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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Magic Split Screen game?

Split Screen + Magic

Only 8 developers shipped a Magic Split Screen game in the last 2 years, too few for firm odds: the middle one made est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.; the top game by est. revenue, LEGO® Harry Potter™ Collection, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 24 more are announced, ×3.4 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

Verdict: poor odds, for a 5 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $1.5k, ×2.4 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $720; 1 in 20 cleared $1.7M, ×2797 the market median. Momentum is unreadable here, too few recent games; 24 games are announced against 7 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 2.4 times the market baseline, revenue too few recent games to read momentum, 24 announced, ×3.4 per developer who shipped in the last year.
Nobody has said they are building this yet.
Split Screen + Magic
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 8
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $718 → $300 → $3.9k → $718 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Split Screen + Magic: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 8
Bottom 30% $718 (exactly $718)
Median $1.5k (exactly $1,497)
Top 25% $58k (exactly $57,698)
Top 5% $1.8M (exactly $1,756,361)
Developers, 2 yr 8
Released games 44
Announced 24
Effort 5 / 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 too few recent games to read momentum, supply 600% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 34%, 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.

Split Screen
effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium 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
5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
Systems
Split Screen
Price point
$9.99 typical
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

Fewer than 10 games in the last 2 years; sentiment and price figures use the all window.

The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $7.99.

The top 10 games average 84% positive over 11,534 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $720, median $1.5k, 1 in 4 over $57k, 1 in 20 over $1.7M.

3 in 10 developers made under $720. 24 games are announced against 7 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.4 per shipper.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Split Screen with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + Automobile SimStrong odds25 devs · median $5.5k · 14 announced
  2. + DrivingFair54 devs · median $6.0k · 56 announced
  3. + Immersive SimFair12 devs · median $6.0k · 14 announced
  4. + HorrorFair16 devs · median $4.3k · 18 announced
  5. + SportsFair58 devs · median $4.0k · 52 announced
  6. + RPGFair28 devs · median $450 · 31 announced
  7. + Score AttackLong shot23 devs · median $300 · 24 announced
  8. + CollectathonPoor odds10 devs · median $38k · 16 announced
  9. + Online Co-OpPoor odds30 devs · median $25k · 63 announced
  10. + Female ProtagonistPoor odds15 devs · median $18k · 20 announced
  11. + Open WorldPoor odds20 devs · median $10k · 27 announced
  12. + Tower DefensePoor odds8 devs · median $7.9k · 10 announced

All 84 pairs on the Split Screen page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

LEGO® Harry Potter: Years 1-4 2010 · $3.9M LEGO® Harry Potter™ Collection 2024 · $1.8M LEGO® Harry Potter: Years 5-7 2012 · $1.3M The Last Oricru - Final Cut 2022 · $334k Pampas & Selene: The Maze of Demons 2024 · $110k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
LEGO® Harry Potter: Years 1-4 older $19.99 6,458 85% 194k $3.9M (exactly $3,872,863) TT Games
LEGO® Harry Potter™ Collection $39.99 1,464 82% 44k $1.8M (exactly $1,756,361) TT Games, Double Eleven
LEGO® Harry Potter: Years 5-7 older $19.99 2,231 89% 67k $1.3M (exactly $1,337,931) Traveller's Tales
The Last Oricru - Final Cut older $19.99 557 67% 17k $334k (exactly $334,033) GoldKnights
Pampas & Selene: The Maze of Demons older $9.99 366 90% 11k $110k (exactly $109,690) @unepic_fran
Son of Nor older $19.99 113 48% 3.4k $68k (exactly $67,766) stillalive studios
Amelia and the Erotic Tentacle Trap Dungeon · EA $10.99 175 66% 5.3k $58k (exactly $57,698) Studio SilverMoon
Hand In Hand older $11.99 90 90% 2.7k $32k (exactly $32,373) MaxMedia
Zofia older $14.99 36 86% 1.1k $16k (exactly $16,189) 74 Ninjas, LLC
Crawlers and Brawlers older $7.99 44 75% 1.3k $11k (exactly $10,547) Ugly Beard Games, LLC
Sorcery Slam $9.99 13 100% 390 $3.9k (exactly $3,896) Earth Shatter Games
AVTale $4.99 10 60% 300 $1.5k (exactly $1,497) OnePersonDevelopment
SantaCorps 4 $4.99 9 88% 270 $1.3k (exactly $1,347) Virtuoso Neomedia
Bring The Rift $3.99 6 100% 180 $718 (exactly $718) YukiShiroDev
Kin Tandem $2.99 0 0% 0 $0 (exactly $0) Tall Horse Community
Call of Toys: Tower Defense $9.99 0 0% 0 $0 (exactly $0) Bakart Games - Rômulo

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