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Should I ship a Supernatural Hidden Object?
Hidden Object + Supernatural
Of 205 developers who shipped a Supernatural 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.. 198 more are announced.
Verdict: fair, for a 4 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $900, ×1.9 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $240. Revenue is down 20% on the market; 198 games are announced against 118 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $240 (exactly $240) |
|---|---|
| Median | $898 (exactly $898) |
| Top 25% | $4.0k (exactly $3,953) |
| Top 5% | $28k (exactly $28,130) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 205 |
| Released games | 440 |
| Announced | 198 |
| 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 20% on the market, supply 25% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 4%, 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
- Supernatural
- 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, Exploration, Puzzle
- Price point
- $4.99 typical · top 25% priced $9.99 or above
- Art
- 7 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Atmospheric, First-Person, Dark
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $9.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.
The top 10 games average 88% positive over 5,534 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $240. 9 in 10 of the 103 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 198 games are announced against 118 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
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- + Word GameFair
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Comparable games
The Mortuary Assistant 2022 · $5.4M 
GYLT 2023 · $544k 
Foolish Mortals 2025 · $398k 
Dollmare 2024 · $306k 
Ghost Janitors 2025 · $275k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | The Mortuary Assistant | older | $24.99 | 7,269 92% | 218k | $5.4M (exactly $5,449,569) | DarkStone Digital |
| | GYLT | older | $19.99 | 907 95% | 27k | $544k (exactly $543,928) | Haven Media, Parallel Circles |
| | Foolish Mortals | $19.99 | 663 94% | 20k | $398k (exactly $397,601) | Inklingwood Studios | |
| | Dollmare | $4.99 | 2,045 94% | 61k | $306k (exactly $306,136) | Alex Grade, gonzeek, Oxeren | |
| | Ghost Janitors | $9.99 | 917 87% | 28k | $275k (exactly $274,825) | Interactive Wave Studio | |
 | I'm on Observation Duty 6 | older | $11.99 | 652 94% | 20k | $235k (exactly $234,524) | Notovia, Dreamloop Games |
 | [Chilla's Art] Shinkansen 0 | 新幹線 0号 | older | $6.99 | 1,075 85% | 32k | $225k (exactly $225,428) | Chilla's Art |
 | Portal of Evil: Stolen Runes Collector's Edition | older | $14.99 | 378 91% | 11k | $170k (exactly $169,987) | 8Floor |
 | I'm on Observation Duty 7 | $11.99 | 426 93% | 13k | $153k (exactly $153,232) | Notovia, Dreamloop Games | |
 | Adam Wolfe | older | $5.99 | 844 91% | 25k | $152k (exactly $151,667) | Mad Head Games |
 | The 7th Guest Remake | $19.99 | 241 86% | 7.2k | $145k (exactly $144,528) | Vertigo Games, Exkee | |
 | Japan Stigmatized Property -日本事故物件監視協会- | $7.99 | 360 74% | 11k | $86k (exactly $86,292) | 日本事故物件監視協会 | |
 | I'm on Observation Duty 8 | $11.99 | 237 95% | 7.1k | $85k (exactly $85,249) | Notovia, Dreamloop Games | |
 | Dream Cage | $7.99 | 298 63% | 8.9k | $71k (exactly $71,431) | Hitori De Productions | |
 | Shards Of Solitude | $9.99 | 163 85% | 4.9k | $49k (exactly $48,851) | Chilling Designs | |
 | 日本事故物件監視協会2 -Japan Stigmatized Property- | $7.99 | 184 67% | 5.5k | $44k (exactly $44,105) | 日本事故物件監視協会 |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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