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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Magic Score Attack game?

Score Attack + Magic

Of 90 developers who shipped a Magic 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.. 134 more are announced, ×2.5 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

Verdict: poor odds, for a 4 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $600, ×1.3 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $59; 1 in 20 cleared $110k, ×237 the market median. Revenue is down 50% on the market; 134 games are announced against 54 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 1.3 times the market baseline, revenue down 50% on the market, 134 announced, ×2.5 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Score Attack + Magic
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 90
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $267 → $899 → $599 → $267 → $1.7k → $539 → $1.3k (still earning) → $59 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Score Attack + Magic: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 90
Bottom 30% $59 (exactly $59)
Median $599 (exactly $599)
Top 25% $4.0k (exactly $3,957)
Top 5% $113k (exactly $112,672)
Developers, 2 yr 90
Released games 228
Announced 134
Effort 4 / 10
AI-buildability Medium
Typical price $4.99

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

Free games: 13%, 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.

Score Attack
effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
Magic
effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
Systems
Score Attack; 4 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Roguelite, Action, Arcade
Price point
$4.99 typical · top 25% priced $14.99 or above
Art
3 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, Colorful, Top-Down
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $14.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.

The top 10 games average 89% positive over 41,968 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $59, median $600, 1 in 4 over $3.9k, 1 in 20 over $110k.

3 in 10 developers made under $59. 9 in 10 of the 38 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 134 games are announced against 54 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.5 per shipper.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Score Attack with a different setting or mood, 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

Comparable games

The Spell Brigade 2026 · $5.7M Librarian: Tidy Up the Arcane Library! 2026 · $4.4M Orcs Must Die! 2011 · $2.0M Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection 2021 · $1.2M Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity 2018 · $548k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
The Spell Brigade $12.99 14,731 80% 442k $5.7M (exactly $5,740,671) Bolt Blaster Games
Librarian: Tidy Up the Arcane Library! $5.99 24,497 94% 735k $4.4M (exactly $4,402,111) ArtRising
Orcs Must Die! older $9.99 6,663 95% 200k $2.0M (exactly $1,996,901) Robot Entertainment
Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection older $29.99 1,306 74% 39k $1.2M (exactly $1,175,008) CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity older $14.99 1,219 91% 37k $548k (exactly $548,184) Ankake Spa
Wizordum $19.99 880 91% 26k $528k (exactly $527,736) Emberheart Games
Goobies older $5.99 1,866 90% 56k $335k (exactly $335,320) Höganäs Spel
Lunistice older $4.99 1,812 95% 54k $271k (exactly $271,256) A Grumpy Fox
LOLLIPOP! older $4.99 1,318 75% 40k $197k (exactly $197,305) 430Games, __Ja__ga__imo__
Touhou: New World older $19.99 261 78% 7.8k $157k (exactly $156,522) Ankake Spa
Poly TD $7.99 587 82% 18k $141k (exactly $140,704) Naroot
Shelves and Sorcery: Tidy Up the Enchanted Shop $5.99 627 93% 19k $113k (exactly $112,672) Teddy Bear Games LLC
PROJEKT GODHAND $15.80 158 96% 4.7k $75k (exactly $74,892) Anarch Entertainment
Royal Revolt Survivors $9.99 205 77% 6.2k $61k (exactly $61,438) Team Warriors
Relic Abyss · EA $8.99 94 80% 2.8k $25k (exactly $25,352) Reverse Loop
Black Dragon Mage · EA $5.99 140 70% 4.2k $25k (exactly $25,158) datablob
Claire a la Mode $14.99 49 93% 1.5k $22k (exactly $22,035) Colorgrave

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