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Should I ship a Multiple Endings Match 3?
Multiple Endings + Match 3
Only 10 developers shipped a Multiple Endings Match 3 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, Spirit Swap: Lofi Beats to Match-3 To, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 25 more are announced, ×4.2 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 3 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $360, ×0.8 the market's $480 for a 3 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $50; 1 in 20 cleared $140k, ×302 the market median. Revenue is down 100% on the market; 25 games are announced against 6 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $0 (exactly $0) |
|---|---|
| Median | $359 (exactly $359) |
| Top 25% | $59k (exactly $58,982) |
| Top 5% | $143k (exactly $143,328) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 10 |
| Released games | 44 |
| Announced | 25 |
| Effort | 3 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | High |
| 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 down 100% on the market, supply 50% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 9%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is high: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Multiple Endings
- effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
- Match 3
- effort 2 / 10 · high · grid matching rules and cascades
What it takes
- Effort
- 3 / 10 · small 2D action, light systems
- Systems
- Multiple Endings, Match 3
- Price point
- $6.99 typical
Why players buy here
The top 6 games average 91% positive over 874 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $50. 25 games are announced against 6 developers who shipped in the last year, ×4.2 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
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Comparable games
Mirror 2: Project X 2022 · EA · $6.6M 
ISEKAI QUEST 2020 · $440k 
Humans are not that against Lizardwomen 2024 · $336k 
Furry Shades of Gay 2: A Shade Gayer 2021 · $221k 
Sex and the Furry Titty 2: Sins of the City 2022 · $212k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Mirror 2: Project X | · EA older | $1.99 | 111,251 24% | 3.3M | $6.6M (exactly $6,641,685) | KAGAMI Ⅱ WORKs |
| | ISEKAI QUEST | older | $3.99 | 3,679 85% | 110k | $440k (exactly $440,376) | Studio Ginkgo |
| | Humans are not that against Lizardwomen | older | $3.99 | 2,807 93% | 84k | $336k (exactly $335,998) | Hue Axis Entertainment |
| | Furry Shades of Gay 2: A Shade Gayer | older | $9.99 | 738 96% | 22k | $221k (exactly $221,179) | Furlough Games |
| | Sex and the Furry Titty 2: Sins of the City | older | $9.99 | 708 91% | 21k | $212k (exactly $212,188) | Furlough Games |
 | Sex and the Furry Titty | older | $6.99 | 996 90% | 30k | $209k (exactly $208,861) | Furlough Games |
 | Furry Shades of Gay | older | $6.99 | 835 91% | 25k | $175k (exactly $175,100) | Furlough Games |
 | Spirit Swap: Lofi Beats to Match-3 To | $19.99 | 239 94% | 7.2k | $143k (exactly $143,328) | Soft Not Weak, LLC | |
 | Furry Shades of Gay 3: Still Gayer | older | $9.99 | 403 95% | 12k | $121k (exactly $120,779) | Furlough Games |
 | Sex and the Furry Titty 3: Come Inside, Sweety | older | $9.99 | 325 92% | 9.8k | $97k (exactly $97,402) | Furlough Games |
 | Hentai Stories | $9.99 | 228 83% | 6.8k | $68k (exactly $68,332) | Horny Capybara Studio | |
 | Island Of Enchantment | $4.99 | 394 93% | 12k | $59k (exactly $58,982) | DigitalDream | |
 | Slay the Demon Queen | $6.99 | 10 90% | 300 | $2.1k (exactly $2,097) | Azurezero | |
 | Mysteerie | $5.99 | 2 100% | 60 | $359 (exactly $359) | Mallow Games | |
 | 四叶派对（Clover Party） | · EA | $1.99 | 1 0% | 30 | $60 (exactly $60) | HZ studio |
 | Tower Of Wishes 4: Shaka | $9.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | Ironcode Gaming | |
 | T*RIFF U!! | $3.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | drill | |
 | Undo My Seal, Senpai! | $0.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | Steve Rambo and Gang | |
 | Fishing Cat's Slack-off Diary | $8.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | 与子同舟工作室 |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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