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Should I ship a Vampire Hidden Object?
Hidden Object + Vampires
Only 13 developers shipped a Vampire Hidden Object 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, Space Accident VR, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 15 more are announced, ×3.0 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $1.2k, ×1.9 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $600; 1 in 20 cleared $110k, ×187 the market median. Revenue is up 260% on the market; 15 games are announced against 5 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $599 (exactly $599) |
|---|---|
| Median | $1.2k (exactly $1,199) |
| Top 25% | $5.0k (exactly $5,034) |
| Top 5% | $118k (exactly $117,741) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 13 |
| Released games | 41 |
| Announced | 15 |
| Effort | 5 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| 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 260% on the market, supply 45% fewer developers than the period before.
Free games: 7%, 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
- Vampires
- effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
- Systems
- Hidden Object; 8 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Adventure, Exploration, Creature Collector
- Price point
- $7.99 typical · top 25% priced $16.99 or above
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $16.99 or above; the middle game at $7.99.
The top 10 games average 83% positive over 563 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $600. 8 in 10 of the 10 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 15 games are announced against 5 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.0 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
A Castle Full of Cats 2022 · $488k 
Vampire Legends: The True Story of Kisilova 2015 · $196k 
Space Accident VR 2025 · $118k 
Vampire Mansion 2023 · $113k 
Dracula: Origin 2008 · $97k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | A Castle Full of Cats | older | $3.99 | 4,073 99% | 122k | $488k (exactly $487,538) | Devcats |
| | Vampire Legends: The True Story of Kisilova | older | $14.99 | 435 88% | 13k | $196k (exactly $195,620) | Organic 2 Digital Studio |
| | Space Accident VR | $16.99 | 231 82% | 6.9k | $118k (exactly $117,741) | VR-WRG | |
| | Vampire Mansion | older | $3.99 | 945 93% | 28k | $113k (exactly $113,116) | eTIRUe |
| | Dracula: Origin | older | $9.99 | 324 76% | 9.7k | $97k (exactly $97,103) | Frogwares |
 | Dracula: Love Kills | older | $9.99 | 298 80% | 8.9k | $89k (exactly $89,311) | Waterlily Games |
 | Dracula's Legacy | older | $2.99 | 640 78% | 19k | $57k (exactly $57,408) | Jetdogs Studios, IndeePop |
 | Dofamine VR | $9.99 | 173 82% | 5.2k | $52k (exactly $51,848) | VR-WRG | |
 | Sinister City | older | $0.99 | 1,221 68% | 37k | $36k (exactly $36,264) | Jetdogs Studios |
 | Dark Romance: Vampire Origins Collector's Edition | older | $19.99 | 22 90% | 660 | $13k (exactly $13,193) | Domini |
 | Hidden Cats in Spooky Village | $4.99 | 76 100% | 2.3k | $11k (exactly $11,377) | Nukearts Studio | |
 | Gaze of Dread | $9.99 | 34 100% | 1.0k | $10k (exactly $10,190) | Just Sauce Studio | |
 | Vampire Nights: Horny Secret | $7.99 | 21 52% | 630 | $5.0k (exactly $5,034) | Strawberry Playhouse | |
 | Gloomy Tales: Hotel Frightsylvania Collector’s Edition | $8.99 | 9 44% | 270 | $2.4k (exactly $2,427) | Do Games Limited | |
 | Missing Hearts: Сrimson Cruise Collector's Edition | $11.99 | 4 50% | 120 | $1.4k (exactly $1,439) | Do Games Limited | |
 | Hollow INN | $6.49 | 7 85% | 210 | $1.4k (exactly $1,363) | Nussygame | |
 | Kiana & Biscuit - Pirates on a Visit! | $9.99 | 4 50% | 120 | $1.2k (exactly $1,199) | SpicyFuse | |
 | Vampire Prison | $5.99 | 4 50% | 120 | $719 (exactly $719) | MYJIKA INC. |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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