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Should I ship a Supernatural Runner?
Runner + Supernatural
Of 20 developers who shipped a Supernatural Runner 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.. 19 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 $450 over 4, against a market of $480 for a 4 / 10 build. 9 developers shipped in the last year and 19 games are announced.
| Bottom 30% | $59 (exactly $59) |
|---|---|
| Median | $298 (exactly $298) |
| Top 25% | $3.0k (exactly $2,967) |
| Top 5% | $20k (exactly $20,135) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 20 |
| Released games | 43 |
| Announced | 19 |
| 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 flat on the market, supply 20% fewer developers than the period before.
Free games: 12%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Runner
- effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
- Supernatural
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
- Systems
- Runner; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Exploration, Survival Horror, Action
- Price point
- $2.99 typical · top 25% priced $14.99 or above
- Art
- 5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with First-Person, Linear, 3D
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $14.99 or above; the middle game at $2.99.
The top 10 games average 75% positive over 176 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $59. All of the 11 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 19 games are announced against 9 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.1 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Runner with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
- + LootFair
- + Local MultiplayerFair
- + PsychologicalFair
- + IdlerFair
- + Visual NovelFair
- + Time AttackFair
- + FPSLong shot
- + 4 Player LocalPoor odds
- + MusicPoor odds
- + Co-opPoor odds
- + Online Co-OpPoor odds
- + Interactive FictionPoor odds
Comparable games
Phantom Abyss 2024 · $1.2M 
Zardy's Cave 2024 · $20k 
Misty Onsen 2025 · $5.8k 
Campfire: Night One 2026 · $5.4k 
Umbral 2024 · $5.4k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Phantom Abyss | older | $19.99 | 1,962 81% | 59k | $1.2M (exactly $1,176,611) | Team WIBY |
| | Zardy's Cave | $7.99 | 84 80% | 2.5k | $20k (exactly $20,135) | Full Trek Media | |
| | Misty Onsen | $5.99 | 32 56% | 960 | $5.8k (exactly $5,750) | 神 SHEN | |
| | Campfire: Night One | $14.99 | 12 91% | 360 | $5.4k (exactly $5,396) | Prisca, Mezey Krisztián | |
| | Umbral | older | $9.99 | 18 83% | 540 | $5.4k (exactly $5,395) | Walter O. M. Junior |
 | Hell Runner | $14.99 | 10 100% | 300 | $4.5k (exactly $4,497) | Moonlight Studio | |
 | Spooky Mahjong | older | $4.99 | 25 76% | 750 | $3.7k (exactly $3,742) | Triakola Studios |
 | 永夜镇EternalNightTown | $8.99 | 11 54% | 330 | $3.0k (exactly $2,967) | 阁楼实验室 | |
 | Survive the Jurassic | older | $5.99 | 15 13% | 450 | $2.7k (exactly $2,696) | John tex |
 | Soulslinger | older | $2.99 | 23 91% | 690 | $2.1k (exactly $2,063) | Nether Lamp |
 | 独特的友谊 - Special Friendship | $2.99 | 6 66% | 180 | $538 (exactly $538) | U0U0X幽灵 | |
 | Hot Pig Jump! | $3.99 | 4 100% | 120 | $479 (exactly $479) | DekkaRuby Games | |
 | Ghost VCD | $2.99 | 5 60% | 150 | $449 (exactly $449) | Qing Ping | |
 | 漫游后室 Roaming Backrooms | $1.99 | 7 71% | 210 | $418 (exactly $418) | 搞机居委会 | |
 | After The Afterlife | $1.99 | 5 80% | 150 | $298 (exactly $298) | BugBit Studio |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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