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Should I ship a Magic Level Editor game?

Level Editor + Magic

Of 26 developers who shipped a Magic Level Editor 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.. 40 more are announced, ×3.1 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

Verdict: poor odds, for a 5 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $900, ×1.4 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $360; 1 in 20 cleared $340k, ×551 the market median. Revenue is up 25% on the market; 40 games are announced against 13 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 1.4 times the market baseline, revenue up 25% on the market, 40 announced, ×3.1 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Level Editor + Magic
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 26
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $4.2k → $1.6k → $119 → $899 → $899 → $628 → $478 (still earning) → $2.9k (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Level Editor + Magic: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 26
Bottom 30% $356 (exactly $356)
Median $899 (exactly $899)
Top 25% $4.0k (exactly $3,957)
Top 5% $346k (exactly $345,755)
Developers, 2 yr 26
Released games 73
Announced 40
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 25% on the market, supply as many developers as the period before.

Free games: 16%, 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
Magic
effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
Systems
Level Editor; 3 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Roguelite, Strategy, Action
Price point
$7.99 typical · top 25% priced $19.99 or above
Art
5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Colorful, Pixel Graphics
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $7.99.

The top 10 games average 88% positive over 2,427 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $360, median $900, 1 in 4 over $3.9k, 1 in 20 over $340k.

3 in 10 developers made under $360. 8 in 10 of the 13 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 40 games are announced against 13 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.1 per shipper.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Level Editor with a different setting or mood, 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. + IdlerFair19 devs · median $719 · 12 announced
  6. + Score AttackFair51 devs · median $598 · 62 announced
  7. + AutomationLong shot27 devs · median $300 · 32 announced
  8. + TransportationPoor odds10 devs · median $43k · 17 announced
  9. + TrainsPoor odds10 devs · median $43k · 11 announced
  10. + MilitaryPoor odds22 devs · median $43k · 46 announced
  11. + City BuilderPoor odds20 devs · median $24k · 50 announced
  12. + Online Co-OpPoor odds36 devs · median $19k · 111 announced

All 136 pairs on the Level Editor page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

Wizordum 2025 · $528k The Fall of the Dungeon Guardians - Enhanced Edition 2015 · $375k Witch's Apocalyptic Journey 2026 · $346k 军团战棋Legion War 2021 · $222k Quest Master 2024 · EA · $212k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Wizordum $19.99 880 91% 26k $528k (exactly $527,736) Emberheart Games
The Fall of the Dungeon Guardians - Enhanced Edition older $19.99 625 83% 19k $375k (exactly $374,812) Mana Games
Witch's Apocalyptic Journey $8.99 1,282 84% 38k $346k (exactly $345,755) MeowAlive
军团战棋Legion War older $9.99 741 89% 22k $222k (exactly $222,078) Bear & Cat Studio
Quest Master · EA older $19.99 354 98% 11k $212k (exactly $212,294) Apogee Entertainment, Julian Creutz, Sk… (Apogee Entertainment, Julian Creutz, Skydevilpalm)
Isles of Adalar · EA older $19.99 134 46% 4.0k $80k (exactly $80,360) Peakway Software LLC
Wizards and Warlords older $9.99 253 82% 7.6k $76k (exactly $75,824) Valravn Games
Blobun $9.99 151 99% 4.5k $45k (exactly $45,255) CyanSorcery
Driftmoon older $13.99 92 89% 2.8k $39k (exactly $38,612) Ville Mönkkönen, Anne Mönkkönen
Evertried older $19.99 38 71% 1.1k $23k (exactly $22,789) Lunic Games / Danilo Domingues
The Shadowed Rune · EA $9.95 41 100% 1.2k $12k (exactly $12,238) Javifugitivo
Elemental War Clash $19.99 16 81% 480 $9.6k (exactly $9,595) Clockwork Origins
The Puzzle Maker: Cebba’s Odyssey $11.99 24 100% 720 $8.6k (exactly $8,633) Arcaneworks Inc.
sepapu $11.99 11 100% 330 $4.0k (exactly $3,957) Zeozen
AI Games $59.99 2 50% 60 $3.6k (exactly $3,599) SUNYU Games
Cryptr $7.99 12 75% 360 $2.9k (exactly $2,876) instructions unclear
TechnoSorcery $7.99 8 100% 240 $1.9k (exactly $1,918) The Ancient Arcanum

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