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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Point & Click Action Roguelike?

Action Roguelike + Point & Click

Of 38 developers who shipped a Point & Click 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.. 24 more are announced.

Verdict: dead, for a 4 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $240 in the last 2 years and $240 over 4, against a market of $480 for a 4 / 10 build. 25 developers shipped in the last year and 24 games are announced.

Deciding numbers: median 0.5 times the market baseline, revenue up 190% on the market, 24 announced, ×1.0 per developer who shipped in the last year.
Nobody has said they are building this yet.
Action Roguelike + Point & Click
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 38
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $150 → $179 → $356 → $390 → $120 → $2.3k → $150 (still earning) → $299 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Action Roguelike + Point & Click: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 38
Bottom 30% $119 (exactly $119)
Median $239 (exactly $239)
Top 25% $1.6k (exactly $1,556)
Top 5% $23k (exactly $23,204)
Developers, 2 yr 38
Released games 91
Announced 24
Effort 4 / 10
AI-buildability Medium
Typical price $3.99

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 190% on the market, supply 90% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 12%, 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.

Action Roguelike
effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
Point & Click
effort 2 / 10 · high · effort 2 sits in the high band

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
Systems
Action Roguelike, Point & Click; 6 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Bullet Hell, Roguelite
Price point
$3.99 typical · top 25% priced $6.99 or above
Art
4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Colorful, Cute
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $6.99 or above; the middle game at $3.99.

The top 10 games average 82% positive over 647 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $120, median $240, 1 in 4 over $1.5k, 1 in 20 over $23k.

3 in 10 developers made under $120. 9 in 10 of the 18 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 24 games are announced against 25 developers who shipped in the last year.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Action Roguelike with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + RomanceStrong odds22 devs · median $6.5k · 17 announced
  2. + Creature CollectorFair39 devs · median $1.8k · 54 announced
  3. + SportsFair41 devs · median $1.6k · 39 announced
  4. + Boss RushFair20 devs · median $1.6k · 19 announced
  5. + VampiresFair55 devs · median $1.3k · 52 announced
  6. + IdlerFair44 devs · median $1.0k · 55 announced
  7. + DogsFair19 devs · median $899 · 18 announced
  8. + Precision PlatformerFair36 devs · median $629 · 38 announced
  9. + FaithFair16 devs · median $449 · 21 announced
  10. + Character Action GamePoor odds9 devs · median $20k · 40 announced
  11. + Dating SimPoor odds13 devs · median $12k · 14 announced
  12. + MechsPoor odds44 devs · median $12k · 85 announced

All 205 pairs on the Action Roguelike page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

SKYHILL 2015 · $1.4M Duncrush 2025 · $38k Just Click The Button 2024 · $31k Pet the Cat 2026 · $23k EON Fighter 2023 · $17k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
SKYHILL older $9.99 4,736 78% 142k $1.4M (exactly $1,419,379) Mandragora
Duncrush $3.99 321 82% 9.6k $38k (exactly $38,424) Golden Pick Games
Just Click The Button older $2.99 341 90% 10k $31k (exactly $30,588) Simon Eftestol
Pet the Cat $4.99 155 83% 4.7k $23k (exactly $23,204) MEWSTURBO
EON Fighter older $5.99 97 88% 2.9k $17k (exactly $17,431) Square Wheel
The Last Hope older $1.99 268 46% 8.0k $16k (exactly $16,000) Balti Calarasi
Meet Your Oshi older $3.99 97 89% 2.9k $12k (exactly $11,611) VchiBan
Loi The Lover older $11.99 27 74% 810 $9.7k (exactly $9,712) Insatiable Game Studio
EON Trooper older $6.99 31 90% 930 $6.5k (exactly $6,501) Square Wheel
Rune Ark $6.99 29 65% 870 $6.1k (exactly $6,081) WelesGames
Funfair Billionaire $5.99 29 82% 870 $5.2k (exactly $5,211) Yunogames
Slime Squisher $4.99 27 77% 810 $4.0k (exactly $4,042) EagleEye Games
Slice Adventure $4.99 23 95% 690 $3.4k (exactly $3,443) 4U Games
Santa's Hitlist CEO Edition $3.99 28 96% 840 $3.4k (exactly $3,352) Unlucky Studios, UnluckySaurus (Erick R… (Unlucky Studios, UnluckySaurus (Erick Ramirez))
Protean Fox $6.99 11 100% 330 $2.3k (exactly $2,307) Cat Play
Castle And Cursor $6.99 11 63% 330 $2.3k (exactly $2,307) Elite Gorgon Games
Buttons Up! 2 $3.99 13 76% 390 $1.6k (exactly $1,556) Jestercraft

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