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Should I ship a Female-Led Inventory Management game?

Inventory Management + Female Protagonist

Of 51 developers who shipped a Female-Led Inventory Management 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.. 136 more are announced, ×3.6 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

Verdict: poor odds, for a 3 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $3.0k, ×6.3 the market's $480 for a 3 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $1.2k; 1 in 20 cleared $1.5M, ×3173 the market median. Revenue is down 60% on the market; 136 games are announced against 38 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 6.3 times the market baseline, revenue down 60% on the market, 136 announced, ×3.6 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Inventory Management + Female Protagonist
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 51
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $6.1k → $11k → $6.0k → $4.0k → $11k → $24k → $1.3k (still earning) → $2.5k (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Inventory Management + Female Protagonist: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 51
Bottom 30% $1.2k (exactly $1,197)
Median $3.0k (exactly $2,998)
Top 25% $26k (exactly $26,083)
Top 5% $1.5M (exactly $1,506,998)
Developers, 2 yr 51
Released games 130
Announced 136
Effort 3 / 10
AI-buildability High
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 down 60% on the market, supply 170% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 8%, excluded from money figures.

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Plate 2 · systems and tooling

Can AI deliver it?

AI-buildability for this niche is high: the lowest rating among its tags.

Inventory Management
effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
Female Protagonist
effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
3 / 10 · small 2D action, light systems
Systems
Inventory Management; 4 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Adventure, Survival Horror
Price point
$9.99 typical · top 25% priced $29.99 or above
Art
4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Atmospheric, Story Rich, 2D
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $29.99 or above; the middle game at $9.99.

The top 10 games average 94% positive over 130,257 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $1.2k, median $3.0k, 1 in 4 over $26k, 1 in 20 over $1.5M.

3 in 10 developers made under $1.2k. 7 in 10 of the 15 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 136 games are announced against 38 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.6 per shipper.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Inventory Management with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + Job SimulatorStrong odds69 devs · median $15k · 62 announced
  2. + LGBTQ+Fair10 devs · median $17k · 13 announced
  3. + Roguelike DeckbuilderFair43 devs · median $12k · 47 announced
  4. + Artificial IntelligenceFair34 devs · median $11k · 44 announced
  5. + WargameFair21 devs · median $4.6k · 20 announced
  6. + Time ManagementFair181 devs · median $2.9k · 228 announced
  7. + DeckbuildingFair98 devs · median $2.5k · 137 announced
  8. + LogicFair70 devs · median $1.7k · 74 announced
  9. + Card GameFair65 devs · median $1.6k · 86 announced
  10. + Trading Card GameFair21 devs · median $1.5k · 28 announced
  11. + Puzzle PlatformerFair20 devs · median $1.1k · 26 announced
  12. + God GameFair16 devs · median $1.1k · 15 announced

All 164 pairs on the Inventory Management page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

Resident Evil Requiem 2026 · $225M Unpacking 2021 · $21M Backpack Battles 2025 · $8.5M Backpack Hero 2023 · $4.5M Home Behind 2 2022 · $3.9M
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Resident Evil Requiem $69.99 106,931 95% 3.2M $225M (exactly $224,523,021) CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Unpacking older $19.99 35,072 93% 1.1M $21M (exactly $21,032,678) Witch Beam
Backpack Battles $14.99 18,933 91% 568k $8.5M (exactly $8,514,170) PlayWithFurcifer
Backpack Hero older $19.99 7,423 85% 223k $4.5M (exactly $4,451,573) Jaspel
Home Behind 2 older $19.99 6,585 86% 198k $3.9M (exactly $3,949,024) TPP Studio
Lost Ruins older $19.99 4,643 86% 139k $2.8M (exactly $2,784,407) ALTARI GAMES
Tormented Souls 2 $29.99 1,675 88% 50k $1.5M (exactly $1,506,998) Dual Effect
The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters older $14.99 2,810 95% 84k $1.3M (exactly $1,263,657) Dvora Studio Co., Ltd.
Haydee 2 older $24.99 1,649 87% 49k $1.2M (exactly $1,236,255) Haydee Interactive
Alien Shooter 2 - The Legend older $14.99 1,087 52% 33k $489k (exactly $488,824) Sigma Team Inc.
NO-SKIN $6.99 1,227 95% 37k $257k (exactly $257,302) NoEye-Soft
Console Shop Simulator · EA $15.99 516 92% 15k $248k (exactly $247,525) Lance Games
Concubine · EA $14.99 517 81% 16k $232k (exactly $232,495) Upgrade Entertainment
The Dead Thread $29.99 100 74% 3.0k $90k (exactly $89,970) JSK Games
Neat! $9.99 224 71% 6.7k $67k (exactly $67,133) Korova Games
Help! I'm Turning Into A Mermaid! $29.99 66 95% 2.0k $59k (exactly $59,380) Lached Up Games
Dread Meridian $19.99 68 70% 2.0k $41k (exactly $40,780) KUKRGAME

Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.