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Stealth + Loot
Of 39 developers who shipped a Loot Stealth 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.. 78 more are announced, ×3.1 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 6 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $3.7k, ×5.9 the market's $630 for a 6 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $300; 1 in 20 cleared $490k, ×793 the market median. Revenue is down 100% on the market; 78 games are announced against 25 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $300 (exactly $300) |
|---|---|
| Median | $3.7k (exactly $3,711) |
| Top 25% | $69k (exactly $68,970) |
| Top 5% | $498k (exactly $497,802) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 39 |
| Released games | 99 |
| Announced | 78 |
| Effort | 6 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $9.99 |
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 down 100% on the market, supply 80% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 14%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
What it takes
- Effort
- 6 / 10 · full 3D single-player, physics sims, content-heavy RPG
- Systems
- Stealth, Loot; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Adventure, Co-op
- Price point
- $9.99 typical · top 25% priced $14.99 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with First-Person, 3D, Atmospheric
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $14.99 or above; the middle game at $9.99.
The top 10 games average 78% positive over 10,346 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $300. 6 in 10 of the 20 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 78 games are announced against 25 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.1 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Stealth with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
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- + LGBTQ+Poor odds
- + Turn-Based CombatPoor odds
- + WargamePoor odds
- + DinosaursPoor odds
- + Gun CustomizationPoor odds
- + Base BuildingPoor odds
- + Cold WarPoor odds
- + HistoricalPoor odds
- + MilitaryPoor odds
- + WarPoor odds
Comparable games
DRAGON BALL: THE BREAKERS 2022 · $4.5M 
Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine 2013 · $1.7M 
Burglin' Gnomes 2026 · $1.4M 
Granny: Escape Together 2024 · $498k 
Granny Remake 2023 · $452k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | DRAGON BALL: THE BREAKERS | older | $29.99 | 4,983 50% | 149k | $4.5M (exactly $4,483,205) | Dimps Corporation |
| | Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine | older | $14.99 | 3,756 92% | 113k | $1.7M (exactly $1,689,073) | Pocketwatch Games |
| | Burglin' Gnomes | $9.99 | 4,635 83% | 139k | $1.4M (exactly $1,389,110) | Fobri | |
| | Granny: Escape Together | $9.99 | 1,661 79% | 50k | $498k (exactly $497,802) | CreepyToad | |
| | Granny Remake | older | $6.99 | 2,154 82% | 65k | $452k (exactly $451,694) | FerriteLabs |
 | Survive the Fall | $24.99 | 590 65% | 18k | $442k (exactly $442,323) | Angry Bulls Studio | |
 | Raw Metal | older | $19.99 | 452 88% | 14k | $271k (exactly $271,064) | Team Crucible |
 | BULT: Hunting simulator | · EA | $9.99 | 869 87% | 26k | $260k (exactly $260,439) | Nordrise |
 | The Masterplan | older | $19.99 | 374 62% | 11k | $224k (exactly $224,288) | Shark Punch |
 | Forsaken Frontiers | $14.99 | 400 82% | 12k | $180k (exactly $179,880) | made in fairyland | |
 | UNDERWARD | $9.99 | 593 73% | 18k | $178k (exactly $177,722) | INTENSE | |
 | Thick As Thieves | $4.99 | 1,106 65% | 33k | $166k (exactly $165,568) | OtherSide Entertainment | |
 | Frankie's FunClub | $14.99 | 236 65% | 7.1k | $106k (exactly $106,129) | LOVEBITES | |
 | Monaco 2 | $14.99 | 156 63% | 4.7k | $70k (exactly $70,153) | Pocketwatch Games | |
 | Dustland | · EA | $22.99 | 100 69% | 3.0k | $69k (exactly $68,970) | RedPad Games |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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