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Should I ship a Medieval Runner?
Runner + Medieval
Only 12 developers shipped a Medieval Runner 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, Bloodthief, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 24 more are announced, ×4.0 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: dead, for a 4 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $270 in the last 2 years and $180 over 4, against a market of $480 for a 4 / 10 build. 6 developers shipped in the last year and 24 games are announced.
| Bottom 30% | $0 (exactly $0) |
|---|---|
| Median | $269 (exactly $269) |
| Top 25% | $6.6k (exactly $6,593) |
| Top 5% | $610k (exactly $609,895) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 12 |
| Released games | 66 |
| Announced | 24 |
| 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 down 80% on the market, supply as many developers as the period before.
Free games: 21%, 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
- Runner
- Price point
- $5.99 typical
Why players buy here
The top 8 games average 92% positive over 1,255 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $50. 7 in 10 of the 9 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 24 games are announced against 6 developers who shipped in the last year, ×4.0 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Runner with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
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- + Local MultiplayerFair
- + PsychologicalFair
- + IdlerFair
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- + FPSLong shot
- + 4 Player LocalPoor odds
- + MusicPoor odds
- + Co-opPoor odds
- + Online Co-OpPoor odds
- + Interactive FictionPoor odds
Comparable games
Last Room 2021 · $857k 
ALTF4 2021 · $848k 
Bloodthief 2025 · $610k 
Catch Me 2025 · $32k 
Return Of The Zombie King 2019 · $9.4k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Last Room | older | $29.99 | 953 73% | 29k | $857k (exactly $857,414) | Quantum Forge Studios |
| | ALTF4 | older | $2.99 | 9,452 80% | 284k | $848k (exactly $847,844) | PUMPKIM |
| | Bloodthief | $19.99 | 1,017 95% | 31k | $610k (exactly $609,895) | Blargis | |
| | Catch Me | $5.99 | 178 70% | 5.3k | $32k (exactly $31,987) | Doorway Games | |
| | Return Of The Zombie King | older | $4.99 | 63 71% | 1.9k | $9.4k (exactly $9,431) | Return To Adventure Mountain, LLC |
 | Sheep Seeker | $9.99 | 22 100% | 660 | $6.6k (exactly $6,593) | Isaac MENARD, Luna GARCIN, Alexander KI… (Isaac MENARD, Luna GARCIN, Alexander KIRK, Séverin RICHARD, Matthieu FARROW, François HANUS, Quentin EUNG, Mattéo GLAIRON-MONDET, Lucas RENARD, Céline TRUONG) | |
 | 2 Bows 1 Arrow | $6.99 | 28 100% | 840 | $5.9k (exactly $5,872) | SKL Games | |
 | Dungeon Warriors | · EA older | $5.99 | 25 52% | 750 | $4.5k (exactly $4,492) | FireStone Studio |
 | 冬眠（hibernation） | older | $6.99 | 16 100% | 480 | $3.4k (exactly $3,355) | 玄机子 |
 | Escape the Darkness | older | $2.99 | 24 87% | 720 | $2.2k (exactly $2,153) | Indie Ninjas |
 | 行走 Walk | $7.99 | 4 100% | 120 | $959 (exactly $959) | 无音 Deaf Team | |
 | Straight to the Bone | · EA | $2.99 | 3 100% | 90 | $269 (exactly $269) | Foreign Acid |
 | William The Best Shooter | $2.99 | 2 100% | 60 | $179 (exactly $179) | CYBERVIGILANT LABS LTD | |
 | Catch the Witch | $3.99 | 1 0% | 30 | $120 (exactly $120) | Dirty Goblin | |
 | Universe Of Trials | $4.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | Rohit Patidar | |
 | Birger's Saga | $4.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | WRKS Games |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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