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Should I ship a Modern-Day Logic game?
Logic + Modern
Of 78 developers who shipped a Modern-Day Logic 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.. 65 more are announced.
Verdict: fair, for a 4 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $900, ×1.9 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $59. Revenue is up 40% on the market; 65 games are announced against 50 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $59 (exactly $59) |
|---|---|
| Median | $899 (exactly $899) |
| Top 25% | $6.6k (exactly $6,625) |
| Top 5% | $89k (exactly $88,591) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 78 |
| Released games | 193 |
| Announced | 65 |
| Effort | 4 / 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 40% on the market, supply 65% more 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.
What it takes
- Effort
- 4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
- Systems
- Logic; 4 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Simulation, Puzzle, Management
- Price point
- $5.99 typical · top 25% priced $14.99 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, 2D, Relaxing
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $14.99 or above; the middle game at $5.99.
The top 10 games average 89% positive over 3,122 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $59. 9 in 10 of the 33 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 65 games are announced against 50 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Logic with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
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- + NoirFair
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- + VampiresFair
- + DragonsFair
- + Escape RoomFair
- + Bullet TimeFair
- + Inventory ManagementFair
- + TransportationFair
- + Automobile SimFair
- + CookingFair
Comparable games
Judgment 2022 · $11M 
Lost Judgment 2022 · $9.0M 
Scene Investigators 2023 · $720k 
Nucleares 2023 · $504k 
Milfy City - Final Edition 2023 · $426k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Judgment | older | $39.99 | 9,407 93% | 282k | $11M (exactly $11,285,578) | RGG Studio |
| | Lost Judgment | older | $39.99 | 7,461 93% | 224k | $9.0M (exactly $8,950,962) | RGG Studio |
| | Scene Investigators | older | $24.99 | 961 74% | 29k | $720k (exactly $720,462) | EQ Studios |
| | Nucleares | older | $14.99 | 1,121 84% | 34k | $504k (exactly $504,114) | Iván Marcelo Pretti |
| | Milfy City - Final Edition | older | $19.99 | 710 79% | 21k | $426k (exactly $425,787) | ICSTOR |
 | Demons' Timeline | $10.99 | 1,046 97% | 31k | $345k (exactly $344,866) | DigitalCats | |
 | Worldwide Rush | $19.99 | 559 77% | 17k | $335k (exactly $335,232) | Memel Games | |
 | The Solitaire Conspiracy | older | $11.99 | 742 89% | 22k | $267k (exactly $266,897) | Bithell Games |
 | Tiny Room Stories: Town Mystery | older | $9.99 | 812 86% | 24k | $243k (exactly $243,356) | Kiary Games |
 | Glass Masquerade 3: Honeylines | older | $4.99 | 1,146 89% | 34k | $172k (exactly $171,556) | Onyx Lute |
 | A Case of Fraud | $8.99 | 540 97% | 16k | $146k (exactly $145,638) | Hesperus Games | |
 | Check Inn | $14.99 | 197 84% | 5.9k | $89k (exactly $88,591) | KishMish Games | |
 | CIPHER ZERO | $14.99 | 165 89% | 5.0k | $74k (exactly $74,200) | Zapdot | |
 | Device Doctor Simulator 2024 | $9.99 | 186 62% | 5.6k | $56k (exactly $55,744) | Tenacity Games | |
 | Decide 4 God | $29.99 | 49 93% | 1.5k | $44k (exactly $44,085) | Miracle Moon | |
 | The Murder Hotel | $19.99 | 62 91% | 1.9k | $37k (exactly $37,181) | Wegenbartho Games | |
 | Paragnosia | $3.99 | 228 92% | 6.8k | $27k (exactly $27,292) | Sine Coda | |
 | Model Kit Shop Simulator | $9.99 | 90 87% | 2.7k | $27k (exactly $26,973) | Tenacity Games |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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