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Should I ship a Logic Runner?

Runner + Logic

Of 23 developers who shipped a Logic Runner 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.. 24 more are announced.

Verdict: dead, for a 3 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $60 in the last 2 years and $150 over 4, against a market of $480 for a 3 / 10 build. 12 developers shipped in the last year and 24 games are announced.

Deciding numbers: median 0.1 times the market baseline, revenue up 170% on the market, 24 announced, ×2.0 per developer who shipped in the last year.
Nobody has said they are building this yet.
Runner + Logic
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 23
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $1.3k → $599 → $1.5k → $210 → $0 → $120 → $90 (still earning) → $0 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Runner + Logic: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 23
Bottom 30% $0 (exactly $0)
Median $60 (exactly $60)
Top 25% $210 (exactly $210)
Top 5% $3.6k (exactly $3,596)
Developers, 2 yr 23
Released games 90
Announced 24
Effort 3 / 10
AI-buildability High
Typical price $3.99

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 170% on the market, supply 10% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 11%, excluded from money figures.

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Plate 2 · systems and tooling

Can AI deliver it?

AI-buildability for this niche is high: the lowest rating among its tags.

Runner
effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
Logic
effort 2 / 10 · high · deductive rules and grids

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
3 / 10 · small 2D action, light systems
Systems
Runner, Logic; 7 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Platformer, Action, Arcade
Price point
$3.99 typical · top 25% priced $9.99 or above
Art
5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Colorful, Cute, Pixel Graphics
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $9.99 or above; the middle game at $3.99.

The top 10 games average 96% positive over 80 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $50, median $60, 1 in 4 over $210, 1 in 20 over $3.5k.

3 in 10 developers made under $50. All of the 14 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 24 games are announced against 12 developers who shipped in the last year.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Runner with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + LootFair8 devs · median $1.6k · 10 announced
  2. + Local MultiplayerFair23 devs · median $1.3k · 30 announced
  3. + PsychologicalFair14 devs · median $839 · 12 announced
  4. + IdlerFair16 devs · median $838 · 8 announced
  5. + Visual NovelFair12 devs · median $750 · 11 announced
  6. + Time AttackFair15 devs · median $599 · 10 announced
  7. + FPSLong shot39 devs · median $958 · 43 announced
  8. + 4 Player LocalPoor odds12 devs · median $2.4k · 16 announced
  9. + MusicPoor odds16 devs · median $1.2k · 20 announced
  10. + Co-opPoor odds38 devs · median $1.0k · 64 announced
  11. + Online Co-OpPoor odds40 devs · median $898 · 64 announced
  12. + Interactive FictionPoor odds10 devs · median $839 · 16 announced

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Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

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Last Room older $29.99 953 73% 29k $857k (exactly $857,414) Quantum Forge Studios
Rabbit Riot older $39.99 49 87% 1.5k $59k (exactly $58,785) Reactor Studios
Only Up! older $4.99 198 11% 5.9k $30k (exactly $29,641) MoreMoto Games
Zombodesert older $49.99 12 91% 360 $18k (exactly $17,996) Gamesforgames
DOLPHIN HUSTLE older $24.99 16 75% 480 $12k (exactly $11,995) Gamesforgames
The Deletion older $1.99 188 76% 5.6k $11k (exactly $11,224) russpuppy
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Leaper older $4.99 34 73% 1.0k $5.1k (exactly $5,090) PixelLeap Games
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Inflafrog: Collector's Edition $4.99 28 100% 840 $4.2k (exactly $4,192) Nice Cream
Maniac Path 3 $9.99 12 100% 360 $3.6k (exactly $3,596) Gamesforgames
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Go Ahead $5.49 15 86% 450 $2.5k (exactly $2,470) Broken Project
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Cupig's Key Collectathon $3.99 2 100% 60 $239 (exactly $239) YzahkinGames
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Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.