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Should I ship a Physics Idler?
Physics + Idler
Of 142 developers who shipped a Physics Idler 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.. 167 more are announced.
Verdict: fair, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $720, ×1.1 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $180. Revenue is up 170% on the market; 167 games are announced against 106 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $179 (exactly $179) |
|---|---|
| Median | $718 (exactly $718) |
| Top 25% | $4.2k (exactly $4,192) |
| Top 5% | $91k (exactly $91,222) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 142 |
| Released games | 259 |
| Announced | 167 |
| Effort | 5 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| Typical price | $3.99 |
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 170% on the market, supply 185% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 14%, 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, Idler; 4 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Simulation, Incremental, Management
- Price point
- $3.99 typical · top 25% priced $9.99 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Relaxing, 2D, 3D
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $9.99 or above; the middle game at $3.99.
The top 10 games average 93% positive over 18,311 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $180. 8 in 10 of the 48 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 167 games are announced against 106 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Physics with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
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Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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