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Should I ship a Multiple Endings Action Roguelike?
Action Roguelike + Multiple Endings
Of 85 developers who shipped a Multiple Endings Action Roguelike 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.. 178 more are announced, ×4.0 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 4 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $1.5k, ×3.2 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $210; 1 in 20 cleared $260k, ×561 the market median. Revenue is down 20% on the market; 178 games are announced against 45 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $210 (exactly $210) |
|---|---|
| Median | $1.5k (exactly $1,498) |
| Top 25% | $22k (exactly $22,128) |
| Top 5% | $266k (exactly $266,267) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 85 |
| Released games | 198 |
| Announced | 178 |
| Effort | 4 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| 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 down 20% on the market, supply 15% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 13%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Action Roguelike
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
- Multiple Endings
- effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
What it takes
- Effort
- 4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
- Systems
- Action Roguelike, Multiple Endings; 8 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Roguelike, Adventure
- Price point
- $6.99 typical · top 25% priced $18.99 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Story Rich
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $18.99 or above; the middle game at $6.99.
The top 10 games average 91% positive over 8,090 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $210. 7 in 10 of the 43 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 178 games are announced against 45 developers who shipped in the last year, ×4.0 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Action Roguelike with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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