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Should I ship a Fantasy Otome?
Otome + Fantasy
Of 39 developers who shipped a Fantasy Otome 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.. 85 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 $5.6k, ×12 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $1.8k; 1 in 20 cleared $140k, ×313 the market median. Revenue is up 60% on the market; 85 games are announced against 20 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $1.7k (exactly $1,704) |
|---|---|
| Median | $5.6k (exactly $5,607) |
| Top 25% | $19k (exactly $18,581) |
| Top 5% | $148k (exactly $148,450) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 39 |
| Released games | 195 |
| Announced | 85 |
| 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 60% on the market, supply as many developers as 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.
What it takes
- Effort
- 4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
- Systems
- Otome; 7 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Visual Novel, Multiple Endings, Choose Your Own Adventure
- Price point
- $9.99 typical · top 25% priced $34.99 or above
- Art
- 7 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Story Rich, 2D, Cute
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $34.99 or above; the middle game at $9.99.
The top 10 games average 90% positive over 4,669 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $1.8k. 9 in 10 of the 26 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 85 games are announced against 20 developers who shipped in the last year, ×4.3 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Otome with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
- + IncrementalStrong odds
- + 2D PlatformerFair
- + Immersive SimPoor odds
- + LGBTQ+Poor odds
- + Dating SimPoor odds
- + Interactive FictionPoor odds
- + Character CustomizationPoor odds
- + SimulationPoor odds
- + Choose Your Own AdventurePoor odds
- + RPGPoor odds
- + Word GamePoor odds
- + MysteryPoor odds
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Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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