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Should I ship a Split Screen Hidden Object?
Split Screen + Hidden Object
Only 9 developers shipped a Split Screen Hidden Object 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, Tiny Lands 2, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 9 more are announced, ×3.0 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: dead, for a 5 / 10 build.
Only 3 developers shipped this in the last year, under the 5 a verdict needs; over 2 years the middle one made $3.6k against a market of $630. 9 games are announced.
| Bottom 30% | $1.3k (exactly $1,258) |
|---|---|
| Median | $3.6k (exactly $3,594) |
| Top 25% | $7.0k (exactly $7,036) |
| Top 5% | $38k (exactly $37,762) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 9 |
| Released games | 28 |
| Announced | 9 |
| Effort | 5 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| 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 115% on the market, supply 50% fewer developers than the period before.
Free games: 7%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Split Screen
- effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
- Hidden Object
- effort 2 / 10 · high · static scenes with click targets
What it takes
- Effort
- 5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
- Systems
- Split Screen, Hidden Object
- Price point
- $4.99 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 $9.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.
The top 10 games average 89% positive over 823 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $1.3k. All of the 6 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 9 games are announced against 3 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.0 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Split Screen with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
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Comparable games
マーダーミステリーパラドクス このひと夏の十五年 2023 · $149k 
Tiny Lands 2 2025 · $38k 
ToriDori 2023 · $29k 
Princess Castle Quest 2021 · $13k 
ToriDori 2 2024 · $11k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | マーダーミステリーパラドクス このひと夏の十五年 | older | $19.99 | 249 85% | 7.5k | $149k (exactly $149,325) | 213℉ |
| | Tiny Lands 2 | $9.99 | 126 94% | 3.8k | $38k (exactly $37,762) | Hyper Three Studio | |
| | ToriDori | older | $4.99 | 194 94% | 5.8k | $29k (exactly $29,042) | Very Very LITTLE Studio |
| | Princess Castle Quest | older | $9.99 | 43 97% | 1.3k | $13k (exactly $12,887) | Piggybank Studios |
| | ToriDori 2 | $4.99 | 74 93% | 2.2k | $11k (exactly $11,078) | Very Very LITTLE Studio | |
 | Unbearable | older | $7.99 | 40 65% | 1.2k | $9.6k (exactly $9,588) | Farelas |
 | Tiny Tales: Hidden Objects | $4.99 | 47 85% | 1.4k | $7.0k (exactly $7,036) | Tribus Games Indie | |
 | Spectator 3 | $12.99 | 11 90% | 330 | $4.3k (exactly $4,287) | Neko Machine, Minechan | |
 | UnPlugged | $5.99 | 20 75% | 600 | $3.6k (exactly $3,594) | DemonLabs Interactive | |
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 | Differences Master | $5.99 | 7 42% | 210 | $1.3k (exactly $1,258) | StarryMatrix | |
 | Slime Tower | $1.99 | 2 100% | 60 | $119 (exactly $119) | DevCaffeine | |
 | Art Spotting Co-op | $2.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $90 (exactly $90) | Musabiza |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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