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Should I ship a Mystery Dungeon Walking Simulator?
Walking Simulator + Mystery Dungeon
Of 34 developers who shipped a Mystery Dungeon Walking Simulator 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.. 35 more are announced.
Verdict: fair, for a 4 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $1.6k, ×3.5 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $360. Revenue is up 550% on the market; 35 games are announced against 22 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $360 (exactly $360) |
|---|---|
| Median | $1.6k (exactly $1,647) |
| Top 25% | $3.2k (exactly $3,236) |
| Top 5% | $193k (exactly $193,423) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 34 |
| Released games | 99 |
| Announced | 35 |
| 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 up 550% on the market, supply 85% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 15%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Walking Simulator
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
- Mystery Dungeon
- effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
What it takes
- Effort
- 4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
- Systems
- Walking Simulator, Mystery Dungeon; 3 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Adventure, Exploration, Action-Adventure
- Price point
- $4.99 typical · top 25% priced $12.99 or above
- Art
- 6 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, Atmospheric, Realistic
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $12.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.
The top 10 games average 79% positive over 2,280 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $360. 9 in 10 of the 14 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 35 games are announced against 22 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Walking Simulator with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
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Comparable games
TRADESMAN: Deal to Dealer 2026 · $229k 
The Light Remake 2020 · $219k 
Unmourned 2025 · $193k 
Goblin Dungeons 2025 · $157k 
Cosmonious High 2022 · $138k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | TRADESMAN: Deal to Dealer | $4.99 | 1,528 78% | 46k | $229k (exactly $228,742) | AZAMATIKA | |
| | The Light Remake | older | $4.99 | 1,462 87% | 44k | $219k (exactly $218,861) | Носков Сергей |
| | Unmourned | $24.99 | 258 79% | 7.7k | $193k (exactly $193,423) | Codebros Studio | |
| | Goblin Dungeons | $17.99 | 291 83% | 8.7k | $157k (exactly $157,053) | Loolust | |
| | Cosmonious High | older | $19.99 | 230 94% | 6.9k | $138k (exactly $137,931) | Owlchemy Labs |
 | Transliminal: Beyond The Backrooms | · EA older | $12.49 | 153 90% | 4.6k | $57k (exactly $57,329) | Corey Jeffries |
 | Santhai | older | $12.99 | 137 89% | 4.1k | $53k (exactly $53,389) | Hardworker Studio, Rachan Neamprasert |
 | Forbidden Art | older | $14.99 | 96 91% | 2.9k | $43k (exactly $43,171) | AIXLAB |
 | Liminal Shroud | $12.99 | 91 89% | 2.7k | $35k (exactly $35,463) | Everdeep Studios | |
 | Shame Legacy | older | $14.99 | 67 52% | 2.0k | $30k (exactly $30,130) | Fairyship Games, Revenant Games |
 | When We Arrive | $9.99 | 22 81% | 660 | $6.6k (exactly $6,593) | Two Pixels UG | |
 | Vastophobia | · EA | $7.99 | 27 92% | 810 | $6.5k (exactly $6,472) | Beyond reason Games |
 | Infinite Backrooms | · EA | $8.99 | 18 33% | 540 | $4.9k (exactly $4,855) | ww_azevedo |
 | 10 Beautiful Postcards | $6.99 | 19 100% | 570 | $4.0k (exactly $3,984) | Harmony Corp | |
 | Lightkeeper's Curse | $8.99 | 12 100% | 360 | $3.2k (exactly $3,236) | Shire Brew Studios | |
 | The Backrooms: Forsaken | $5.99 | 14 71% | 420 | $2.5k (exactly $2,516) | Fred Grant Studios |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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