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Should I ship a Cyberpunk Dungeon Crawler?

Dungeon Crawler + Cyberpunk

Of 30 developers who shipped a Cyberpunk Dungeon Crawler 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.. 72 more are announced, ×5.1 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

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

The middle developer here made $1.2k, ×1.9 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $150; 1 in 20 cleared $120k, ×195 the market median. Revenue is down 80% on the market; 72 games are announced against 14 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 1.9 times the market baseline, revenue down 80% on the market, 72 announced, ×5.1 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Dungeon Crawler + Cyberpunk
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 30
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $7.0k → $3.0k → $955 → $1.2k → $2.6k → $2.7k → $1.9k (still earning) → $0 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Dungeon Crawler + Cyberpunk: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 30
Bottom 30% $150 (exactly $150)
Median $1.2k (exactly $1,198)
Top 25% $11k (exactly $11,033)
Top 5% $122k (exactly $122,247)
Developers, 2 yr 30
Released games 100
Announced 72
Effort 5 / 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 down 80% on the market, supply 15% fewer developers than the period before.

Free games: 14%, 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.

Dungeon Crawler
effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
Cyberpunk
effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 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
Dungeon Crawler; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry RPG, Roguelite, Action
Price point
$7.99 typical · top 25% priced $19.90 or above
Art
4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Difficult, Atmospheric
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $19.90 or above; the middle game at $7.99.

The top 10 games average 79% positive over 1,929 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $150, median $1.2k, 1 in 4 over $11k, 1 in 20 over $120k.

3 in 10 developers made under $150. 7 in 10 of the 18 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 72 games are announced against 14 developers who shipped in the last year, ×5.1 per shipper.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Dungeon Crawler with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + Time ManagementFair35 devs · median $7.0k · 44 announced
  2. + GamblingFair16 devs · median $7.0k · 17 announced
  3. + DiceFair24 devs · median $5.1k · 32 announced
  4. + Artificial IntelligenceFair29 devs · median $2.3k · 38 announced
  5. + Local Co-OpFair49 devs · median $1.8k · 60 announced
  6. + ZombiesFair65 devs · median $1.0k · 74 announced
  7. + Word GameFair12 devs · median $899 · 15 announced
  8. + ThrillerFair45 devs · median $716 · 46 announced
  9. + Walking SimulatorFair59 devs · median $479 · 62 announced
  10. + Score AttackFair29 devs · median $479 · 33 announced
  11. + MMORPGPoor odds10 devs · median $144k · 80 announced
  12. + DwarvesPoor odds8 devs · median $55k · 30 announced

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Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

Neon Abyss 2020 · $19M Going Under 2020 · $1.6M COMPOUND 2022 · $1.2M System Shock: Enhanced Edition 2015 · $534k StarCrawlers 2017 · $476k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Neon Abyss older $31.49 19,709 86% 591k $19M (exactly $18,619,092) Veewo Games
Going Under older $19.99 2,702 92% 81k $1.6M (exactly $1,620,389) Aggro Crab
COMPOUND older $19.99 2,057 97% 62k $1.2M (exactly $1,233,583) Bevan McKechnie
System Shock: Enhanced Edition older $9.99 1,781 91% 53k $534k (exactly $533,766) Looking Glass Studios, Nightdive Studios
StarCrawlers older $19.99 793 82% 24k $476k (exactly $475,562) Juggernaut Games
Doomsday Hunters older $15.99 703 89% 21k $337k (exactly $337,229) Moregames
Neon Chrome older $14.99 545 93% 16k $245k (exactly $245,086) 10tons Ltd
Reignbreaker $9.99 444 75% 13k $133k (exactly $133,067) Studio Fizbin
Net.Attack() - Code or Die! $7.99 510 80% 15k $122k (exactly $122,247) ByteRockers' Games
Dreadhunter · EA older $24.99 141 77% 4.2k $106k (exactly $105,708) Trickster Arts
Twilight Wars $14.99 229 74% 6.9k $103k (exactly $102,981) Comrade Bear Games
Into The Grid · EA $14.99 195 83% 5.9k $88k (exactly $87,692) Flatline Studios
HeistGeist $19.90 116 95% 3.5k $69k (exactly $69,252) Doublequote Studio
GRIDbeat! $19.99 93 100% 2.8k $56k (exactly $55,772) Ridiculous Games
Psionic Awake $4.99 184 63% 5.5k $28k (exactly $27,545) Mighty Cat
G-MODEアーカイブス+ ゼノサーガ パイドパイパー $15.99 23 100% 690 $11k (exactly $11,033) G-MODE, Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.
Future Breach 64 $2.99 105 86% 3.2k $9.4k (exactly $9,418) Yurii Nikshych
Coreless · EA $7.99 30 80% 900 $7.2k (exactly $7,191) Contextual Turtle

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