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Silent Protagonist
Of 21 developers who shipped a Silent-Protagonist 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.. 35 more are announced, ×2.9 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 3 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $1.2k, ×2.5 the market's $480 for a 3 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $240; 1 in 20 cleared $2.0M, ×4415 the market median. Revenue is up 45% on the market; 35 games are announced against 12 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $240 (exactly $240) |
|---|---|
| Median | $1.2k (exactly $1,199) |
| Top 25% | $10k (exactly $10,414) |
| Top 5% | $2.1M (exactly $2,097,201) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 21 |
| Released games | 151 |
| Announced | 35 |
| Effort | 3 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | High |
| Typical price | $6.99 |
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 45% on the market, supply 35% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 11%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is high: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Silent Protagonist
- effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
What it takes
- Effort
- 3 / 10 · small 2D action, light systems
- Price point
- $6.99 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 $6.99.
The top 10 games average 85% positive over 8,071 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $240. 8 in 10 of the 11 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 35 games are announced against 12 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.9 per shipper.
All pairs with Silent Protagonist
No pair with Silent Protagonist has 25 games yet.
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Thief Simulator 2018 · $22M | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | ACE COMBAT™ 7: SKIES UNKNOWN | older | $59.99 | 46,235 87% | 1.4M | $83M (exactly $83,209,130) | Bandai Namco Studios Inc. |
| | Half-Life 2 | older | $9.99 | 202,782 97% | 6.1M | $61M (exactly $60,773,765) | Valve |
| | Half-Life | older | $9.99 | 117,320 96% | 3.5M | $35M (exactly $35,160,804) | Valve |
| | Wandering Sword | older | $24.99 | 37,034 94% | 1.1M | $28M (exactly $27,764,390) | The Swordman Studio |
| | Thief Simulator | older | $19.99 | 37,377 88% | 1.1M | $22M (exactly $22,414,987) | Noble Muffins |
 | Dead Space (2008) | older | $19.99 | 22,890 92% | 687k | $14M (exactly $13,727,133) | EA Redwood Shores |
 | Grand Theft Auto III – The Definitive Edition | older | $59.99 | 7,353 66% | 221k | $13M (exactly $13,233,194) | Rockstar Games |
 | The Forgotten City | older | $24.99 | 11,159 96% | 335k | $8.4M (exactly $8,365,902) | Modern Storyteller |
 | Five Nights at Freddy's | older | $4.99 | 53,607 94% | 1.6M | $8.0M (exactly $8,024,968) | Scott Cawthon |
 | CHRONO TRIGGER® | older | $14.99 | 12,149 88% | 364k | $5.5M (exactly $5,463,405) | Square Enix |
 | DRAGON QUEST VII Reimagined | $59.99 | 2,138 88% | 64k | $3.8M (exactly $3,847,759) | Square Enix, HEXADRIVE Inc. | |
 | A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead | $29.99 | 2,331 74% | 70k | $2.1M (exactly $2,097,201) | Stormind Games | |
 | Eclipsium | $12.99 | 3,306 91% | 99k | $1.3M (exactly $1,288,348) | Housefire | |
 | Synthesis of Corruption | $8.99 | 50 84% | 1.5k | $13k (exactly $13,485) | VidyGames | |
 | Garbage Packer | $6.99 | 56 82% | 1.7k | $12k (exactly $11,743) | Trash Games Studios | |
 | Escape from Mutation Station | $3.99 | 87 96% | 2.6k | $10k (exactly $10,414) | Jay Marksman | |
 | The Castle of Dr. Hoot | $4.99 | 60 80% | 1.8k | $9.0k (exactly $8,982) | BitWizard | |
 | Bloom Thrice | $9.99 | 25 96% | 750 | $7.5k (exactly $7,492) | NEO*PUN | |
 | The Dark Delivers | $8.99 | 13 100% | 390 | $3.5k (exactly $3,506) | JaB Arcade | |
 | Faunamorph | $9.99 | 5 40% | 150 | $1.5k (exactly $1,498) | Marangon Productions |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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