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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Time Attack Score Attack game?

Score Attack + Time Attack

Of 50 developers who shipped a Time Attack 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.. 54 more are announced.

Verdict: fair, for a 3 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $660, ×1.4 the market's $480 for a 3 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $180. Revenue is flat on the market; 54 games are announced against 35 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 1.4 times the market baseline, revenue flat on the market, 54 announced, ×1.5 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Score Attack + Time Attack
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 50
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $2.1k → $12k → $838 → $3.0k → $628 → $898 → $1.8k (still earning) → $180 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Score Attack + Time Attack: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 50
Bottom 30% $179 (exactly $179)
Median $657 (exactly $657)
Top 25% $3.4k (exactly $3,356)
Top 5% $42k (exactly $42,258)
Developers, 2 yr 50
Released games 214
Announced 54
Effort 3 / 10
AI-buildability High
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 flat on the market, supply 120% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 4%, excluded from money figures.

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Plate 2 · systems and tooling

Can AI deliver it?

AI-buildability for this niche is high: the lowest rating among its tags.

Score Attack
effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
Time 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
3 / 10 · small 2D action, light systems
Systems
Score Attack, Time Attack; 3 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Arcade, Puzzle
Price point
$1.99 typical · top 25% priced $19.99 or above
Art
4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Cute, Family Friendly, 2D
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $1.99.

The top 10 games average 87% positive over 9,232 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $180, median $660, 1 in 4 over $3.3k, 1 in 20 over $42k.

3 in 10 developers made under $180. Nearly all of the 52 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 54 games are announced against 35 developers who shipped in the last year.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Score Attack with a different second tag, 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

Assetto Corsa Rally 2025 · EA · $7.9M HYPER DEMON 2022 · $1.4M Dustforce DX 2012 · $364k BZZZT 2023 · $342k The King's Bird 2018 · $210k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Assetto Corsa Rally · EA $29.99 8,757 87% 263k $7.9M (exactly $7,878,673) Supernova Games Studios
HYPER DEMON older $14.99 3,087 94% 93k $1.4M (exactly $1,388,224) Sorath
Dustforce DX older $9.99 1,214 93% 36k $364k (exactly $363,836) Hitbox Team
BZZZT older $11.99 952 93% 29k $342k (exactly $342,434) KO.DLL
The King's Bird older $19.99 350 73% 11k $210k (exactly $209,895) Serenity Forge
ESCHATOS older $14.99 287 95% 8.6k $129k (exactly $129,064) Qute
Savant - Ascent REMIX older $9.99 330 92% 9.9k $99k (exactly $98,901) D-Pad Studio
SNOW BROS. 2 SPECIAL $34.99 80 70% 2.4k $84k (exactly $83,976) CRT GAMES
Raiden Legacy - Steam Edition older $9.99 259 54% 7.8k $78k (exactly $77,622) Dotemu
Pang Adventures older $9.99 216 85% 6.5k $65k (exactly $64,735) Dotemu
ZOE Begone! $9.99 141 100% 4.2k $42k (exactly $42,258) Retchy Games
Reverse Problem $12.99 52 86% 1.6k $20k (exactly $20,264) Tag Axle Games
FZ: Formation Z $29.99 16 87% 480 $14k (exactly $14,395) Granzella Inc.
Caromble! $12.99 34 73% 1.0k $13k (exactly $13,250) Crimson Owl Studios
HyperCore : Rhythm Bullet Hell $19.99 17 100% 510 $10k (exactly $10,195) Gameinaframe
100 Cats London $1.99 111 96% 3.3k $6.6k (exactly $6,627) 100 Cats
Supersonic Bridge Racing $11.99 11 100% 330 $4.0k (exactly $3,957) Stumi Games
Three Bulky Bears $9.99 13 100% 390 $3.9k (exactly $3,896) Storytime Games

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