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Should I ship a Rhythm Walking Simulator?
Walking Simulator + Rhythm
Only 13 developers shipped a Rhythm Walking Simulator 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, Sinker sound, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 13 more are announced.
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. 9 developers shipped in the last year and 13 games are announced.
| Bottom 30% | $90 (exactly $90) |
|---|---|
| Median | $300 (exactly $300) |
| Top 25% | $1.1k (exactly $1,076) |
| Top 5% | $41k (exactly $40,989) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 13 |
| Released games | 36 |
| Announced | 13 |
| Effort | 4 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $2.99 |
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 260% on the market, supply 125% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 19%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Walking Simulator
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
- Rhythm
- effort 3 / 10 · medium · audio sync, timing precision and music rights
What it takes
- Effort
- 4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
- Systems
- Walking Simulator, Rhythm; 8 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Adventure, Exploration
- Price point
- $2.99 typical · top 25% priced $16.99 or above
- Art
- 5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, Anime, Atmospheric
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $16.99 or above; the middle game at $2.99.
The top 10 games average 97% positive over 297 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $90. All of the 6 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 13 games are announced against 9 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Walking Simulator with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
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- + RomanceFair
- + Escape RoomFair
- + ThrillerFair
- + MusicFair
- + SupernaturalFair
- + Psychological HorrorFair
- + PsychologicalFair
- + IdlerFair
- + Mystery DungeonFair
- + NoirFair
Comparable games
Hatsune Miku VR 2018 · $462k 
Blue Wednesday 2023 · $81k 
Sinker sound 2026 · EA · $41k 
Future Racer 2000 2023 · $17k 
ARIE: Moonprayer 2026 · $10k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Hatsune Miku VR | older | $24.99 | 616 72% | 18k | $462k (exactly $461,815) | Crypton Future Media |
| | Blue Wednesday | older | $14.99 | 181 85% | 5.4k | $81k (exactly $81,396) | Buff Studio |
| | Sinker sound | · EA | $7.99 | 171 98% | 5.1k | $41k (exactly $40,989) | Chavafei |
| | Future Racer 2000 | older | $4.99 | 111 92% | 3.3k | $17k (exactly $16,617) | Tim Oxton |
| | ARIE: Moonprayer | $16.99 | 20 95% | 600 | $10k (exactly $10,194) | PhantomWorks | |
 | BeachRun | older | $24.99 | 11 100% | 330 | $8.2k (exactly $8,247) | Gamesforgames |
 | HOPE VR: Progressive Meditation | · EA older | $9.99 | 19 78% | 570 | $5.7k (exactly $5,694) | Khosouf Studio |
 | Salsa Virtual | · EA older | $19.99 | 6 33% | 180 | $3.6k (exactly $3,598) | Dance-Virtual |
 | Hypotheses on the Symmetry between Vision and Hands | $1.99 | 54 96% | 1.6k | $3.2k (exactly $3,224) | Finger tip | |
 | Clan monsters | older | $9.99 | 10 100% | 300 | $3.0k (exactly $2,997) | Gamesforgames |
 | Penance | $2.99 | 12 100% | 360 | $1.1k (exactly $1,076) | Scriptorium Artis | |
 | Escape the House | $0.99 | 22 95% | 660 | $653 (exactly $653) | REVO Team's | |
 | ¿ Y ? A Short Memoir Told in Bits | $2.99 | 4 100% | 120 | $359 (exactly $359) | [ N / A ] | |
 | ZipRush: Surf the Void | · EA | $9.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $300 (exactly $300) | Narriflux |
 | AnderKant | $0.99 | 6 66% | 180 | $178 (exactly $178) | KlankeKlanke | |
 | Lag Simulator | $0.99 | 6 100% | 180 | $178 (exactly $178) | Funn Studios | |
 | The Three Cardinals | $4.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $150 (exactly $150) | Emanuel Beaulieu |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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