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Should I ship a Level Editor 4 Player Local game?

Level Editor + 4 Player Local

Only 17 developers shipped a Level Editor 4 Player Local game in the last 2 years, too few for firm odds: the middle one made est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.; the top game by est. revenue, Ultimate Sheep Raccoon, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 39 more are announced, ×3.0 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

Verdict: poor odds, for a 5 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $2.4k, ×3.8 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $810; 1 in 20 cleared $120k, ×196 the market median. Revenue is up 5635% on the market; 39 games are announced against 13 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 3.8 times the market baseline, revenue up 5635% on the market, 39 announced, ×3.0 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Level Editor + 4 Player Local
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 17
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $21k → $29k → $90 → $16k → $2.4k (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Level Editor + 4 Player Local: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 17
Bottom 30% $809 (exactly $809)
Median $2.4k (exactly $2,397)
Top 25% $16k (exactly $15,912)
Top 5% $123k (exactly $122,938)
Developers, 2 yr 17
Released games 81
Announced 39
Effort 5 / 10
AI-buildability Medium
Typical price $8.99

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 5635% on the market, supply 225% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 10%, excluded from money figures.

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Plate 2 · systems and tooling

Can AI deliver it?

AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.

Level Editor
effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
4 Player Local
effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
Systems
Level Editor, 4 Player Local; 8 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Local Multiplayer, PvP
Price point
$8.99 typical · top 25% priced $19.99 or above
Art
6 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Funny, Family Friendly, Party
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $8.99.

The top 10 games average 79% positive over 663 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $810, median $2.4k, 1 in 4 over $15k, 1 in 20 over $120k.

3 in 10 developers made under $810. 39 games are announced against 13 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.0 per shipper.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Level Editor with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + Multiple EndingsFair17 devs · median $8.1k · 23 announced
  2. + Hidden ObjectFair12 devs · median $7.6k · 14 announced
  3. + CollectathonFair15 devs · median $3.4k · 17 announced
  4. + Time AttackFair12 devs · median $748 · 14 announced
  5. + IdlerFair19 devs · median $719 · 12 announced
  6. + Score AttackFair51 devs · median $598 · 62 announced
  7. + AutomationLong shot27 devs · median $300 · 32 announced
  8. + TransportationPoor odds10 devs · median $43k · 17 announced
  9. + TrainsPoor odds10 devs · median $43k · 11 announced
  10. + MilitaryPoor odds22 devs · median $43k · 46 announced
  11. + City BuilderPoor odds20 devs · median $24k · 50 announced
  12. + Online Co-OpPoor odds36 devs · median $19k · 111 announced

All 136 pairs on the Level Editor page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

Ultimate Chicken Horse 2016 · $18M SpeedRunners 2016 · $10M Distance 2018 · $4.4M Cricket 24 2023 · $3.3M N++ (NPLUSPLUS) 2016 · $1.3M
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Ultimate Chicken Horse older $14.99 41,060 95% 1.2M $18M (exactly $18,464,682) Clever Endeavour Games
SpeedRunners older $14.99 22,842 94% 685k $10M (exactly $10,272,047) DoubleDutch Games
Distance older $24.99 5,832 93% 175k $4.4M (exactly $4,372,250) Refract
Cricket 24 older $44.99 2,435 79% 73k $3.3M (exactly $3,286,520) Big Ant Studios
N++ (NPLUSPLUS) older $14.99 2,825 95% 85k $1.3M (exactly $1,270,402) Metanet Software Inc.
Afterbeat (Project Arrhythmia) · EA older $14.99 2,452 95% 74k $1.1M (exactly $1,102,664) Vitamin Games
Hammerwatch older $9.99 3,668 88% 110k $1.1M (exactly $1,099,300) Crackshell
Ben and Ed - Blood Party older $14.99 2,297 88% 69k $1.0M (exactly $1,032,961) Sluggerfly
Zeepkist · EA older $19.99 1,555 97% 47k $933k (exactly $932,533) Steelpan Interactive
WE ARE FOOTBALL 2024 older $39.99 751 79% 23k $901k (exactly $900,975) Winning Streak Games GmbH
Ultimate Sheep Raccoon $19.99 205 45% 6.2k $123k (exactly $122,938) Clever Endeavour Games
Slip & Skid $12.99 141 97% 4.2k $55k (exactly $54,948) NHOGS Interactive
Jelly Bubble $9.99 170 99% 5.1k $51k (exactly $50,949) BINGOBELL
Let's Cook Together 2 $23.99 37 75% 1.1k $27k (exactly $26,629) Yellow Dot
Concerto on White: Cajon Story $8.99 59 94% 1.8k $16k (exactly $15,912) C11 Games
Micro Mages Maker $15.49 12 91% 360 $5.6k (exactly $5,576) Morphcat Games, Novasplore Games
Crafty Racer · EA $14.99 11 100% 330 $4.9k (exactly $4,947) Peterclark
Speed Rivals - Slot Racing $7.99 12 83% 360 $2.9k (exactly $2,876) BabelGames
BrawlMart $7.99 10 100% 300 $2.4k (exactly $2,397) Red Basket Games
Fighties 2 $11.99 6 66% 180 $2.2k (exactly $2,158) Pillow Pig Games

Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.