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Should I ship an LGBTQ+ Idler?
Idler + LGBTQ+
Of 29 developers who shipped an LGBTQ+ Idler 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.. 24 more are announced.
Verdict: fair, for a 2 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $840, ×7.1 the market's $120 for a 2 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $150. Revenue is up 15% on the market; 24 games are announced against 18 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $150 (exactly $150) |
|---|---|
| Median | $839 (exactly $839) |
| Top 25% | $4.0k (exactly $4,042) |
| Top 5% | $36k (exactly $36,479) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 29 |
| Released games | 88 |
| Announced | 24 |
| Effort | 2 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | High |
| Typical price | $3.99 |
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 15% on the market, supply 40% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 16%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is high: the lowest rating among its tags.
What it takes
- Effort
- 2 / 10 · static 2D art, simple logic
- Systems
- Idler; 6 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Visual Novel, Simulation, Adventure
- Price point
- $3.99 typical · top 25% priced $12.99 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Cute, 2D, Relaxing
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $12.99 or above; the middle game at $3.99.
The top 10 games average 82% positive over 691 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $150. 9 in 10 of the 16 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 24 games are announced against 18 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Idler with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
- + FMVStrong odds
- + FarmingStrong odds
- + Hack and SlashFair
- + DrivingFair
- + LootFair
- + FPSFair
- + Turn-Based CombatFair
- + Turn-Based StrategyFair
- + Dynamic NarrationFair
- + Dark FantasyFair
- + CapitalismFair
- + SwordplayFair
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Fish Game | older | $24.99 | 589 93% | 18k | $442k (exactly $441,573) | A Shell in the Pit Games, Creative Ink… (A Shell in the Pit Games, Creative Ink Games) |
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| | Femboy Burgers | older | $9.99 | 221 89% | 6.6k | $66k (exactly $66,234) | Asephy, 15 St Germ |
| | SEX Massage 🔞 | older | $9.99 | 201 64% | 6.0k | $60k (exactly $60,240) | BanzaiProject |
| | Dragon Island | older | $15.99 | 113 49% | 3.4k | $54k (exactly $54,206) | Kulplant |
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 | Maid Harem With Futa | $5.99 | 203 69% | 6.1k | $36k (exactly $36,479) | DuaWolf | |
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 | Sweet Love (Chapter 1) | $12.99 | 17 82% | 510 | $6.6k (exactly $6,625) | Zarioly | |
 | Oversexed Landlady 🌶️ | $5.99 | 26 100% | 780 | $4.7k (exactly $4,672) | TheBigO Games | |
 | Saccharine Echo | $4.99 | 27 85% | 810 | $4.0k (exactly $4,042) | Neverliss | |
 | Voyeur Villa - Living with Monster Girls Edition | $19.99 | 5 80% | 150 | $3.0k (exactly $2,998) | Sexy Hentai Games Factory | |
 | Astra's Garden | $4.99 | 17 94% | 510 | $2.5k (exactly $2,545) | NomnomNami |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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