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Should I ship a Demon Local Multiplayer game?
Local Multiplayer + Demons
Only 15 developers shipped a Demon Local Multiplayer game 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, Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles 2, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 13 more are announced.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 4 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $1.7k, ×3.6 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $300; 1 in 20 cleared $5.1M, ×10908 the market median. Revenue is down 100% on the market; 13 games are announced against 12 developers who shipped in the last year.
not enough cohorts to draw
| Bottom 30% | $300 (exactly $300) |
|---|---|
| Median | $1.7k (exactly $1,704) |
| Top 25% | $35k (exactly $34,765) |
| Top 5% | $5.2M (exactly $5,181,336) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 15 |
| Released games | 43 |
| Announced | 13 |
| 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 down 100% on the market, supply 300% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 23%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Local Multiplayer
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium 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
- Local Multiplayer; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Adventure, Online Co-Op
- Price point
- $9.99 typical · top 25% priced $59.99 or above
- Art
- 5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, Colorful, Dark
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $59.99 or above; the middle game at $9.99.
The top 10 games average 82% positive over 3,366 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $300. 5 in 10 of the 6 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 13 games are announced against 12 developers who shipped in the last year.
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Comparable games
Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles 2 2025 · $5.2M 
Monster Prom 2018 · $4.4M 
Warhammer: Chaosbane 2019 · $2.9M 
Terrordrome - Reign of the Legends 2024 · $101k 
Endgame: Road To Salvation 2021 · EA · $56k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles 2 | $59.99 | 2,879 83% | 86k | $5.2M (exactly $5,181,336) | CyberConnect2 | |
| | Monster Prom | older | $11.99 | 12,245 93% | 367k | $4.4M (exactly $4,404,526) | Beautiful Glitch |
| | Warhammer: Chaosbane | older | $29.99 | 3,274 60% | 98k | $2.9M (exactly $2,945,618) | Eko Software |
| | Terrordrome - Reign of the Legends | $19.99 | 168 72% | 5.0k | $101k (exactly $100,750) | Huracan Studio | |
| | Endgame: Road To Salvation | · EA older | $11.99 | 156 97% | 4.7k | $56k (exactly $56,113) | Indie/Anon Games |
 | Fallen Angel | older | $14.99 | 121 67% | 3.6k | $54k (exactly $54,414) | Matrioshka Games |
 | Insanity's Blade | older | $5.99 | 252 73% | 7.6k | $45k (exactly $45,284) | Causal Bit Games Inc. |
 | MeowGun: Hell Denizen | $12.99 | 114 98% | 3.4k | $44k (exactly $44,426) | SusaDeBastet | |
 | Exorcist Simulator | $9.99 | 116 66% | 3.5k | $35k (exactly $34,765) | D.M.G.V | |
 | Apparition | · EA older | $9.99 | 74 79% | 2.2k | $22k (exactly $22,178) | MrCiastku |
 | Ritual Party | · EA | $11.99 | 28 89% | 840 | $10k (exactly $10,072) | Hologram Monster |
 | Magical Hellhound Lust | · EA | $19.99 | 13 53% | 390 | $7.8k (exactly $7,796) | Mildaponno |
 | Zombies Attack | $4.99 | 26 100% | 780 | $3.9k (exactly $3,892) | Liao Kai, LKK GAME | |
 | Try 2 Sleep | $2.99 | 19 100% | 570 | $1.7k (exactly $1,704) | Exotical Corp. | |
 | The Krampus Game | · EA | $29.99 | 1 0% | 30 | $900 (exactly $900) | Gaming Limited |
 | Grave Dodgers | $7.99 | 2 50% | 60 | $479 (exactly $479) | Chuhai Labs, VITEI BACKROOM Inc. |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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