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Specimen · observed

Should I ship an Incremental Score Attack game?

Score Attack + Incremental

Of 133 developers who shipped an Incremental 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.. 123 more are announced.

Verdict: dead, for a 3 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $360 in the last 2 years and $420 over 4, against a market of $480 for a 3 / 10 build. 83 developers shipped in the last year and 123 games are announced.

Deciding numbers: median 0.8 times the market baseline, revenue up 80% on the market, 123 announced, ×1.5 per developer who shipped in the last year.
Nobody has said they are building this yet.
Score Attack + Incremental
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 133
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $597 → $898 → $537 → $2.0k → $359 → $240 → $208 (still earning) → $449 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Score Attack + Incremental: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 133
Bottom 30% $150 (exactly $150)
Median $358 (exactly $358)
Top 25% $1.6k (exactly $1,559)
Top 5% $23k (exactly $23,204)
Developers, 2 yr 133
Released games 345
Announced 123
Effort 3 / 10
AI-buildability High
Typical price $3.00

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 80% on the market, supply 50% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 15%, excluded from money figures.

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Plate 2 · systems and tooling

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
Incremental
effort 1 / 10 · high · formulas and upgrade tables

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
3 / 10 · small 2D action, light systems
Systems
Score Attack, Incremental; 4 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Arcade, Simulation, Idler
Price point
$3.00 typical · top 25% priced $6.99 or above
Art
6 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Colorful, Relaxing
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $6.99 or above; the middle game at $3.00.

The top 10 games average 85% positive over 3,716 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $150, median $360, 1 in 4 over $1.5k, 1 in 20 over $23k.

3 in 10 developers made under $150. 9 in 10 of the 66 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 123 games are announced against 83 developers who shipped in the last year.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Score Attack with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + MechsFair23 devs · median $6.2k · 24 announced
  2. + Spectacle fighterFair31 devs · median $4.3k · 29 announced
  3. + DragonsFair16 devs · median $2.1k · 11 announced
  4. + VampiresFair16 devs · median $1.7k · 14 announced
  5. + CookingFair28 devs · median $1.4k · 30 announced
  6. + SuperheroFair11 devs · median $1.3k · 5 announced
  7. + Female ProtagonistFair112 devs · median $1.2k · 104 announced
  8. + GolfFair11 devs · median $1.2k · 8 announced
  9. + GothicFair20 devs · median $959 · 14 announced
  10. + ModernFair53 devs · median $899 · 43 announced
  11. + Choose Your Own AdventureFair14 devs · median $898 · 11 announced
  12. + UndergroundFair23 devs · median $748 · 18 announced

All 200 pairs on the Score Attack page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

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Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.