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Should I ship a Score Attack Open World game?
Open World + Score Attack
Of 24 developers who shipped a Score Attack Open World 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.. 40 more are announced, ×3.1 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 8 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $630, ×0.4 the market's $1.5k for a 8 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $210. 40 games are announced against 13 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.1 per shipper, while revenue is flat on the market.
| Bottom 30% | $210 (exactly $210) |
|---|---|
| Median | $628 (exactly $628) |
| Top 25% | $3.3k (exactly $3,297) |
| Top 5% | $28k (exactly $27,805) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 24 |
| Released games | 81 |
| Announced | 40 |
| Effort | 8 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| Typical price | $7.99 |
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 flat on the market, supply 20% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 16%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is low: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Open World
- effort 8 / 10 · low · effort 8 sits in the low band
- Score Attack
- effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
What it takes
- Effort
- 8 / 10 · online systems, open world
- Systems
- Open World, Score Attack; 6 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Adventure, Arcade
- Price point
- $7.99 typical · top 25% priced $9.99 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, Cartoon, Colorful
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $9.99 or above; the middle game at $7.99.
The top 10 games average 77% positive over 528 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $210. 8 in 10 of the 13 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 40 games are announced against 13 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.1 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
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Comparable games
WRC 8 FIA World Rally Championship 2020 · $1.8M 
Superflight 2017 · $991k 
Absolute Drift 2015 · $986k 
Zombie Driver HD 2012 · $830k 
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | WRC 8 FIA World Rally Championship | older | $29.99 | 2,007 74% | 60k | $1.8M (exactly $1,805,698) | KT Racing |
| | Superflight | older | $2.99 | 11,047 96% | 331k | $991k (exactly $990,916) | GrizzlyGames |
| | Absolute Drift | older | $14.99 | 2,192 89% | 66k | $986k (exactly $985,742) | Funselektor Labs Inc., FlippFly |
| | Zombie Driver HD | older | $9.99 | 2,770 84% | 83k | $830k (exactly $830,169) | Exor Studios |
| | Maniac | older | $4.99 | 1,754 90% | 53k | $263k (exactly $262,574) | Transhuman Design |
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 | Evergarden | older | $9.99 | 120 87% | 3.6k | $36k (exactly $35,964) | Flippfly LLC |
 | Parcel Corps | $7.99 | 116 62% | 3.5k | $28k (exactly $27,805) | Billy Goat Entertainment Ltd | |
 | MAD WAY | older | $8.99 | 93 86% | 2.8k | $25k (exactly $25,082) | SMB CLUB |
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 | PAKO 4 | · EA | $9.99 | 23 91% | 690 | $6.9k (exactly $6,893) | Tree Men Games |
 | Idyllic cats: Japan | $9.99 | 11 100% | 330 | $3.3k (exactly $3,297) | GameRED indie | |
 | Jack's 510 Racing | $9.99 | 7 100% | 210 | $2.1k (exactly $2,098) | heartingNinja | |
 | RAGING BILL | $19.99 | 3 66% | 90 | $1.8k (exactly $1,799) | ARTPUNK STUDIO | |
 | DA PAPER BOY | $10.99 | 4 75% | 120 | $1.3k (exactly $1,319) | 3D Dojo Studios | |
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Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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