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Management + Score Attack
Of 63 developers who shipped a Score Attack Management 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.. 91 more are announced, ×2.2 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $720, ×1.1 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $330; 1 in 20 cleared $88k, ×141 the market median. Revenue is up 205% on the market; 91 games are announced against 41 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $330 (exactly $330) |
|---|---|
| Median | $719 (exactly $719) |
| Top 25% | $5.9k (exactly $5,933) |
| Top 5% | $89k (exactly $88,591) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 63 |
| Released games | 152 |
| Announced | 91 |
| Effort | 5 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $5.99 |
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 205% on the market, supply 80% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 13%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Management
- effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
- Score Attack
- effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
What it takes
- Effort
- 5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
- Systems
- Management, Score Attack; 3 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Simulation, Strategy, Arcade
- Price point
- $5.99 typical · top 25% priced $14.99 or above
- Art
- 3 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Relaxing, Colorful
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $14.99 or above; the middle game at $5.99.
The top 10 games average 84% positive over 2,121 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $330. 9 in 10 of the 27 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 91 games are announced against 41 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.2 per shipper.
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Comparable games
WRC 8 FIA World Rally Championship 2020 · $1.8M 
Arcade Paradise 2022 · $727k 
Pro Cycling Manager 2020 2020 · $361k 
Metro Simulator 2 2023 · $303k 
Cobra Kai: The Karate Kid Saga Continues 2021 · $250k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | WRC 8 FIA World Rally Championship | older | $29.99 | 2,007 74% | 60k | $1.8M (exactly $1,805,698) | KT Racing |
| | Arcade Paradise | older | $19.99 | 1,213 85% | 36k | $727k (exactly $727,436) | Nosebleed Interactive |
| | Pro Cycling Manager 2020 | older | $19.99 | 602 85% | 18k | $361k (exactly $361,019) | Cyanide Studio |
| | Metro Simulator 2 | older | $14.99 | 674 65% | 20k | $303k (exactly $303,098) | KishMish Games |
| | Cobra Kai: The Karate Kid Saga Continues | older | $19.99 | 417 84% | 13k | $250k (exactly $250,075) | Flux Games |
 | Copa City: Matchday Manager | $24.99 | 247 72% | 7.4k | $185k (exactly $185,176) | Triple Espresso S.A. | |
 | Pro Cycling Manager 2019 | older | $9.99 | 509 78% | 15k | $153k (exactly $152,547) | Cyanide Studio |
 | Poly TD | $7.99 | 587 82% | 18k | $141k (exactly $140,704) | Naroot | |
 | Endless ATC | older | $7.99 | 512 97% | 15k | $123k (exactly $122,726) | startgrid |
 | Max Manos | $5.99 | 507 92% | 15k | $91k (exactly $91,108) | Max Manos | |
 | Check Inn | $14.99 | 197 84% | 5.9k | $89k (exactly $88,591) | KishMish Games | |
 | AI Learns To Drive | $7.49 | 208 95% | 6.2k | $47k (exactly $46,738) | ActivationFunction | |
 | Smash it Wild: Tactical Volleyball Roguelike | $11.99 | 106 83% | 3.2k | $38k (exactly $38,128) | Goblinz Studio, Ernestine | |
 | TypInc. | $9.99 | 102 74% | 3.1k | $31k (exactly $30,569) | Game Game Games | |
 | Magic Forge Tycoon | $11.99 | 82 69% | 2.5k | $29k (exactly $29,495) | Clever Trickster Studio, Clever Trickst… (Clever Trickster Studio, Clever Trickster Productions) | |
 | IRON GUARD: Salvation | $17.99 | 44 93% | 1.3k | $24k (exactly $23,747) | Xlab Digital | |
 | Sunset Game Shop Shayou | $9.99 | 41 90% | 1.2k | $12k (exactly $12,288) | Lobstudio |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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