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Should I ship a Sci-fi Party Game?

Party Game + Sci-fi

Of 38 developers who shipped a Sci-fi Party 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.. 77 more are announced, ×2.2 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

Verdict: dead, for a 4 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $180 in the last 2 years and $450 over 4, against a market of $480 for a 4 / 10 build. 35 developers shipped in the last year and 77 games are announced.

Deciding numbers: median 0.4 times the market baseline, revenue up 32025% on the market, 77 announced, ×2.2 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Party Game + Sci-fi
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 38
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $5.4k → $300 → $299 (still earning) → $0 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Party Game + Sci-fi: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 38
Bottom 30% $0 (exactly $0)
Median $179 (exactly $179)
Top 25% $838 (exactly $838)
Top 5% $7.2k (exactly $7,198)
Developers, 2 yr 38
Released games 78
Announced 77
Effort 4 / 10
AI-buildability Medium
Typical price $4.99

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 too few recent games to read momentum, supply 1065% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 23%, excluded from money figures.

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Plate 2 · systems and tooling

Can AI deliver it?

AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.

Party Game
effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
Sci-fi
effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
Systems
Party Game; 6 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Local Multiplayer, Physics
Price point
$4.99 typical · top 25% priced $10.00 or above
Art
4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, Funny, Family Friendly
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $10.00 or above; the middle game at $4.99.

The top 10 games average 93% positive over 133 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $50, median $180, 1 in 4 over $830, 1 in 20 over $7.1k.

3 in 10 developers made under $50. All of the 5 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 77 games are announced against 35 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.2 per shipper.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Party Game with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + Board GameFair72 devs · median $899 · 98 announced
  2. + RhythmFair11 devs · median $802 · 19 announced
  3. + DeckbuildingFair22 devs · median $719 · 30 announced
  4. + Card BattlerFair28 devs · median $449 · 35 announced
  5. + MinigamesPoor odds28 devs · median $4.0k · 66 announced
  6. + RoguelitePoor odds22 devs · median $2.7k · 68 announced
  7. + RoguelikePoor odds16 devs · median $2.7k · 51 announced
  8. + Vehicular CombatPoor odds14 devs · median $2.4k · 45 announced
  9. + DestructionPoor odds13 devs · median $1.8k · 79 announced
  10. + DrivingPoor odds28 devs · median $1.7k · 60 announced
  11. + SurvivalPoor odds55 devs · median $1.3k · 135 announced
  12. + HorrorPoor odds61 devs · median $1.3k · 144 announced

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Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

Among Us 2018 · $99M Among Us 3D: VR 2022 · $734k SUPER BOMBERMAN R 2 2023 · $223k Mimicry 2022 · $37k Mimicry! 2026 · $13k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Among Us older $4.99 659,003 92% 20M $99M (exactly $98,652,749) Innersloth
Among Us 3D: VR older $9.99 2,449 75% 73k $734k (exactly $733,965) Schell Games, Innersloth, Robot Teddy
SUPER BOMBERMAN R 2 older $49.99 149 53% 4.5k $223k (exactly $223,455) KONAMI
Mimicry older $4.99 248 78% 7.4k $37k (exactly $37,126) Euphoria Games
Mimicry! $9.99 45 97% 1.4k $13k (exactly $13,486) Wayward Skies Studio
LASERS older $2.99 127 66% 3.8k $11k (exactly $11,392) Straight Back Games
Flippin Misfits older $4.99 61 59% 1.8k $9.1k (exactly $9,132) Behaviour Interactive Inc.
Epic Loon older $9.99 27 88% 810 $8.1k (exactly $8,092) Macrales Studio
It’s Quiz Time: GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ 2026 Edition $29.99 8 100% 240 $7.2k (exactly $7,198) Snap Finger Click
The Otterman Empire older $15.99 14 71% 420 $6.7k (exactly $6,716) Tri-Heart Interactive
Mimetic - Prop hunt hide and seek $4.70 25 80% 750 $3.5k (exactly $3,525) ClockNotionStudio
Backrooms: Multiverse · EA $10.00 9 77% 270 $2.7k (exactly $2,700) Misconcepter
RollCats $19.99 4 100% 120 $2.4k (exactly $2,399) Hoglet Interactive
People are Tools $6.99 11 100% 330 $2.3k (exactly $2,307) The Amber Crew
Keep It Contained · EA $5.99 11 100% 330 $2.0k (exactly $1,977) Triarch Interactive
Harpoon Arena $5.99 10 90% 300 $1.8k (exactly $1,797) FairGoose
Velocide Overdrive $9.99 3 100% 90 $899 (exactly $899) NoxRift Games
SNOTROCKET™ · EA $3.99 7 100% 210 $838 (exactly $838) Sunscorched Studios

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