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Should I ship a Board Game Dating Sim?
Board Game + Dating Sim
Only 10 developers shipped a Board Game Dating Sim 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, Stripjong - Super Real Mahjong Venus Returns, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 7 more are announced.
Verdict: fair, for a 2 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $450, ×3.8 the market's $120 for a 2 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $90. Revenue is up 20280% on the market; 7 games are announced against 5 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $90 (exactly $90) |
|---|---|
| Median | $449 (exactly $449) |
| Top 25% | $18k (exactly $17,515) |
| Top 5% | $666k (exactly $665,778) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 10 |
| Released games | 30 |
| Announced | 7 |
| 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 20280% on the market, supply as many developers as the period before.
Free games: 3%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is high: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Board Game
- effort 2 / 10 · high · effort 2 sits in the high band
- Dating Sim
- effort 2 / 10 · high · effort 2 sits in the high band
What it takes
- Effort
- 2 / 10 · static 2D art, simple logic
- Systems
- Board Game, Dating Sim
- Price point
- $4.99 typical
Why players buy here
The top 9 games average 79% positive over 1,085 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. 7 games are announced against 5 developers who shipped in the last year.
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Comparable games
Stripjong - Super Real Mahjong Venus Returns 2026 · $666k 
Erannorth Renaissance 2025 · $112k 
The Chronicles of Dragon Wing - Reborn 2017 · $95k 
XenoWorld ~The Rondeau of Astra~ 2023 · $37k 
Body Pay "OMG! The girl with the big titties is too hitting on me!" 2025 · $18k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Stripjong - Super Real Mahjong Venus Returns | $29.99 | 740 80% | 22k | $666k (exactly $665,778) | ILLUMINATION | |
| | Erannorth Renaissance | $19.99 | 186 81% | 5.6k | $112k (exactly $111,544) | Spyridon Thalassinos | |
| | The Chronicles of Dragon Wing - Reborn | older | $19.99 | 158 77% | 4.7k | $95k (exactly $94,753) | Dragon Wing Studio |
| | XenoWorld ~The Rondeau of Astra~ | older | $10.99 | 112 75% | 3.4k | $37k (exactly $36,926) | IMaiIna_, INA |
| | Body Pay "OMG! The girl with the big titties is too hitting on me!" | $4.99 | 117 73% | 3.5k | $18k (exactly $17,515) | Cheese Burger Studio | |
 | 真空战姬 | older | $6.99 | 55 96% | 1.7k | $12k (exactly $11,534) | PEARFLOWER |
 | Forbidden Scrolls : Midnight Whispers | $10.99 | 31 80% | 930 | $10k (exactly $10,221) | Ero Echo Studio | |
 | Anime Artist 2: Lovely Danya | older | $1.99 | 110 88% | 3.3k | $6.6k (exactly $6,567) | Neoclassic Games |
 | Isekai Hero | older | $4.99 | 41 78% | 1.2k | $6.1k (exactly $6,138) | Milk Poison |
 | Key Puss | older | $3.99 | 44 52% | 1.3k | $5.3k (exactly $5,267) | 3DPuss |
 | BL Werewolf:Doki-Doki Summer vacation | $4.99 | 3 100% | 90 | $449 (exactly $449) | 物部モノ子, 星守れんげ | |
 | Your mini wife | $2.99 | 5 40% | 150 | $449 (exactly $449) | 3DPeta | |
 | 仙灵图录 | $2.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $90 (exactly $90) | LOSTDING | |
 | Your butt | $0.99 | 1 0% | 30 | $30 (exactly $30) | 你的屁股 | |
 | Illustack | $0.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $30 (exactly $30) | Subaiism | |
 | Puzzle Player | $6.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | RuneWright Interactive |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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