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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Score Attack Party Game?

Party Game + Score Attack

Of 49 developers who shipped a Score Attack 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.. 96 more are announced, ×2.1 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

Verdict: dead, for a 4 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $300 in the last 2 years and $360 over 4, against a market of $480 for a 4 / 10 build. 46 developers shipped in the last year and 96 games are announced.

Deciding numbers: median 0.6 times the market baseline, revenue down 90% on the market, 96 announced, ×2.1 per developer who shipped in the last year.
Nobody has said they are building this yet.
Party Game + Score Attack
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 49
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $299 → $449 (still earning) → $179 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Party Game + Score Attack: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 49
Bottom 30% $0 (exactly $0)
Median $299 (exactly $299)
Top 25% $1.4k (exactly $1,440)
Top 5% $55k (exactly $54,948)
Developers, 2 yr 49
Released games 71
Announced 96
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 down 90% on the market, supply 1435% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 11%, 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
Score Attack
effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high 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, Score Attack; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry PvP, Local Multiplayer, 4 Player Local
Price point
$4.99 typical · top 25% priced $9.99 or above
Art
5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Colorful, Funny, 3D
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $9.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.

The top 10 games average 77% positive over 1,162 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 $300, 1 in 4 over $1.4k, 1 in 20 over $54k.

3 in 10 developers made under $50. 96 games are announced against 46 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.1 per shipper.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

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  8. + Vehicular CombatPoor odds14 devs · median $2.4k · 45 announced
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Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

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Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Mimic Party $6.99 430 46% 13k $90k (exactly $90,171) FoliesAPP
Rosalie · EA $6.99 283 92% 8.5k $59k (exactly $59,345) Articho Games
Slip & Skid $12.99 141 97% 4.2k $55k (exactly $54,948) NHOGS Interactive
Jelly Bubble $9.99 170 99% 5.1k $51k (exactly $50,949) BINGOBELL
SharedScreen Wagons 2 $9.99 52 98% 1.6k $16k (exactly $15,584) Anti-Ded GameDev
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PizzaPanic $8.99 10 80% 300 $2.7k (exactly $2,697) Catnip Lab
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Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.