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Should I ship a Level Editor Sokoban?

Level Editor + Sokoban

Of 32 developers who shipped a Level Editor Sokoban 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.. 37 more are announced, ×2.2 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

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

The middle developer here made $300, ×0.5 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $60. 37 games are announced against 17 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.2 per shipper, while revenue is up 100% on the market.

Deciding numbers: median 0.5 times the market baseline, revenue up 100% on the market, 37 announced, ×2.2 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Level Editor + Sokoban
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 32
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $12k → $4.3k → $807 → $30 → $2.2k → $269 → $599 (still earning) → $130 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Level Editor + Sokoban: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 32
Bottom 30% $60 (exactly $60)
Median $300 (exactly $300)
Top 25% $2.2k (exactly $2,246)
Top 5% $37k (exactly $36,582)
Developers, 2 yr 32
Released games 91
Announced 37
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 100% on the market, supply 15% 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
Sokoban
effort 2 / 10 · high · grid pushing rules and level files

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
Systems
Level Editor, Sokoban; 9 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Grid-Based Movement, Puzzle, Logic
Price point
$5.99 typical · top 25% priced $19.99 or above
Art
7 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Relaxing, Top-Down
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $5.99.

The top 10 games average 99% positive over 423 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $60, median $300, 1 in 4 over $2.2k, 1 in 20 over $36k.

3 in 10 developers made under $60. 9 in 10 of the 17 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 37 games are announced against 17 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.2 per shipper.

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. + 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

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Gentoo Rescue $19.99 237 99% 7.1k $142k (exactly $142,129) Jagriff
Hexologic older $4.99 684 96% 21k $102k (exactly $102,395) MythicOwl
DUSK '82: ULTIMATE EDITION older $6.99 383 95% 11k $80k (exactly $80,315) David Szymanski
Bean and Nothingness older $11.99 212 98% 6.4k $76k (exactly $76,256) RBOR Games
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Temple Of Snek older $14.99 102 90% 3.1k $46k (exactly $45,869) Aetheric Games
Chuck's Challenge 3D 2020 older $9.99 147 81% 4.4k $44k (exactly $44,056) Niffler Ltd.
Puzzle Depot $19.99 61 100% 1.8k $37k (exactly $36,582) Laughing Manatee Games
Colorful Recolor older $9.99 84 91% 2.5k $25k (exactly $25,175) Gagonfe, HugoBDesigner, Ulon
Hazard Pay $16.99 24 100% 720 $12k (exactly $12,233) Smitner Studio
Kiko's Apple Adventure $5.99 38 94% 1.1k $6.8k (exactly $6,829) PawPaw Games
Mistified $14.99 14 92% 420 $6.3k (exactly $6,296) SpiceBound Studios
SuperPosition $7.99 16 100% 480 $3.8k (exactly $3,835) Kimel
One more gem $15.99 7 100% 210 $3.4k (exactly $3,358) Cosmin Munteanu
Dualikiwi $4.99 15 100% 450 $2.2k (exactly $2,246) Dualikiwi Games LLC
BarrelBots $14.99 4 100% 120 $1.8k (exactly $1,799) FidgetBear Games
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Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.