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Should I ship a Sokoban Turn-Based Strategy?
Turn-Based Strategy + Sokoban
Only 11 developers shipped a Sokoban Turn-Based Strategy 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, Treasure 'n Trio, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 11 more are announced.
Verdict: fair, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $2.1k, ×3.3 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $90. Revenue is up 50% on the market; 11 games are announced against 7 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $90 (exactly $90) |
|---|---|
| Median | $2.1k (exactly $2,096) |
| Top 25% | $3.5k (exactly $3,506) |
| Top 5% | $109k (exactly $108,827) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 11 |
| Released games | 46 |
| Announced | 11 |
| 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 50% on the market, supply 75% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 4%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Turn-Based Strategy
- effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
- Sokoban
- effort 2 / 10 · high · grid pushing rules and level files
What it takes
- Effort
- 5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
- Systems
- Turn-Based Strategy, Sokoban
- Price point
- $4.99 typical
Why players buy here
The top 10 games average 97% positive over 420 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $90. 8 in 10 of the 5 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 11 games are announced against 7 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Turn-Based Strategy with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
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- + Asynchronous MultiplayerFair
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- + Top-Down ShooterFair
- + SpaceFair
- + SteampunkFair
Comparable games
Slayaway Camp 2016 · $193k 
Treasure 'n Trio 2025 · $109k 
DUSK '82: ULTIMATE EDITION 2021 · $80k 
868-BACK 2026 · $73k 
SOK 2017 · $33k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Slayaway Camp | older | $8.99 | 715 95% | 21k | $193k (exactly $192,836) | Blue Wizard Digital |
| | Treasure 'n Trio | $14.99 | 242 100% | 7.3k | $109k (exactly $108,827) | TNT | |
| | DUSK '82: ULTIMATE EDITION | older | $6.99 | 383 95% | 11k | $80k (exactly $80,315) | David Szymanski |
| | 868-BACK | $19.99 | 122 98% | 3.7k | $73k (exactly $73,163) | Michael Brough | |
| | SOK | older | $4.99 | 223 88% | 6.7k | $33k (exactly $33,383) | Siberian Mouse |
 | Red Ronin | older | $7.99 | 119 87% | 3.6k | $29k (exactly $28,524) | Wired Dreams Studio |
 | SOK MIN | older | $4.99 | 116 90% | 3.5k | $17k (exactly $17,365) | Siberian Mouse |
 | Meet me at NooN | older | $9.99 | 55 100% | 1.7k | $16k (exactly $16,484) | Pandaroo Interactive |
 | Dr. Kobushi's Labyrinthine Laboratory | older | $9.99 | 50 94% | 1.5k | $15k (exactly $14,985) | Symbolic Software |
 | SOK MAX | older | $4.99 | 79 87% | 2.4k | $12k (exactly $11,826) | Siberian Mouse |
 | 刻印战记1：法利兹传 | $8.99 | 13 53% | 390 | $3.5k (exactly $3,506) | Lycian Studio | |
 | Götz | $4.99 | 17 88% | 510 | $2.5k (exactly $2,545) | Sleepy Seed | |
 | NTR Neko Maid: Erotic Favor | $14.99 | 5 100% | 150 | $2.2k (exactly $2,248) | ハーフトーンドット | |
 | GluMe | $4.99 | 14 100% | 420 | $2.1k (exactly $2,096) | Solluco | |
 | Devour the Elixir | $1.99 | 4 100% | 120 | $239 (exactly $239) | 泉游工作室 | |
 | Tombs Of Myra | $2.99 | 1 0% | 30 | $90 (exactly $90) | Asylum Square | |
 | Gebinden | $2.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $90 (exactly $90) | Bunnybear Games | |
 | BederSNAKE | $0.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $30 (exactly $30) | Yury Bederov |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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