Should I ship an LGBTQ+ FMV?
FMV + LGBTQ+
Of 36 developers who shipped an LGBTQ+ FMV 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.. 12 more are announced.
Verdict: fair, for a 4 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $600, ×1.3 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $50. Revenue is up 1155% on the market; 12 games are announced against 24 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $0 (exactly $0) |
|---|---|
| Median | $599 (exactly $599) |
| Top 25% | $77k (exactly $77,348) |
| Top 5% | $311k (exactly $310,645) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 36 |
| Released games | 69 |
| Announced | 12 |
| 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 1155% on the market, supply 70% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 3%, 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
- FMV; 6 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Simulation, Adventure, Choices Matter
- Price point
- $9.99 typical · top 25% priced $14.99 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Story Rich, 3D, Atmospheric
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $14.99 or above; the middle game at $9.99.
The top 10 games average 84% positive over 25,100 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $50. 7 in 10 of the 17 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 12 games are announced against 24 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
FMV with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
- + SurvivalStrong odds
- + Post-apocalypticStrong odds
- + StrategyStrong odds
- + Multiple EndingsStrong odds
- + Immersive SimStrong odds
- + Choices MatterStrong odds
- + Dating SimStrong odds
- + RomanceStrong odds
- + SimulationStrong odds
- + JRPGStrong odds
- + Visual NovelStrong odds
- + RPGStrong odds
Comparable games
Road to Empress Ⅱ 2026 · $4.2M 
Road to Empress I 2025 · $3.0M 
Succubus Cafe 2021 · $2.0M 
IMMORTALITY 2022 · $1.1M 
Smile For Me 2019 · $811k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Road to Empress Ⅱ | $18.00 | 7,773 80% | 233k | $4.2M (exactly $4,197,420) | New One Studio | |
| | Road to Empress I | $8.49 | 11,829 86% | 355k | $3.0M (exactly $3,012,846) | New One Studio | |
| | Succubus Cafe | older | $29.99 | 2,260 89% | 68k | $2.0M (exactly $2,033,322) | MIGI STUDIO |
| | IMMORTALITY | older | $19.99 | 1,768 84% | 53k | $1.1M (exactly $1,060,270) | Sam Barlow, Half Mermaid |
| | Smile For Me | older | $12.99 | 2,082 98% | 62k | $811k (exactly $811,355) | LimboLane |
 | Bloodshore | older | $14.99 | 826 68% | 25k | $371k (exactly $371,452) | Wales Interactive, Good Gate Media, Way… (Wales Interactive, Good Gate Media, Wayout Pictures, Posterity Entertainment) |
 | Don't Stop, Girlypop! | $19.99 | 518 83% | 16k | $311k (exactly $310,645) | Funny Fintan Softworks | |
 | Sex & Blood: Vampires | $9.99 | 759 71% | 23k | $227k (exactly $227,472) | Taboo Tales 💘 | |
 | Blippo+ | $14.99 | 398 95% | 12k | $179k (exactly $178,981) | YACHT, Telefantasy Studios, Noble Robot | |
 | City Lights Love Bites Season 0 [Pilot Season] | $2.00 | 2,766 94% | 83k | $166k (exactly $165,960) | NaughtyOba | |
 | FRESHMAN | $12.99 | 368 62% | 11k | $143k (exactly $143,410) | Sweet gamers group | |
 | Latex & Tentacles | $10.99 | 343 67% | 10k | $113k (exactly $113,087) | ZXC, GODNASK | |
 | Femboy Futa Mania 🌶️ | $14.99 | 174 71% | 5.2k | $78k (exactly $78,248) | Lewd Star | |
 | Grand Tits Adventure [18+] | $14.99 | 172 72% | 5.2k | $77k (exactly $77,348) | Carnality INC |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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