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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Split Screen Score Attack game?

Split Screen + Score Attack

Of 23 developers who shipped a Split Screen Score Attack 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.. 24 more are announced.

Verdict: long shot, for a 5 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $300, ×0.5 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, but 1 in 20 cleared $54k, ×87 the market median. Revenue is up 1245% on the market; 24 games are announced against 12 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 0.5 times the market baseline, revenue up 1245% on the market, 24 announced, ×2.0 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Split Screen + Score Attack
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 23
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $120 → $2.7k → $17k → $120 → $300 → $1.3k (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Split Screen + Score Attack: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 23
Bottom 30% $0 (exactly $0)
Median $300 (exactly $300)
Top 25% $3.3k (exactly $3,297)
Top 5% $55k (exactly $54,948)
Developers, 2 yr 23
Released games 81
Announced 24
Effort 5 / 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 up 1245% on the market, supply 10% 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.

Split Screen
effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 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
5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
Systems
Split Screen, Score Attack; 6 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Local Multiplayer, PvP, 4 Player Local
Price point
$4.99 typical · top 25% priced $12.99 or above
Art
6 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Family Friendly, Colorful, Funny
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $12.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.

The top 10 games average 85% positive over 662 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 $3.2k, 1 in 20 over $54k.

3 in 10 developers made under $50. 9 in 10 of the 11 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 24 games are announced against 12 developers who shipped in the last year.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Split Screen with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + Automobile SimStrong odds25 devs · median $5.5k · 14 announced
  2. + DrivingFair54 devs · median $6.0k · 56 announced
  3. + Immersive SimFair12 devs · median $6.0k · 14 announced
  4. + HorrorFair16 devs · median $4.3k · 18 announced
  5. + SportsFair58 devs · median $4.0k · 52 announced
  6. + RPGFair28 devs · median $450 · 31 announced
  7. + CollectathonPoor odds10 devs · median $38k · 16 announced
  8. + Online Co-OpPoor odds30 devs · median $25k · 63 announced
  9. + Female ProtagonistPoor odds15 devs · median $18k · 20 announced
  10. + Open WorldPoor odds20 devs · median $10k · 27 announced
  11. + Tower DefensePoor odds8 devs · median $7.9k · 10 announced
  12. + ExplorationPoor odds42 devs · median $4.8k · 78 announced

All 84 pairs on the Split Screen page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

Hotshot Racing 2020 · $782k New Star™ GP 2024 · $343k Tetris® Forever 2024 · $319k FOTONICA 2014 · $292k Tasty Planet Forever 2018 · $137k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Hotshot Racing older $19.99 1,304 78% 39k $782k (exactly $782,009) Sumo Digital Ltd, Lucky Mountain Games
New Star™ GP older $9.99 1,143 92% 34k $343k (exactly $342,557) New Star Games Ltd.
Tetris® Forever $34.99 304 74% 9.1k $319k (exactly $319,109) Digital Eclipse
FOTONICA older $14.99 649 87% 19k $292k (exactly $291,855) Santa Ragione
Tasty Planet Forever older $12.99 352 87% 11k $137k (exactly $137,174) Dingo Games
Phantom Spark older $19.99 207 96% 6.2k $124k (exactly $124,138) Ghosts
UFO: Unidentified Falling Objects older $14.99 137 97% 4.1k $62k (exactly $61,609) Andrew Morrish
Slip & Skid $12.99 141 97% 4.2k $55k (exactly $54,948) NHOGS Interactive
Destropolis older $5.99 255 89% 7.7k $46k (exactly $45,824) Igrek Games
Wave Break older $19.99 66 83% 2.0k $40k (exactly $39,580) Funktronic Labs
Falling Face Fragments $1.99 140 95% 4.2k $8.4k (exactly $8,358) AshumArcade
4 Rush Together $4.99 29 86% 870 $4.3k (exactly $4,341) Honglizi
Supersonic Bridge Racing $11.99 11 100% 330 $4.0k (exactly $3,957) Stumi Games
A Duel Hand Disaster: Trackher $9.99 11 100% 330 $3.3k (exactly $3,297) Ask An Enemy Studios
Little Toys $5.99 10 80% 300 $1.8k (exactly $1,797) YLRG Entertainment
SantaCorps 4 $4.99 9 88% 270 $1.3k (exactly $1,347) Virtuoso Neomedia
F1 Simulator · EA $9.99 3 100% 90 $899 (exactly $899) Hard Shark Games
Splort $4.99 4 100% 120 $599 (exactly $599) Mikkel Jensby

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