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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Level Editor Score Attack game?

Level Editor + Score Attack

Of 51 developers who shipped a Level Editor Score Attack 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.. 62 more are announced.

Verdict: fair, for a 5 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $600, level with the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $50. Revenue is up 70% on the market; 62 games are announced against 36 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 1.0 times the market baseline, revenue up 70% on the market, 62 announced, ×1.7 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Level Editor + Score Attack
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 51
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $6.2k → $629 → $809 → $0 → $628 → $719 → $1.3k (still earning) → $300 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Level Editor + Score Attack: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 51
Bottom 30% $0 (exactly $0)
Median $598 (exactly $598)
Top 25% $5.6k (exactly $5,576)
Top 5% $225k (exactly $225,487)
Developers, 2 yr 51
Released games 118
Announced 62
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 70% on the market, supply 140% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 10%, 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
Score Attack
effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
Systems
Level Editor, Score Attack; 3 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Arcade, Physics
Price point
$7.99 typical · top 25% priced $17.99 or above
Art
4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Colorful, 2D, 3D
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $17.99 or above; the middle game at $7.99.

The top 10 games average 91% positive over 3,414 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $50, median $600, 1 in 4 over $5.5k, 1 in 20 over $220k.

3 in 10 developers made under $50. 8 in 10 of the 16 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 62 games are announced against 36 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. + IdlerFair19 devs · median $719 · 12 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

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