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Should I ship a Medieval Sokoban?
Sokoban + Medieval
Only 9 developers shipped a Medieval Sokoban 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, Fell in love with the Nobility girl As a member of the rebel organization, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 6 more are announced, ×3.0 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: dead, for a 4 / 10 build.
Only 2 developers shipped this in the last year, under the 5 a verdict needs; over 2 years the middle one made $2.0k against a market of $480. 6 games are announced.
| Bottom 30% | $0 (exactly $0) |
|---|---|
| Median | $2.0k (exactly $1,977) |
| Top 25% | $2.5k (exactly $2,545) |
| Top 5% | $5.9k (exactly $5,872) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 9 |
| Released games | 27 |
| Announced | 6 |
| Effort | 4 / 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 too few recent games to read momentum, supply 70% fewer developers than the period before.
Free games: 4%, 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
- Sokoban
- Price point
- $4.99 typical
Why players buy here
Fewer than 10 games in the last 2 years; sentiment and price figures use the all window.
The top 25% priced at $8.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.
The top 10 games average 84% positive over 236 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $50. All of the 7 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 6 games are announced against 2 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.0 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Sokoban with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
- + CollectathonFair
- + Turn-Based StrategyFair
- + CatsFair
- + LogicFair
- + Grid-Based MovementFair
- + PuzzleFair
- + ProgrammingFair
- + 3D PlatformerFair
- + StrategyFair
- + Puzzle PlatformerFair
- + FuturisticLong shot
- + Open WorldPoor odds
Comparable games
Drag and Drop Medieval 2024 · $82k 
Fell in love with the Nobility girl As a member of the rebel organization 2025 · $5.9k 
Dark Crypt 2021 · $3.6k 
刻印战记1：法利兹传 2024 · $3.5k 
Long Ago: A Puzzle Tale 2021 · $2.7k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Drag and Drop Medieval | older | $29.99 | 91 85% | 2.7k | $82k (exactly $81,873) | Galactic Geckon |
| | Fell in love with the Nobility girl As a member of the rebel organization | $6.99 | 28 78% | 840 | $5.9k (exactly $5,872) | selenophobia | |
| | Dark Crypt | older | $4.99 | 24 100% | 720 | $3.6k (exactly $3,593) | Daisy Games |
| | 刻印战记1：法利兹传 | $8.99 | 13 53% | 390 | $3.5k (exactly $3,506) | Lycian Studio | |
| | Long Ago: A Puzzle Tale | older | $4.99 | 18 83% | 540 | $2.7k (exactly $2,695) | GrimTalin |
 | Götz | $4.99 | 17 88% | 510 | $2.5k (exactly $2,545) | Sleepy Seed | |
 | Dungeonborne Settlement | $4.99 | 16 56% | 480 | $2.4k (exactly $2,395) | Dersty | |
 | Tile Tales: Pirate | $5.99 | 11 100% | 330 | $2.0k (exactly $1,977) | NineZyme OÜ | |
 | Blooby Block | older | $4.99 | 11 100% | 330 | $1.6k (exactly $1,647) | Basement Fun Games |
 | Inferno | older | $6.99 | 7 100% | 210 | $1.5k (exactly $1,468) | Blue Vertex |
 | Trigwa | $3.99 | 3 100% | 90 | $359 (exactly $359) | CD-REV | |
 | Will The King Escape? | $4.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | Giuseppe Praticò | |
 | BOX HUSTLE | $6.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | ROSSO GAMES | |
 | Push and Plunder | $4.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | JK's Gamedev |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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