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Should I ship a Fantasy Sokoban?
Sokoban + Fantasy
Of 33 developers who shipped a Fantasy Sokoban 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.. 49 more are announced, ×3.3 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 4 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $900, ×1.9 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $210; 1 in 20 cleared $100k, ×229 the market median. Revenue is up 135% on the market; 49 games are announced against 15 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $210 (exactly $210) |
|---|---|
| Median | $898 (exactly $898) |
| Top 25% | $3.1k (exactly $3,118) |
| Top 5% | $109k (exactly $108,827) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 33 |
| Released games | 100 |
| Announced | 49 |
| 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 135% on the market, supply 15% fewer developers than the period before.
Free games: 10%, 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
- Sokoban; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Puzzle, Adventure, Logic
- Price point
- $4.99 typical · top 25% priced $14.99 or above
- Art
- 5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Top-Down, 2D, Colorful
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $14.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.
The top 10 games average 96% positive over 982 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $210. Nearly all of the 22 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 49 games are announced against 15 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.3 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Sokoban with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
- + CollectathonFair
- + Turn-Based StrategyFair
- + CatsFair
- + LogicFair
- + Grid-Based MovementFair
- + PuzzleFair
- + ProgrammingFair
- + 3D PlatformerFair
- + StrategyFair
- + Puzzle PlatformerFair
- + FuturisticLong shot
- + Open WorldPoor odds
Comparable games
Ittle Dew 2013 · $288k 
Poke ALL Toads 2026 · $161k 
Treasure 'n Trio 2025 · $109k 
Drag and Drop Medieval 2024 · $82k 
Lord Ambermaze 2025 · $59k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Ittle Dew | older | $19.99 | 481 92% | 14k | $288k (exactly $288,456) | Ludosity |
| | Poke ALL Toads | $11.99 | 447 100% | 13k | $161k (exactly $160,786) | SpaceMatra | |
| | Treasure 'n Trio | $14.99 | 242 100% | 7.3k | $109k (exactly $108,827) | TNT | |
| | Drag and Drop Medieval | older | $29.99 | 91 85% | 2.7k | $82k (exactly $81,873) | Galactic Geckon |
| | Lord Ambermaze | $14.99 | 131 91% | 3.9k | $59k (exactly $58,911) | Potata Company | |
 | Seek Girl V | older | $1.99 | 920 72% | 28k | $55k (exactly $54,924) | DSGame |
 | Toroban | $20.00 | 60 86% | 1.8k | $36k (exactly $36,000) | Hebert Games LLC | |
 | Cramped Room of Death | older | $14.99 | 69 94% | 2.1k | $31k (exactly $31,029) | Hafiz Mohd Rozlan |
 | Time Master | older | $14.99 | 64 95% | 1.9k | $29k (exactly $28,781) | MorpheusZ |
 | Colorful Recolor | older | $9.99 | 84 91% | 2.5k | $25k (exactly $25,175) | Gagonfe, HugoBDesigner, Ulon |
 | Fell in love with the Nobility girl As a member of the rebel organization | $6.99 | 28 78% | 840 | $5.9k (exactly $5,872) | selenophobia | |
 | After Light Fades | $14.99 | 8 75% | 240 | $3.6k (exactly $3,598) | Orchid of Redemption | |
 | PortalBox | $4.99 | 22 81% | 660 | $3.3k (exactly $3,293) | FancygodGame | |
 | Nexus of Fate | $4.99 | 21 85% | 630 | $3.1k (exactly $3,144) | theNeko | |
 | Karakurium | $12.99 | 8 100% | 240 | $3.1k (exactly $3,118) | Karaku Lab | |
 | Prince of Darkness Jr. | $4.99 | 15 100% | 450 | $2.2k (exactly $2,246) | Pond Area |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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