price point
$2.99 typical · top 25% priced $4.99 or above
Art
6 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Pixel Graphics, Relaxing
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $4.99 or above; the middle game at $2.99.

The top 10 games average 86% positive over 1,855 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $180, median $360, 1 in 4 over $1.1k, 1 in 20 over $32k.

3 in 10 developers made under $180. 9 in 10 of the 13 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 32 games are announced against 12 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.7 per shipper.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

God Game with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + HistoricalFair19 devs · median $12k · 28 announced
  2. + EconomyFair47 devs · median $2.8k · 58 announced
  3. + PuzzleFair27 devs · median $1.2k · 30 announced
  4. + Inventory ManagementFair16 devs · median $1.1k · 15 announced
  5. + DestructionFair19 devs · median $899 · 20 announced
  6. + DystopianFair14 devs · median $898 · 10 announced
  7. + IdlerFair91 devs · median $839 · 95 announced
  8. + IncrementalFair79 devs · median $807 · 71 announced
  9. + ArcadeLong shot17 devs · median $390 · 20 announced
  10. + Farming SimLong shot22 devs · median $359 · 24 announced
  11. + AgricultureLong shot9 devs · median $180 · 7 announced
  12. + Base BuildingPoor odds37 devs · median $28k · 77 announced

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Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

Mini Airways - ATC simulator 2024 · $401k MMO98 2026 · $107k Sandboxels 2025 · $33k Hideko 2024 · $13k Let It Consume 2026 · $8.5k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Mini Airways - ATC simulator older $9.99 1,339 92% 40k $401k (exactly $401,298) CCC Games, Erabit
MMO98 $6.99 511 69% 15k $107k (exactly $107,157) BiteMe Games
Sandboxels $0.99 1,108 94% 33k $33k (exactly $32,908) R74n
Hideko $4.99 90 97% 2.7k $13k (exactly $13,473) Sokpop Collective
Let It Consume $4.99 57 73% 1.7k $8.5k (exactly $8,533) Ibon Studios
Feed the Greed $2.99 68 73% 2.0k $6.1k (exactly $6,100) Elifam
Room of Pandora older $4.99 24 41% 720 $3.6k (exactly $3,593) SHEN JIAWEI, ZHANG FAN
VOENKOMAT older $1.99 46 91% 1.4k $2.7k (exactly $2,746) pvt. Singer
Mr.DomusMundi older $4.99 15 73% 450 $2.2k (exactly $2,246) Dnovel
Mini Zen Garden older $4.99 14 92% 420 $2.1k (exactly $2,096) SkyBrave
The Organized Capy God $4.99 8 87% 240 $1.2k (exactly $1,198) Fuz Games
IDLE PET UFO $2.99 6 100% 180 $538 (exactly $538) 電脳鈴木組
Hungrities $4.99 3 66% 90 $449 (exactly $449) Alexisy
Air Traffic Control $12.99 1 100% 30 $390 (exactly $390) Urban Isotope
Bubble's Travel $3.99 3 66% 90 $359 (exactly $359) YunheCulture

Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.