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Should I ship a Supernatural JRPG?
JRPG + Supernatural
Of 31 developers who shipped a Supernatural JRPG 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.. 39 more are announced, ×2.3 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 6 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $3.1k, ×5.0 the market's $630 for a 6 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $480; 1 in 20 cleared $1.5M, ×2496 the market median. Revenue is up 495% on the market; 39 games are announced against 17 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $479 (exactly $479) |
|---|---|
| Median | $3.1k (exactly $3,116) |
| Top 25% | $19k (exactly $19,452) |
| Top 5% | $1.6M (exactly $1,567,186) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 31 |
| Released games | 74 |
| Announced | 39 |
| Effort | 6 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $9.99 |
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 495% on the market, supply 15% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 5%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- JRPG
- effort 6 / 10 · medium · effort 6 sits in the medium band
- Supernatural
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 6 / 10 · full 3D single-player, physics sims, content-heavy RPG
- Systems
- JRPG; 4 in 10 of the top 25% also carry RPG, Exploration, Adventure
- Price point
- $9.99 typical · top 25% priced $24.99 or above
- Art
- 5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Anime, Story Rich
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $24.99 or above; the middle game at $9.99.
The top 10 games average 92% positive over 3,941 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $480. 9 in 10 of the 16 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 39 games are announced against 17 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.3 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
JRPG with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
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- + RomanceFair
- + Visual NovelFair
- + ManagementFair
- + Souls-likeFair
- + Point & ClickFair
- + LootFair
- + RoguelikeFair
- + 2D PlatformerFair
- + Artificial IntelligenceFair
Comparable games
Persona 3 Reload 2024 · $78M 
ASTLIBRA Revision 2022 · $23M 
PARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo 2023 · $3.7M 
PARANORMASIGHT: The Mermaid's Curse 2026 · $1.6M 
RAIDOU Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army 2025 · $1.6M | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Persona 3 Reload | older | $59.99 | 43,497 95% | 1.3M | $78M (exactly $78,281,551) | ATLUS |
| | ASTLIBRA Revision | older | $24.99 | 30,262 95% | 908k | $23M (exactly $22,687,421) | KEIZO |
| | PARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo | older | $19.99 | 6,123 95% | 184k | $3.7M (exactly $3,671,963) | Square Enix |
| | PARANORMASIGHT: The Mermaid's Curse | $24.99 | 2,169 95% | 65k | $1.6M (exactly $1,626,099) | Square Enix | |
| | RAIDOU Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army | $49.99 | 1,045 93% | 31k | $1.6M (exactly $1,567,186) | ATLUS | |
 | Corpse Party (2021) | older | $19.99 | 1,422 90% | 43k | $853k (exactly $852,773) | MAGES. |
 | Vampires' Melody | older | $3.99 | 5,559 97% | 167k | $665k (exactly $665,412) | AsicxArt |
 | Spirit Hunter: Death Mark | older | $49.99 | 344 86% | 10k | $516k (exactly $515,897) | EXPERIENCE |
 | EPHEMERAL -FANTASY ON DARK- | older | $39.99 | 173 87% | 5.2k | $208k (exactly $207,548) | dramatic create |
 | THYSIASTERY | $17.49 | 309 80% | 9.3k | $162k (exactly $162,132) | DIRGA | |
 | Yokai: Lust Secret 🪭 | $14.99 | 89 83% | 2.7k | $40k (exactly $40,023) | Lewd Star | |
 | Be Missed and Remembered: The Letter from Mayoiga | $17.99 | 62 93% | 1.9k | $33k (exactly $33,461) | NEKONEKO-SOFT | |
 | The Cursed Moon ~The Girl Trapped in the Haunted House~ | $16.99 | 52 78% | 1.6k | $27k (exactly $26,504) | Tsukki's Tea Party | |
 | Makai Agito | $9.99 | 72 94% | 2.2k | $22k (exactly $21,578) | Gumi Bytes, Dani Sugimoto-Lee | |
 | Kunugi's Life is a Mess! | $10.99 | 59 84% | 1.8k | $19k (exactly $19,452) | Like a Girl | |
 | Agent Sirius | $9.99 | 31 80% | 930 | $9.3k (exactly $9,291) | Lunarian | |
 | Breath of Death VII: The Beginning: Reanimated | $4.99 | 53 86% | 1.6k | $7.9k (exactly $7,934) | Shadow Layer Games LLC |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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