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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Logic Dungeon Crawler?

Dungeon Crawler + Logic

Of 53 developers who shipped a Logic 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.. 66 more are announced, ×2.3 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

Verdict: dead, for a 4 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $270 in the last 2 years and $300 over 4, against a market of $480 for a 4 / 10 build. 29 developers shipped in the last year and 66 games are announced.

Deciding numbers: median 0.6 times the market baseline, revenue up 60% on the market, 66 announced, ×2.3 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Dungeon Crawler + Logic
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 53
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $179 → $120 → $150 → $240 → $898 → $539 → $179 (still earning) → $269 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Dungeon Crawler + Logic: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 53
Bottom 30% $60 (exactly $60)
Median $270 (exactly $270)
Top 25% $1.8k (exactly $1,800)
Top 5% $104k (exactly $104,162)
Developers, 2 yr 53
Released games 145
Announced 66
Effort 4 / 10
AI-buildability Medium
Typical price $4.99

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 60% on the market, supply 20% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 6%, 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
Logic
effort 2 / 10 · high · deductive rules and grids

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
Systems
Dungeon Crawler, Logic; 4 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure
Price point
$4.99 typical · top 25% priced $17.99 or above
Art
5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Pixel Graphics
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $17.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.

The top 10 games average 83% positive over 1,282 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $60, median $270, 1 in 4 over $1.8k, 1 in 20 over $100k.

3 in 10 developers made under $60. All of the 26 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 66 games are announced against 29 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.3 per shipper.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Dungeon Crawler with a different second tag, 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

All 175 pairs on the Dungeon Crawler page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

Let's! Revolution! 2023 · $190k Net.Attack() - Code or Die! 2026 · $122k Tech Blast 2025 · $108k BroomSweeper 2026 · $104k Dungeons of Dreadrock 2022 · $92k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Let's! Revolution! older $19.99 317 92% 9.5k $190k (exactly $190,105) BUCK Games, Antfood
Net.Attack() - Code or Die! $7.99 510 80% 15k $122k (exactly $122,247) ByteRockers' Games
Tech Blast $39.99 90 92% 2.7k $108k (exactly $107,973) Galactic Geckon
BroomSweeper $17.99 193 75% 5.8k $104k (exactly $104,162) BandsWithLegends
Dungeons of Dreadrock older $5.99 513 94% 15k $92k (exactly $92,186) Prof. Dr. Christoph Minnameier
Time Lock VR 2 older $12.99 170 88% 5.1k $66k (exactly $66,249) WR-VRG
He Who Watches $19.99 109 96% 3.3k $65k (exactly $65,367) Bobby Vanden
Lord Ambermaze $14.99 131 91% 3.9k $59k (exactly $58,911) Potata Company
Kharon's Crypt - Even Death May Die older $14.99 87 96% 2.6k $39k (exactly $39,124) Hebi Lee
Liminal Shroud $12.99 91 89% 2.7k $35k (exactly $35,463) Everdeep Studios
Once Upon A Tile $17.99 21 85% 630 $11k (exactly $11,334) KnotHorn Studio
Realm $29.99 11 72% 330 $9.9k (exactly $9,897) Mighty Pixel Crew
Blockmind · EA $1.99 115 78% 3.5k $6.9k (exactly $6,866) Quacky Games
Neon Sunset $9.99 11 100% 330 $3.3k (exactly $3,297) Gamesforgames

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