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Should I ship a Level Editor Strategy RPG?
Level Editor + Strategy RPG
Only 13 developers shipped a Level Editor Strategy RPG in the last 2 years, too few for firm odds: the middle one made est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.; the top game by est. revenue, WindStop Strategy, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 18 more are announced, ×3.0 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $480, ×0.8 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $59; 1 in 20 cleared $440k, ×713 the market median. Revenue is up 350% on the market; 18 games are announced against 6 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $59 (exactly $59) |
|---|---|
| Median | $479 (exactly $479) |
| Top 25% | $28k (exactly $28,059) |
| Top 5% | $448k (exactly $447,752) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 13 |
| Released games | 35 |
| Announced | 18 |
| 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 350% on the market, supply 15% fewer developers than the period before.
Free games: 14%, excluded from money figures.
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
- Strategy RPG
- effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
- Systems
- Level Editor, Strategy RPG
- Price point
- $7.99 typical
Why players buy here
The top 10 games average 79% positive over 1,748 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $59. 9 in 10 of the 8 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 18 games are announced against 6 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.0 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
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Comparable games
Solasta: Crown of the Magister 2021 · $18M 
Dungeons 4 2023 · $3.6M 
Hero's Hour 2022 · $2.5M 
Legends of Eisenwald 2015 · $836k 
WindStop Strategy 2026 · $448k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Solasta: Crown of the Magister | older | $29.99 | 19,680 87% | 590k | $18M (exactly $17,706,096) | Tactical Adventures |
| | Dungeons 4 | older | $49.99 | 2,392 86% | 72k | $3.6M (exactly $3,587,282) | Realmforge Studios |
| | Hero's Hour | older | $17.99 | 4,643 79% | 139k | $2.5M (exactly $2,505,827) | Benjamin "ThingOnItsOwn" Hauer |
| | Legends of Eisenwald | older | $19.99 | 1,394 76% | 42k | $836k (exactly $835,982) | Aterdux Entertainment |
| | WindStop Strategy | $9.99 | 1,494 78% | 45k | $448k (exactly $447,752) | Xia Start | |
 | Dustwind | older | $24.99 | 341 75% | 10k | $256k (exactly $255,648) | Dustwind Studios |
 | Winter Falling: Battle Tactics | · EA older | $14.99 | 448 90% | 13k | $201k (exactly $201,466) | Rarykos, 7A Games |
 | Together in Battle | $19.99 | 134 90% | 4.0k | $80k (exactly $80,360) | Sinister Design | |
 | Wizards and Warlords | older | $9.99 | 253 82% | 7.6k | $76k (exactly $75,824) | Valravn Games |
 | Telepath Tactics Liberated | older | $19.99 | 120 85% | 3.6k | $72k (exactly $71,964) | Sinister Design |
 | Tennis Manager 26 | $39.99 | 46 73% | 1.4k | $55k (exactly $55,186) | Rebound | |
 | Dustwind: Resistance | $19.90 | 47 80% | 1.4k | $28k (exactly $28,059) | Dustwind Studios, Z-Software | |
 | Feline Survivor | $5.99 | 17 82% | 510 | $3.1k (exactly $3,055) | 一拳工作室 | |
 | AO: Containment Breach | · EA | $9.99 | 2 100% | 60 | $599 (exactly $599) | Prismatix- |
 | Planetary Governor | · EA | $7.99 | 2 100% | 60 | $479 (exactly $479) | Lensy |
 | Malpractice Hospital | $3.99 | 2 50% | 60 | $239 (exactly $239) | Jason Hodge Games | |
 | Treasure Hunt | $1.99 | 2 50% | 60 | $119 (exactly $119) | Voidman | |
 | River of Time Yarn | $0.99 | 2 100% | 60 | $59 (exactly $59) | Little Studio |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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