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Should I ship a Minigames Idler?
Minigames + Idler
Of 25 developers who shipped a Minigames 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.. 11 more are announced.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 2 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $2.1k, ×17 the market's $120 for a 2 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $540; 1 in 20 cleared $190k, ×1667 the market median. Revenue is down 95% on the market; 11 games are announced against 19 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $538 (exactly $538) |
|---|---|
| Median | $2.1k (exactly $2,063) |
| Top 25% | $36k (exactly $36,195) |
| Top 5% | $198k (exactly $198,318) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 25 |
| Released games | 35 |
| Announced | 11 |
| Effort | 2 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | High |
| Typical price | $5.99 |
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 95% on the market, supply 215% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 11%, 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
- Minigames, Idler; 3 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Simulation, Immersive Sim, Adventure
- Price point
- $5.99 typical · top 25% priced $14.99 or above
- Art
- 3 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Atmospheric, 3D, Colorful
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $14.99 or above; the middle game at $5.99.
The top 10 games average 88% positive over 3,113 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $540. 7 in 10 of the 6 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 11 games are announced against 19 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Minigames with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
- + LGBTQ+Strong odds
- + Immersive SimStrong odds
- + Life SimStrong odds
- + Visual NovelFair
- + SandboxFair
- + RomanceFair
- + ManagementFair
- + ExplorationFair
- + Action-AdventureFair
- + Character CustomizationFair
- + HorrorFair
- + MagicFair
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Swords & Souls: Neverseen | older | $14.99 | 6,077 93% | 182k | $2.7M (exactly $2,732,827) | SoulGame Studio |
| | Cauldron | $14.99 | 1,678 92% | 50k | $755k (exactly $754,597) | SleepyDad Games | |
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| | Vending Machine Co. | $14.99 | 441 85% | 13k | $198k (exactly $198,318) | Rogue Duck Interactive | |
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Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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