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Should I ship a Level Editor Idler?

Level Editor + Idler

Only 19 developers shipped a Level Editor Idler 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, Haydee 3, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 12 more are announced.

Verdict: fair, for a 5 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $720, ×1.1 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $240. Revenue is up 125% on the market; 12 games are announced against 12 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 1.1 times the market baseline, revenue up 125% on the market, 12 announced, ×1.0 per developer who shipped in the last year.
Nobody has said they are building this yet.
Level Editor + Idler
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 19
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $297 → $65k → $719 → $896 (still earning) → $897 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Level Editor + Idler: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 19
Bottom 30% $239 (exactly $239)
Median $719 (exactly $719)
Top 25% $4.4k (exactly $4,429)
Top 5% $289k (exactly $288,804)
Developers, 2 yr 19
Released games 36
Announced 12
Effort 5 / 10
AI-buildability Medium
Typical price $5.99

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 125% on the market, supply 70% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 8%, 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
Idler
effort 1 / 10 · high · number growth curves and a UI

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
Systems
Level Editor, Idler; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Sandbox, Simulation, Programming
Price point
$5.99 typical · top 25% priced $29.99 or above
Art
5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Stylized
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $29.99 or above; the middle game at $5.99.

The top 10 games average 80% positive over 1,297 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 $720, 1 in 4 over $4.4k, 1 in 20 over $280k.

3 in 10 developers made under $240. 7 in 10 of the 7 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 12 games are announced against 12 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. + Hidden ObjectFair12 devs · median $7.6k · 14 announced
  3. + CollectathonFair15 devs · median $3.4k · 17 announced
  4. + Time AttackFair12 devs · median $748 · 14 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

Ages of Conflict: World War Simulator 2023 · EA · $1.9M Fantasy Map Simulator 2024 · EA · $1.0M Haydee 3 2025 · $289k Age of Clicks 2026 · EA · $184k Laptop Tycoon 2021 · $96k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
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
Haydee 3 $29.99 321 84% 9.6k $289k (exactly $288,804) Haydee Interactive
Age of Clicks · EA $12.99 472 65% 14k $184k (exactly $183,938) David Ius
Laptop Tycoon older $7.99 400 74% 12k $96k (exactly $95,880) Roastery Games
The Bibites: Digital Life · EA $9.99 218 96% 6.5k $65k (exactly $65,335) Omnia Studios
AI Learns To Drive $7.49 208 95% 6.2k $47k (exactly $46,738) ActivationFunction
Smooth Operators 2 older $9.99 20 70% 600 $6.0k (exactly $5,994) Heydeck Games
武道残编 $3.99 37 59% 1.1k $4.4k (exactly $4,429) 武道
Intralism: Rebuild · EA older $1.99 32 65% 960 $1.9k (exactly $1,910) KHB-Soft
Genesis Relic: Idle Sandbox Simulator $3.99 13 92% 390 $1.6k (exactly $1,556) BambooCopter
Ultimate JOI $14.99 2 50% 60 $899 (exactly $899) Ultimate JOI Dev
MyBiz: Pomodoro Desk Tycoon $2.99 10 100% 300 $897 (exactly $897) Bizpro Games
No Pain No Gain - Ragdoll Sandbox $2.49 12 75% 360 $896 (exactly $896) Rike Games
MiDiO! · EA $5.99 4 100% 120 $719 (exactly $719) Schira

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