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Should I ship a Mythological Runner?
Runner + Mythology
Only 11 developers shipped a Mythological 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, Fresh Tracks, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 10 more are announced.
Verdict: dead, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $360 in the last 2 years and $480 over 4, against a market of $630 for a 5 / 10 build. 6 developers shipped in the last year and 10 games are announced.
| Bottom 30% | $300 (exactly $300) |
|---|---|
| Median | $360 (exactly $360) |
| Top 25% | $1.9k (exactly $1,888) |
| Top 5% | $40k (exactly $39,734) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 11 |
| Released games | 26 |
| Announced | 10 |
| 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 35% on the market, supply 20% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 19%, 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
- Runner
- Price point
- $4.99 typical
Why players buy here
The top 10 games average 95% positive over 131 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $300. All of the 6 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 10 games are announced against 6 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Runner with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
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Comparable games
Escape from Naraka 2021 · $44k 
Fresh Tracks 2025 · $40k 
Moto Rush Reborn 2026 · $17k 
TAURONOS 2017 · $7.2k 
Treasure Hunter: History of Monastery Gold 2023 · $3.9k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Escape from Naraka | older | $14.99 | 97 76% | 2.9k | $44k (exactly $43,621) | XeloGames |
| | Fresh Tracks | $24.99 | 53 94% | 1.6k | $40k (exactly $39,734) | Buffalo Buffalo | |
| | Moto Rush Reborn | $12.99 | 43 97% | 1.3k | $17k (exactly $16,757) | Baltoro Games | |
| | TAURONOS | older | $4.99 | 48 87% | 1.4k | $7.2k (exactly $7,186) | cavalie_ro, S.C. 16 BIT NIGHTS S.R.L. |
| | Treasure Hunter: History of Monastery Gold | older | $4.99 | 26 84% | 780 | $3.9k (exactly $3,892) | Ulab Games |
 | Super Miaoyin | $8.99 | 7 85% | 210 | $1.9k (exactly $1,888) | Hou Xiaohou | |
 | The Paupers | older | $3.99 | 11 100% | 330 | $1.3k (exactly $1,317) | Microtaur |
 | Candle In Darkness | older | $4.99 | 4 50% | 120 | $599 (exactly $599) | Shub-Niggurath Games, ShopaLover |
 | Fumpers: Dual Realms | $1.99 | 10 100% | 300 | $597 (exactly $597) | Fırat Kurt, KurtSoft | |
 | Hot Pig Jump! | $3.99 | 4 100% | 120 | $479 (exactly $479) | DekkaRuby Games | |
 | Ascension: The Immortal Alchemist | · EA | $11.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $360 (exactly $360) | Violet Flame Studios |
 | Yeet Thyself | $1.99 | 6 100% | 180 | $358 (exactly $358) | Terraflop Games | |
 | Sisyphus Endures | $9.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $300 (exactly $300) | OÜ Vaba Tõlge | |
 | After The Afterlife | $1.99 | 5 80% | 150 | $298 (exactly $298) | BugBit Studio | |
 | Forgotten spirit | $4.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $150 (exactly $150) | BurningGRP |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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