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Logic + Incremental
Of 154 developers who shipped an Incremental Logic game 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.. 134 more are announced.
Verdict: dead, for a 2 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $270 in the last 2 years and $360 over 4, against a market of $120 for a 2 / 10 build. 91 developers shipped in the last year and 134 games are announced.
| Bottom 30% | $60 (exactly $60) |
|---|---|
| Median | $267 (exactly $267) |
| Top 25% | $1.3k (exactly $1,347) |
| Top 5% | $28k (exactly $27,890) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 154 |
| Released games | 706 |
| Announced | 134 |
| Effort | 2 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | High |
| Typical price | $1.99 |
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 260% on the market, supply 20% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 7%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is high: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Logic
- effort 2 / 10 · high · deductive rules and grids
- Incremental
- effort 1 / 10 · high · formulas and upgrade tables
What it takes
- Effort
- 2 / 10 · static 2D art, simple logic
- Systems
- Logic, Incremental; 4 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Puzzle, Point & Click, Strategy
- Price point
- $1.99 typical · top 25% priced $9.99 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Relaxing, Atmospheric
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $9.99 or above; the middle game at $1.99.
The top 10 games average 86% positive over 4,185 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $60. 9 in 10 of the 137 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 134 games are announced against 91 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Logic with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
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- + Inventory ManagementFair
- + TransportationFair
- + Automobile SimFair
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Comparable games
Stone Story RPG 2023 · $803k 
Proverbs 2024 · $482k 
Data Center 2026 · $247k 
I'm on Observation Duty 6 2023 · $235k 
LOLLIPOP! 2021 · $197k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Stone Story RPG | older | $29.99 | 893 90% | 27k | $803k (exactly $803,432) | Rex Games, standardcombo |
| | Proverbs | $8.99 | 1,786 96% | 54k | $482k (exactly $481,684) | Mark Ffrench | |
| | Data Center | $8.99 | 916 76% | 27k | $247k (exactly $247,045) | Waseku | |
| | I'm on Observation Duty 6 | older | $11.99 | 652 94% | 20k | $235k (exactly $234,524) | Notovia, Dreamloop Games |
| | LOLLIPOP! | older | $4.99 | 1,318 75% | 40k | $197k (exactly $197,305) | 430Games, __Ja__ga__imo__ |
 | Let's Minesweeper | older | $4.99 | 780 76% | 23k | $117k (exactly $116,766) | SUNJOY GAME |
 | Code: Terraform | · EA | $14.99 | 252 85% | 7.6k | $113k (exactly $113,324) | AppsMafia |
 | Malware | older | $2.99 | 1,141 87% | 34k | $102k (exactly $102,348) | Odd Games |
 | Mega Mosaic | older | $7.99 | 424 90% | 13k | $102k (exactly $101,633) | Mark Ffrench |
 | Best Plumber | older | $29.99 | 112 74% | 3.4k | $101k (exactly $100,766) | Hograung Studio |
 | I'm on Observation Duty 8 | $11.99 | 237 95% | 7.1k | $85k (exactly $85,249) | Notovia, Dreamloop Games | |
 | Mosaic of The Pharaohs | $8.99 | 297 92% | 8.9k | $80k (exactly $80,101) | Mark Ffrench | |
 | 春泥 Soil of Rebirth | $9.99 | 216 73% | 6.5k | $65k (exactly $64,735) | 午夜说书人 | |
 | Scratch the Ticket | $9.99 | 183 44% | 5.5k | $55k (exactly $54,845) | Shilenok | |
 | 3D Escape Room: Mystic Manor | $9.99 | 112 78% | 3.4k | $34k (exactly $33,566) | Shenzhen Zhonglian Interactive Technolo… (Shenzhen Zhonglian Interactive Technology Co.,Ltd) | |
 | Mewseum: Masterpieces | $6.99 | 133 98% | 4.0k | $28k (exactly $27,890) | Climbing Goat Games | |
 | Liminal Border Part III | $14.99 | 53 64% | 1.6k | $24k (exactly $23,834) | Purple Software |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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