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Should I ship a Horror Sokoban?
Sokoban + Horror
Only 8 developers shipped a Horror Sokoban 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, Slayaway Camp 2, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 10 more are announced, ×2.5 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: dead, for a 4 / 10 build.
Only 4 developers shipped this in the last year, under the 5 a verdict needs; over 2 years the middle one made $1.2k against a market of $480. 10 games are announced.
| Bottom 30% | $0 (exactly $0) |
|---|---|
| Median | $1.2k (exactly $1,169) |
| Top 25% | $2.1k (exactly $2,096) |
| Top 5% | $19k (exactly $19,095) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 8 |
| Released games | 36 |
| Announced | 10 |
| Effort | 4 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $8.99 |
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 30% on the market, supply 20% fewer developers than the period before.
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
- Price point
- $8.99 typical
Why players buy here
The top 6 games average 81% positive over 113 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $50. All of the 6 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 10 games are announced against 4 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.5 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
Catherine Classic 2019 · $5.3M 
Void Stranger 2023 · $1.2M 
I'm on Observation Duty 5 2022 · $232k 
Slayaway Camp 2016 · $193k 
I'm on Observation Duty 4 2021 · $118k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Catherine Classic | older | $19.99 | 8,858 88% | 266k | $5.3M (exactly $5,312,143) | ATLUS |
| | Void Stranger | older | $11.99 | 3,307 91% | 99k | $1.2M (exactly $1,189,528) | System Erasure |
| | I'm on Observation Duty 5 | older | $9.99 | 775 96% | 23k | $232k (exactly $232,268) | Notovia |
| | Slayaway Camp | older | $8.99 | 715 95% | 21k | $193k (exactly $192,836) | Blue Wizard Digital |
| | I'm on Observation Duty 4 | older | $4.99 | 787 96% | 24k | $118k (exactly $117,814) | Notovia |
 | Crossroad OS | older | $4.99 | 302 98% | 9.1k | $45k (exactly $45,209) | Guy, Daisy Games |
 | I'm on Observation Duty 3 | older | $2.99 | 351 77% | 11k | $31k (exactly $31,485) | Notovia |
 | Soulless: Ray Of Hope | older | $4.99 | 208 71% | 6.2k | $31k (exactly $31,138) | · |
 | Slayaway Camp 2 | $12.99 | 49 93% | 1.5k | $19k (exactly $19,095) | Blue Wizard Digital | |
 | Dark Sheep | older | $4.99 | 36 94% | 1.1k | $5.4k (exactly $5,389) | Daisy Games |
 | Unblinking | $4.99 | 14 100% | 420 | $2.1k (exactly $2,096) | BIT FOX DEN | |
 | Margarita (Berkeley's Maid: Remake Edition) | · EA | $1.60 | 43 60% | 1.3k | $2.1k (exactly $2,064) | Muharukahana Studio, Cydron |
 | Cursed House 16 | $12.99 | 3 100% | 90 | $1.2k (exactly $1,169) | LGT SIA | |
 | The Portsmoor Abysm | $8.99 | 3 66% | 90 | $809 (exactly $809) | Renons Studios | |
 | Cursed House 14 | $12.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $390 (exactly $390) | LGT SIA | |
 | OG Puzzlers: Synthwave Vampires | $0.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | Schwan OG | |
 | OG Memory: Synthwave Vampires | $0.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | Schwan OG | |
 | Every Step Has a Sound | $2.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | Darky | |
 | PHANTOM TAG: MANIFEST | $11.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | Claytechworks, C&R Creative Studios |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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