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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Quick-Time Events Logic game?

Quick-Time Events + Logic

Of 29 developers who shipped a Quick-Time Events Logic 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.. 25 more are announced.

Verdict: dead, for a 4 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $480 in the last 2 years and $480 over 4, against a market of $480 for a 4 / 10 build. 17 developers shipped in the last year and 25 games are announced.

Deciding numbers: median 1.0 times the market baseline, revenue flat on the market, 25 announced, ×1.5 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Quick-Time Events + Logic
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 29
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $2.8k → $119 → $898 → $1.2k → $179 (still earning) → $6.9k (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Quick-Time Events + Logic: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 29
Bottom 30% $148 (exactly $148)
Median $480 (exactly $480)
Top 25% $3.7k (exactly $3,742)
Top 5% $9.9k (exactly $9,856)
Developers, 2 yr 29
Released games 74
Announced 25
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 flat on the market, supply 40% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 7%, excluded from money figures.

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Plate 2 · systems and tooling

Can AI deliver it?

AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.

Quick-Time Events
effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
Logic
effort 2 / 10 · high · deductive rules and grids

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
Systems
Quick-Time Events, Logic; 6 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Puzzle, Simulation, Strategy
Price point
$3.99 typical · top 25% priced $8.99 or above
Art
4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with First-Person, 3D, Colorful
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $8.99 or above; the middle game at $3.99.

The top 10 games average 87% positive over 394 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 $480, 1 in 4 over $3.7k, 1 in 20 over $9.8k.

3 in 10 developers made under $150. All of the 12 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 25 games are announced against 17 developers who shipped in the last year.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Quick-Time Events with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + Dating SimFair17 devs · median $15k · 16 announced
  2. + Shoot 'Em UpFair8 devs · median $1.2k · 12 announced
  3. + Life SimFair28 devs · median $958 · 33 announced
  4. + SimulationFair116 devs · median $748 · 133 announced
  5. + CollectathonFair15 devs · median $720 · 18 announced
  6. + Resource ManagementFair46 devs · median $719 · 55 announced
  7. + FlightFair9 devs · median $657 · 9 announced
  8. + AliensFair12 devs · median $628 · 14 announced
  9. + SpaceFair16 devs · median $597 · 24 announced
  10. + Bullet TimeLong shot10 devs · median $390 · 15 announced
  11. + DemonsLong shot17 devs · median $300 · 22 announced
  12. + Bullet HellLong shot27 devs · median $239 · 25 announced

All 110 pairs on the Quick-Time Events page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

C-4 2021 · $36k Trivia Vault: Video Game Trivia Deluxe 2017 · $35k The Divine Deception 2021 · $17k Shifting To The Backrooms 2026 · $14k Schlag den Star - Das 3. Spiel 2023 · $9.9k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
C-4 older $24.99 48 93% 1.4k $36k (exactly $35,986) Microblast Games
Trivia Vault: Video Game Trivia Deluxe older $14.99 78 62% 2.3k $35k (exactly $35,077) Ripknot Systems
The Divine Deception older $14.99 38 86% 1.1k $17k (exactly $17,089) Themisian
Shifting To The Backrooms $8.99 51 86% 1.5k $14k (exactly $13,755) Oopsome Games
Schlag den Star - Das 3. Spiel older $29.99 11 9% 330 $9.9k (exactly $9,897) Twigames Inc.
Mad Experiments: Escape Room - Sanctuary $6.99 47 65% 1.4k $9.9k (exactly $9,856) PlayTogether Studio
Rayland older $2.99 86 91% 2.6k $7.7k (exactly $7,714) Naoka Games
Oik Memory older $0.99 243 86% 7.3k $7.2k (exactly $7,217) Crew Lab
Math-Havoc $1.99 117 94% 3.5k $7.0k (exactly $6,985) João Lemes
Crypto Trading Simulator · EA $6.99 33 75% 990 $6.9k (exactly $6,920) SUMER
Mayday Protocol $7.99 21 71% 630 $5.0k (exactly $5,034) Wazang Games
Hydro $8.99 16 100% 480 $4.3k (exactly $4,315) Harman Motor Works
Inflafrog: Collector's Edition $4.99 28 100% 840 $4.2k (exactly $4,192) Nice Cream
The Power of Fish $4.99 25 96% 750 $3.7k (exactly $3,742) Strangefish Studios
15th Prison $3.99 28 92% 840 $3.4k (exactly $3,352) Zettanium
5 Minutes Until Self-Destruction $1.99 28 96% 840 $1.7k (exactly $1,672) Part Time Monkey

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