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Should I ship a Level Editor Dungeon Crawler?
Level Editor + Dungeon Crawler
Only 17 developers shipped a Level Editor Dungeon Crawler 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, Dark Quest 4, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 34 more are announced, ×3.1 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 $59; 1 in 20 cleared $81k, ×130 the market median. Revenue is up 50% on the market; 34 games are announced against 11 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $59 (exactly $59) |
|---|---|
| Median | $1.2k (exactly $1,166) |
| Top 25% | $2.9k (exactly $2,876) |
| Top 5% | $82k (exactly $81,559) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 17 |
| Released games | 66 |
| Announced | 34 |
| Effort | 5 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $6.99 |
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 50% on the market, supply 85% more developers than 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
- Dungeon Crawler
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
- Systems
- Level Editor, Dungeon Crawler; 6 in 10 of the top 25% also carry RPG, Action, Adventure
- Price point
- $6.99 typical · top 25% priced $19.99 or above
- Art
- 6 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $6.99.
The top 10 games average 85% positive over 329 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $59. All of the 6 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 34 games are announced against 11 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.1 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
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- + TrainsPoor odds
- + MilitaryPoor odds
- + City BuilderPoor odds
- + Online Co-OpPoor odds
Comparable games
Titan Quest Anniversary Edition 2016 · $16M 
War for the Overworld 2015 · $5.8M 
Legend of Grimrock 2 2014 · $2.2M 
Legend of Grimrock 2012 · $2.2M 
Hammerwatch 2013 · $1.1M | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Titan Quest Anniversary Edition | older | $19.99 | 25,876 91% | 776k | $16M (exactly $15,517,837) | Iron Lore Entertainment, THQ Nordic |
| | War for the Overworld | older | $29.99 | 6,495 85% | 195k | $5.8M (exactly $5,843,552) | Brightrock Games |
| | Legend of Grimrock 2 | older | $23.99 | 3,065 90% | 92k | $2.2M (exactly $2,205,880) | Almost Human Games |
| | Legend of Grimrock | older | $14.99 | 4,844 93% | 145k | $2.2M (exactly $2,178,347) | Almost Human Games |
| | Hammerwatch | older | $9.99 | 3,668 88% | 110k | $1.1M (exactly $1,099,300) | Crackshell |
 | The Fall of the Dungeon Guardians - Enhanced Edition | older | $19.99 | 625 83% | 19k | $375k (exactly $374,812) | Mana Games |
 | Fight The Dragon | older | $9.99 | 993 78% | 30k | $298k (exactly $297,602) | 3 Sprockets |
 | Neon Chrome | older | $14.99 | 545 93% | 16k | $245k (exactly $245,086) | 10tons Ltd |
 | Super Dungeon Maker | older | $19.99 | 388 82% | 12k | $233k (exactly $232,684) | FIRECHICK |
 | Quest Master | · EA older | $19.99 | 354 98% | 11k | $212k (exactly $212,294) | Apogee Entertainment, Julian Creutz, Sk… (Apogee Entertainment, Julian Creutz, Skydevilpalm) |
 | Dark Quest 4 | $19.99 | 136 75% | 4.1k | $82k (exactly $81,559) | Brain Seal Ltd | |
 | Portalborn | · EA | $9.99 | 72 93% | 2.2k | $22k (exactly $21,578) | TheHand |
 | The Shadowed Rune | · EA | $9.95 | 41 100% | 1.2k | $12k (exactly $12,238) | Javifugitivo |
 | DROD RPG 2: A Courageous Rescue | $24.99 | 12 83% | 360 | $9.0k (exactly $8,996) | Caravel Games | |
 | Cryptr | $7.99 | 12 75% | 360 | $2.9k (exactly $2,876) | instructions unclear | |
 | Walking In | $3.99 | 13 76% | 390 | $1.6k (exactly $1,556) | tuchi | |
 | Randotura | $1.99 | 23 100% | 690 | $1.4k (exactly $1,373) | blinyadebil | |
 | Little Immortal Cultivator | $8.99 | 5 80% | 150 | $1.3k (exactly $1,348) | YiHuan Game | |
 | Dunchess | · EA | $2.99 | 13 100% | 390 | $1.2k (exactly $1,166) | Chateau Pixel SL |
 | AO: Containment Breach | · EA | $9.99 | 2 100% | 60 | $599 (exactly $599) | Prismatix- |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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