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Should I ship a Magic Hidden Object?
Hidden Object + Magic
Of 82 developers who shipped a Magic Hidden Object 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.. 131 more are announced, ×2.6 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 4 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $610, ×1.3 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $240; 1 in 20 cleared $82k, ×174 the market median. Revenue is up 90% on the market; 131 games are announced against 51 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $239 (exactly $239) |
|---|---|
| Median | $610 (exactly $610) |
| Top 25% | $3.3k (exactly $3,297) |
| Top 5% | $82k (exactly $82,482) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 82 |
| Released games | 392 |
| Announced | 131 |
| Effort | 4 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $5.99 |
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 90% on the market, supply 40% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 8%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Hidden Object
- effort 2 / 10 · high · static scenes with click targets
- Magic
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
- Systems
- Hidden Object; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Adventure, Puzzle, Exploration
- Price point
- $5.99 typical · top 25% priced $14.99 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Atmospheric, Colorful
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $14.99 or above; the middle game at $5.99.
The top 10 games average 94% positive over 27,350 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $240. Nearly all of the 63 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 131 games are announced against 51 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.6 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Hidden Object with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
- + Job SimulatorStrong odds
- + Level EditorFair
- + Dating SimFair
- + CatsFair
- + DogsFair
- + RomanceFair
- + FlightFair
- + City BuilderFair
- + SimulationFair
- + UnderwaterFair
- + Word GameFair
- + Point & ClickFair
Comparable games
Witch It 2020 · $8.7M 
Librarian: Tidy Up the Arcane Library! 2026 · $4.4M 
The Night of the Rabbit 2013 · $1.7M 
Birth 2023 · $1.3M 
The Witch of Fern Island 2024 · $525k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Witch It | older | $19.99 | 14,540 89% | 436k | $8.7M (exactly $8,719,638) | Barrel Roll Games |
| | Librarian: Tidy Up the Arcane Library! | $5.99 | 24,497 94% | 735k | $4.4M (exactly $4,402,111) | ArtRising | |
| | The Night of the Rabbit | older | $19.99 | 2,757 89% | 83k | $1.7M (exactly $1,653,373) | Daedalic Entertainment |
| | Birth | older | $10.99 | 4,003 95% | 120k | $1.3M (exactly $1,319,789) | Madison Karrh |
| | The Witch of Fern Island | older | $24.99 | 700 69% | 21k | $525k (exactly $524,790) | Enjoy Studio S.A. |
 | holoVillage: Our Cozy Days | $24.99 | 518 83% | 16k | $388k (exactly $388,345) | Roboqlo | |
 | Shattered Divinities | $9.99 | 906 94% | 27k | $272k (exactly $271,528) | 星魂游戏 | |
 | Logiart Grimoire | older | $19.99 | 336 94% | 10k | $201k (exactly $201,499) | Jupiter Corporation |
 | 月藍傳奇REMAKE古文明之謎 | older | $19.99 | 244 93% | 7.3k | $146k (exactly $146,327) | 天使蛋糕, 攸藍, 牙籤, 黃金, 咕咕咕, 鎧特 |
 | Darkarta: A Broken Heart's Quest Collector's Edition | older | $9.99 | 457 89% | 14k | $137k (exactly $136,963) | Tuttifrutti Interactive |
 | Shelves and Sorcery: Tidy Up the Enchanted Shop | $5.99 | 627 93% | 19k | $113k (exactly $112,672) | Teddy Bear Games LLC | |
 | Shelve the Potions! | $5.99 | 459 87% | 14k | $82k (exactly $82,482) | Knight Owl Games | |
 | Magic Tiny Lands | $29.99 | 86 90% | 2.6k | $77k (exactly $77,374) | Galactic Geckon | |
 | Prison Princess: Trapped Allure | $19.99 | 46 86% | 1.4k | $28k (exactly $27,586) | qureate, Orgesta Inc. | |
 | Ortharion : The Last Battle | $9.99 | 83 63% | 2.5k | $25k (exactly $24,875) | Ortharion project | |
 | Spellbound Beauties | $6.99 | 72 83% | 2.2k | $15k (exactly $15,098) | Lunar Kiss Games | |
 | Irbet Tong | $6.99 | 56 100% | 1.7k | $12k (exactly $11,743) | Kyhynngy Oyuur |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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