Should I ship a Logic game?
Logic
Of 2,243 developers who shipped a Logic game in the last 2 years: 3 in 10 made under est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method., the middle one made est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method., 1 in 4 cleared est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method., 1 in 20 cleared est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 2,547 more are announced.
Verdict: fair, for a 2 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $500, ×4.2 the market's $120 for a 2 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $120. Revenue is up 30% on the market; 2,547 games are announced against 1,340 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $120 (exactly $120) |
|---|---|
| Median | $503 (exactly $503) |
| Top 25% | $3.1k (exactly $3,148) |
| Top 5% | $76k (exactly $76,098) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 2,243 |
| Released games | 7,398 |
| Announced | 2,547 |
| Effort | 2 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | High |
| 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 30% on the market, supply 40% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 9%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is high: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Logic
- effort 2 / 10 · high · deductive rules and grids
What it takes
- Effort
- 2 / 10 · static 2D art, simple logic
- Systems
- Logic
- Price point
- $4.99 typical · top 25% priced $14.99 or above
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $14.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.
The top 10 games average 95% positive over 100,392 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $120. 9 in 10 of the 1,270 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 2,547 games are announced against 1,340 developers who shipped in the last year.
All pairs with Logic
- Strategy + Logic Dead $359
- Physics + Logic Dead $359
- Action-Adventure + Logic Dead $359
- Split Screen + Logic Dead $359
- Agriculture + Logic Dead $359
- Logic + Minigames Dead $359
- Puzzle Platformer + Logic Dead $300
- PvE + Logic Dead $300
- Grand Strategy + Logic Dead $300
- Racing + Logic Dead $300
- Class-Based + Logic Dead $300
- Logic + Spelling Dead $299
- Third-Person Shooter + Logic Dead $299
- Card Game + Logic Dead $270
- Dungeon Crawler + Logic Dead $270
- Logic + Incremental Dead $267
- Loot + Logic Dead $240
- Trading Card Game + Logic Dead $240
- Shoot 'Em Up + Logic Dead $240
- Tactical + Logic Dead $239
- 2D Platformer + Logic Dead $239
- Turn-Based Tactics + Logic Dead $239
- 3D Platformer + Logic Dead $239
- Logic + Solitaire Dead $239
- Logic + Match 3 Dead $239
- Action RPG + Logic Dead $239
- Logic + Trivia Dead $215
- Precision Platformer + Logic Dead $210
- Shooter + Logic Dead $210
- 4 Player Local + Logic Dead $210
- Asynchronous Multiplayer + Logic Dead $201
- Board Game + Logic Dead $200
- Arcade + Logic Dead $180
- Local Multiplayer + Logic Dead $180
- Top-Down Shooter + Logic Dead $180
- Logic + Tabletop Dead $179
- Score Attack + Logic Dead $179
- PvP + Logic Dead $150
- Logic + Chess Dead $150
- 2D Fighter + Logic Dead $150
- Parkour + Logic Dead $148
- Auto Battler + Logic Dead $119
- Time Attack + Logic Dead $90
- Runner + Logic Dead $60
- Destruction + Logic Dead $30
- Party Game + Logic Dead $0
Comparable games
| Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | XCOM® 2 | older | $19.99 | 79,998 84% | 2.4M | $48M (exactly $47,974,801) | Firaxis Games, Feral Interactive (Mac),… (Firaxis Games, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux)) |
| | Magical Girl Witch Trials | $29.99 | 29,869 96% | 896k | $27M (exactly $26,873,139) | Acacia, Re,AER | |
| | shapez 2 - Factory | $29.99 | 13,846 96% | 415k | $12M (exactly $12,457,246) | tobspr Games | |
| | Dorfromantik | older | $13.99 | 27,441 96% | 823k | $12M (exactly $11,516,988) | Toukana Interactive |
| | Judgment | older | $39.99 | 9,407 93% | 282k | $11M (exactly $11,285,578) | RGG Studio |
| | The Talos Principle 2 | older | $29.99 | 12,478 94% | 374k | $11M (exactly $11,226,457) | Croteam |
| | Baba Is You | older | $14.99 | 21,011 97% | 630k | $9.4M (exactly $9,448,647) | Hempuli Oy |
| | Stationeers | · EA older | $34.99 | 8,597 88% | 258k | $9.0M (exactly $9,024,271) | RocketWerkz |
| | Lost Judgment | older | $39.99 | 7,461 93% | 224k | $9.0M (exactly $8,950,962) | RGG Studio |
| | IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator | $19.99 | 13,278 97% | 398k | $8.0M (exactly $7,962,817) | Nick Nieuwoudt, Dominik Latos | |
| | The Roottrees are Dead | $19.99 | 9,700 96% | 291k | $5.8M (exactly $5,817,090) | Evil Trout Inc. | |
| | Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy | $49.99 | 3,558 92% | 107k | $5.3M (exactly $5,335,933) | Asobo Studio | |
| | Mind Over Magic | $24.99 | 4,314 86% | 129k | $3.2M (exactly $3,234,206) | Sparkypants | |
| | Is This Seat Taken? | $9.99 | 9,127 97% | 274k | $2.7M (exactly $2,735,362) | Poti Poti Studio | |
| | The Farmer Was Replaced | $9.99 | 9,116 95% | 273k | $2.7M (exactly $2,732,065) | Timon Herzog | |
| | The Incident at Galley House | $19.99 | 4,087 94% | 123k | $2.5M (exactly $2,450,974) | William Rous, Evil Trout Inc. | |
| | Mars First Logistics | $19.99 | 3,497 94% | 105k | $2.1M (exactly $2,097,151) | Shape Shop |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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