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Should I ship a Fantasy Desktop Companion?
Desktop Companion + Fantasy
Of 20 developers who shipped a Fantasy Desktop Companion 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.. 51 more are announced, ×3.0 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 4 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $2.9k, ×6.0 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $450; 1 in 20 cleared $690k, ×1460 the market median. Revenue is up 1630% on the market; 51 games are announced against 17 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $449 (exactly $449) |
|---|---|
| Median | $2.9k (exactly $2,873) |
| Top 25% | $19k (exactly $18,793) |
| Top 5% | $693k (exactly $693,359) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 20 |
| Released games | 25 |
| Announced | 51 |
| Effort | 4 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| 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 1630% on the market, supply 465% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 16%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Desktop Companion
- effort 1 / 10 · high · effort 1 sits in the high band
- Fantasy
- 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
- Desktop Companion; 8 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Idler, Incremental, RPG
- Price point
- $4.99 typical · top 25% priced $10.99 or above
- Art
- 5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Pixel Graphics, Anime
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $10.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.
The top 10 games average 85% positive over 5,958 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $450. 51 games are announced against 17 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.0 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
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- + ManagementPoor odds
- + EconomyPoor odds
- + RPGPoor odds
- + Character CustomizationPoor odds
- + Female ProtagonistPoor odds
- + Resource ManagementPoor odds
Comparable games
Ithya: Magic Studies 2025 · $693k 
Crusaders Quest : Hero Town 2026 · $538k 
Desktop Raid 2026 · $181k 
NejicomiSimulator Vol.5 2023 · $31k 
Book of Fei 2026 · $31k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Ithya: Magic Studies | $10.99 | 2,103 97% | 63k | $693k (exactly $693,359) | BlueTurtle | |
| | Crusaders Quest : Hero Town | $6.99 | 2,564 76% | 77k | $538k (exactly $537,671) | CQ LABS | |
| | Desktop Raid | $8.99 | 672 76% | 20k | $181k (exactly $181,238) | Lee_Studio | |
| | NejicomiSimulator Vol.5 | older | $12.99 | 80 83% | 2.4k | $31k (exactly $31,176) | やぶから堂, たまぷろじぇくと |
| | Book of Fei | $2.99 | 347 93% | 10k | $31k (exactly $31,126) | TAO Studio | |
 | Hocus Focus | $10.99 | 57 91% | 1.7k | $19k (exactly $18,793) | Stuck In Attic | |
 | Goblin Attack | $3.99 | 73 76% | 2.2k | $8.7k (exactly $8,738) | BODOS | |
 | Deadline Savior | · EA | $4.99 | 56 96% | 1.7k | $8.4k (exactly $8,383) | Cointinue Games |
 | Tiny Monster Haven | $7.99 | 25 100% | 750 | $6.0k (exactly $5,992) | Digging Dino | |
 | Peckers | $4.99 | 37 97% | 1.1k | $5.5k (exactly $5,539) | Humblebright Studio | |
 | Boil Cabbage Make Soup | $3.99 | 24 100% | 720 | $2.9k (exactly $2,873) | Valorware |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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