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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Turn-Based Combat Survival Horror?

Survival Horror + Turn-Based Combat

Only 10 developers shipped a Turn-Based Combat Survival Horror 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, Look Outside, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 42 more are announced, ×7.0 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

Verdict: poor odds, for a 6 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $64k, ×102 the market's $630 for a 6 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $750; 1 in 20 cleared $4.0M, ×6484 the market median. Revenue is up 95% on the market; 42 games are announced against 6 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 102.4 times the market baseline, revenue up 95% on the market, 42 announced, ×7.0 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Survival Horror + Turn-Based Combat
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 10
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $1.5k → $9.8k → $748 → $64k → $71k (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Survival Horror + Turn-Based Combat: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 10
Bottom 30% $748 (exactly $748)
Median $64k (exactly $64,315)
Top 25% $209k (exactly $208,986)
Top 5% $4.1M (exactly $4,071,724)
Developers, 2 yr 10
Released games 37
Announced 42
Effort 6 / 10
AI-buildability Medium
Typical price $9.99

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 95% on the market, supply 50% 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.

Survival Horror
effort 6 / 10 · medium · effort 6 sits in the medium band
Turn-Based Combat
effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
6 / 10 · full 3D single-player, physics sims, content-heavy RPG
Systems
Survival Horror, Turn-Based Combat
Price point
$9.99 typical
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 9 games average 97% positive over 16,407 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $750, median $64k, 1 in 4 over $200k, 1 in 20 over $4.0M.

3 in 10 developers made under $750. 42 games are announced against 6 developers who shipped in the last year, ×7.0 per shipper.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Survival Horror with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + FMVFair13 devs · median $31k · 14 announced
  2. + DrivingFair20 devs · median $4.9k · 25 announced
  3. + Tower DefenseFair14 devs · median $1.9k · 16 announced
  4. + IncrementalFair16 devs · median $1.6k · 19 announced
  5. + SnowFair17 devs · median $1.2k · 15 announced
  6. + SportsFair5 devs · median $959 · 3 announced
  7. + Outbreak SimFair22 devs · median $958 · 24 announced
  8. + 3D PlatformerFair111 devs · median $539 · 104 announced
  9. + Boomer ShooterFair27 devs · median $449 · 28 announced
  10. + LGBTQ+Poor odds17 devs · median $52k · 21 announced
  11. + Spectacle fighterPoor odds8 devs · median $52k · 12 announced
  12. + Social DeductionPoor odds14 devs · median $18k · 17 announced

All 159 pairs on the Survival Horror page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

WORLD OF HORROR 2023 · $5.4M Fear & Hunger 2: Termina 2022 · $5.1M Fear & Hunger 2019 · $5.0M Look Outside 2025 · $4.1M Dead State: Reanimated 2014 · $1.3M
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
WORLD OF HORROR older $19.99 8,991 89% 270k $5.4M (exactly $5,391,903) panstasz
Fear & Hunger 2: Termina older $11.99 14,232 97% 427k $5.1M (exactly $5,119,250) Miro Haverinen
Fear & Hunger older $7.99 20,881 94% 626k $5.0M (exactly $5,005,176) Miro Haverinen
Look Outside $9.99 13,586 98% 408k $4.1M (exactly $4,071,724) Francis Coulombe
Dead State: Reanimated older $19.99 2,100 73% 63k $1.3M (exactly $1,259,370) DoubleBear Productions
Wicked Seed $19.99 1,376 94% 41k $825k (exactly $825,187) Dead Right Games
Nemesis: Lockdown older $24.99 732 68% 22k $549k (exactly $548,780) InterStudio
House of Necrosis $11.99 581 94% 17k $209k (exactly $208,986) Warkus
Ogre older $24.99 223 66% 6.7k $167k (exactly $167,183) Auroch Digital
THE SPIRIT LIFT $19.99 118 94% 3.5k $71k (exactly $70,765) prettysmart games
Trench Face $2.99 717 93% 22k $64k (exactly $64,315) Pulse Blue
The end of paradise $7.99 21 90% 630 $5.0k (exactly $5,034) The Salty Trio
Void Foundation: Into The Void $4.99 5 80% 150 $748 (exactly $748) #30A6D-S (Kuma)
Iron Graves $9.99 2 100% 60 $599 (exactly $599) Commoditech
Emoji Puzzle Action - Codename: ManKun $2.99 1 100% 30 $90 (exactly $90) nps努力
Frankenstein RPG $0.99 0 0% 0 $0 (exactly $0) Entertainment Software International

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