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Multiple Endings + Villain Protagonist
Only 8 developers shipped a Villain-Led Multiple Endings 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, OFF, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 15 more are announced, ×3.8 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: dead, for a 4 / 10 build.
Only 4 developers shipped this in the last year, under the 5 a verdict needs; over 2 years the middle one made $3.0k against a market of $480. 15 games are announced.
| Bottom 30% | $1.3k (exactly $1,259) |
|---|---|
| Median | $3.0k (exactly $2,998) |
| Top 25% | $9.6k (exactly $9,595) |
| Top 5% | $1.4M (exactly $1,390,922) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 8 |
| Released games | 33 |
| Announced | 15 |
| Effort | 4 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $13.99 |
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 405% on the market, supply as many developers as the period before.
Free games: 9%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Multiple Endings
- effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
- Villain Protagonist
- 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
- Multiple Endings
- Price point
- $13.99 typical
Why players buy here
Fewer than 10 games in the last 2 years; sentiment and price figures use the all window.
The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $9.99.
The top 10 games average 81% positive over 26,459 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $1.3k. 6 in 10 of the 5 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 15 games are announced against 4 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.8 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Multiple Endings with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
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- + Level EditorFair
- + Job SimulatorFair
- + SuperheroFair
- + 4 Player LocalFair
- + Escape RoomFair
- + GamblingFair
- + TriviaFair
- + Score AttackFair
- + ArcadeFair
- + Arena ShooterFair
Comparable games
STAR WARS™ - The Force Unleashed™ Ultimate Sith Edition 2009 · $5.2M 
Reverse Collapse: Code Name Bakery 2024 · $3.6M 
Beat Cop 2017 · $2.2M 
OFF 2025 · $1.4M 
Evil Nun: The Broken Mask 2023 · $650k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | STAR WARS™ - The Force Unleashed™ Ultimate Sith Edition | older | $19.99 | 8,732 77% | 262k | $5.2M (exactly $5,236,580) | LucasArts |
| | Reverse Collapse: Code Name Bakery | older | $24.99 | 4,861 78% | 146k | $3.6M (exactly $3,644,292) | Shanghai Sunborn Network Technology Co.… (Shanghai Sunborn Network Technology Co., Ltd.) |
| | Beat Cop | older | $14.99 | 4,841 81% | 145k | $2.2M (exactly $2,176,998) | Pixel Crow |
| | OFF | $14.99 | 3,093 95% | 93k | $1.4M (exactly $1,390,922) | Mortis Ghost, Fangamer | |
| | Evil Nun: The Broken Mask | older | $19.99 | 1,084 95% | 33k | $650k (exactly $650,075) | Keplerians, Carlos Coronado |
 | My Lovely Daughter | older | $14.99 | 1,165 70% | 35k | $524k (exactly $523,900) | GameChanger Studio |
 | The Shrouded Isle | older | $12.99 | 1,166 71% | 35k | $454k (exactly $454,390) | Jongwoo Kim, Erica Lahaie, FX Bilodeau,… (Jongwoo Kim, Erica Lahaie, FX Bilodeau, Tanya Short) |
 | Demonheart | older | $19.99 | 714 89% | 21k | $428k (exactly $428,186) | Rolling Crown |
 | Final Profit: A Shop RPG | older | $14.99 | 520 95% | 16k | $234k (exactly $233,844) | Brent Arnold |
 | Demonheart: Hunters | older | $19.99 | 283 83% | 8.5k | $170k (exactly $169,715) | Rolling Crown |
 | Utopia: Birth of The Heroes | · EA | $19.99 | 16 100% | 480 | $9.6k (exactly $9,595) | Mana Core Game Studios |
 | Hamachi the Psychotic Killer | $9.99 | 27 88% | 810 | $8.1k (exactly $8,092) | gavinoriley | |
 | Isekai Villain | $19.99 | 5 80% | 150 | $3.0k (exactly $2,998) | Exe Create Inc. | |
 | Pigeon Hater | $1.99 | 48 95% | 1.4k | $2.9k (exactly $2,866) | Gif2MemeGame | |
 | Love and Hatred | $13.99 | 3 0% | 90 | $1.3k (exactly $1,259) | LewdPalace Games | |
 | Yes, My Warlord | $9.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $300 (exactly $300) | Staple Studios | |
 | Dunia: The North Wood - Episode 0 | $0.99 | 7 100% | 210 | $208 (exactly $208) | Team Wood Block |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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