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Should I ship a Supernatural Dynamic Narration game?
Dynamic Narration + Supernatural
Only 14 developers shipped a Supernatural Dynamic Narration 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, Anomalous Coffee Machine 2, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 39 more are announced, ×4.3 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 4 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $1.2k, ×2.5 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $150; 1 in 20 cleared $150k, ×332 the market median. Revenue is up 1690% on the market; 39 games are announced against 9 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $150 (exactly $150) |
|---|---|
| Median | $1.2k (exactly $1,198) |
| Top 25% | $28k (exactly $28,144) |
| Top 5% | $158k (exactly $157,904) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 14 |
| Released games | 45 |
| Announced | 39 |
| Effort | 4 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $5.99 |
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 1690% on the market, supply 80% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 9%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Dynamic Narration
- effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
- Supernatural
- 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
- Dynamic Narration
- Price point
- $5.99 typical
Why players buy here
The top 10 games average 79% positive over 1,390 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $150. All of the 9 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 39 games are announced against 9 developers who shipped in the last year, ×4.3 per shipper.
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Comparable games
The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes 2021 · $6.6M 
Anomalous Coffee Machine 2 2025 · $158k 
Please, Forgive Me 2023 · $55k 
Rehaunted 2026 · $41k 
The Test: Reimagined 2026 · $40k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes | older | $29.99 | 7,360 89% | 221k | $6.6M (exactly $6,621,792) | Supermassive Games |
| | Anomalous Coffee Machine 2 | $6.99 | 753 81% | 23k | $158k (exactly $157,904) | HoruBrain Interactive | |
| | Please, Forgive Me | older | $6.99 | 264 65% | 7.9k | $55k (exactly $55,361) | REVVALUTION Studio |
| | Rehaunted | $7.99 | 172 66% | 5.2k | $41k (exactly $41,228) | Cauchemar | |
| | The Test: Reimagined | $9.99 | 134 82% | 4.0k | $40k (exactly $40,160) | Randumb Studios | |
 | Ghost in the pool | older | $3.99 | 298 77% | 8.9k | $36k (exactly $35,671) | CASCHA GAMES |
 | Hazing - Night Shift | older | $5.99 | 197 68% | 5.9k | $35k (exactly $35,401) | REVVALUTION Studio |
 | Last Lesson | older | $6.99 | 155 65% | 4.7k | $33k (exactly $32,504) | REVVALUTION Studio |
 | 浮游 | older | $9.99 | 101 84% | 3.0k | $30k (exactly $30,270) | Kaishan |
 | You’ve Got a Package | $4.99 | 188 77% | 5.6k | $28k (exactly $28,144) | REVVALUTION Studio | |
 | BABULYA | $3.99 | 106 85% | 3.2k | $13k (exactly $12,688) | REVVALUTION Studio | |
 | My Neighbour is a Bunny Demon | $9.99 | 18 94% | 540 | $5.4k (exactly $5,395) | Hyanmaru Games | |
 | Crownborne | $9.99 | 5 80% | 150 | $1.5k (exactly $1,498) | LumenStudio | |
 | Fire of Life: New Day | $4.99 | 8 62% | 240 | $1.2k (exactly $1,198) | Darken Visuals | |
 | Level 37: The Ritewood Anomaly | $9.99 | 2 100% | 60 | $599 (exactly $599) | Flux Games | |
 | Still Room: I Miss You | $2.99 | 4 100% | 120 | $359 (exactly $359) | Pohybelnia |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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