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Multiple Endings + Idler
Of 76 developers who shipped a Multiple Endings Idler 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.. 99 more are announced, ×2.1 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 3 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $1.9k, ×4.1 the market's $480 for a 3 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $480; 1 in 20 cleared $110k, ×238 the market median. Revenue is down 15% on the market; 99 games are announced against 48 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $478 (exactly $478) |
|---|---|
| Median | $1.9k (exactly $1,946) |
| Top 25% | $5.9k (exactly $5,933) |
| Top 5% | $113k (exactly $113,028) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 76 |
| Released games | 154 |
| Announced | 99 |
| Effort | 3 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | High |
| 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 15% on the market, supply 65% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 10%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is high: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Multiple Endings
- effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
- Idler
- effort 1 / 10 · high · number growth curves and a UI
What it takes
- Effort
- 3 / 10 · small 2D action, light systems
- Systems
- Multiple Endings, Idler; 4 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Simulation, Adventure, Incremental
- Price point
- $4.99 typical · top 25% priced $7.99 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Story Rich, Relaxing
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $7.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.
The top 10 games average 89% positive over 8,422 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $480. 8 in 10 of the 32 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 99 games are announced against 48 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.1 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Multiple Endings with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
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- + Level EditorFair
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- + SuperheroFair
- + 4 Player LocalFair
- + Escape RoomFair
- + GamblingFair
- + TriviaFair
- + Score AttackFair
- + ArcadeFair
- + Arena ShooterFair
Comparable games
THE LONGING 2020 · $3.1M 
欺神弄鬼 2025 · EA · $240k 
SchoolBoy Runaway 2024 · $223k 
Feed the Reactor 2026 · $138k 
美女,应接不暇 2024 · $128k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | THE LONGING | older | $14.99 | 6,977 92% | 209k | $3.1M (exactly $3,137,557) | Studio Seufz |
| | 欺神弄鬼 | · EA | $9.99 | 802 91% | 24k | $240k (exactly $240,359) | 猫台班子工作室 Cat Caboodle |
| | SchoolBoy Runaway | $1.99 | 3,731 90% | 112k | $223k (exactly $222,741) | Linked Squad | |
| | Feed the Reactor | $6.99 | 658 82% | 20k | $138k (exactly $137,983) | Adam Travers | |
| | 美女,应接不暇 | older | $9.99 | 428 83% | 13k | $128k (exactly $128,272) | 筠悦游戏 |
 | Slots & Diapers | $6.99 | 539 88% | 16k | $113k (exactly $113,028) | Parodie Games | |
 | FEED THE AI | $5.99 | 557 90% | 17k | $100k (exactly $100,093) | Weird Kid Games | |
 | A guard walks into a tavern | older | $7.99 | 415 83% | 12k | $99k (exactly $99,476) | SuQing |
 | Denos City: Complete Game | older | $11.99 | 217 70% | 6.5k | $78k (exactly $78,055) | Backhole |
 | Femboy Burgers | older | $9.99 | 221 89% | 6.6k | $66k (exactly $66,234) | Asephy, 15 St Germ |
 | Graces: Posthumous Wish | $7.99 | 187 93% | 5.6k | $45k (exactly $44,824) | TomoToro | |
 | Pornographer | $0.99 | 1,214 88% | 36k | $36k (exactly $36,056) | DT | |
 | Infiniclick | $7.99 | 140 72% | 4.2k | $34k (exactly $33,558) | Nacho AB | |
 | 5 NIGHTS AT SHALUN 4: SCHOOL | $1.99 | 535 93% | 16k | $32k (exactly $31,940) | Team GZ, VADIM CHURILOV | |
 | Pay 2 Win: The World is Mine | $14.99 | 59 81% | 1.8k | $27k (exactly $26,532) | Patriots Division |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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