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Level Editor + Alternate History
Only 8 developers shipped an Alternate-History Level Editor 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, Age of History 3, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 17 more are announced, ×4.3 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: dead, for a 5 / 10 build.
Only 4 developers shipped this in the last year, under the 5 a verdict needs; over 2 years the middle one made $33k against a market of $630. 17 games are announced.
not enough cohorts to draw
| Bottom 30% | $6.9k (exactly $6,920) |
|---|---|
| Median | $33k (exactly $33,278) |
| Top 25% | $187k (exactly $186,666) |
| Top 5% | $5.4M (exactly $5,425,169) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 8 |
| Released games | 26 |
| Announced | 17 |
| Effort | 5 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $9.99 |
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 70% on the market, supply as many developers as the period before.
Free games: 12%, excluded from money figures.
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
- Alternate History
- effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
- Systems
- Level Editor
- Price point
- $9.99 typical
Why players buy here
Fewer than 10 games in the last 2 years; sentiment and price figures use the all window.
The top 25% priced at $9.99 or above; the middle game at $7.99.
The top 10 games average 85% positive over 56,911 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $7.0k. 17 games are announced against 4 developers who shipped in the last year, ×4.3 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Level Editor with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
- + Multiple EndingsFair
- + Hidden ObjectFair
- + CollectathonFair
- + Time AttackFair
- + IdlerFair
- + Score AttackFair
- + AutomationLong shot
- + TransportationPoor odds
- + TrainsPoor odds
- + MilitaryPoor odds
- + City BuilderPoor odds
- + Online Co-OpPoor odds
Comparable games
Age of History 3 2024 · $5.4M 
Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3 2009 · $3.0M 
Ages of Conflict: World War Simulator 2023 · EA · $1.9M 
Sweet Transit 2024 · $1.2M 
Hunt Down The Freeman 2018 · $1.1M | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Age of History 3 | $9.99 | 18,102 85% | 543k | $5.4M (exactly $5,425,169) | Łukasz Jakowski | |
| | Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3 | older | $6.96 | 14,605 85% | 438k | $3.0M (exactly $3,049,524) | EA Los Angeles |
| | Ages of Conflict: World War Simulator | · EA older | $6.99 | 8,904 96% | 267k | $1.9M (exactly $1,867,169) | JoySpark Games |
| | Sweet Transit | older | $34.99 | 1,119 67% | 34k | $1.2M (exactly $1,174,614) | Ernestas Norvaišas |
| | Hunt Down The Freeman | older | $9.99 | 3,785 54% | 114k | $1.1M (exactly $1,134,364) | Royal Rudius Entertainment |
 | Fantasy Map Simulator | · EA older | $7.99 | 4,190 89% | 126k | $1.0M (exactly $1,004,343) | The Stranger |
 | Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising | older | $6.96 | 4,572 84% | 137k | $955k (exactly $954,634) | EA Los Angeles |
 | Ultimate Arena | older | $7.99 | 811 83% | 24k | $194k (exactly $194,397) | Triverske |
 | Warnament | $12.99 | 479 84% | 14k | $187k (exactly $186,666) | Luden.io | |
 | States of Power | $11.99 | 344 88% | 10k | $124k (exactly $123,737) | Sarunas | |
 | Earth vs Mars | $14.99 | 74 85% | 2.2k | $33k (exactly $33,278) | Relic Entertainment | |
 | Observe | · EA | $7.99 | 74 91% | 2.2k | $18k (exactly $17,738) | Kisotik Games |
 | Maelstrom: The Battle for Earth Begins Enhanced | $6.99 | 33 75% | 990 | $6.9k (exactly $6,920) | KDV Games | |
 | MUKKE: Music Machine | $7.99 | 25 96% | 750 | $6.0k (exactly $5,992) | APETENSE Interactive | |
 | Morse vs. Horse | $4.99 | 10 100% | 300 | $1.5k (exactly $1,497) | Company with your friends |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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