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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Level Editor God Game?

God Game + Level Editor

Only 11 developers shipped a Level Editor God Game 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, AI Learns To Drive, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 25 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 $1.6k, ×2.5 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $630; 1 in 20 cleared $46k, ×74 the market median. Revenue is down 60% on the market; 25 games are announced against 8 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 2.5 times the market baseline, revenue down 60% on the market, 25 announced, ×3.1 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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God Game + Level Editor
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 11
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $1.4k → $401k → $1.6k (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for God Game + Level Editor: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 11
Bottom 30% $628 (exactly $628)
Median $1.6k (exactly $1,556)
Top 25% $24k (exactly $23,676)
Top 5% $47k (exactly $46,738)
Developers, 2 yr 11
Released games 43
Announced 25
Effort 5 / 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 down 60% on the market, supply 165% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 9%, 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.

God Game
effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
Level Editor
effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
Systems
God Game, Level Editor
Price point
$4.99 typical
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 10 games average 93% positive over 1,503 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $630, median $1.6k, 1 in 4 over $23k, 1 in 20 over $46k.

3 in 10 developers made under $630. 25 games are announced against 8 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.1 per shipper.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

God Game with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + HistoricalFair19 devs · median $12k · 28 announced
  2. + EconomyFair47 devs · median $2.8k · 58 announced
  3. + PuzzleFair27 devs · median $1.2k · 30 announced
  4. + Inventory ManagementFair16 devs · median $1.1k · 15 announced
  5. + DestructionFair19 devs · median $899 · 20 announced
  6. + DystopianFair14 devs · median $898 · 10 announced
  7. + IdlerFair91 devs · median $839 · 95 announced
  8. + IncrementalFair79 devs · median $807 · 71 announced
  9. + ArcadeLong shot17 devs · median $390 · 20 announced
  10. + Farming SimLong shot22 devs · median $359 · 24 announced
  11. + AgricultureLong shot9 devs · median $180 · 7 announced
  12. + Base BuildingPoor odds37 devs · median $28k · 77 announced

All 96 pairs on the God Game page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

War for the Overworld 2015 · $5.8M SPORE™ Galactic Adventures 2009 · $4.3M Rise to Ruins 2019 · $3.3M Ages of Conflict: World War Simulator 2023 · EA · $1.9M Fantasy Map Simulator 2024 · EA · $1.0M
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
War for the Overworld older $29.99 6,495 85% 195k $5.8M (exactly $5,843,552) Brightrock Games
SPORE™ Galactic Adventures older $19.99 7,249 89% 217k $4.3M (exactly $4,347,225) EA - Maxis
Rise to Ruins older $14.99 7,234 87% 217k $3.3M (exactly $3,253,130) Raymond Doerr
Ages of Conflict: World War Simulator · EA older $6.99 8,904 96% 267k $1.9M (exactly $1,867,169) JoySpark Games
Fantasy Map Simulator · EA older $7.99 4,190 89% 126k $1.0M (exactly $1,004,343) The Stranger
Mini Airways - ATC simulator older $9.99 1,339 92% 40k $401k (exactly $401,298) CCC Games, Erabit
Ultimate Arena older $7.99 811 83% 24k $194k (exactly $194,397) Triverske
Destructive Physics - Destruction Simulator older $19.99 87 78% 2.6k $52k (exactly $52,174) KreizLand Games
AI Learns To Drive $7.49 208 95% 6.2k $47k (exactly $46,738) ActivationFunction
Atlas Architect older $5.99 202 70% 6.1k $36k (exactly $36,299) Danial Rashidi
Sandboxels $0.99 1,108 94% 33k $33k (exactly $32,908) R74n
Plentiful · EA $9.99 79 91% 2.4k $24k (exactly $23,676) GabberGames
Governance · EA $17.99 33 66% 990 $18k (exactly $17,810) Governance Studios
Cats in Cozy Rooms $4.99 44 97% 1.3k $6.6k (exactly $6,587) AGE Zero, Odd Grape Studio
Genesis Relic: Idle Sandbox Simulator $3.99 13 92% 390 $1.6k (exactly $1,556) BambooCopter
Destructive Contraptions $7.99 6 83% 180 $1.4k (exactly $1,438) Gamergetik
Dimensional Craft $2.99 7 85% 210 $628 (exactly $628) Limitless Square
Planetary Governor · EA $7.99 2 100% 60 $479 (exactly $479) Lensy
Bubble's Travel $3.99 3 66% 90 $359 (exactly $359) YunheCulture

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