Should I ship a Faith game?
Faith
Of 234 developers who shipped a Faith 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.. 324 more are announced, ×2.6 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 3 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $1.4k, ×3.0 the market's $480 for a 3 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $360; 1 in 20 cleared $270k, ×572 the market median. Revenue is up 195% on the market; 324 games are announced against 124 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $359 (exactly $359) |
|---|---|
| Median | $1.4k (exactly $1,440) |
| Top 25% | $11k (exactly $11,301) |
| Top 5% | $272k (exactly $271,621) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 234 |
| Released games | 717 |
| Announced | 324 |
| Effort | 3 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | High |
| Typical price | $5.99 |
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 195% on the market, supply 10% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 15%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is high: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Faith
- effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
What it takes
- Effort
- 3 / 10 · small 2D action, light systems
- Price point
- $5.99 typical · top 25% priced $14.99 or above
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $14.99 or above; the middle game at $5.99.
The top 10 games average 89% positive over 16,892 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $360. 9 in 10 of the 139 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 324 games are announced against 124 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.6 per shipper.
All pairs with Faith
No pair with Faith has 25 games yet.
Comparable games
Cult of the Lamb 2022 · $84M 
Touhou Luna Nights 2019 · $7.4M 
Touhou Mystia's Izakaya 2021 · $5.3M 
FATAL FRAME II: Crimson Butterfly REMAKE 2026 · $4.0M 
FAITH: The Unholy Trinity 2022 · $3.6M | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Cult of the Lamb | older | $24.99 | 112,096 95% | 3.4M | $84M (exactly $84,038,371) | Massive Monster |
| | Touhou Luna Nights | older | $17.99 | 13,776 97% | 413k | $7.4M (exactly $7,434,907) | Team Ladybug, WSS playground |
| | Touhou Mystia's Izakaya | older | $5.99 | 29,517 98% | 886k | $5.3M (exactly $5,304,205) | 二色幽紫蝶, Re零同人社 |
| | FATAL FRAME II: Crimson Butterfly REMAKE | $49.99 | 2,663 87% | 80k | $4.0M (exactly $3,993,701) | KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. | |
| | FAITH: The Unholy Trinity | older | $14.99 | 8,006 95% | 240k | $3.6M (exactly $3,600,298) | Airdorf Games |
 | Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic - the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil | $17.99 | 3,740 98% | 112k | $2.0M (exactly $2,018,478) | 上海アリス幻樂団, 上海アリスReprise | |
 | Touhou Tenkuushou ~ Hidden Star in Four Seasons. | older | $14.99 | 4,312 98% | 129k | $1.9M (exactly $1,939,106) | 上海アリス幻樂団 |
 | Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend | · EA older | $29.99 | 2,036 92% | 61k | $1.8M (exactly $1,831,789) | Alioth Studio |
 | Touhou Genso Wanderer -Reloaded- | older | $34.99 | 1,734 93% | 52k | $1.8M (exactly $1,820,180) | AQUASTYLE |
 | Gensokyo Night Festival | · EA older | $12.99 | 4,497 69% | 135k | $1.8M (exactly $1,752,481) | WSS playground, tea_basira |
 | Forgive Me Father 2 | $24.99 | 1,500 81% | 45k | $1.1M (exactly $1,124,550) | Byte Barrel | |
 | 33 Immortals | $14.89 | 2,130 72% | 64k | $951k (exactly $951,471) | Thunder Lotus | |
 | I Am Jesus Christ | $19.99 | 1,486 87% | 45k | $891k (exactly $891,154) | Space Boat Studios | |
 | Touhou Dystopian | $9.99 | 2,161 97% | 65k | $648k (exactly $647,652) | Kay Lnk | |
 | Fantasy Maiden Wars - DREAM OF THE STRAY DREAMER - | $34.99 | 582 98% | 17k | $611k (exactly $610,925) | さんぼん堂 | |
 | TouHou Makuka Sai ~ Fantastic Danmaku Festival Part III | $13.99 | 1,242 90% | 37k | $521k (exactly $521,267) | 东方幕华祭制作组 | |
 | Valkyrie of Phantasm | $29.99 | 556 86% | 17k | $500k (exactly $500,233) | AREAZERO | |
 | Touhou Kinjoukyou ～ Fossilized Wonders. | $14.99 | 832 91% | 25k | $374k (exactly $374,150) | 上海アリス幻樂団 |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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