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Level Editor + Turn-Based
Only 9 developers shipped a Level Editor Turn-Based game 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, Warnament, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 8 more are announced.
Verdict: dead, for a 5 / 10 build.
Only 4 developers shipped this in the last year, under the 5 a verdict needs; over 2 years the middle one made $2.4k against a market of $630. 8 games are announced.
not enough cohorts to draw
| Bottom 30% | $1.8k (exactly $1,799) |
|---|---|
| Median | $2.4k (exactly $2,395) |
| Top 25% | $9.0k (exactly $8,996) |
| Top 5% | $187k (exactly $186,666) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 9 |
| Released games | 45 |
| Announced | 8 |
| Effort | 5 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $12.99 |
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 down 60% on the market, supply 20% fewer developers than the period before.
Free games: 11%, 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
- Turn-Based
- 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, Turn-Based
- Price point
- $12.99 typical
Why players buy here
Fewer than 10 games in the last 2 years; sentiment and price figures use the all window.
The top 25% priced at $23.99 or above; the middle game at $11.99.
The top 10 games average 84% positive over 13,456 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $1.8k. 6 in 10 of the 5 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 8 games are announced against 4 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
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Comparable games
Hero's Hour 2022 · $2.5M 
Legend of Grimrock 2 2014 · $2.2M 
Legends of Eisenwald 2015 · $836k 
Hex of Steel 2020 · $647k 
Field of Glory II 2017 · $634k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Hero's Hour | older | $17.99 | 4,643 79% | 139k | $2.5M (exactly $2,505,827) | Benjamin "ThingOnItsOwn" Hauer |
| | Legend of Grimrock 2 | older | $23.99 | 3,065 90% | 92k | $2.2M (exactly $2,205,880) | Almost Human Games |
| | Legends of Eisenwald | older | $19.99 | 1,394 76% | 42k | $836k (exactly $835,982) | Aterdux Entertainment |
| | Hex of Steel | older | $24.99 | 863 95% | 26k | $647k (exactly $646,991) | War Frogs Studio |
| | Field of Glory II | older | $29.99 | 705 87% | 21k | $634k (exactly $634,288) | Byzantine Games |
 | Soulash | older | $14.99 | 513 69% | 15k | $231k (exactly $230,696) | Artur Smiarowski |
 | 军团战棋Legion War | older | $9.99 | 741 89% | 22k | $222k (exactly $222,078) | Bear & Cat Studio |
 | Winter Falling: Battle Tactics | · EA older | $14.99 | 448 90% | 13k | $201k (exactly $201,466) | Rarykos, 7A Games |
 | Warnament | $12.99 | 479 84% | 14k | $187k (exactly $186,666) | Luden.io | |
 | Dark Quest 2 | older | $8.99 | 605 84% | 18k | $163k (exactly $163,168) | Brain Seal Ltd |
 | Shields of Loyalty | $19.99 | 140 77% | 4.2k | $84k (exactly $83,958) | Mosaic Mask Studio | |
 | DROD RPG 2: A Courageous Rescue | $24.99 | 12 83% | 360 | $9.0k (exactly $8,996) | Caravel Games | |
 | Kiko's Apple Adventure | $5.99 | 38 94% | 1.1k | $6.8k (exactly $6,829) | PawPaw Games | |
 | Warbits+ | $4.99 | 16 100% | 480 | $2.4k (exactly $2,395) | Risky Lab Inc | |
 | Mordfield Command | $12.99 | 5 100% | 150 | $1.9k (exactly $1,948) | Software Verde, LLC | |
 | Tide Of Tactics | $14.99 | 4 100% | 120 | $1.8k (exactly $1,799) | Lyrical Games | |
 | Little Immortal Cultivator | $8.99 | 5 80% | 150 | $1.3k (exactly $1,348) | YiHuan Game | |
 | Story Time | $14.99 | 2 100% | 60 | $899 (exactly $899) | Plants Can Math LLC |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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