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Should I ship a Level Editor Hidden Object?

Level Editor + Hidden Object

Only 12 developers shipped a Level Editor Hidden Object 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, The Artisan of Glimmith, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 14 more are announced.

Verdict: fair, for a 5 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $7.6k, ×12 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $240. Revenue is up 55% on the market; 14 games are announced against 7 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 12.1 times the market baseline, revenue up 55% on the market, 14 announced, ×2.0 per developer who shipped in the last year.
Nobody has said they are building this yet.
Level Editor + Hidden Object
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 12
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $1.3k → $2.2k → $9.0k → $3.4k (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Level Editor + Hidden Object: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 12
Bottom 30% $240 (exactly $240)
Median $7.6k (exactly $7,583)
Top 25% $33k (exactly $33,267)
Top 5% $979k (exactly $979,316)
Developers, 2 yr 12
Released games 38
Announced 14
Effort 5 / 10
AI-buildability Medium
Typical price $7.99

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 55% on the market, supply 15% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 13%, 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.

Level Editor
effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
Hidden Object
effort 2 / 10 · high · static scenes with click targets

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
Systems
Level Editor, Hidden Object
Price point
$7.99 typical
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 10 games average 95% positive over 2,967 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $240, median $7.6k, 1 in 4 over $33k, 1 in 20 over $970k.

3 in 10 developers made under $240. 6 in 10 of the 7 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 14 games are announced against 7 developers who shipped in the last year.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Level Editor with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + Multiple EndingsFair17 devs · median $8.1k · 23 announced
  2. + CollectathonFair15 devs · median $3.4k · 17 announced
  3. + Time AttackFair12 devs · median $748 · 14 announced
  4. + IdlerFair19 devs · median $719 · 12 announced
  5. + Score AttackFair51 devs · median $598 · 62 announced
  6. + AutomationLong shot27 devs · median $300 · 32 announced
  7. + TransportationPoor odds10 devs · median $43k · 17 announced
  8. + TrainsPoor odds10 devs · median $43k · 11 announced
  9. + MilitaryPoor odds22 devs · median $43k · 46 announced
  10. + City BuilderPoor odds20 devs · median $24k · 50 announced
  11. + Online Co-OpPoor odds36 devs · median $19k · 111 announced
  12. + Open WorldPoor odds28 devs · median $18k · 59 announced

All 136 pairs on the Level Editor page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

The Artisan of Glimmith 2026 · $979k Hidden Through Time 2020 · $673k Voxelgram 2019 · $205k Hidden Through Time 2: Myths & Magic 2023 · $127k Hidden Through Time 2: Discovery 2024 · $55k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
The Artisan of Glimmith $12.99 2,513 97% 75k $979k (exactly $979,316) Lunarch Studios
Hidden Through Time older $7.99 2,807 93% 84k $673k (exactly $672,838) Rogueside
Voxelgram older $9.99 684 98% 21k $205k (exactly $204,995) Procedural Level
Hidden Through Time 2: Myths & Magic older $12.99 326 85% 9.8k $127k (exactly $127,042) Rogueside
Hidden Through Time 2: Discovery older $10.99 166 86% 5.0k $55k (exactly $54,730) Rogueside
Hidden in my Paradise $9.99 160 90% 4.8k $48k (exactly $47,952) Ogre Pixel
Voxelgram 2 $9.99 111 85% 3.3k $33k (exactly $33,267) Procedural Level
Sniper Camouflage Orange Spy Warrior I Buried Two Bodies in the Garden and the Police Haven't Figured Out Yet That They're Missing Because They Were a Lonely Old Couple Who Had No Relatives Simulator 2026 · EA $9.99 77 66% 2.3k $23k (exactly $23,077) The Only Way Out
Pixelogic: Nonograms Unlimited $14.99 20 95% 600 $9.0k (exactly $8,994) okayest! studios
Clockwork Rabbit $10.99 23 100% 690 $7.6k (exactly $7,583) OnionMilk
Hidden around the World $7.99 27 88% 810 $6.5k (exactly $6,472) Ogre Pixel
Hollow Hide $4.99 23 95% 690 $3.4k (exactly $3,443) Renderise
Wizard of OZ: Hidden Objects $5.99 12 83% 360 $2.2k (exactly $2,156) Crisp App Studio
Weeks Till Winter $7.99 1 100% 30 $240 (exactly $240) Subnuminal, LLC

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