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Dynamic Narration + Romance
Of 31 developers who shipped a Romance Dynamic Narration 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.. 50 more are announced, ×2.8 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 3 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $4.2k, ×8.8 the market's $480 for a 3 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $1.3k; 1 in 20 cleared $290k, ×613 the market median. Revenue is up 60% on the market; 50 games are announced against 18 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $1.3k (exactly $1,254) |
|---|---|
| Median | $4.2k (exactly $4,194) |
| Top 25% | $26k (exactly $25,717) |
| Top 5% | $291k (exactly $290,956) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 31 |
| Released games | 69 |
| Announced | 50 |
| 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 up 60% on the market, supply 40% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 17%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is high: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Dynamic Narration
- effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
- Romance
- effort 2 / 10 · high · effort 2 sits in the high band
What it takes
- Effort
- 3 / 10 · small 2D action, light systems
- Systems
- Dynamic Narration; 6 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Adventure, Interactive Fiction, Choices Matter
- Price point
- $8.99 typical · top 25% priced $19.99 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Story Rich, 3D, Comedy
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $8.99.
The top 10 games average 85% positive over 7,276 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $1.3k. 8 in 10 of the 20 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 50 games are announced against 18 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.8 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Dynamic Narration with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
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- + ManagementPoor odds
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Salty Hounds 2023 · EA · $152k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Lost Records: Bloom & Rage | $39.99 | 5,873 86% | 176k | $7.0M (exactly $7,045,838) | DON'T NOD | |
| | Summer's Gone - Season 1 | older | $14.99 | 702 93% | 21k | $316k (exactly $315,689) | OceanAVN |
| | My Bimbo Dream | $14.99 | 647 77% | 19k | $291k (exactly $290,956) | MBD | |
| | The Uncertain: Light At The End | older | $9.99 | 970 64% | 29k | $291k (exactly $290,709) | ComonGames |
| | Salty Hounds | · EA older | $19.99 | 253 73% | 7.6k | $152k (exactly $151,724) | Topping Palette |
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 | Mythos, Book One | $12.99 | 67 83% | 2.0k | $26k (exactly $26,110) | Nine of Swords Studios | |
 | Time Heals | $10.99 | 78 74% | 2.3k | $26k (exactly $25,717) | Owl`s | |
 | My Dorm - Season 2 | $11.99 | 63 85% | 1.9k | $23k (exactly $22,661) | Tropecita Games | |
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Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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