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Should I ship a Demon Resource Management game?

Resource Management + Demons

Of 39 developers who shipped a Demon Resource 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.. 81 more are announced, ×3.9 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

Verdict: poor odds, for a 4 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $900, ×1.9 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $270; 1 in 20 cleared $110k, ×233 the market median. Revenue is up 535% on the market; 81 games are announced against 21 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 1.9 times the market baseline, revenue up 535% on the market, 81 announced, ×3.9 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Resource Management + Demons
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 39
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $2.0k → $1.0k → $2.7k → $269 → $748 → $1.9k → $19k (still earning) → $27k (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Resource Management + Demons: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 39
Bottom 30% $269 (exactly $269)
Median $898 (exactly $898)
Top 25% $9.0k (exactly $8,991)
Top 5% $111k (exactly $110,889)
Developers, 2 yr 39
Released games 83
Announced 81
Effort 4 / 10
AI-buildability Medium
Typical price $6.99

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 535% on the market, supply 15% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 7%, excluded from money figures.

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Plate 2 · systems and tooling

Can AI deliver it?

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

Resource Management
effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
Demons
effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
Systems
Resource Management; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Simulation, Strategy, Base Building
Price point
$6.99 typical · top 25% priced $15.99 or above
Art
4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, Atmospheric, First-Person
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $15.99 or above; the middle game at $6.99.

The top 10 games average 83% positive over 2,732 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $270, median $900, 1 in 4 over $8.9k, 1 in 20 over $110k.

3 in 10 developers made under $270. 9 in 10 of the 20 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 81 games are announced against 21 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.9 per shipper.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Resource Management with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + Artificial IntelligenceFair102 devs · median $11k · 131 announced
  2. + DwarvesFair15 devs · median $11k · 24 announced
  3. + WesternFair19 devs · median $7.0k · 26 announced
  4. + SnowFair24 devs · median $3.8k · 36 announced
  5. + JRPGFair36 devs · median $2.7k · 27 announced
  6. + UnderwaterFair51 devs · median $2.3k · 74 announced
  7. + CollectathonFair167 devs · median $1.9k · 222 announced
  8. + IncrementalFair630 devs · median $1.8k · 1,025 announced
  9. + IdlerFair656 devs · median $1.6k · 979 announced
  10. + ArcadeFair322 devs · median $1.5k · 495 announced
  11. + HorsesFair11 devs · median $1.2k · 18 announced
  12. + Quick-Time EventsFair46 devs · median $719 · 55 announced

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Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

Obsideo 2021 · EA · $287k Photomaly 2026 · $271k Hell Architect 2021 · $267k Gnomes Garden 2015 · $118k The Unholy Priest 2025 · $111k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Obsideo · EA older $11.99 797 61% 24k $287k (exactly $286,681) Kyle's Garage
Photomaly $6.99 1,292 89% 39k $271k (exactly $270,932) Revira Interactive
Hell Architect older $24.99 356 65% 11k $267k (exactly $266,893) Woodland Games
Gnomes Garden older $14.99 262 87% 7.9k $118k (exactly $117,821) Workroom7, Creobit
The Unholy Priest $9.99 370 72% 11k $111k (exactly $110,889) Grejuva
Hauntsville $18.99 189 68% 5.7k $108k (exactly $107,673) Michael Janisch
Lazy Witch's Factory · EA $15.99 204 91% 6.1k $98k (exactly $97,859) MELTCLOCK.Inc
Malys $14.99 172 79% 5.2k $77k (exactly $77,348) Summerfall Studios
Angel Engine $7.99 303 80% 9.1k $73k (exactly $72,629) HMS Studios, Black Lantern Collective
Horror Tycoon · EA older $14.99 90 61% 2.7k $40k (exactly $40,473) Smidge Games LLC
My Infamous Dungeon $14.99 63 76% 1.9k $28k (exactly $28,331) BoxFox Studios
Ghost Keeper $12.99 70 75% 2.1k $27k (exactly $27,279) Quest Craft
Fortifend $15.99 39 89% 1.2k $19k (exactly $18,708) Side Crumb
The HELL · EA $9.99 30 73% 900 $9.0k (exactly $8,991) METROPOLICE

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