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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Supernatural Score Attack game?

Score Attack + Supernatural

Only 16 developers shipped a Supernatural 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, Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles 2, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 31 more are announced, ×5.2 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

Verdict: poor odds, for a 4 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $630, ×1.3 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $210; 1 in 20 cleared $5.1M, ×10908 the market median. Revenue is up 670% on the market; 31 games are announced against 6 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 1.3 times the market baseline, revenue up 670% on the market, 31 announced, ×5.2 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Score Attack + Supernatural
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 16
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $897 → $629 → $3.1k → $210 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Score Attack + Supernatural: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 16
Bottom 30% $210 (exactly $210)
Median $629 (exactly $629)
Top 25% $3.1k (exactly $3,144)
Top 5% $5.2M (exactly $5,181,336)
Developers, 2 yr 16
Released games 43
Announced 31
Effort 4 / 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 670% on the market, supply 40% fewer developers than the period before.

Free games: 21%, 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.

Score Attack
effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
Supernatural
effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
Systems
Score Attack
Price point
$4.99 typical
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 10 games average 83% positive over 2,964 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $210, median $630, 1 in 4 over $3.1k, 1 in 20 over $5.1M.

3 in 10 developers made under $210. 9 in 10 of the 10 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 31 games are announced against 6 developers who shipped in the last year, ×5.2 per shipper.

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

Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles 2 $59.99 2,879 83% 86k $5.2M (exactly $5,181,336) CyberConnect2
Impaler Gold older $4.99 466 92% 14k $70k (exactly $69,760) Apptivus
Type Knight older $4.99 135 91% 4.1k $20k (exactly $20,210) chaikadev
Polar Penguin Post · EA older $15.99 25 92% 750 $12k (exactly $11,992) Little Lemon Bulb
BAROQUE SHOOTING: REVERSED $14.99 14 92% 420 $6.3k (exactly $6,296) Sting
Brave Rounds $14.99 12 100% 360 $5.4k (exactly $5,396) PlayShift Games
School Paranormal Laboratory older $3.99 39 58% 1.2k $4.7k (exactly $4,668) KIMIDORI SOFT
KING PONG · EA older $19.99 7 71% 210 $4.2k (exactly $4,198) Iconik
Spooky Mahjong older $4.99 25 76% 750 $3.7k (exactly $3,742) Triakola Studios
Lord O' Pirates $4.99 21 85% 630 $3.1k (exactly $3,144) One Flow Man
Axe Ghost $9.99 10 90% 300 $3.0k (exactly $2,997) Tomasz Kaye
DEMONOLITION $9.99 9 77% 270 $2.7k (exactly $2,697) HEX512
NecroFarm $2.99 10 60% 300 $897 (exactly $897) Podigi Games
Devil's Derby $6.99 3 100% 90 $629 (exactly $629) Elliott Ayling
Air Master HANEMARU $3.99 3 100% 90 $359 (exactly $359) SE.EED CO.,LTD
For Hell's Sake $2.99 3 100% 90 $269 (exactly $269) Fourmi Zero

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