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Should I ship an LGBTQ+ Inventory Management game?
Inventory Management + LGBTQ+
Only 10 developers shipped an LGBTQ+ Inventory Management game 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, Marathon, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 13 more are announced.
Verdict: fair, for a 3 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $17k, ×36 the market's $480 for a 3 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $4.2k. Revenue is up 30% on the market; 13 games are announced against 8 developers who shipped in the last year.
not enough cohorts to draw
| Bottom 30% | $4.2k (exactly $4,198) |
|---|---|
| Median | $17k (exactly $17,243) |
| Top 25% | $59k (exactly $59,380) |
| Top 5% | $54M (exactly $53,889,324) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 10 |
| Released games | 30 |
| Announced | 13 |
| Effort | 3 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | High |
| Typical price | $19.99 |
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 30% on the market, supply 165% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 13%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is high: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Inventory Management
- effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
- LGBTQ+
- effort 2 / 10 · high · effort 2 sits in the high band
What it takes
- Effort
- 3 / 10 · small 2D action, light systems
- Systems
- Inventory Management
- Price point
- $19.99 typical
Why players buy here
The top 10 games average 81% positive over 46,741 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $4.2k. 6 in 10 of the 5 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 13 games are announced against 8 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Inventory Management with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
- + Job SimulatorStrong odds
- + Roguelike DeckbuilderFair
- + Artificial IntelligenceFair
- + WargameFair
- + Time ManagementFair
- + DeckbuildingFair
- + LogicFair
- + Card GameFair
- + Trading Card GameFair
- + Puzzle PlatformerFair
- + God GameFair
- + Local MultiplayerFair
Comparable games
Marathon 2026 · $54M 
Unpacking 2021 · $21M 
Yes, Your Grace 2: Snowfall 2025 · $1.1M 
Leisure Suit Larry - Wet Dreams Dry Twice 2020 · $782k 
Mosaique Neko Waifus 4 2021 · $637k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Marathon | $39.99 | 44,919 81% | 1.3M | $54M (exactly $53,889,324) | Bungie | |
| | Unpacking | older | $19.99 | 35,072 93% | 1.1M | $21M (exactly $21,032,678) | Witch Beam |
| | Yes, Your Grace 2: Snowfall | $24.99 | 1,488 76% | 45k | $1.1M (exactly $1,115,554) | Brave At Night | |
| | Leisure Suit Larry - Wet Dreams Dry Twice | older | $34.99 | 745 82% | 22k | $782k (exactly $782,026) | CrazyBunch |
| | Mosaique Neko Waifus 4 | older | $4.99 | 4,255 94% | 128k | $637k (exactly $636,974) | Lil Hentai Games |
 | Mosaique Neko Waifus 3 | older | $4.99 | 1,840 94% | 55k | $275k (exactly $275,448) | Lil Hentai Games |
 | Mosaique Neko Waifus 5 | older | $5.99 | 1,328 93% | 40k | $239k (exactly $238,642) | Lil Hentai Games |
 | Kardboard Kings: Card Shop Simulator | older | $19.99 | 325 73% | 9.8k | $195k (exactly $194,902) | Henry's House, Oscar Brittain, Rob Gross |
 | Lighthouse Keeper | older | $11.99 | 336 81% | 10k | $121k (exactly $120,859) | Stratera Games |
 | MidBoss | older | $14.99 | 214 84% | 6.4k | $96k (exactly $96,236) | Kitsune Games |
 | Help! I'm Turning Into A Mermaid! | $29.99 | 66 95% | 2.0k | $59k (exactly $59,380) | Lached Up Games | |
 | Legends of Gems | $8.99 | 139 81% | 4.2k | $37k (exactly $37,488) | 南京西木优洛网络科技有限公司 | |
 | The Chronicles of Lancelot 2 - The Adventure to Avalon | $24.99 | 23 52% | 690 | $17k (exactly $17,243) | Gayeti | |
 | Serra de Deus | $4.99 | 85 94% | 2.6k | $13k (exactly $12,724) | David Pateti | |
 | Desideratum: Blood Bonds | · EA | $19.99 | 7 85% | 210 | $4.2k (exactly $4,198) | Anaximanes Entertainment |
 | Ana's Auto Fellatio | $9.99 | 8 50% | 240 | $2.4k (exactly $2,398) | Gloomy Washer | |
 | Hellfire Factory | $4.99 | 5 100% | 150 | $748 (exactly $748) | Ragtor Stone Games | |
 | DESERT OF ASH: a Post-Apocalyptic Gay Sex Simulator | $19.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $600 (exactly $600) | Davis G. See |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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