Do I ship it?

GamesMultiple EndingsMultiple Endings + Minigames

Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Multiple Endings Minigames game?

Multiple Endings + Minigames

Only 18 developers shipped a Multiple Endings Minigames 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, I Just Want to be Single!! Season One, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 19 more are announced, ×2.1 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

Verdict: poor odds, for a 3 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $900, ×1.9 the market's $480 for a 3 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $300; 1 in 20 cleared $110k, ×246 the market median. Revenue is up 210% on the market; 19 games are announced against 9 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 1.9 times the market baseline, revenue up 210% on the market, 19 announced, ×2.1 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Multiple Endings + Minigames
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 18
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $22k → $525 → $450 → $3.5k → $25k (still earning) → $300 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Multiple Endings + Minigames: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 18
Bottom 30% $300 (exactly $300)
Median $900 (exactly $900)
Top 25% $4.6k (exactly $4,554)
Top 5% $117k (exactly $116,922)
Developers, 2 yr 18
Released games 50
Announced 19
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 up 210% on the market, supply as many developers as the period before.

Free games: 14%, excluded from money figures.

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Plate 2 · systems and tooling

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
Minigames
effort 2 / 10 · high · effort 2 sits in the high band

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
3 / 10 · small 2D action, light systems
Systems
Multiple Endings, Minigames; 8 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Adventure, Choices Matter, Visual Novel
Price point
$6.99 typical · top 25% priced $14.99 or above
Art
6 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Story Rich, Comedy
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $14.99 or above; the middle game at $6.99.

The top 10 games average 88% positive over 655 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $300, median $900, 1 in 4 over $4.5k, 1 in 20 over $110k.

3 in 10 developers made under $300. 9 in 10 of the 10 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 19 games are announced against 9 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.1 per shipper.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Multiple Endings with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + FMVStrong odds128 devs · median $65k · 93 announced
  2. + WuxiaFair11 devs · median $230k · 18 announced
  3. + Level EditorFair17 devs · median $8.1k · 23 announced
  4. + Job SimulatorFair32 devs · median $5.8k · 42 announced
  5. + SuperheroFair15 devs · median $4.5k · 22 announced
  6. + 4 Player LocalFair10 devs · median $3.6k · 10 announced
  7. + Escape RoomFair37 devs · median $2.2k · 32 announced
  8. + GamblingFair30 devs · median $1.8k · 42 announced
  9. + TriviaFair14 devs · median $1.7k · 15 announced
  10. + Score AttackFair40 devs · median $599 · 49 announced
  11. + ArcadeFair176 devs · median $598 · 180 announced
  12. + Arena ShooterFair18 devs · median $597 · 16 announced

All 214 pairs on the Multiple Endings page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
McPixel 3 older $9.99 1,199 96% 36k $359k (exactly $359,340) Sos Sosowski
Attentat 1942 older $10.99 448 92% 13k $148k (exactly $147,706) Charles Games
I Just Want to be Single!! Season One · EA $14.99 260 75% 7.8k $117k (exactly $116,922) m., Tsundere Studio
myPOPGOES older $4.99 752 86% 23k $113k (exactly $112,574) Kane Carter
Two Beasts Or Not To Beast! $24.99 125 99% 3.8k $94k (exactly $93,712) Tokinokogiri
To Trust an Incubus older $19.99 152 84% 4.6k $91k (exactly $91,154) Y Press Games
Faulty Apprentice older $19.99 141 76% 4.2k $85k (exactly $84,558) AGL studios
Venge older $4.99 374 91% 11k $56k (exactly $55,988) Costek Games
יום פתוח (Open Day) older $5.99 256 98% 7.7k $46k (exactly $46,003) Rafael Ben-Ari
Brothel Secrets 🔞 older $9.99 125 72% 3.8k $37k (exactly $37,462) Octo Games
Ritus Exorcismus $5.99 138 99% 4.1k $25k (exactly $24,799) Dernhelm Games
Sips and Sonnets $6.99 54 100% 1.6k $11k (exactly $11,324) Blue Tango Street
good $7.99 19 100% 570 $4.6k (exactly $4,554) zzox
Project Mnemosyne · EA $6.50 18 55% 540 $3.5k (exactly $3,510) Fint
Count Meowcula's Barbershop $4.99 23 100% 690 $3.4k (exactly $3,443) Gabiverse
Casino Casualty $7.99 12 91% 360 $2.9k (exactly $2,876) GlitchedLizard
A Tale Of Shadows: Fragments Part I $29.99 1 0% 30 $900 (exactly $900) Madwriter Games
Call the Tune $3.50 5 100% 150 $525 (exactly $525) St☆rlet

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