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Should I ship a Demon Logic game?
Logic + Demons
Of 45 developers who shipped a Demon Logic game 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.. 36 more are announced.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 4 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $600, ×1.3 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $240; 1 in 20 cleared $71k, ×150 the market median. Revenue is down 65% on the market; 36 games are announced against 25 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $238 (exactly $238) |
|---|---|
| Median | $599 (exactly $599) |
| Top 25% | $6.3k (exactly $6,294) |
| Top 5% | $71k (exactly $71,431) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 45 |
| Released games | 127 |
| Announced | 36 |
| 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 down 65% on the market, supply 20% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 9%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
What it takes
- Effort
- 4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
- Systems
- Logic; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Puzzle, Adventure, Hidden Object
- Price point
- $7.99 typical · top 25% priced $12.99 or above
- Art
- 6 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Dark, First-Person, Atmospheric
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $12.99 or above; the middle game at $7.99.
The top 10 games average 79% positive over 2,793 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $240. 9 in 10 of the 25 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 36 games are announced against 25 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Logic with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
- + LovecraftianFair
- + City BuilderFair
- + NoirFair
- + HackingFair
- + VampiresFair
- + DragonsFair
- + Escape RoomFair
- + Bullet TimeFair
- + Inventory ManagementFair
- + TransportationFair
- + Automobile SimFair
- + CookingFair
Comparable games
Demons' Timeline 2026 · $345k 
I'm on Observation Duty 6 2023 · $235k 
Spectral Scream 2024 · $196k 
1428: Shadows over Silesia 2022 · $121k 
İblis3:Phenomena 2025 · $98k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Demons' Timeline | $10.99 | 1,046 97% | 31k | $345k (exactly $344,866) | DigitalCats | |
| | I'm on Observation Duty 6 | older | $11.99 | 652 94% | 20k | $235k (exactly $234,524) | Notovia, Dreamloop Games |
| | Spectral Scream | older | $9.99 | 654 78% | 20k | $196k (exactly $196,004) | STOIC Ent. |
| | 1428: Shadows over Silesia | older | $19.99 | 201 72% | 6.0k | $121k (exactly $120,540) | KUBI Games |
| | İblis3:Phenomena | $12.99 | 252 56% | 7.6k | $98k (exactly $98,204) | Bulut ULU | |
 | Era of Miracles | older | $29.99 | 106 75% | 3.2k | $95k (exactly $95,368) | Argentum Gaming |
 | Personal Study | · EA older | $7.99 | 361 90% | 11k | $87k (exactly $86,532) | ArcaneSpoon |
 | Dream Cage | $7.99 | 298 63% | 8.9k | $71k (exactly $71,431) | Hitori De Productions | |
 | Rabbit Riot | older | $39.99 | 49 87% | 1.5k | $59k (exactly $58,785) | Reactor Studios |
 | Welcome to Doll Town | $4.99 | 351 42% | 11k | $53k (exactly $52,545) | Bad Wish Games | |
 | Temple of the Green Moon | $14.99 | 94 75% | 2.8k | $42k (exactly $42,272) | OLKON GAMES | |
 | Rehaunted | $7.99 | 172 66% | 5.2k | $41k (exactly $41,228) | Cauchemar | |
 | Para Eyes | $9.99 | 133 95% | 4.0k | $40k (exactly $39,860) | Shawno Studios | |
 | Spooky Express | $14.99 | 80 98% | 2.4k | $36k (exactly $35,976) | Draknek and Friends | |
 | Paragnosia | $3.99 | 228 92% | 6.8k | $27k (exactly $27,292) | Sine Coda | |
 | Paragnosia: Museum | $5.99 | 139 87% | 4.2k | $25k (exactly $24,978) | Sine Coda |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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