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Should I ship a Fantasy Minigames game?
Minigames + Fantasy
Of 23 developers who shipped a Fantasy Minigames 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.. 29 more are announced.
Verdict: fair, for a 4 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $1.3k, ×2.8 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $120. Revenue is up 425% on the market; 29 games are announced against 19 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $120 (exactly $120) |
|---|---|
| Median | $1.3k (exactly $1,317) |
| Top 25% | $11k (exactly $11,389) |
| Top 5% | $755k (exactly $754,597) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 23 |
| Released games | 98 |
| Announced | 29 |
| 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 up 425% on the market, supply 280% 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.
What it takes
- Effort
- 4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
- Systems
- Minigames; 4 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Adventure, JRPG
- Price point
- $9.99 typical · top 25% priced $14.99 or above
- Art
- 6 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Anime, Colorful
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $14.99 or above; the middle game at $9.99.
The top 10 games average 89% positive over 2,930 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $120. 8 in 10 of the 9 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 29 games are announced against 19 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Minigames with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
- + LGBTQ+Strong odds
- + Immersive SimStrong odds
- + Life SimStrong odds
- + Visual NovelFair
- + SandboxFair
- + RomanceFair
- + ManagementFair
- + ExplorationFair
- + Action-AdventureFair
- + Character CustomizationFair
- + HorrorFair
- + MagicFair
Comparable games
Swords & Souls: Neverseen 2019 · $2.7M 
RUMBLE 2022 · EA · $2.4M 
BRAVELY DEFAULT FLYING FAIRY HD Remaster 2026 · $963k 
Cauldron 2025 · $755k 
My Singing Monsters Playground 2021 · $316k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Swords & Souls: Neverseen | older | $14.99 | 6,077 93% | 182k | $2.7M (exactly $2,732,827) | SoulGame Studio |
| | RUMBLE | · EA older | $24.99 | 3,158 87% | 95k | $2.4M (exactly $2,367,553) | Buckethead Entertainment |
| | BRAVELY DEFAULT FLYING FAIRY HD Remaster | $39.99 | 803 91% | 24k | $963k (exactly $963,359) | Square Enix, Cattle Call Inc. | |
| | Cauldron | $14.99 | 1,678 92% | 50k | $755k (exactly $754,597) | SleepyDad Games | |
| | My Singing Monsters Playground | older | $39.99 | 263 82% | 7.9k | $316k (exactly $315,521) | Big Blue Bubble |
 | Knuckle Sandwich | older | $19.99 | 517 86% | 16k | $310k (exactly $310,045) | Andy Brophy |
 | Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- Sweep the Board! | older | $59.99 | 113 85% | 3.4k | $203k (exactly $203,366) | CyberConnect2 |
 | The Little Acre | older | $12.99 | 518 86% | 16k | $202k (exactly $201,865) | Pewter Games Studios |
 | Creature Crafter | older | $7.99 | 745 86% | 22k | $179k (exactly $178,576) | Daniel Lochner |
 | Horny Warp: Hentai Fantasy | older | $6.99 | 654 92% | 20k | $137k (exactly $137,144) | LuminatiGames |
 | Isekai Bistro | $10.99 | 180 78% | 5.4k | $59k (exactly $59,346) | DarkShadow Studio | |
 | Magical Blush | $14.99 | 58 94% | 1.7k | $26k (exactly $26,083) | Alkacer Game Studio | |
 | Villainy | $7.99 | 88 94% | 2.6k | $21k (exactly $21,094) | Studio Rend | |
 | Neopets - Mega Mini Games Collection - The Neopian Arcade Odyssey | $9.99 | 38 31% | 1.1k | $11k (exactly $11,389) | No Gravity Games | |
 | World Tree Ranch: Elven Legacy | $16.99 | 21 57% | 630 | $11k (exactly $10,704) | Closed Garden | |
 | Wolf with Inn | $7.99 | 31 54% | 930 | $7.4k (exactly $7,431) | Thundertale Studio | |
 | Fell in love with the Nobility girl As a member of the rebel organization | $6.99 | 28 78% | 840 | $5.9k (exactly $5,872) | selenophobia | |
 | Words Of Power | $15.00 | 5 80% | 150 | $2.3k (exactly $2,250) | Tsuperion |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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