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Should I ship a Superhero Roguelike?
Roguelike + Superhero
Only 12 developers shipped a Superhero Roguelike 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, Lethal Honor - Order of the Apocalypse, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 17 more are announced.
Verdict: fair, for a 7 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $1.1k, ×0.7 the market's $1.5k for a 7 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $210. Revenue is up 2665% on the market; 17 games are announced against 9 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $210 (exactly $210) |
|---|---|
| Median | $1.1k (exactly $1,077) |
| Top 25% | $3.6k (exactly $3,593) |
| Top 5% | $22k (exactly $21,741) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 12 |
| Released games | 36 |
| Announced | 17 |
| Effort | 7 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| Typical price | $5.99 |
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 2665% on the market, supply 200% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 11%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is low: the lowest rating among its tags.
What it takes
- Effort
- 7 / 10 · big single-player or serious online
- Systems
- Roguelike
- Price point
- $5.99 typical
Why players buy here
The top 10 games average 81% positive over 279 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $210. All of the 5 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 17 games are announced against 9 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Roguelike with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
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- + IdlerFair
- + ArcadeFair
- + Walking SimulatorFair
- + 2D PlatformerFair
- + Traditional RoguelikeFair
- + LogicFair
Comparable games
X-Angels 2024 · $202k 
Helmetman 2023 · EA · $82k 
Widow in the Endless Labyrinth 2023 · $60k 
Superior: Vengeance 2023 · $54k 
ZHP: Unlosing Ranger vs. Darkdeath Evilman 2022 · $33k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | X-Angels | older | $10.99 | 614 89% | 18k | $202k (exactly $202,436) | Barance Studio |
| | Helmetman | · EA older | $19.99 | 136 79% | 4.1k | $82k (exactly $81,559) | GoniNmimi Games |
| | Widow in the Endless Labyrinth | older | $14.99 | 133 78% | 4.0k | $60k (exactly $59,810) | Hajime Doujin Circle |
| | Superior: Vengeance | older | $16.99 | 106 77% | 3.2k | $54k (exactly $54,028) | Drifter® |
| | ZHP: Unlosing Ranger vs. Darkdeath Evilman | older | $19.99 | 55 83% | 1.7k | $33k (exactly $32,984) | Nippon Ichi Software, Inc., Codeglue |
 | Shadow Ninja: Apocalypse | older | $4.99 | 153 55% | 4.6k | $23k (exactly $22,904) | Boogygames Studios |
 | Lethal Honor - Order of the Apocalypse | $24.99 | 29 96% | 870 | $22k (exactly $21,741) | Viral Studios | |
 | Ghosts Keep Out | $3.99 | 130 75% | 3.9k | $16k (exactly $15,561) | Only Fun Games | |
 | Idle Superpowers | older | $6.99 | 61 77% | 1.8k | $13k (exactly $12,792) | Lutsgames |
 | Conquer Humanity | · EA older | $2.99 | 60 68% | 1.8k | $5.4k (exactly $5,382) | Adi Zhavo |
 | DREADMARCH | $4.99 | 24 79% | 720 | $3.6k (exactly $3,593) | MM88 | |
 | Doom Survivor: Horde Rush | $2.99 | 38 86% | 1.1k | $3.4k (exactly $3,409) | Crazy Studio | |
 | Robbing Time | · EA | $5.99 | 18 88% | 540 | $3.2k (exactly $3,235) | Monday Squid |
 | Cowboy Busy: Mowdown | $3.99 | 25 84% | 750 | $3.0k (exactly $2,992) | Only Fun Games | |
 | WorldWatch: Superhero Bullet Heaven | · EA | $3.59 | 10 100% | 300 | $1.1k (exactly $1,077) | Moldy&Abet Games, Paper Dudes Game… (Moldy&Abet Games, Paper Dudes Game Studio) |
 | FULL BET - FIGHTING CASINO - | $19.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $600 (exactly $600) | FlatMountain | |
 | Tower Survivor | $9.99 | 2 50% | 60 | $599 (exactly $599) | DIG Games | |
 | City of Despair: Shadows Over Tokyo | $3.99 | 2 50% | 60 | $239 (exactly $239) | DIG Games |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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