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Should I ship a Romance Gambling game?
Gambling + Romance
Only 11 developers shipped a Romance Gambling 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, Menherarium: Deadly Dice, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 9 more are announced.
Verdict: strong odds, for a 2 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $5.7k, ×48 the market's $120 for a 2 / 10 build, and 7 in 10 cleared $1.3k. Revenue is up 925% on the market; 9 games are announced against 8 developers who shipped in the last year, ×1.1 per shipper.
| Bottom 30% | $1.3k (exactly $1,317) |
|---|---|
| Median | $5.7k (exactly $5,662) |
| Top 25% | $22k (exactly $22,438) |
| Top 5% | $180k (exactly $180,429) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 11 |
| Released games | 39 |
| Announced | 9 |
| Effort | 2 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | High |
| Typical price | $7.99 |
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 925% on the market, supply 165% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 18%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is high: the lowest rating among its tags.
What it takes
- Effort
- 2 / 10 · static 2D art, simple logic
- Systems
- Gambling
- Price point
- $7.99 typical
Why players buy here
The top 10 games average 88% positive over 1,076 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $1.4k. 9 games are announced against 8 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Gambling with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
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Comparable games
Menherarium: Deadly Dice 2026 · $180k 
Cupiclaw 2026 · $34k 
Sinsations 2021 · $32k 
Deadly Heart Gambit 2025 · $22k 
Lust Poker Club 2026 · $21k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Menherarium: Deadly Dice | $8.99 | 669 92% | 20k | $180k (exactly $180,429) | テスカトリポカ | |
| | Cupiclaw | $9.99 | 115 87% | 3.5k | $34k (exactly $34,466) | Typin | |
| | Sinsations | older | $24.99 | 43 93% | 1.3k | $32k (exactly $32,237) | Frigid Delights Studios LLC |
| | Deadly Heart Gambit | $6.99 | 107 90% | 3.2k | $22k (exactly $22,438) | Blink Hydrate ブリンク | |
| | Lust Poker Club | $7.99 | 89 78% | 2.7k | $21k (exactly $21,333) | Cutie Booty | |
 | Milf City | older | $1.99 | 320 85% | 9.6k | $19k (exactly $19,104) | Milk Poison |
 | Poker Pretty Girls Battle: Texas Hold'em | older | $4.99 | 118 56% | 3.5k | $18k (exactly $17,665) | Zoo Corporation |
 | Usagi Health Club | older | $14.99 | 28 60% | 840 | $13k (exactly $12,592) | PUSH! Soft |
 | Lustful BlackJack: My Succubus Dealer | $6.99 | 49 61% | 1.5k | $10k (exactly $10,275) | 78Games, Matariki Studios Co., Ltd | |
 | Curt Maddox | older | $7.99 | 34 85% | 1.0k | $8.2k (exactly $8,150) | Lesson of Passion |
 | Isekai Mage Girl Gacha Pull Simulator: Elemental Card Collection | $6.99 | 27 74% | 810 | $5.7k (exactly $5,662) | Violet Soft | |
 | Sex Casino | $9.99 | 6 33% | 180 | $1.8k (exactly $1,798) | Jesus | |
 | Soul Stake | $3.99 | 11 90% | 330 | $1.3k (exactly $1,317) | Tap-Tap Legends | |
 | Prostitute Casino | $9.99 | 2 0% | 60 | $599 (exactly $599) | Capky Games, Doky | |
 | Fated All-In: Casino 5 Queens | $7.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $240 (exactly $240) | TEAM OLDBOY_Levi |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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