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Should I ship a Dating Sim Action Roguelike?
Action Roguelike + Dating Sim
Only 13 developers shipped a Dating Sim Action 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, Five Hearts Under One Roof season2, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 14 more are announced.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 4 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $12k, ×26 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $300; 1 in 20 cleared $1.4M, ×3120 the market median. Revenue is down 65% on the market; 14 games are announced against 8 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $299 (exactly $299) |
|---|---|
| Median | $12k (exactly $12,449) |
| Top 25% | $67k (exactly $67,005) |
| Top 5% | $1.5M (exactly $1,482,165) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 13 |
| Released games | 29 |
| Announced | 14 |
| Effort | 4 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $9.99 |
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 65% on the market, supply 35% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 7%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Action Roguelike
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
- Dating Sim
- effort 2 / 10 · high · effort 2 sits in the high band
What it takes
- Effort
- 4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
- Systems
- Action Roguelike, Dating Sim; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Adventure, Action, Choices Matter
- Price point
- $9.99 typical · top 25% priced $22.99 or above
- Art
- 8 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Story Rich
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $22.99 or above; the middle game at $9.99.
The top 10 games average 86% positive over 3,985 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $300. 4 in 10 of the 8 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 14 games are announced against 8 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Action Roguelike with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
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- + IdlerFair
- + DogsFair
- + Precision PlatformerFair
- + FaithFair
- + Character Action GamePoor odds
- + MechsPoor odds
- + Visual NovelPoor odds
Comparable games
Five Hearts Under One Roof season2 2025 · $1.5M 
Boyfriend Dungeon 2021 · $1.3M 
Nigate Tale 2024 · $407k 
Wings of Seduction: Bust 'em out! 2024 · $352k 
Love Love School Days 2023 · $192k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Five Hearts Under One Roof season2 | $22.99 | 2,149 96% | 64k | $1.5M (exactly $1,482,165) | Storytaco | |
| | Boyfriend Dungeon | older | $19.99 | 2,105 91% | 63k | $1.3M (exactly $1,262,368) | Kitfox Games |
| | Nigate Tale | $19.99 | 678 67% | 20k | $407k (exactly $406,597) | Hermit Games, 2P Games | |
| | Wings of Seduction: Bust 'em out! | older | $12.99 | 904 93% | 27k | $352k (exactly $352,289) | Ramen Cat Studio |
| | Love Love School Days | older | $5.99 | 1,067 95% | 32k | $192k (exactly $191,740) | OTL GAME |
 | Magic Pussy: Chapter 2 | older | $9.99 | 425 75% | 13k | $127k (exactly $127,372) | Taboo Tales 💘 |
 | SEX with HITLER 2 | older | $9.99 | 402 86% | 12k | $120k (exactly $120,479) | Adolf Games |
 | Sex Desert: Mad Lust | $9.99 | 323 61% | 9.7k | $97k (exactly $96,803) | Carnality INC | |
 | Breach Protocol | $14.99 | 149 69% | 4.5k | $67k (exactly $67,005) | Entropy Digital Entertainment | |
 | Horny Housewives 2 | $14.99 | 146 63% | 4.4k | $66k (exactly $65,656) | Entropy Digital Entertainment | |
 | Nimbit Frontier | · EA | $13.99 | 113 97% | 3.4k | $47k (exactly $47,426) | Megasploot |
 | 性感史莱姆派对（Slime Sexy Party） | · EA | $1.99 | 229 99% | 6.9k | $14k (exactly $13,671) | HZ studio |
 | Dawg Game | $3.99 | 104 98% | 3.1k | $12k (exactly $12,449) | Big Noses Entertainment | |
 | Milky Rush-Two Paths | $3.99 | 67 74% | 2.0k | $8.0k (exactly $8,020) | snappixgames | |
 | Dungeons of Desire | · EA | $7.99 | 27 44% | 810 | $6.5k (exactly $6,472) | Fat Rooster |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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