Games › Sports › Sports + Runner
Should I ship a Runner Sports game?
Sports + Runner
Of 67 developers who shipped a Runner Sports 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.. 67 more are announced.
Verdict: dead, for a 6 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $240 in the last 2 years and $240 over 4, against a market of $630 for a 6 / 10 build. 34 developers shipped in the last year and 67 games are announced.
| Bottom 30% | $0 (exactly $0) |
|---|---|
| Median | $238 (exactly $238) |
| Top 25% | $3.0k (exactly $2,997) |
| Top 5% | $27k (exactly $26,820) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 67 |
| Released games | 247 |
| Announced | 67 |
| Effort | 6 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $5.00 |
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 35% on the market, supply as many developers as the period before.
Free games: 13%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
What it takes
- Effort
- 6 / 10 · full 3D single-player, physics sims, content-heavy RPG
- Systems
- Sports, Runner; 4 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Racing, Arcade
- Price point
- $5.00 typical · top 25% priced $14.99 or above
- Art
- 7 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $14.99 or above; the middle game at $5.00.
The top 10 games average 91% positive over 932 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $50. 9 in 10 of the 44 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 67 games are announced against 34 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Sports with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
- + Dynamic NarrationStrong odds
- + CraftingFair
- + Strategy RPGFair
- + SandboxFair
- + Split ScreenFair
- + Dating SimFair
- + Visual NovelFair
- + LGBTQ+Fair
- + FMVFair
- + BikesFair
- + Immersive SimFair
- + Choices MatterFair
Comparable games
TrackDayR 2021 · EA · $1.7M 
STRIDE 2022 · $1.2M 
pureya 2021 · $403k 
DeathSprint 66 2024 · $297k 
Moto Racer 4 2016 · $154k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | TrackDayR | · EA older | $24.99 | 2,213 86% | 66k | $1.7M (exactly $1,659,086) | MadCow S.r.l. |
| | STRIDE | older | $19.99 | 1,975 79% | 59k | $1.2M (exactly $1,184,408) | Joy Way |
| | pureya | older | $5.99 | 2,242 96% | 67k | $403k (exactly $402,887) | Majorariatto |
| | DeathSprint 66 | older | $19.99 | 495 83% | 15k | $297k (exactly $296,852) | Sumo Digital |
| | Moto Racer 4 | older | $14.99 | 343 60% | 10k | $154k (exactly $154,247) | Artefacts Studio |
 | VR Skater | older | $19.99 | 222 86% | 6.7k | $133k (exactly $133,133) | DEFICIT Games |
 | Nippon Marathon | older | $14.99 | 274 89% | 8.2k | $123k (exactly $123,218) | Onion Soup Interactive |
 | Rocket Boots Mania | $14.99 | 229 99% | 6.9k | $103k (exactly $102,981) | Luma Play | |
 | HerrAnwalt: Lawyers Legacy | · EA older | $5.99 | 471 78% | 14k | $85k (exactly $84,639) | Yannick |
 | The Alto Collection | older | $9.99 | 263 94% | 7.9k | $79k (exactly $78,821) | Land & Sea |
 | Fresh Tracks | $24.99 | 53 94% | 1.6k | $40k (exactly $39,734) | Buffalo Buffalo | |
 | Catch Me | $5.99 | 178 70% | 5.3k | $32k (exactly $31,987) | Doorway Games | |
 | Stardust Skate | $2.99 | 299 98% | 9.0k | $27k (exactly $26,820) | VchiBan, Aetha | |
 | Ala Mobile | $14.99 | 43 74% | 1.3k | $19k (exactly $19,337) | CVi Games | |
 | Moto Rush Reborn | $12.99 | 43 97% | 1.3k | $17k (exactly $16,757) | Baltoro Games | |
 | Hobby Horse | $14.99 | 29 89% | 870 | $13k (exactly $13,041) | Games Incubator | |
 | DRAFTYCAR 2 | · EA | $14.99 | 24 95% | 720 | $11k (exactly $10,793) | Speedway Labs |
 | Derby Heroines: Run, Bet, Win! | $14.99 | 17 94% | 510 | $7.6k (exactly $7,645) | SHINISE GAMES, MFC STUDIO | |
 | Nippon Marathon 2: Daijoubu | · EA | $10.99 | 17 94% | 510 | $5.6k (exactly $5,605) | Onion Soup Interactive |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
Five niches a week, one death, one deep dive.
Your address goes to Buttondown, which sends the letter, and nowhere else. Every issue has an unsubscribe link. No tracking beyond the open count Buttondown keeps.