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Should I ship a Mythological Time Management game?
Time Management + Mythology
Only 13 developers shipped a Mythological Time Management game 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, xiuzhen idle, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 26 more are announced, ×3.7 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $1.8k, ×2.9 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $600; 1 in 20 cleared $410k, ×662 the market median. Revenue is down 10% on the market; 26 games are announced against 7 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $599 (exactly $599) |
|---|---|
| Median | $1.8k (exactly $1,799) |
| Top 25% | $3.0k (exactly $2,997) |
| Top 5% | $416k (exactly $415,646) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 13 |
| Released games | 69 |
| Announced | 26 |
| Effort | 5 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $11.99 |
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 10% on the market, supply 20% fewer developers than the period before.
Free games: 16%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Time Management
- effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
- Mythology
- effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
- Systems
- Time Management; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Strategy, Simulation, Adventure
- Price point
- $11.99 typical · top 25% priced $11.99 or above
- Art
- 5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Colorful, Cute, Relaxing
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $11.99 or above; the middle game at $11.99.
The top 10 games average 79% positive over 2,814 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $600. 8 in 10 of the 14 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 26 games are announced against 7 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.7 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Time Management with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
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- + Inventory ManagementFair
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- + ZombiesFair
- + LootFair
- + Turn-Based TacticsFair
- + AutomationFair
- + Bullet HellFair
- + ThrillerFair
- + Artificial IntelligenceFair
Comparable games
xiuzhen idle 2025 · $416k 
道衍诀 2024 · EA · $355k 
懒人修仙传2 2022 · EA · $209k 
12 Labours of Hercules 2015 · $207k 
12 Labours of Hercules II: The Cretan Bull 2015 · $156k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | xiuzhen idle | $5.99 | 2,313 79% | 69k | $416k (exactly $415,646) | 游戏养家工作室 | |
| | 道衍诀 | · EA older | $11.99 | 988 49% | 30k | $355k (exactly $355,384) | 宁德动游网络科技有限公司 |
| | 懒人修仙传2 | · EA older | $7.99 | 873 71% | 26k | $209k (exactly $209,258) | 托更的修罗 |
| | 12 Labours of Hercules | older | $2.99 | 2,307 93% | 69k | $207k (exactly $206,938) | Jetdogs Studios, Zoom Out Games |
| | 12 Labours of Hercules II: The Cretan Bull | older | $2.99 | 1,736 90% | 52k | $156k (exactly $155,719) | Jetdogs Studios, Zoom Out Games |
 | Life Eater | older | $14.99 | 330 86% | 9.9k | $148k (exactly $148,401) | Strange Scaffold |
 | 👑Idle Calibur：Zero💕（选王之剑：零） | $10.99 | 445 80% | 13k | $147k (exactly $146,716) | 绝汪 | |
 | Loop8: Summer of Gods | older | $39.99 | 107 45% | 3.2k | $128k (exactly $128,368) | Marvelous Inc. |
 | 12 Labours of Hercules III: Girl Power | older | $2.99 | 795 87% | 24k | $71k (exactly $71,312) | Jetdogs Studios, Zoom Out Games |
 | Reprisal Universe | older | $6.99 | 337 75% | 10k | $71k (exactly $70,669) | electrolyte |
 | 12 Labours of Hercules XVIII: Ghost Sheep | $11.99 | 9 77% | 270 | $3.2k (exactly $3,237) | Zoom Out Games | |
 | SOUL PARK | $9.99 | 10 90% | 300 | $3.0k (exactly $2,997) | CLEDU | |
 | 12 Labours of Hercules XVII: Feathered Fury | $11.99 | 6 83% | 180 | $2.2k (exactly $2,158) | Zoom Out Games, Jetdogs Studios | |
 | F.E.A.S.T | $8.99 | 8 75% | 240 | $2.2k (exactly $2,158) | Before40 | |
 | Seas of Hydra | $6.99 | 10 100% | 300 | $2.1k (exactly $2,097) | Caelen Trevino, Nicholas Schulz, Xavier… (Caelen Trevino, Nicholas Schulz, Xavier Cipriano, Jake Brooks, Aspen Causey) | |
 | King's Legacy: A Crown Divided Collector's Edition | $14.99 | 4 75% | 120 | $1.8k (exactly $1,799) | Cateia Games | |
 | Gnomes Garden: Black Stones | $14.99 | 4 100% | 120 | $1.8k (exactly $1,799) | 8floor ltd | |
 | 12 Labours of Hercules XIX: Pandora’s Gift Box | $11.99 | 5 100% | 150 | $1.8k (exactly $1,798) | Zoom Out Games |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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