Should I ship a Parody game?
Parody
Of 398 developers who shipped a Parody 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.. 542 more are announced, ×2.2 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 2 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $1.2k, ×9.8 the market's $120 for a 2 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $240; 1 in 20 cleared $200k, ×1715 the market median. Revenue is down 25% on the market; 542 games are announced against 243 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $239 (exactly $239) |
|---|---|
| Median | $1.2k (exactly $1,166) |
| Top 25% | $8.4k (exactly $8,361) |
| Top 5% | $204k (exactly $204,139) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 398 |
| Released games | 1,281 |
| Announced | 542 |
| Effort | 2 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | High |
| 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 down 25% on the market, supply 50% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 17%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is high: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Parody
- effort 2 / 10 · high · effort 2 sits in the high band
What it takes
- Effort
- 2 / 10 · static 2D art, simple logic
- Price point
- $4.99 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 $4.99.
The top 10 games average 92% positive over 29,410 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $240. 8 in 10 of the 222 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 542 games are announced against 243 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.2 per shipper.
All pairs with Parody
No pair with Parody has 25 games yet.
Comparable games
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The Henry Stickmin Collection 2020 · $25M 
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Far Cry 3 - Blood Dragon 2013 · $8.3M | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Saints Row IV: Re-Elected | older | $19.99 | 57,525 87% | 1.7M | $34M (exactly $34,497,742) | Deep Silver Volition |
| | The Henry Stickmin Collection | older | $14.99 | 55,826 98% | 1.7M | $25M (exactly $25,104,952) | PuffballsUnited |
| | LEGO® Batman™: Legacy of the Dark Knight | $69.99 | 8,728 95% | 262k | $18M (exactly $18,326,182) | TT Games | |
| | There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension | older | $12.99 | 24,144 97% | 724k | $9.4M (exactly $9,408,917) | Draw Me A Pixel |
| | Far Cry 3 - Blood Dragon | older | $14.99 | 18,356 87% | 551k | $8.3M (exactly $8,254,693) | Ubisoft Montreal |
 | Viscera Cleanup Detail | older | $12.99 | 18,053 92% | 542k | $7.0M (exactly $7,035,254) | RuneStorm |
 | POSTAL 4: No Regerts | older | $19.99 | 10,855 67% | 326k | $6.5M (exactly $6,509,743) | Running With Scissors |
 | Saints Row | older | $29.99 | 5,765 61% | 173k | $5.2M (exactly $5,186,770) | Volition |
 | Trombone Champ | older | $14.99 | 10,327 98% | 310k | $4.6M (exactly $4,644,052) | Holy Wow Studios LLC |
 | Epic Battle Fantasy 5 | older | $24.99 | 5,647 98% | 169k | $4.2M (exactly $4,233,556) | Matt Roszak |
 | Lucky Tower Ultimate | $14.99 | 2,281 94% | 68k | $1.0M (exactly $1,025,766) | Studio Seufz | |
 | Monster Prom 4: Monster Con | $14.99 | 1,892 98% | 57k | $851k (exactly $850,832) | Beautiful Glitch | |
 | Guilty as Sock! | $5.50 | 4,836 89% | 145k | $798k (exactly $797,940) | Demon Max | |
 | Bookshop Simulator | $15.99 | 1,496 92% | 45k | $718k (exactly $717,631) | Blep Games | |
 | How to Make an Atomic Bomb in Your Garden | $11.69 | 2,008 89% | 60k | $704k (exactly $704,206) | karahan | |
 | Fever Meme | $4.20 | 4,358 91% | 131k | $549k (exactly $549,108) | Aimbok | |
 | 420BLAZEIT 2: GAME OF THE YEAR -=Dank Dreams and Goated Memes=- [#wow/11 Like and Subscribe] Poggerz Edition | $10.99 | 1,546 98% | 46k | $510k (exactly $509,716) | Normal Wholesome Games | |
 | Big Helmet Heroes | $24.99 | 678 78% | 20k | $508k (exactly $508,297) | Exalted Studio | |
 | Anomalous Coffee Machine | $9.99 | 1,587 86% | 48k | $476k (exactly $475,624) | HoruBrain Interactive |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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