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Should I ship a Spaceship Score Attack game?

Score Attack + Spaceships

Only 9 developers shipped a Spaceship Score Attack game 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, Emerald Blue, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 8 more are announced.

Verdict: dead, for a 5 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $89 in the last 2 years and $120 over 4, against a market of $630 for a 5 / 10 build. 7 developers shipped in the last year and 8 games are announced.

Deciding numbers: median 0.1 times the market baseline, revenue too few recent games to read momentum, 8 announced, ×1.1 per developer who shipped in the last year.
Nobody has said they are building this yet.
Score Attack + Spaceships
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 9
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $59 → $89 → $267 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Score Attack + Spaceships: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 9
Bottom 30% $60 (exactly $60)
Median $89 (exactly $89)
Top 25% $1.2k (exactly $1,199)
Top 5% $13k (exactly $12,887)
Developers, 2 yr 9
Released games 27
Announced 8
Effort 5 / 10
AI-buildability Medium
Typical price $1.99

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 250% more developers than the period before.

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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.

Score Attack
effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
Spaceships
effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
Systems
Score Attack
Price point
$1.99 typical
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

Fewer than 10 games in the last 2 years; sentiment and price figures use the all window.

The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.

The top 10 games average 95% positive over 265 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $60, median $89, 1 in 4 over $1.1k, 1 in 20 over $12k.

3 in 10 developers made under $60. 8 games are announced against 7 developers who shipped in the last year.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Score Attack with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + MechsFair23 devs · median $6.2k · 24 announced
  2. + Spectacle fighterFair31 devs · median $4.3k · 29 announced
  3. + DragonsFair16 devs · median $2.1k · 11 announced
  4. + VampiresFair16 devs · median $1.7k · 14 announced
  5. + CookingFair28 devs · median $1.4k · 30 announced
  6. + SuperheroFair11 devs · median $1.3k · 5 announced
  7. + Female ProtagonistFair112 devs · median $1.2k · 104 announced
  8. + GolfFair11 devs · median $1.2k · 8 announced
  9. + GothicFair20 devs · median $959 · 14 announced
  10. + ModernFair53 devs · median $899 · 43 announced
  11. + Choose Your Own AdventureFair14 devs · median $898 · 11 announced
  12. + UndergroundFair23 devs · median $748 · 18 announced

All 200 pairs on the Score Attack page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

Astral Gunners 2024 · $22k XIIZEAL 2015 · $21k Curved Space 2021 · $14k Emerald Blue 2025 · $13k Terra Flame 2022 · $12k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Astral Gunners older $19.99 36 100% 1.1k $22k (exactly $21,589) Sati Bros
XIIZEAL older $11.99 59 88% 1.8k $21k (exactly $21,222) TRIANGLE SERVICE
Curved Space older $19.99 24 95% 720 $14k (exactly $14,393) Only By Midnight Ltd.
Emerald Blue $9.99 43 100% 1.3k $13k (exactly $12,887) Emerald Blue Team
Terra Flame older $14.99 27 96% 810 $12k (exactly $12,142) TERARIN GAMES
Space Route older $24.99 11 90% 330 $8.2k (exactly $8,247) Space R Studio, Gamesforgames
Hyper Space older $4.99 36 100% 1.1k $5.4k (exactly $5,389) Fennec Game Studio
REVO older $14.99 7 85% 210 $3.1k (exactly $3,148) Cosmic Misfit Studio
Aeroplane Blaster older $4.99 16 87% 480 $2.4k (exactly $2,395) khukhrovr
VectaGuard $12.99 6 100% 180 $2.3k (exactly $2,338) RetroNinja
Drawn to Drift $9.99 4 100% 120 $1.2k (exactly $1,199) FrogForgeGames
LasTar $0.99 9 100% 270 $267 (exactly $267) Cidev
Rocks In Space $0.99 3 33% 90 $89 (exactly $89) T's Gaming Emporium
Solaris - Arcade Edition $1.99 1 100% 30 $60 (exactly $60) Gold Angel Corp.
Cyber Saber PRO $1.99 1 100% 30 $60 (exactly $60) HatCatGames
TypingRocket $4.99 0 0% 0 $0 (exactly $0) nishinihonkankyou Corporation
COSMONEON $0.99 0 0% 0 $0 (exactly $0) AlmightyBryce.Dev

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