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Should I ship a Score Attack Life Sim?
Life Sim + Score Attack
Of 22 developers who shipped a Score Attack Life Sim 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.. 24 more are announced.
Verdict: fair, for a 4 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $660, ×1.4 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $60. Revenue is up 230% on the market; 24 games are announced against 19 developers who shipped in the last year.
not enough cohorts to draw
| Bottom 30% | $60 (exactly $60) |
|---|---|
| Median | $657 (exactly $657) |
| Top 25% | $3.6k (exactly $3,596) |
| Top 5% | $21k (exactly $20,666) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 22 |
| Released games | 38 |
| Announced | 24 |
| Effort | 4 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| 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 230% on the market, supply 535% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 13%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Life Sim
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
- Score Attack
- effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
What it takes
- Effort
- 4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
- Systems
- Life Sim, Score Attack; 3 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Simulation, Deckbuilding, Management
- Price point
- $3.99 typical · top 25% priced $9.99 or above
- Art
- 3 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, 3D, Cute
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $9.99 or above; the middle game at $3.99.
The top 10 games average 85% positive over 769 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $60. 24 games are announced against 19 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Life Sim with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
- + FMVStrong odds
- + MinigamesStrong odds
- + MusicStrong odds
- + Job SimulatorFair
- + Football (Soccer)Fair
- + FaithFair
- + Artificial IntelligenceFair
- + GamblingFair
- + DemonsFair
- + Point & ClickFair
- + LogicFair
- + ZombiesFair
Comparable games
Feed the Scorchpot 2026 · $167k 
SuperSorry 2025 · $21k 
Save the Reactor 2022 · $19k 
Jiahao 2026 · $15k 
Sunset Game Shop Shayou 2026 · $12k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Feed the Scorchpot | $14.99 | 371 87% | 11k | $167k (exactly $166,839) | Moravian | |
| | SuperSorry | $5.99 | 115 74% | 3.5k | $21k (exactly $20,666) | Sun Studio | |
| | Save the Reactor | older | $4.99 | 126 95% | 3.8k | $19k (exactly $18,862) | Hypnohead |
| | Jiahao | $2.99 | 162 83% | 4.9k | $15k (exactly $14,531) | 豪意有限公司, OddLemon | |
| | Sunset Game Shop Shayou | $9.99 | 41 90% | 1.2k | $12k (exactly $12,288) | Lobstudio | |
 | Polar Penguin Post | · EA older | $15.99 | 25 92% | 750 | $12k (exactly $11,992) | Little Lemon Bulb |
 | Pattaya Simulator | $8.99 | 22 90% | 660 | $5.9k (exactly $5,933) | N-nic Studio | |
 | Idling Idol | older | $5.99 | 27 74% | 810 | $4.9k (exactly $4,852) | EXAMGAMES |
 | CatCha | $9.99 | 12 100% | 360 | $3.6k (exactly $3,596) | Claw Games | |
 | Fallen from the sky | older | $9.99 | 10 40% | 300 | $3.0k (exactly $2,997) | PancakeGames |
 | I Can Only Speak Doner | $4.99 | 16 87% | 480 | $2.4k (exactly $2,395) | Fokaia Studio | |
 | Mimikaki Collect | $2.99 | 13 100% | 390 | $1.2k (exactly $1,166) | Studio Mimosa | |
 | Buzz Off! | $3.99 | 9 100% | 270 | $1.1k (exactly $1,077) | Roshan Nowshad | |
 | Cozy Tide | $3.99 | 8 87% | 240 | $958 (exactly $958) | breadcrumbs |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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