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Should I ship a Demon Dating Sim?
Dating Sim + Demons
Of 40 developers who shipped a Demon Dating Sim 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.. 42 more are announced, ×2.2 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 4 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $3.6k, ×7.6 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $1.3k; 1 in 20 cleared $86k, ×182 the market median. Revenue is flat on the market; 42 games are announced against 19 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $1.3k (exactly $1,258) |
|---|---|
| Median | $3.6k (exactly $3,596) |
| Top 25% | $12k (exactly $11,691) |
| Top 5% | $86k (exactly $86,216) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 40 |
| Released games | 116 |
| Announced | 42 |
| 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 flat on the market, supply 15% fewer 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.
- Dating Sim
- effort 2 / 10 · high · effort 2 sits in the high band
- Demons
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
- Systems
- Dating Sim; 6 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Visual Novel, Multiple Endings, Adventure
- Price point
- $9.99 typical · top 25% priced $19.99 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Story Rich, Funny, 2D
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $9.99.
The top 10 games average 85% positive over 2,291 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $1.3k. 9 in 10 of the 26 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 42 games are announced against 19 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.2 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Dating Sim with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
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- + FPSFair
- + Post-apocalypticFair
- + Quick-Time EventsFair
- + Immersive SimFair
- + Action-AdventureFair
- + TacticalFair
Comparable games
Monster Prom 2018 · $4.4M 
The Ditzy Demons Are in Love With Me 2018 · $1.1M 
Sex, Please 2024 · $583k 
Lucy Got Problems 2018 · $437k 
Demonheart 2017 · $428k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Monster Prom | older | $11.99 | 12,245 93% | 367k | $4.4M (exactly $4,404,526) | Beautiful Glitch |
| | The Ditzy Demons Are in Love With Me | older | $24.99 | 1,469 96% | 44k | $1.1M (exactly $1,101,309) | SMILE |
| | Sex, Please | older | $5.99 | 3,243 74% | 97k | $583k (exactly $582,767) | Evil Boobs Cult |
| | Lucy Got Problems | older | $7.99 | 1,825 87% | 55k | $437k (exactly $437,452) | Nupu Neko Dev, Flat Chest Dev |
| | Demonheart | older | $19.99 | 714 89% | 21k | $428k (exactly $428,186) | Rolling Crown |
 | The Divine Speaker | older | $29.99 | 404 95% | 12k | $363k (exactly $363,479) | Two and a Half Studios |
 | Forbidden Fantasy | $6.99 | 1,459 88% | 44k | $306k (exactly $305,952) | OppaiMan Studios | |
 | Countess in Crimson | older | $9.99 | 833 83% | 25k | $250k (exactly $249,650) | Digital Seductions |
 | The Princess, the Stray Cat, and Matters of the Heart | older | $19.99 | 335 89% | 10k | $201k (exactly $200,899) | TOKYOTOON |
 | SpunkStock: Music Festival | older | $14.99 | 406 95% | 12k | $183k (exactly $182,578) | RegulusNSFW |
 | Demonheart: The Cursed Trial | $24.99 | 115 90% | 3.5k | $86k (exactly $86,216) | Rolling Crown | |
 | Game of Hearts | $9.99 | 180 93% | 5.4k | $54k (exactly $53,946) | SparkHG | |
 | My Demonic Romance | $19.99 | 72 81% | 2.2k | $43k (exactly $43,178) | Andrealphus Games | |
 | Rebel Duet | · EA | $12.99 | 99 88% | 3.0k | $39k (exactly $38,580) | ionDivvy Games |
 | Seven Nexus | · EA | $34.99 | 31 93% | 930 | $33k (exactly $32,541) | Heartskip Games |
 | LUST Eternal 🔞 | $4.99 | 212 55% | 6.4k | $32k (exactly $31,736) | Octo Games | |
 | Morningstar: Book of the Fallen | $14.99 | 67 94% | 2.0k | $30k (exactly $30,130) | Droid Productions | |
 | Succubers! Dark Covenant | $14.99 | 26 61% | 780 | $12k (exactly $11,692) | Mikan Batake | |
 | Reap and Sow | $12.99 | 30 80% | 900 | $12k (exactly $11,691) | MrFishess, Jd |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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