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Should I ship a Loot Word Game?
Loot + Word Game
Only 15 developers shipped a Loot Word 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, Idle Land of Exile, 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: fair, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $1.6k, ×2.5 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $270. Revenue is up 105% on the market; 8 games are announced against 7 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $269 (exactly $269) |
|---|---|
| Median | $1.6k (exactly $1,556) |
| Top 25% | $3.1k (exactly $3,144) |
| Top 5% | $36k (exactly $35,778) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 15 |
| Released games | 40 |
| Announced | 8 |
| Effort | 5 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $4.99 |
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 105% on the market, supply 15% fewer developers than the period before.
Free games: 23%, 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
- Loot, Word Game
- Price point
- $4.99 typical
Why players buy here
The top 10 games average 69% positive over 493 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $270. 9 in 10 of the 10 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 8 games are announced against 7 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
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Comparable games
懒人修仙传2 2022 · EA · $209k 
Space industrial empire 2024 · $184k 
挂机神话 2023 · $101k 
Idle Land of Exile 2025 · $36k 
神魔山海经 Gods Monster 2025 · $21k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 懒人修仙传2 | · EA older | $7.99 | 873 71% | 26k | $209k (exactly $209,258) | 托更的修罗 |
| | Space industrial empire | older | $5.99 | 1,022 85% | 31k | $184k (exactly $183,653) | 游戏养家工作室 |
| | 挂机神话 | older | $1.99 | 1,693 90% | 51k | $101k (exactly $101,072) | 狮子 |
| | Idle Land of Exile | $4.99 | 239 68% | 7.2k | $36k (exactly $35,778) | 所以然 | |
| | 神魔山海经 Gods Monster | $11.99 | 57 59% | 1.7k | $21k (exactly $20,503) | 红尘背包客 | |
 | Eternal Sword Tomb | · EA | $8.99 | 68 77% | 2.0k | $18k (exactly $18,340) | 阿郎 |
 | Spellspire | older | $9.99 | 60 81% | 1.8k | $18k (exactly $17,982) | 10tons Ltd |
 | Idle Magic Legend | older | $5.99 | 60 53% | 1.8k | $11k (exactly $10,782) | StarMatrix Labs |
 | 闲置神话 | · EA older | $2.99 | 108 49% | 3.2k | $9.7k (exactly $9,688) | 狮子 |
 | Demon Command Token 御妖令 | older | $2.99 | 52 73% | 1.6k | $4.7k (exactly $4,664) | 红尘背包客 |
 | 仙途放置：无尽天梯和完美装备 | $4.99 | 21 71% | 630 | $3.1k (exactly $3,144) | 小熠 | |
 | Six Shake Coin | $4.99 | 14 92% | 420 | $2.1k (exactly $2,096) | CSTG-小光 | |
 | Lone Hero Path | $5.99 | 10 40% | 300 | $1.8k (exactly $1,797) | Yamate | |
 | 只有文字的挂机刷宝游戏 | $0.99 | 60 75% | 1.8k | $1.8k (exactly $1,782) | 挂机刷宝工作室 | |
 | 挂到1000级-Idle to level 1000 | $3.99 | 13 69% | 390 | $1.6k (exactly $1,556) | MagicJellyGames | |
 | 蓝星快被妖兽占领了!不要着急,我会出手 | $7.99 | 5 40% | 150 | $1.2k (exactly $1,198) | FENGRUI LU | |
 | Mortal Cultivation | $1.99 | 6 66% | 180 | $358 (exactly $358) | 欲求仙 |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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