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Should I ship a Superhero Roguelite?
Roguelite + Superhero
Only 11 developers shipped a Superhero Roguelite 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, Superhero Simulator, 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, ×2.8 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 7 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $1.3k, ×0.9 the market's $1.5k for a 7 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $600; 1 in 20 cleared $150k, ×104 the market median. Revenue is up 380% on the market; 17 games are announced against 6 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $600 (exactly $600) |
|---|---|
| Median | $1.3k (exactly $1,347) |
| Top 25% | $16k (exactly $15,561) |
| Top 5% | $156k (exactly $155,800) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 11 |
| Released games | 25 |
| 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 380% on the market, supply 20% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 8%, 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
- Roguelite
- Price point
- $5.99 typical
Why players buy here
The top 10 games average 75% positive over 1,102 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $600. 8 in 10 of the 6 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 17 games are announced against 6 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.8 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Roguelite with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
- + Real-TimeFair
- + ProgrammingFair
- + VampiresFair
- + TypingFair
- + Grand StrategyFair
- + IdlerFair
- + DogsFair
- + Walking SimulatorFair
- + Score AttackFair
- + Point & ClickFair
- + LogicFair
- + DwarvesPoor odds
Comparable games
X-Angels 2024 · $202k 
Superhero Simulator 2025 · EA · $156k 
Widow in the Endless Labyrinth 2023 · $60k 
Chenso Club 2022 · $25k 
Lethal Honor - Order of the Apocalypse 2025 · $22k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | X-Angels | older | $10.99 | 614 89% | 18k | $202k (exactly $202,436) | Barance Studio |
| | Superhero Simulator | · EA | $5.99 | 867 73% | 26k | $156k (exactly $155,800) | mightyraccoon! Studios |
| | Widow in the Endless Labyrinth | older | $14.99 | 133 78% | 4.0k | $60k (exactly $59,810) | Hajime Doujin Circle |
| | Chenso Club | older | $9.99 | 83 74% | 2.5k | $25k (exactly $24,875) | Pixadome |
| | 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 |
 | Chop is dish | older | $6.99 | 33 72% | 990 | $6.9k (exactly $6,920) | HugePixel |
 | Second Rate Superheroes | older | $4.99 | 33 75% | 990 | $4.9k (exactly $4,940) | Fun Asylum Studio |
 | Overrun Survivors | · EA older | $4.99 | 30 56% | 900 | $4.5k (exactly $4,491) | Midquest Games |
 | DREADMARCH | $4.99 | 24 79% | 720 | $3.6k (exactly $3,593) | MM88 | |
 | Cowboy Busy: Mowdown | $3.99 | 25 84% | 750 | $3.0k (exactly $2,992) | Only Fun Games | |
 | Sentinel Point Heroes | · EA | $10.99 | 6 100% | 180 | $2.0k (exactly $1,978) | Jellybane |
 | Big Trouble in Little Chimney | $4.99 | 9 77% | 270 | $1.3k (exactly $1,347) | FobTi interactive | |
 | 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 | |
 | Mystic Warfare | · EA | $6.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $210 (exactly $210) | SECRET PAPER |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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