Should I ship a Skiing game?
Skiing
Of 21 developers who shipped a Skiing 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.. 40 more are announced, ×4.4 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 6 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $11k, ×18 the market's $630 for a 6 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $360; 1 in 20 cleared $560k, ×894 the market median. Revenue is down 100% on the market; 40 games are announced against 9 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $359 (exactly $359) |
|---|---|
| Median | $11k (exactly $11,058) |
| Top 25% | $99k (exactly $98,756) |
| Top 5% | $562k (exactly $561,525) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 21 |
| Released games | 75 |
| Announced | 40 |
| 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 down 100% on the market, supply 30% fewer developers than the period before.
Free games: 15%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Skiing
- effort 6 / 10 · medium · effort 6 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 6 / 10 · full 3D single-player, physics sims, content-heavy RPG
- Systems
- Skiing
- Price point
- $9.99 typical · top 25% priced $29.99 or above
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $29.99 or above; the middle game at $9.99.
The top 10 games average 90% positive over 4,685 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $360. 6 in 10 of the 15 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 40 games are announced against 9 developers who shipped in the last year, ×4.4 per shipper.
All pairs with Skiing
- Skiing + Sports Poor odds $16k
- Racing + Skiing Dead $44k
- Skiing + Snowboarding Dead $44k
- Skiing + Snow Dead $33k
- Skiing + Arcade Dead $16k
- Skiing + Simulation Dead $16k
- Skiing + Action Dead $2.4k
Comparable games
Riders Republic 2023 · $37M 
Steep™ 2016 · $28M 
Sword of the Sea 2025 · $1.5M 
Winter Resort Simulator 2 2020 · $1.0M 
TRIBES 3: Rivals 2024 · EA · $794k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Riders Republic | older | $39.99 | 30,458 81% | 914k | $37M (exactly $36,540,463) | Ubisoft Annecy, Ubisoft Belgrade, Ubiso… (Ubisoft Annecy, Ubisoft Belgrade, Ubisoft Kyiv, Ubisoft Pune, Ubisoft Odesa) |
| | Steep™ | older | $29.99 | 30,589 82% | 918k | $28M (exactly $27,520,923) | Ubisoft Annecy, Ubisoft Montpellier, Ub… (Ubisoft Annecy, Ubisoft Montpellier, Ubisoft Kiev) |
| | Sword of the Sea | $29.99 | 1,638 89% | 49k | $1.5M (exactly $1,473,709) | Giant Squid | |
| | Winter Resort Simulator 2 | older | $24.99 | 1,336 84% | 40k | $1.0M (exactly $1,001,599) | Simuverse Interactive |
| | TRIBES 3: Rivals | · EA older | $19.99 | 1,324 61% | 40k | $794k (exactly $794,003) | Prophecy Games |
 | Snowtopia: Ski Resort Builder | older | $24.99 | 828 66% | 25k | $621k (exactly $620,752) | TeaForTwo |
 | Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders | $24.99 | 749 91% | 22k | $562k (exactly $561,525) | Megagon Industries | |
 | Descenders Next | · EA | $29.99 | 389 79% | 12k | $350k (exactly $349,983) | RageSquid |
 | SNØ: Ultimate Freeriding | $11.99 | 920 96% | 28k | $331k (exactly $330,924) | Studio Gauntlet | |
 | When Ski Lifts Go Wrong | older | $14.99 | 519 87% | 16k | $233k (exactly $233,394) | Hugecalf Studios |
 | NGL Biathlon 2026 | $17.99 | 198 93% | 5.9k | $107k (exactly $106,861) | NordicGamesLab | |
 | Tricky Madness | · EA | $7.99 | 412 95% | 12k | $99k (exactly $98,756) | Nathan Dearth |
 | Slopecrashers | $17.99 | 82 93% | 2.5k | $44k (exactly $44,255) | byteparrot | |
 | Fresh Tracks | $24.99 | 53 94% | 1.6k | $40k (exactly $39,734) | Buffalo Buffalo | |
 | Ice World | $9.99 | 111 57% | 3.3k | $33k (exactly $33,267) | CoolRabbit Games | |
 | Ski Jumping World Cup | $3.99 | 133 75% | 4.0k | $16k (exactly $15,920) | Storm Trident S.A. |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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