Pricing index

WayForward regional pricing index

How WayForward prices outside the US, market by market, as a share of the US price — beside the median for every publisher.

Over 22 priced games (38 store copies).

Market	WayForward	Every publisher	Difference	Pairs	Not converted	Outliers
United Kingdom	approximately 1.09	approximately 1.11	2% below market	22	—	—
Germany	approximately 1.12	approximately 1.12	at market	22	—	—
France	approximately 1.12	approximately 1.12	at market	22	—	—
Japan	approximately 0.68	approximately 0.75	9% below market	22	—	—
Canada	approximately 0.90	approximately 0.91	2% below market	38	—	—
Australia	approximately 1.03	approximately 1.04	1% below market	22	—	—
Brazil	approximately 0.98	approximately 0.70	40% above market	38	—	—
South Korea	approximately 0.93	approximately 0.92	2% above market	20	—	—
Mexico	approximately 0.98	approximately 0.87	13% above market	38	—	—
Russia	approximately 1.00	approximately 0.53	89% above market	22	—	—
China	approximately 0.52	approximately 0.54	3% below market	11	—	—
Türkiye	approximately 0.50	approximately 0.59	15% below market	19	—	3
Poland	approximately 1.10	approximately 1.09	1% above market	22	—	—
Ukraine	approximately 0.56	approximately 0.56	at market	22	—	—

Each number is a median ratio: a game’s local price, converted to dollars at the exchange rate published for the day that price was seen, divided by the same copy’s US price on that same day. 1.00 means the market pays what America pays; 0.50 half; 1.20 a fifth more. One pair per copy and market: the newest day in the last 30 days with both prices; n is the number of pairs. The conversion is ours (hence ≈); the local prices are the stores’ own. Either price can be a sale price: the pair is the same one our regional revenue model reads, so a US sale moves a median (a 50%-off US price against a local list price reads about 2.00). A game’s own regional pricing page pairs list prices only. A pair whose ratio falls outside 0.10–3.00 is set aside as an outlier — in no median and no n.

Per game

Each game's ratio by market

Game	UK	DE	FR	JP	CA	AU	BR	KR	MX	RU	CN	TR	PL	UA
Shantae and the Seven SirensXbox	approximately 1.11	approximately 1.14	approximately 1.14	approximately 0.74	approximately 0.92	approximately 1.04	approximately 0.72	approximately 0.93	approximately 0.97	approximately 1.00	—	outlier	approximately 1.19	approximately 0.56
Shantae: Half- Genie Hero Ultimate EditionSwitch	—	—	—	—	approximately 0.88	—	approximately 1.04	—	approximately 1.08	—	—	—	—	—
Shantae: Half-Genie HeroSwitch	—	—	—	—	approximately 0.79	—	approximately 1.05	—	approximately 0.74	—	—	—	—	—
Shantae: Half-Genie HeroSteam	approximately 0.99	approximately 1.12	approximately 1.12	approximately 0.63	approximately 0.77	approximately 1.01	approximately 0.37	approximately 0.78	approximately 0.49	approximately 0.25	approximately 0.51	approximately 0.52	approximately 0.92	approximately 0.31
Shantae: Half-Genie HeroXbox	approximately 1.06	approximately 1.12	approximately 1.12	approximately 0.68	approximately 0.70	approximately 0.94	approximately 1.00	approximately 0.93	approximately 0.68	approximately 1.00	—	approximately 0.50	approximately 0.90	approximately 0.56
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate EditionXbox	approximately 1.07	approximately 1.13	approximately 1.13	approximately 0.68	approximately 0.71	approximately 0.93	approximately 0.98	approximately 0.95	approximately 0.72	approximately 1.00	—	approximately 0.49	approximately 0.86	approximately 0.56
Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's CutXbox	approximately 1.11	approximately 1.13	approximately 1.13	approximately 0.73	approximately 0.90	approximately 1.04	approximately 0.71	approximately 0.91	approximately 0.98	approximately 1.00	approximately 1.06	outlier	approximately 1.19	approximately 0.56
Shantae: Risky's Revenge FULLApp Store	approximately 1.32	approximately 1.12	approximately 1.12	approximately 1.06	approximately 0.94	approximately 1.16	approximately 1.33	—	approximately 1.28	approximately 0.97	—	approximately 1.02	approximately 1.28	approximately 1.33
Sigma Star Saga DXSwitch	—	—	—	—	approximately 0.95	—	approximately 0.98	—	approximately 0.96	—	—	—	—	—
SpidersaursSwitch	—	—	—	—	approximately 0.92	—	approximately 0.97	—	approximately 1.13	—	—	—	—	—
The Mummy DemasteredSwitch	—	—	—	—	approximately 0.86	—	approximately 1.08	—	approximately 0.99	—	—	—	—	—
The Mummy DemasteredXbox	approximately 1.07	approximately 1.13	approximately 1.13	approximately 0.68	approximately 0.71	approximately 0.94	approximately 0.98	approximately 0.94	approximately 0.68	approximately 1.00	—	approximately 0.50	approximately 0.90	approximately 0.56
Vitamin ConnectionSwitch	—	—	—	—	approximately 0.92	—	approximately 0.96	—	approximately 1.02	—	—	—	—	—

Copies 26–38 of 38 priced store copies, by name; the medians above use all of them.

Set aside

Outliers

3 price pairs came out below 0.10 or above 3.00 times the US price and are in no median or count above. A ratio that far out is almost always ours rather than the store’s: each side is the latest price seen on the same day, sale or not, so a US sale price can meet another market’s full price on the day a sale starts or ends. The two prices are shown so you can judge.

Game	Market	Ratio	Local price	US price	Day
Shantae and the Seven SirensXbox	Türkiye	approximately 0.06	TRY 85.00	$29.99	2026-09-30
River City GirlsXbox	Türkiye	approximately 0.06	TRY 85.00	$29.99	2026-09-20
Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's CutXbox	Türkiye	approximately 0.06	TRY 28.75	$9.99	2026-10-01

Against comps

Markets priced off their comps

Of WayForward's 5 paid Steam games with a regional price in the last 30 days, the 4 with a list price in the US and another market on the same day, highest modeled revenue first. 1 had only sale prices in the window and is left out. For each, the markets whose list-price ratio sits more than 15% above or below the median of comparable Steam games (shared tags, list price ±30%) — measured prices, not estimates. A market with fewer than 5 comps priced is not counted either way; comps n is the range across the game’s markets. Each game links to its full audit and method. The audit reads list prices only, while the pricing index takes each copy’s latest price whether on sale or not, so a game’s ratio here can differ from its ratio there. Counted over each game's first 5 markets, the ones its audit shows everyone; the rest are Pro.

Game	Markets	Above	Below	Comps n
River City Girls	5	—	—	37–40
Shantae and the Pirate's Curse	5	—	—	39–40
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero	5	—	—	39–40
Shantae and the Seven Sirens	5	—	2	38–40

Against comps