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Multiple Endings + Shoot 'Em Up
Of 51 developers who shipped a Multiple Endings Shoot 'Em Up 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.. 67 more are announced, ×2.6 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 3 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $1.1k, ×2.3 the market's $480 for a 3 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $450; 1 in 20 cleared $83k, ×175 the market median. Revenue is up 120% on the market; 67 games are announced against 26 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $449 (exactly $449) |
|---|---|
| Median | $1.1k (exactly $1,079) |
| Top 25% | $11k (exactly $10,793) |
| Top 5% | $83k (exactly $83,217) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 51 |
| Released games | 146 |
| Announced | 67 |
| Effort | 3 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | High |
| 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 up 120% on the market, supply as many developers as the period before.
Free games: 10%, 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
- Shoot 'Em Up
- effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
What it takes
- Effort
- 3 / 10 · small 2D action, light systems
- Systems
- Multiple Endings, Shoot 'Em Up; 6 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Shooter, Arcade
- Price point
- $9.99 typical · top 25% priced $24.99 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Retro, Anime
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $24.99 or above; the middle game at $9.99.
The top 10 games average 79% positive over 2,310 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $450. 8 in 10 of the 28 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 67 games are announced against 26 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.6 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Multiple Endings with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
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Comparable games
Hunt Down The Freeman 2018 · $1.1M 
Angel at Dusk 2024 · $754k 
Guns of Fury 2025 · $427k 
The Knight Witch 2022 · $386k 
Darius Cozmic Collection Arcade 2021 · $204k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Hunt Down The Freeman | older | $9.99 | 3,785 54% | 114k | $1.1M (exactly $1,134,364) | Royal Rudius Entertainment |
| | Angel at Dusk | older | $14.99 | 1,676 98% | 50k | $754k (exactly $753,697) | Akiragoya |
| | Guns of Fury | $14.99 | 950 88% | 29k | $427k (exactly $427,215) | Gelato Games Ltd | |
| | The Knight Witch | older | $19.99 | 643 72% | 19k | $386k (exactly $385,607) | Super Mega Team |
| | Darius Cozmic Collection Arcade | older | $44.99 | 151 94% | 4.5k | $204k (exactly $203,805) | TAITO CORP., M2 Co.,LTD |
 | Neckbreak | older | $15.99 | 415 79% | 12k | $199k (exactly $199,076) | MGP Studios, Solid9 Studio |
 | G-Darius HD | older | $29.99 | 158 94% | 4.7k | $142k (exactly $142,153) | TAITO CORP., M2 Co., Ltd. |
 | Deathsmiles I・II | older | $39.90 | 97 95% | 2.9k | $116k (exactly $116,109) | CITY CONNECTION, TAKE×0FF |
 | Wild Blue Skies | $14.99 | 251 58% | 7.5k | $113k (exactly $112,875) | Chuhai Labs, VITEI BACKROOM Inc. | |
 | Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid Burst Forth!! Choro-gon☆Breath DIRECTOR'S CUT | older | $29.99 | 116 89% | 3.5k | $104k (exactly $104,365) | KAMINARI GAMES Inc. |
 | MARVEL MaXimum Collection | $24.99 | 111 76% | 3.3k | $83k (exactly $83,217) | Limited Run Games | |
 | Pinball Storm: Lokanta | $5.99 | 434 70% | 13k | $78k (exactly $77,990) | Aastral Dynamics | |
 | 閃攻機人アスラ - ASURA THE STRIKER - | $14.99 | 145 91% | 4.4k | $65k (exactly $65,206) | LeftOver | |
 | R-Type Delta: HD Boosted | $24.99 | 86 81% | 2.6k | $64k (exactly $64,474) | CITY CONNECTION, TAKE×0FF | |
 | PROJECT TACHYON | $17.99 | 117 83% | 3.5k | $63k (exactly $63,145) | STUDIO N9 | |
 | NIGHT STRIKER GEAR | $18.99 | 94 88% | 2.8k | $54k (exactly $53,552) | M2 Co., Ltd., M2 Co.,LTD | |
 | METAL SUITS: Counter-attack | $9.99 | 71 77% | 2.1k | $21k (exactly $21,279) | Gonggamore Contents | |
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Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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