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Should I ship a Medieval Hidden Object?
Hidden Object + Medieval
Of 69 developers who shipped a Medieval 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.. 93 more are announced, ×2.2 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 4 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $900, ×1.9 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $240; 1 in 20 cleared $33k, ×70 the market median. Revenue is down 30% on the market; 93 games are announced against 42 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $239 (exactly $239) |
|---|---|
| Median | $899 (exactly $899) |
| Top 25% | $3.9k (exactly $3,896) |
| Top 5% | $33k (exactly $33,267) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 69 |
| Released games | 207 |
| Announced | 93 |
| Effort | 4 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $4.99 |
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 30% on the market, supply 45% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 12%, 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
- Medieval
- 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
- $4.99 typical · top 25% priced $14.99 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, 3D, Story Rich
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $14.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.
The top 10 games average 95% positive over 4,663 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $240. 9 in 10 of the 34 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 93 games are announced against 42 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.2 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
The House of Da Vinci 2017 · $4.0M 
The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav 2012 · $1.2M 
The House of Da Vinci 2 2020 · $1.2M 
The Artisan of Glimmith 2026 · $979k 
Last Room 2021 · $857k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | The House of Da Vinci | older | $19.99 | 6,710 85% | 201k | $4.0M (exactly $4,023,987) | Blue Brain Games |
| | The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav | older | $19.99 | 2,074 86% | 62k | $1.2M (exactly $1,243,778) | Daedalic Entertainment |
| | The House of Da Vinci 2 | older | $19.99 | 2,051 90% | 62k | $1.2M (exactly $1,229,985) | Blue Brain Games |
| | The Artisan of Glimmith | $12.99 | 2,513 97% | 75k | $979k (exactly $979,316) | Lunarch Studios | |
| | Last Room | older | $29.99 | 953 73% | 29k | $857k (exactly $857,414) | Quantum Forge Studios |
 | Stonemachia | $19.99 | 1,244 95% | 37k | $746k (exactly $746,027) | Crossfall Games | |
 | Havsala: Into the Soul Palace | older | $11.99 | 607 91% | 18k | $218k (exactly $218,338) | Ubik Studios, Stratera Games |
 | The House of Da Vinci VR | $24.99 | 126 93% | 3.8k | $94k (exactly $94,462) | Blue Brain Games | |
 | Dracula: Love Kills | older | $9.99 | 298 80% | 8.9k | $89k (exactly $89,311) | Waterlily Games |
 | Apocalipsis | older | $6.99 | 371 71% | 11k | $78k (exactly $77,799) | Punch Punk Games |
 | Voxelgram 2 | $9.99 | 111 85% | 3.3k | $33k (exactly $33,267) | Procedural Level | |
 | Ortharion : The Last Battle | $9.99 | 83 63% | 2.5k | $25k (exactly $24,875) | Ortharion project | |
 | FIND ALL 5: Vikings | $1.99 | 370 95% | 11k | $22k (exactly $22,089) | Very Very LITTLE Studio | |
 | Scholar Adventure: Mystery of Silence | $7.99 | 82 92% | 2.5k | $20k (exactly $19,655) | Making Enemies, Ayose Trujillo | |
 | Secrets of Velendar Castle - Escape Room | $12.99 | 38 84% | 1.1k | $15k (exactly $14,809) | Biri Biri | |
 | Dawn Bell | $4.99 | 77 96% | 2.3k | $12k (exactly $11,527) | USAGI STORE | |
 | Castle Dark | $19.99 | 19 94% | 570 | $11k (exactly $11,394) | Wolfs Moon Studios |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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