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Should I ship a Collectathon Sokoban?
Collectathon + Sokoban
Only 12 developers shipped a Collectathon Sokoban 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, Sliding Hero, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 9 more are announced.
Verdict: fair, for a 4 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $2.4k, ×5.0 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $810. Momentum is unreadable here, too few recent games; 9 games are announced against 10 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $809 (exactly $809) |
|---|---|
| Median | $2.4k (exactly $2,398) |
| Top 25% | $9.1k (exactly $9,115) |
| Top 5% | $19k (exactly $18,887) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 12 |
| Released games | 28 |
| Announced | 9 |
| Effort | 4 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $7.99 |
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 too few recent games to read momentum, supply 400% more developers than the period before.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Collectathon
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
- Sokoban
- effort 2 / 10 · high · grid pushing rules and level files
What it takes
- Effort
- 4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
- Systems
- Collectathon, Sokoban
- Price point
- $7.99 typical
Why players buy here
The top 10 games average 85% positive over 194 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $810. 9 games are announced against 10 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Collectathon with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
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- + Turn-BasedFair
- + EconomyFair
- + ManagementFair
- + CrimeFair
- + Level EditorFair
- + Artificial IntelligenceFair
- + MythologyFair
- + UnderwaterFair
- + Combat RacingFair
- + ModernFair
Comparable games
Isles of Sea and Sky 2024 · $922k 
Backrooms Cats and Lava 2024 · $94k 
Sliding Hero 2025 · $19k 
Princess Castle Quest 2021 · $13k 
Cat Squeeze 2026 · $11k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Isles of Sea and Sky | older | $19.99 | 1,538 91% | 46k | $922k (exactly $922,339) | Cicada Games |
| | Backrooms Cats and Lava | older | $29.99 | 105 79% | 3.2k | $94k (exactly $94,468) | Galactic Geckon |
| | Sliding Hero | $14.99 | 42 88% | 1.3k | $19k (exactly $18,887) | Silent Chicken | |
| | Princess Castle Quest | older | $9.99 | 43 97% | 1.3k | $13k (exactly $12,887) | Piggybank Studios |
| | Cat Squeeze | $9.99 | 38 100% | 1.1k | $11k (exactly $11,389) | Cattery Studio, Pone Games | |
 | Lighthaze World | $18.99 | 16 100% | 480 | $9.1k (exactly $9,115) | Radiobush | |
 | Schoolgirl Card Pull Simulator | $6.99 | 34 61% | 1.0k | $7.1k (exactly $7,130) | Violet Soft | |
 | UltraNothing | older | $3.99 | 51 94% | 1.5k | $6.1k (exactly $6,105) | Snorillaka |
 | Isekai Mage Girl Gacha Pull Simulator: Elemental Card Collection | $6.99 | 27 74% | 810 | $5.7k (exactly $5,662) | Violet Soft | |
 | Unforgettable Voyage | older | $4.99 | 29 96% | 870 | $4.3k (exactly $4,341) | CheddaNinja Games |
 | One more gem | $15.99 | 7 100% | 210 | $3.4k (exactly $3,358) | Cosmin Munteanu | |
 | FROGBLOCK | $9.99 | 8 75% | 240 | $2.4k (exactly $2,398) | nicksgamedev | |
 | Tile Tales: Pirate | $5.99 | 11 100% | 330 | $2.0k (exactly $1,977) | NineZyme OÜ | |
 | Hopping Out | $7.99 | 8 100% | 240 | $1.9k (exactly $1,918) | KamilFirma | |
 | The Portsmoor Abysm | $8.99 | 3 66% | 90 | $809 (exactly $809) | Renons Studios |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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