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Should I ship a Dating Sim Platformer?
Platformer + Dating Sim
Only 19 developers shipped a Dating Sim Platformer 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, MOTORSLICE, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 15 more are announced.
Verdict: strong odds, for a 3 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $3.0k, ×6.3 the market's $480 for a 3 / 10 build, and 7 in 10 cleared $1.7k. Revenue is up 30% on the market; 15 games are announced against 13 developers who shipped in the last year, ×1.2 per shipper.
| Bottom 30% | $1.7k (exactly $1,704) |
|---|---|
| Median | $3.0k (exactly $2,970) |
| Top 25% | $8.1k (exactly $8,095) |
| Top 5% | $3.3M (exactly $3,278,560) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 19 |
| Released games | 47 |
| Announced | 15 |
| Effort | 3 / 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 30% on the market, supply 115% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 13%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is high: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Platformer
- effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
- Dating Sim
- effort 2 / 10 · high · effort 2 sits in the high band
What it takes
- Effort
- 3 / 10 · small 2D action, light systems
- Systems
- Platformer, Dating Sim; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry 2D Platformer, Action-Adventure, Adventure
- Price point
- $4.99 typical · top 25% priced $19.99 or above
- Art
- 8 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Anime
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.
The top 10 games average 82% positive over 8,326 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $1.8k. 8 in 10 of the 6 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 15 games are announced against 13 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Platformer with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
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- + SimulationFair
- + Grid-Based MovementFair
- + AutomationFair
- + Turn-Based TacticsLong shot
- + LGBTQ+Poor odds
- + Co-op CampaignPoor odds
- + JRPGPoor odds
- + SkateboardingPoor odds
- + DragonsPoor odds
Comparable games
Neon White 2022 · $13M 
MOTORSLICE 2026 · $3.3M 
Goblin Vyke: The Thief Tycoon 2026 · $628k 
Romancelvania 2023 · $190k 
FURRY SEX: Cabaret 💋🔞 2021 · $63k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Neon White | older | $24.99 | 17,259 97% | 518k | $13M (exactly $12,939,072) | Angel Matrix |
| | MOTORSLICE | $19.99 | 5,467 85% | 164k | $3.3M (exactly $3,278,560) | Regular Studio | |
| | Goblin Vyke: The Thief Tycoon | $14.99 | 1,397 70% | 42k | $628k (exactly $628,231) | Art Thieves | |
| | Romancelvania | older | $24.99 | 253 75% | 7.6k | $190k (exactly $189,674) | The Deep End Games |
| | FURRY SEX: Cabaret 💋🔞 | older | $6.99 | 299 71% | 9.0k | $63k (exactly $62,700) | Furry Tails |
 | Single By Choice | older | $7.99 | 231 90% | 6.9k | $55k (exactly $55,371) | AIROTS, 非魚創意 |
 | romantic player | older | $2.99 | 424 73% | 13k | $38k (exactly $38,033) | Ronin SoftWork |
 | The Cloud Dream of the Nine | older | $19.99 | 63 84% | 1.9k | $38k (exactly $37,781) | Sesisoft |
 | With Your Coworker | $0.99 | 1,220 82% | 37k | $36k (exactly $36,234) | 搖滾冰塊 | |
 | Halloween SEX Party [18+] | older | $6.99 | 142 77% | 4.3k | $30k (exactly $29,777) | Romantic Room |
 | CODE: PANDORA 2 | $9.99 | 35 74% | 1.1k | $10k (exactly $10,490) | Towndarktales | |
 | 버튜버 파라노이아 - Vtuber Paranoia | $14.99 | 18 94% | 540 | $8.1k (exactly $8,095) | 유진게임즈 | |
 | Wet Dreams Spa | $9.99 | 18 83% | 540 | $5.4k (exactly $5,395) | Xlyph Bara Games | |
 | SWEYET(etc.) | $9.99 | 14 100% | 420 | $4.2k (exactly $4,196) | Liam Kenna (Shmiam, Sshmiam, 5hmiam, Sh… (Liam Kenna (Shmiam, Sshmiam, 5hmiam, Shmiam Shmenna)) | |
 | Last Sin of Soul | $2.99 | 36 83% | 1.1k | $3.2k (exactly $3,229) | Rabro | |
 | Theanthria | · EA | $4.99 | 21 71% | 630 | $3.1k (exactly $3,144) | HectoCacto |
 | 黄色猫片 | $0.99 | 100 91% | 3.0k | $3.0k (exactly $2,970) | Basement Games, 86岁按时吃饭 |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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