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Should I ship a Vampire Adventure game?
Adventure + Vampires
Of 125 developers who shipped a Vampire Adventure 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.. 172 more are announced, ×2.2 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $3.8k, ×6.1 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $1.3k; 1 in 20 cleared $380k, ×621 the market median. Revenue is flat on the market; 172 games are announced against 80 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $1.3k (exactly $1,260) |
|---|---|
| Median | $3.8k (exactly $3,835) |
| Top 25% | $23k (exactly $23,384) |
| Top 5% | $390k (exactly $389,910) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 125 |
| Released games | 373 |
| Announced | 172 |
| Effort | 5 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $8.99 |
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 flat on the market, supply 55% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 8%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
What it takes
- Effort
- 5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
- Systems
- Adventure; 4 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, RPG, Choices Matter
- Price point
- $8.99 typical · top 25% priced $19.99 or above
- Art
- 3 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Story Rich, 2D
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $8.99.
The top 10 games average 76% positive over 35,106 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $1.3k. 8 in 10 of the 62 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 172 games are announced against 80 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.2 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Adventure with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
- + SamuraiFair
- + FMVFair
- + PinballFair
- + Job SimulatorFair
- + Escape RoomFair
- + Mini GolfFair
- + SportsFair
- + GolfFair
- + IncrementalFair
- + Time AttackFair
- + Traditional RoguelikeFair
- + Real-Time with PausePoor odds
Comparable games
Resident Evil Village 2021 · $128M 
V Rising 2024 · $116M 
CODE VEIN 2019 · $83M 
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night 2019 · $35M 
The Blood of Dawnwalker 2026 · $33M | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Resident Evil Village | older | $39.99 | 106,447 95% | 3.2M | $128M (exactly $127,704,466) | CAPCOM Co., Ltd. |
| | V Rising | older | $34.99 | 110,505 89% | 3.3M | $116M (exactly $115,997,098) | Stunlock Studios |
| | CODE VEIN | older | $59.99 | 46,315 83% | 1.4M | $83M (exactly $83,353,106) | Bandai Namco Studios |
| | Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night | older | $39.99 | 29,588 93% | 888k | $35M (exactly $35,496,724) | ArtPlay |
| | The Blood of Dawnwalker | $69.99 | 15,789 86% | 474k | $33M (exactly $33,152,163) | Rebel Wolves | |
 | Vampyr | older | $39.99 | 20,081 77% | 602k | $24M (exactly $24,091,176) | DONTNOD Entertainment |
 | Vampire: The Masquerade® - Bloodlines™ 2 | $59.99 | 10,443 55% | 313k | $19M (exactly $18,794,267) | The Chinese Room | |
 | Evil West | older | $49.99 | 10,215 74% | 306k | $15M (exactly $15,319,436) | Flying Wild Hog |
 | Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden | older | $49.99 | 6,429 84% | 193k | $9.6M (exactly $9,641,571) | DON'T NOD |
 | Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines | older | $19.99 | 13,889 94% | 417k | $8.3M (exactly $8,329,233) | Troika Games |
 | Legacy of Kain™ Soul Reaver 1&2 Remastered | $29.99 | 3,042 90% | 91k | $2.7M (exactly $2,736,887) | Aspyr, Crystal Dynamics | |
 | Vampires: Bloodlord Rising | · EA | $19.99 | 1,631 70% | 49k | $978k (exactly $978,111) | Mehuman Games |
 | DRACU-RIOT! | $34.99 | 722 98% | 22k | $758k (exactly $757,883) | YUZUSOFT | |
 | Legacy of Kain: Defiance Remastered | $24.99 | 641 96% | 19k | $481k (exactly $480,558) | Crystal Dynamics, PlayEveryWare | |
 | Asgard's Fall — Viking Survivors | $9.99 | 1,301 79% | 39k | $390k (exactly $389,910) | Soulpotion | |
 | 绯红编年史 ~ Chronicle of Scarlet ~ | $12.99 | 697 88% | 21k | $272k (exactly $271,621) | Charge Piggy Studio | |
 | Legacy of Kain: Ascendance | $19.99 | 423 27% | 13k | $254k (exactly $253,673) | Bit Bot Media | |
 | Chronicles of the Wolf | $19.99 | 417 82% | 13k | $250k (exactly $250,075) | Migami Games |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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