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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Dating Sim Time Management game?

Time Management + Dating Sim

Of 89 developers who shipped a Dating Sim Time Management 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.. 134 more are announced, ×2.7 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

Verdict: poor odds, for a 3 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $16k, ×34 the market's $480 for a 3 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $2.4k; 1 in 20 cleared $650k, ×1385 the market median. Revenue is down 25% on the market; 134 games are announced against 49 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 34.1 times the market baseline, revenue down 25% on the market, 134 announced, ×2.7 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Time Management + Dating Sim
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 89
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $128k → $44k → $54k → $48k → $22k → $22k → $6.7k (still earning) → $6.1k (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Time Management + Dating Sim: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 89
Bottom 30% $2.3k (exactly $2,338)
Median $16k (exactly $16,184)
Top 25% $91k (exactly $90,668)
Top 5% $658k (exactly $658,023)
Developers, 2 yr 89
Released games 186
Announced 134
Effort 3 / 10
AI-buildability High
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 down 25% on the market, supply 20% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 8%, excluded from money figures.

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Plate 2 · systems and tooling

Can AI deliver it?

AI-buildability for this niche is high: the lowest rating among its tags.

Time Management
effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
Dating Sim
effort 2 / 10 · high · effort 2 sits in the high band

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
3 / 10 · small 2D action, light systems
Systems
Time Management, Dating Sim; 6 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Simulation, RPG, Life Sim
Price point
$8.99 typical · top 25% priced $14.99 or above
Art
6 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Anime, Cute
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $14.99 or above; the middle game at $8.99.

The top 10 games average 89% positive over 29,420 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $2.4k, median $16k, 1 in 4 over $90k, 1 in 20 over $650k.

3 in 10 developers made under $2.4k. 6 in 10 of the 47 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 134 games are announced against 49 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.7 per shipper.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Time Management with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + Dungeon CrawlerFair35 devs · median $7.0k · 44 announced
  2. + ProgrammingFair15 devs · median $7.0k · 26 announced
  3. + Inventory ManagementFair181 devs · median $2.9k · 228 announced
  4. + AgricultureFair57 devs · median $2.3k · 73 announced
  5. + Time TravelFair17 devs · median $2.2k · 19 announced
  6. + ZombiesFair27 devs · median $2.1k · 29 announced
  7. + LootFair34 devs · median $1.5k · 47 announced
  8. + Turn-Based TacticsFair65 devs · median $1.4k · 69 announced
  9. + AutomationFair162 devs · median $1.2k · 191 announced
  10. + Bullet HellFair11 devs · median $1.2k · 15 announced
  11. + ThrillerFair42 devs · median $1.1k · 65 announced
  12. + Artificial IntelligenceFair53 devs · median $1.0k · 65 announced

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Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

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Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.