Should I ship a Gothic PvP game?
PvP + Gothic
Only 11 developers shipped a Gothic PvP 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, Terrordrome - Reign of the Legends, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 30 more are announced, ×3.8 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 8 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $450, ×0.3 the market's $1.5k for a 8 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $200. 30 games are announced against 8 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.8 per shipper, while revenue is up 140% on the market.
not enough cohorts to draw
| Bottom 30% | $200 (exactly $200) |
|---|---|
| Median | $449 (exactly $449) |
| Top 25% | $17k (exactly $16,539) |
| Top 5% | $101k (exactly $100,750) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 11 |
| Released games | 36 |
| Announced | 30 |
| Effort | 8 / 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 140% on the market, supply 165% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 39%, 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
- 8 / 10 · online systems, open world
- Systems
- PvP
- Price point
- $4.99 typical
Why players buy here
The top 10 games average 71% positive over 366 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $200. 30 games are announced against 8 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.8 per shipper.
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Comparable games
Terrordrome - Reign of the Legends 2024 · $101k 
Fury of Dracula: Digital Edition 2020 · $83k 
Stones Keeper: Director's Cut 2022 · $54k 
Holy Purge : Exorcist 2022 · $50k 
The Story Page 2026 · EA · $25k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Terrordrome - Reign of the Legends | $19.99 | 168 72% | 5.0k | $101k (exactly $100,750) | Huracan Studio | |
| | Fury of Dracula: Digital Edition | older | $12.99 | 213 72% | 6.4k | $83k (exactly $83,006) | Nomad Games |
| | Stones Keeper: Director's Cut | older | $16.99 | 105 71% | 3.2k | $54k (exactly $53,518) | SK Team |
| | Holy Purge : Exorcist | older | $9.99 | 168 69% | 5.0k | $50k (exactly $50,350) | Celeritas Games |
| | The Story Page | · EA | $7.99 | 103 78% | 3.1k | $25k (exactly $24,689) | SPR-Games |
 | Summoner's Gambit | $7.99 | 69 52% | 2.1k | $17k (exactly $16,539) | Billion Studio | |
 | Vampire Slayer: The Resurrection | older | $4.99 | 78 65% | 2.3k | $12k (exactly $11,677) | Wobbly Tooth |
 | Bloodbound: Vampire Hunters | · EA older | $14.99 | 18 88% | 540 | $8.1k (exactly $8,095) | Sketchy Realms |
 | Pick-a-Pocket | · EA older | $3.99 | 18 100% | 540 | $2.2k (exactly $2,155) | Amythica, Stout Heart Games |
 | Haunted Tower: Tower Defense | older | $3.99 | 11 72% | 330 | $1.3k (exactly $1,317) | morion4000 |
 | KNOCKOFF | $2.99 | 11 90% | 330 | $987 (exactly $987) | PLUSHCATBOY | |
 | Problematic | $4.99 | 4 100% | 120 | $599 (exactly $599) | Galactrex Studios | |
 | Dalafri | $4.99 | 3 100% | 90 | $449 (exactly $449) | Y.Kageyama | |
 | Ars Vox Arcana | · EA | $9.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $300 (exactly $300) | CoralHeavens |
 | 666 Malevolence Lane | $6.66 | 1 100% | 30 | $200 (exactly $200) | Bearly_A_Studio | |
 | Halls of the damned | $0.99 | 4 25% | 120 | $119 (exactly $119) | Team EX | |
 | Last Dance | $0.99 | 2 100% | 60 | $59 (exactly $59) | Maybe Magpie |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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