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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Quick-Time Events Hidden Object?

Quick-Time Events + Hidden Object

Of 21 developers who shipped a Quick-Time Events 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.. 27 more are announced.

Verdict: dead, for a 4 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $210 in the last 2 years and $240 over 4, against a market of $480 for a 4 / 10 build. 15 developers shipped in the last year and 27 games are announced.

Deciding numbers: median 0.4 times the market baseline, revenue up 850% on the market, 27 announced, ×1.8 per developer who shipped in the last year.
Nobody has said they are building this yet.
Quick-Time Events + Hidden Object
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 21
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $239 → $20k → $90 → $629 (still earning) → $12k (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Quick-Time Events + Hidden Object: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 21
Bottom 30% $60 (exactly $60)
Median $210 (exactly $210)
Top 25% $1.9k (exactly $1,915)
Top 5% $17k (exactly $17,269)
Developers, 2 yr 21
Released games 49
Announced 27
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 up 850% on the market, supply 115% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 10%, excluded from money figures.

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Plate 2 · systems and tooling

Can AI deliver it?

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

Quick-Time Events
effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
Hidden Object
effort 2 / 10 · high · static scenes with click targets

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
Systems
Quick-Time Events, Hidden Object; 4 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Simulation, Adventure, Job Simulator
Price point
$4.99 typical · top 25% priced $14.99 or above
Art
5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Colorful, Funny, Relaxing
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $14.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.

The top 10 games average 77% positive over 4,898 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $60, median $210, 1 in 4 over $1.9k, 1 in 20 over $17k.

3 in 10 developers made under $60. 8 in 10 of the 8 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 27 games are announced against 15 developers who shipped in the last year.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Quick-Time Events with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + Dating SimFair17 devs · median $15k · 16 announced
  2. + Shoot 'Em UpFair8 devs · median $1.2k · 12 announced
  3. + Life SimFair28 devs · median $958 · 33 announced
  4. + SimulationFair116 devs · median $748 · 133 announced
  5. + CollectathonFair15 devs · median $720 · 18 announced
  6. + Resource ManagementFair46 devs · median $719 · 55 announced
  7. + FlightFair9 devs · median $657 · 9 announced
  8. + AliensFair12 devs · median $628 · 14 announced
  9. + SpaceFair16 devs · median $597 · 24 announced
  10. + Bullet TimeLong shot10 devs · median $390 · 15 announced
  11. + DemonsLong shot17 devs · median $300 · 22 announced
  12. + Bullet HellLong shot27 devs · median $239 · 25 announced

All 110 pairs on the Quick-Time Events page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

Batman - The Telltale Series 2016 · $6.8M The Bunker 2016 · $739k Accident 2021 · $657k Ship, Inc. 2025 · $650k Lost But Found 2024 · $486k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Batman - The Telltale Series older $14.99 15,060 87% 452k $6.8M (exactly $6,772,482) Telltale
The Bunker older $14.99 1,644 69% 49k $739k (exactly $739,307) Splendy Interactive, Wales Interactive
Accident older $14.99 1,462 76% 44k $657k (exactly $657,461) Duality Games, Spirit Games Studio
Ship, Inc. $9.99 2,168 83% 65k $650k (exactly $649,750) Rogue Duck Interactive
Lost But Found $6.99 2,316 71% 69k $486k (exactly $485,665) Rogue Duck Interactive
Nothing To Declare $9.99 234 76% 7.0k $70k (exactly $70,130) Rogue Duck Interactive
Portobugia older $7.99 84 83% 2.5k $20k (exactly $20,135) Bogland Studio
INPUT6 older $3.99 160 96% 4.8k $19k (exactly $19,152) GOOSTRONAUT GAMES
Lost and found - What if I come and find it $15.99 36 88% 1.1k $17k (exactly $17,269) Gadir Team
Mothkeep $4.99 83 96% 2.5k $12k (exactly $12,425) Ivette Schmidt
VanillaBeast: Mystery Kink $14.99 13 92% 390 $5.8k (exactly $5,846) Vanilla Gaming Company
Mimetic - Prop hunt hide and seek $4.70 25 80% 750 $3.5k (exactly $3,525) ClockNotionStudio
Mine of my Mind $3.99 16 81% 480 $1.9k (exactly $1,915) Olymp Studio
Let Her Go $7.99 4 100% 120 $959 (exactly $959) Krabbe Studios
The Anomaly Inspector · EA $6.99 3 66% 90 $629 (exactly $629) Argaze

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