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Should I ship a Mythological Logic game?
Logic + Mythology
Of 31 developers who shipped a Mythological 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.. 51 more are announced, ×2.8 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $780, ×1.2 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $59; 1 in 20 cleared $80k, ×128 the market median. Revenue is flat on the market; 51 games are announced against 18 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $59 (exactly $59) |
|---|---|
| Median | $779 (exactly $779) |
| Top 25% | $5.9k (exactly $5,930) |
| Top 5% | $80k (exactly $80,101) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 31 |
| Released games | 107 |
| Announced | 51 |
| Effort | 5 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $6.99 |
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 flat on the market, supply 30% 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
- 5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
- Systems
- Logic; 4 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Adventure, Puzzle, Action
- Price point
- $6.99 typical · top 25% priced $14.99 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Atmospheric, 2D, First-Person
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $14.99 or above; the middle game at $6.99.
The top 10 games average 91% positive over 4,160 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $59. 9 in 10 of the 18 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 51 games are announced against 18 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.8 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Logic with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
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Comparable games
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy 2026 · $5.3M 
Winter 2022 · EA · $306k 
Munin 2014 · $138k 
1428: Shadows over Silesia 2022 · $121k 
Mosaic of The Pharaohs 2025 · $80k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy | $49.99 | 3,558 92% | 107k | $5.3M (exactly $5,335,933) | Asobo Studio | |
| | Winter | · EA older | $29.99 | 340 73% | 10k | $306k (exactly $305,898) | Frostfall Realms Studios |
| | Munin | older | $4.99 | 925 82% | 28k | $138k (exactly $138,472) | Gojira |
| | 1428: Shadows over Silesia | older | $19.99 | 201 72% | 6.0k | $121k (exactly $120,540) | KUBI Games |
| | Mosaic of The Pharaohs | $8.99 | 297 92% | 8.9k | $80k (exactly $80,101) | Mark Ffrench | |
 | Pestis | older | $24.99 | 88 77% | 2.6k | $66k (exactly $65,974) | DIEDEMOR STUDIO GAMES |
 | Faraday Protocol | older | $19.99 | 100 84% | 3.0k | $60k (exactly $59,970) | Red Koi Box |
 | Temple of the Green Moon | $14.99 | 94 75% | 2.8k | $42k (exactly $42,272) | OLKON GAMES | |
 | Kredolis | older | $9.99 | 83 54% | 2.5k | $25k (exactly $24,875) | Pharos Interactive |
 | Guayota | older | $14.99 | 40 92% | 1.2k | $18k (exactly $17,988) | Team Delusion |
 | Drowned God: Conspiracy of the Ages. | $6.99 | 34 70% | 1.0k | $7.1k (exactly $7,130) | Next Path Media, FSTR | |
 | Sokobos 2 | $9.99 | 23 100% | 690 | $6.9k (exactly $6,893) | Martin Games | |
 | Star and Serpent Solitaire | $12.99 | 17 100% | 510 | $6.6k (exactly $6,625) | Star and Serpent | |
 | 小先生 Little ShiFu | $6.24 | 32 34% | 960 | $6.0k (exactly $5,990) | Liminal Factory | |
 | Erogoddess: Mirage | $5.99 | 33 96% | 990 | $5.9k (exactly $5,930) | Moobly | |
 | Little Lighthouse of Horror | $2.99 | 62 85% | 1.9k | $5.6k (exactly $5,561) | Codiwans | |
 | MY FATHER LIED | $8.99 | 10 70% | 300 | $2.7k (exactly $2,697) | LUNAR GAMES LTD |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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