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Should I ship an LGBTQ+ Action Roguelike?
Action Roguelike + LGBTQ+
Of 23 developers who shipped an LGBTQ+ Action Roguelike 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.. 37 more are announced, ×3.7 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 4 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $6.7k, ×14 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $420; 1 in 20 cleared $730k, ×1553 the market median. Revenue is up 375% on the market; 37 games are announced against 10 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $418 (exactly $418) |
|---|---|
| Median | $6.7k (exactly $6,746) |
| Top 25% | $53k (exactly $53,347) |
| Top 5% | $738k (exactly $737,705) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 23 |
| Released games | 54 |
| Announced | 37 |
| 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 up 375% on the market, supply 30% fewer developers than the period before.
Free games: 6%, 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
- LGBTQ+
- 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; 8 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action RPG, Roguelike, Roguelite
- Price point
- $9.99 typical · top 25% priced $24.99 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Anime, Atmospheric, Colorful
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $24.99 or above; the middle game at $9.99.
The top 10 games average 95% positive over 118,611 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $420. 7 in 10 of the 14 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 37 games are announced against 10 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.7 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Action Roguelike with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
- + RomanceStrong odds
- + Creature CollectorFair
- + SportsFair
- + Boss RushFair
- + VampiresFair
- + IdlerFair
- + DogsFair
- + Precision PlatformerFair
- + FaithFair
- + Character Action GamePoor odds
- + Dating SimPoor odds
- + MechsPoor odds
Comparable games
Hades 2020 · $214M 
Hades II 2025 · $103M 
Boyfriend Dungeon 2021 · $1.3M 
Battle Shapers 2024 · $738k 
Hell Maiden 2026 · EA · $550k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Hades | older | $24.99 | 285,748 97% | 8.6M | $214M (exactly $214,225,276) | Supergiant Games |
| | Hades II | $29.99 | 114,419 95% | 3.4M | $103M (exactly $102,942,774) | Supergiant Games | |
| | Boyfriend Dungeon | older | $19.99 | 2,105 91% | 63k | $1.3M (exactly $1,262,368) | Kitfox Games |
| | Battle Shapers | $24.99 | 984 80% | 30k | $738k (exactly $737,705) | Metric Empire | |
| | Hell Maiden | · EA | $9.99 | 1,834 90% | 55k | $550k (exactly $549,650) | AstralShift |
 | Last Devil | older | $10.99 | 775 76% | 23k | $256k (exactly $255,518) | Sand Traveler, ado |
 | Gray Haven : Witch's Garden | $21.99 | 319 76% | 9.6k | $210k (exactly $210,444) | NINEHECTARE | |
 | Starlight Revolver | · EA | $12.99 | 404 54% | 12k | $157k (exactly $157,439) | Pahdo Labs |
 | Sword of the Necromancer | older | $14.99 | 275 69% | 8.3k | $124k (exactly $123,668) | Grimorio of Games |
 | SEX with HITLER 2 | older | $9.99 | 402 86% | 12k | $120k (exactly $120,479) | Adolf Games |
 | 1 Trait Escape | $9.99 | 178 97% | 5.3k | $53k (exactly $53,347) | Andrew Katz, Jeremy Collette | |
 | Rogue Labyrinth | $14.99 | 74 98% | 2.2k | $33k (exactly $33,278) | Tea Witch Games | |
 | Femboy Survival | · EA | $6.99 | 133 92% | 4.0k | $28k (exactly $27,890) | 2DNiem |
 | Bobo's Big Tower | $9.99 | 93 92% | 2.8k | $28k (exactly $27,872) | SillyKitty | |
 | BONK THE BOYKISSER | · EA | $2.99 | 173 90% | 5.2k | $16k (exactly $15,518) | akhsotoen |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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