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Should I ship a Magic Twin Stick Shooter?
Twin Stick Shooter + Magic
Of 34 developers who shipped a Magic Twin Stick Shooter 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.. 69 more are announced, ×3.8 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 4 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $2.7k, ×5.7 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $450; 1 in 20 cleared $20k, ×42 the market median. Revenue is up 75% on the market; 69 games are announced against 18 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $449 (exactly $449) |
|---|---|
| Median | $2.7k (exactly $2,696) |
| Top 25% | $4.8k (exactly $4,795) |
| Top 5% | $20k (exactly $20,135) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 34 |
| Released games | 79 |
| Announced | 69 |
| Effort | 4 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $6.99 |
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 75% on the market, supply 15% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 10%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Twin Stick Shooter
- effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
- Magic
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
- Systems
- Twin Stick Shooter; 6 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Bullet Hell, Action Roguelike
- Price point
- $6.99 typical · top 25% priced $12.49 or above
- Art
- 6 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Pixel Graphics, Top-Down
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $12.49 or above; the middle game at $6.99.
The top 10 games average 86% positive over 347 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $450. All of the 19 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 69 games are announced against 18 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.8 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Twin Stick Shooter with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
- + Psychological HorrorFair
- + Looter ShooterPoor odds
- + Bullet HeavenPoor odds
- + Tower DefensePoor odds
- + MedievalPoor odds
- + LootPoor odds
- + Action RPGPoor odds
- + Dark FantasyPoor odds
- + RPGPoor odds
- + 2D FighterPoor odds
- + Post-apocalypticPoor odds
- + DestructionPoor odds
Comparable games
Nine Parchments 2017 · $2.5M 
Full Mojo Rampage 2014 · $204k 
Savant - Ascent REMIX 2023 · $99k 
Bosorka 2023 · $73k 
LONE RUIN 2023 · $68k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Nine Parchments | older | $19.99 | 4,123 77% | 124k | $2.5M (exactly $2,472,563) | Frozenbyte |
| | Full Mojo Rampage | older | $12.99 | 524 85% | 16k | $204k (exactly $204,203) | Over the Top Games |
| | Savant - Ascent REMIX | older | $9.99 | 330 92% | 9.9k | $99k (exactly $98,901) | D-Pad Studio |
| | Bosorka | older | $5.99 | 404 90% | 12k | $73k (exactly $72,599) | Sengi Games |
| | LONE RUIN | older | $14.99 | 152 61% | 4.6k | $68k (exactly $68,354) | Cuddle Monster Games |
 | RICE - Repetitive Indie Combat Experience™ | · EA older | $4.99 | 253 73% | 7.6k | $38k (exactly $37,874) | Pirate-Rob |
 | REMEDIUM | · EA older | $17.99 | 68 66% | 2.0k | $37k (exactly $36,700) | Sobaka Studio |
 | Sun Down Survivors | older | $4.99 | 185 50% | 5.6k | $28k (exactly $27,694) | Pixel Sprout Studios |
 | VOIDFACE | $8.99 | 78 96% | 2.3k | $21k (exactly $21,037) | Frog Hat Labs | |
 | Devil Jam | $7.99 | 84 69% | 2.5k | $20k (exactly $20,135) | Rogueside | |
 | Solomon's Boneyard: Hideous Retro Edition | $7.99 | 60 91% | 1.8k | $14k (exactly $14,382) | Raptisoft | |
 | Claws of Soria: Escape the Succubus Night | $12.99 | 25 64% | 750 | $9.7k (exactly $9,742) | Byakko MeiMei | |
 | Honeymancer | · EA | $12.99 | 22 95% | 660 | $8.6k (exactly $8,573) | Lukas Lundin |
 | Infinicrypt | $12.49 | 16 100% | 480 | $6.0k (exactly $5,995) | Brett Page | |
 | Roll The Bones | · EA | $9.99 | 17 88% | 510 | $5.1k (exactly $5,095) | Shrimp Industries |
 | WIZARD PUNKS!!! | $6.99 | 23 95% | 690 | $4.8k (exactly $4,823) | EyeOfStormCat | |
 | Neon Spellstorm | $9.99 | 16 93% | 480 | $4.8k (exactly $4,795) | TopCog | |
 | Under a Desert Sun: Seekers of the Cursed Vessel | · EA | $24.99 | 6 100% | 180 | $4.5k (exactly $4,498) | Revolving Gear Studios |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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