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Should I ship a Mythological Roguelike Deckbuilder?
Roguelike Deckbuilder + Mythology
Of 22 developers who shipped a Mythological Roguelike Deckbuilder 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.. 25 more are announced.
Verdict: fair, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $6.9k, ×11 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $2.4k. Revenue is down 20% on the market; 25 games are announced against 13 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $2.4k (exactly $2,397) |
|---|---|
| Median | $6.9k (exactly $6,893) |
| Top 25% | $34k (exactly $33,566) |
| Top 5% | $94k (exactly $93,987) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 22 |
| Released games | 33 |
| Announced | 25 |
| Effort | 5 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $9.99 |
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 20% on the market, supply 45% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 3%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Roguelike Deckbuilder
- effort 3 / 10 · high · deckbuilding rules plus procedural runs
- Mythology
- effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
- Systems
- Roguelike Deckbuilder; 8 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Card Game, Strategy, Deckbuilding
- Price point
- $9.99 typical · top 25% priced $14.99 or above
- Art
- 3 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Anime
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $14.99 or above; the middle game at $9.99.
The top 10 games average 82% positive over 2,167 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $2.4k. 7 in 10 of the 9 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 25 games are announced against 13 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Roguelike Deckbuilder with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
- + PhysicsStrong odds
- + Inventory ManagementFair
- + DiceFair
- + Tactical RPGFair
- + Perma DeathFair
- + ExplorationFair
- + Female ProtagonistFair
- + ArcadeFair
- + PuzzleFair
- + CyberpunkLong shot
- + PvPPoor odds
- + Multiple EndingsPoor odds
Comparable games
Warriors of the Nile 2 2022 · $531k 
Half-Demon Shinobi 2024 · $409k 
Pyrene 2024 · $304k 
Ancient Gods 2022 · $165k 
Hungry Horrors 2026 · EA · $94k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Warriors of the Nile 2 | older | $14.99 | 1,180 88% | 35k | $531k (exactly $530,646) | Stove Studio |
| | Half-Demon Shinobi | $10.99 | 1,242 89% | 37k | $409k (exactly $409,487) | 樹懶叫工作室, 紳士吉娃, Maker製造機 | |
| | Pyrene | older | $14.99 | 676 92% | 20k | $304k (exactly $303,997) | Two Tiny Dice |
| | Ancient Gods | older | $19.99 | 275 62% | 8.3k | $165k (exactly $164,918) | Hexpion |
| | Hungry Horrors | · EA | $14.99 | 209 98% | 6.3k | $94k (exactly $93,987) | Clumsy Bear Studio |
 | Witch and Council : The Card | $14.99 | 182 48% | 5.5k | $82k (exactly $81,845) | G1 Playground | |
 | These Doomed Isles | $14.99 | 180 66% | 5.4k | $81k (exactly $80,946) | Triplevision Games Limited | |
 | Cardnarok: Raid with Gods | older | $19.99 | 76 72% | 2.3k | $46k (exactly $45,577) | Greedy Wolf Studio |
 | Guardians of Dao | · EA | $19.99 | 63 74% | 1.9k | $38k (exactly $37,781) | George Financial Holding Ltd. |
 | Relief | $9.99 | 112 70% | 3.4k | $34k (exactly $33,566) | Billiontail | |
 | Talespinner | $14.99 | 53 71% | 1.6k | $24k (exactly $23,834) | Flash Cat Games | |
 | Cultivation Story: Infinite Sword Realm | · EA | $14.99 | 48 75% | 1.4k | $22k (exactly $21,586) | Bid Pond Studio Ltd. |
 | Noah's Dilemma | $9.99 | 43 90% | 1.3k | $13k (exactly $12,887) | Guanpeng Chen | |
 | Pantheion | $6.99 | 35 82% | 1.1k | $7.3k (exactly $7,340) | Reija |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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