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Should I ship a Mythological Life Sim?
Life Sim + Mythology
Only 11 developers shipped a Mythological Life Sim 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, The Legend of Khiimori, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 25 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 $1.2k, ×1.9 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $480; 1 in 20 cleared $1.7M, ×2764 the market median. Revenue is down 80% on the market; 25 games are announced against 8 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $479 (exactly $479) |
|---|---|
| Median | $1.2k (exactly $1,188) |
| Top 25% | $74k (exactly $74,363) |
| Top 5% | $1.7M (exactly $1,735,521) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 11 |
| Released games | 25 |
| Announced | 25 |
| 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 down 80% on the market, supply 100% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 8%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
What it takes
- Effort
- 5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
- Systems
- Life Sim
- Price point
- $5.99 typical
Why players buy here
The top 10 games average 83% positive over 2,836 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $480. 25 games are announced against 8 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.1 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Life Sim with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
- + FMVStrong odds
- + MinigamesStrong odds
- + MusicStrong odds
- + Job SimulatorFair
- + Football (Soccer)Fair
- + FaithFair
- + Artificial IntelligenceFair
- + GamblingFair
- + DemonsFair
- + Point & ClickFair
- + LogicFair
- + ZombiesFair
Comparable games
WorldBox - God Simulator 2021 · EA · $31M 
The Legend of Khiimori 2026 · EA · $1.7M 
Ludus Magnatus: Gladiator Manager Simulator 2026 · EA · $459k 
Deisim 2022 · $393k 
Mythmatch 2026 · $74k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | WorldBox - God Simulator | · EA older | $19.99 | 51,071 95% | 1.5M | $31M (exactly $30,627,279) | Maxim Karpenko |
| | The Legend of Khiimori | · EA | $29.99 | 1,929 82% | 58k | $1.7M (exactly $1,735,521) | Aesir Interactive, NightinGames |
| | Ludus Magnatus: Gladiator Manager Simulator | · EA | $24.99 | 612 81% | 18k | $459k (exactly $458,816) | Contec Games |
| | Deisim | older | $14.99 | 873 93% | 26k | $393k (exactly $392,588) | Myron Games |
| | Mythmatch | $19.99 | 124 98% | 3.7k | $74k (exactly $74,363) | Team Artichoke | |
 | Citizen of Rome - Dynasty Ascendant | older | $9.99 | 235 80% | 7.1k | $70k (exactly $70,430) | Citizen of Life Games |
 | Egyptian Senet | older | $9.99 | 200 81% | 6.0k | $60k (exactly $59,940) | Ezzat Studios |
 | Straya | older | $17.99 | 97 84% | 2.9k | $52k (exactly $52,351) | Ayrtech |
 | My Mad Scientist Roommate Turned Me Into Her Personal Robotic Battle Maiden?!? | older | $29.99 | 32 90% | 960 | $29k (exactly $28,790) | Lached Up Games |
 | Heart Of Altai | · EA | $7.99 | 61 80% | 1.8k | $15k (exactly $14,622) | Antelus Games |
 | Little Lighthouse of Horror | $2.99 | 62 85% | 1.9k | $5.6k (exactly $5,561) | Codiwans | |
 | 卜卦 / Divination | $0.99 | 40 85% | 1.2k | $1.2k (exactly $1,188) | Honglizi | |
 | Spiritual Clinic Simulator | $9.99 | 2 0% | 60 | $599 (exactly $599) | Ling Chen | |
 | Hot Pig Jump! | $3.99 | 4 100% | 120 | $479 (exactly $479) | DekkaRuby Games | |
 | Mistel Garden | · EA | $5.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $180 (exactly $180) | Arne Brandt |
 | My Little Merling | $5.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $180 (exactly $180) | Cuddly Games |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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