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Should I ship a Gothic Physics game?
Physics + Gothic
Only 15 developers shipped a Gothic Physics game 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, Grimlord, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 24 more are announced, ×4.0 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $630, level with the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $300; 1 in 20 cleared $830k, ×1328 the market median. Revenue is up 245% on the market; 24 games are announced against 6 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $299 (exactly $299) |
|---|---|
| Median | $628 (exactly $628) |
| Top 25% | $1.7k (exactly $1,679) |
| Top 5% | $834k (exactly $834,022) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 15 |
| Released games | 32 |
| Announced | 24 |
| Effort | 5 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| Typical price | $4.99 |
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 245% on the market, supply 35% fewer developers than the period before.
Free games: 6%, 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
- 5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
- Systems
- Physics
- Price point
- $4.99 typical
Why players buy here
The top 10 games average 82% positive over 1,267 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $300. 9 in 10 of the 9 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 24 games are announced against 6 developers who shipped in the last year, ×4.0 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Physics with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
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- + Mini GolfFair
- + GolfFair
- + CollectathonFair
- + IdlerFair
- + Hidden ObjectFair
- + CatsFair
- + Mystery DungeonFair
- + BilliardsFair
Comparable games
Amnesia: Rebirth 2020 · $7.1M 
Gloomwood 2022 · EA · $4.5M 
Grimlord 2024 · $834k 
The Baby In Yellow 2023 · EA · $631k 
THE CANON OF BALLS 2026 · $34k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Amnesia: Rebirth | older | $29.99 | 7,894 77% | 237k | $7.1M (exactly $7,102,232) | Frictional Games |
| | Gloomwood | · EA older | $19.99 | 7,495 95% | 225k | $4.5M (exactly $4,494,752) | Dillon Rogers, David Szymanski, Nate Be… (Dillon Rogers, David Szymanski, Nate Berens, Thomas Porta) |
| | Grimlord | $29.99 | 927 78% | 28k | $834k (exactly $834,022) | Metalcat Interactive Co.,Ltd | |
| | The Baby In Yellow | · EA older | $8.99 | 2,340 96% | 70k | $631k (exactly $631,098) | Team Terrible |
| | THE CANON OF BALLS | $3.99 | 287 98% | 8.6k | $34k (exactly $34,354) | Helios Monk | |
 | Skeleton Crew | older | $12.99 | 30 66% | 900 | $12k (exactly $11,691) | Cinder Cone |
 | Fire Place | older | $4.99 | 68 52% | 2.0k | $10k (exactly $10,180) | Kevin Maxon, Michael Bell, Pol Clarisso… (Kevin Maxon, Michael Bell, Pol Clarissou, Zoe Vartanian, Galen Drew) |
 | No More Snow | older | $4.99 | 47 89% | 1.4k | $7.0k (exactly $7,036) | Barzda |
 | Coffin Rot Brewing Co. | older | $4.99 | 44 79% | 1.3k | $6.6k (exactly $6,587) | Nooner Bear Studio LLC |
 | MMY: Otherworld Mystery | older | $9.99 | 14 92% | 420 | $4.2k (exactly $4,196) | Dnovel |
 | Money Theft | $4.99 | 13 76% | 390 | $1.9k (exactly $1,946) | Valkeala Software, Tero Lunkka | |
 | Mental Hellacious | $13.99 | 4 50% | 120 | $1.7k (exactly $1,679) | MoreNEWttoStudio | |
 | POLE VAULT | $3.99 | 13 84% | 390 | $1.6k (exactly $1,556) | Mike Jensen, Brian May, Tyler Walters | |
 | Tears of the Maker | $5.00 | 8 100% | 240 | $1.2k (exactly $1,200) | 8-Bit Waves | |
 | Porn Pinball | $9.99 | 4 0% | 120 | $1.2k (exactly $1,199) | Samejima | |
 | Gore Crush | $2.99 | 7 85% | 210 | $628 (exactly $628) | GIGATANK 3000 | |
 | Dalafri | $4.99 | 3 100% | 90 | $449 (exactly $449) | Y.Kageyama | |
 | Mobs 'N Monsters | $9.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $300 (exactly $300) | Ghostie Games |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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