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Score Attack + Hidden Object
Of 49 developers who shipped a Hidden Object Score Attack 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.. 89 more are announced, ×2.8 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: dead, for a 3 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $300 in the last 2 years and $300 over 4, against a market of $480 for a 3 / 10 build. 32 developers shipped in the last year and 89 games are announced.
| Bottom 30% | $150 (exactly $150) |
|---|---|
| Median | $300 (exactly $300) |
| Top 25% | $3.3k (exactly $3,297) |
| Top 5% | $91k (exactly $90,568) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 49 |
| Released games | 319 |
| Announced | 89 |
| Effort | 3 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | High |
| Typical price | $1.99 |
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 70% on the market, supply 60% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 9%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is high: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Score Attack
- effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
- Hidden Object
- effort 2 / 10 · high · static scenes with click targets
What it takes
- Effort
- 3 / 10 · small 2D action, light systems
- Systems
- Score Attack, Hidden Object; 4 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Puzzle, Collectathon, Simulation
- Price point
- $1.99 typical · top 25% priced $8.99 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, Relaxing, Family Friendly
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $8.99 or above; the middle game at $1.99.
The top 10 games average 94% positive over 26,276 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $150. 9 in 10 of the 69 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 89 games are announced against 32 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.8 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| | Cleaning Up The Puzzle Gallery | $4.99 | 605 95% | 18k | $91k (exactly $90,568) | Th3GameStudio | |
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Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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