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Should I ship a JRPG Immersive Sim?
Immersive Sim + JRPG
Of 43 developers who shipped a JRPG Immersive Sim 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.. 54 more are announced, ×2.1 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 8 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $11k, ×7.0 the market's $1.5k for a 8 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $3.5k; 1 in 20 cleared $260k, ×178 the market median. Revenue is up 205% on the market; 54 games are announced against 26 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $3.5k (exactly $3,498) |
|---|---|
| Median | $11k (exactly $10,553) |
| Top 25% | $47k (exactly $46,715) |
| Top 5% | $266k (exactly $266,165) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 43 |
| Released games | 98 |
| Announced | 54 |
| Effort | 8 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| Typical price | $6.99 |
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 205% on the market, supply 45% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 15%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is low: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Immersive Sim
- effort 8 / 10 · low · effort 8 sits in the low band
- JRPG
- effort 6 / 10 · medium · effort 6 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 8 / 10 · online systems, open world
- Systems
- Immersive Sim, JRPG; 6 in 10 of the top 25% also carry RPG, Simulation, Dating Sim
- Price point
- $6.99 typical · top 25% priced $14.99 or above
- Art
- 6 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Anime, Cute, Relaxing
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $14.99 or above; the middle game at $6.99.
The top 10 games average 90% positive over 9,374 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $3.5k. 7 in 10 of the 23 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 54 games are announced against 26 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.1 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Immersive Sim with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
- + FMVStrong odds
- + Trading Card GameStrong odds
- + MinigamesStrong odds
- + WesternStrong odds
- + BoxingStrong odds
- + Job SimulatorFair
- + Asynchronous MultiplayerFair
- + Dating SimFair
- + RomanceFair
- + LGBTQ+Fair
- + Visual NovelFair
- + Split ScreenFair
Comparable games
The Test 2020 · $1.2M 
Wagotabi: A Japanese Journey 2025 · $462k 
RPG Time: The Legend of Wright 2022 · $375k 
Soul Touch 2025 · $302k 
The Endless Abyss: A Busty Cop’s Corrupted Soul 2026 · $266k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | The Test | older | $1.99 | 19,599 96% | 588k | $1.2M (exactly $1,170,060) | Randumb Studios |
| | Wagotabi: A Japanese Journey | $9.99 | 1,543 98% | 46k | $462k (exactly $462,437) | Wagotabi Limited | |
| | RPG Time: The Legend of Wright | older | $29.99 | 417 88% | 13k | $375k (exactly $375,175) | 株式会社デスクワークス |
| | Soul Touch | $9.99 | 1,007 97% | 30k | $302k (exactly $301,798) | URAYAHA.TECH | |
| | The Endless Abyss: A Busty Cop’s Corrupted Soul | $12.99 | 683 71% | 20k | $266k (exactly $266,165) | GiraffeLiam | |
 | Your Mom | $1.99 | 4,157 95% | 125k | $248k (exactly $248,173) | Mom Game | |
 | 万词破 - 单词女友 | $14.99 | 448 89% | 13k | $201k (exactly $201,466) | 万词破学游组 | |
 | Trap of MUSK:Europe Night | older | $29.99 | 204 67% | 6.1k | $184k (exactly $183,539) | IDEA FACTORY, Frontier Works |
 | Fishing Paradiso | older | $14.99 | 301 91% | 9.0k | $135k (exactly $135,360) | Odencat |
 | MASSAGE MY EX-BULLY | $6.99 | 519 70% | 16k | $109k (exactly $108,834) | Warumiyo | |
 | Heroines Through My Lens | $19.99 | 168 87% | 5.0k | $101k (exactly $100,750) | Storytaco | |
 | Lustful Dead 🔞 | $9.99 | 267 49% | 8.0k | $80k (exactly $80,020) | BanzaiProject | |
 | Let's Start Managing the Sexual Relief Department! | $7.99 | 315 73% | 9.5k | $76k (exactly $75,506) | むくどりGames | |
 | Pact Between Us | $6.99 | 267 86% | 8.0k | $56k (exactly $55,990) | MYSTERY CROWN |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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