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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Multiple Endings Dungeon Crawler?

Dungeon Crawler + Multiple Endings

Of 128 developers who shipped a Multiple Endings 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.. 232 more are announced, ×3.9 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

Verdict: poor odds, for a 4 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $1.8k, ×3.8 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $360; 1 in 20 cleared $360k, ×760 the market median. Revenue is up 10% on the market; 232 games are announced against 60 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 3.8 times the market baseline, revenue up 10% on the market, 232 announced, ×3.9 per developer who shipped in the last year.
Nobody has said they are building this yet.
Dungeon Crawler + Multiple Endings
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 128
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $23k → $5.6k → $1.2k → $7.0k → $2.4k → $2.5k → $1.7k (still earning) → $299 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Dungeon Crawler + Multiple Endings: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 128
Bottom 30% $359 (exactly $359)
Median $1.8k (exactly $1,797)
Top 25% $19k (exactly $19,452)
Top 5% $361k (exactly $361,019)
Developers, 2 yr 128
Released games 293
Announced 232
Effort 4 / 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 10% on the market, supply 15% fewer developers than the period before.

Free games: 10%, 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
Multiple Endings
effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band

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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, Multiple Endings; 6 in 10 of the top 25% also carry RPG, Adventure, JRPG
Price point
$6.99 typical · top 25% priced $19.99 or above
Art
5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Anime, Story Rich
Plate 4 · demand

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 16,214 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $360, median $1.8k, 1 in 4 over $19k, 1 in 20 over $360k.

3 in 10 developers made under $360. 9 in 10 of the 76 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 232 games are announced against 60 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.9 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

Lost Castle / 失落城堡 2016 · $5.5M Fear & Hunger 2: Termina 2022 · $5.1M BLACK SOULS II 2025 · $2.2M Moon Hunters 2016 · $1.8M Subliminal 2026 · $1.1M
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Lost Castle / 失落城堡 older $9.99 18,417 87% 553k $5.5M (exactly $5,519,575) Hunter Studio
Fear & Hunger 2: Termina older $11.99 14,232 97% 427k $5.1M (exactly $5,119,250) Miro Haverinen
BLACK SOULS II $13.99 5,277 97% 158k $2.2M (exactly $2,214,757) Eeny, meeny, miny, moe?
Moon Hunters older $14.99 3,919 79% 118k $1.8M (exactly $1,762,374) Kitfox Games
Subliminal $9.99 3,535 74% 106k $1.1M (exactly $1,059,440) Accidental Studios
Dungeons of Blood and Dream $18.99 1,173 93% 35k $668k (exactly $668,258) Lori Vornoy
Scarlet Idol $7.99 2,586 66% 78k $620k (exactly $619,864) 山雨工作室
Seek Girl:Fog Ⅰ older $3.99 4,474 84% 134k $536k (exactly $535,538) DSGame
Sin Spire $9.99 1,580 88% 47k $474k (exactly $473,526) Krasue Games
Mary Skelter: Nightmares older $24.99 541 82% 16k $406k (exactly $405,588) Idea Factory
Approaching Infinity $17.99 723 95% 22k $390k (exactly $390,203) IBOL
消失的航班，还有她她她！Lost in the secret! $19.99 602 89% 18k $361k (exactly $361,019) Humongous Pictures
Magical Girl Konoha $19.99 305 83% 9.2k $183k (exactly $182,908) BLACK PANDA
生嚿叉燒好過生你 $14.99 284 88% 8.5k $128k (exactly $127,715) 無厘頭遊戲工作室
Warrior Maiden Lecia and the Lost Fortress $19.99 149 85% 4.5k $89k (exactly $89,355) Kuroto Zakka

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