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Should I ship an LGBTQ+ Match 3?
Match 3 + LGBTQ+
Only 13 developers shipped an LGBTQ+ Match 3 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, Spirit Swap: Lofi Beats to Match-3 To, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 3 more are announced.
Verdict: fair, for a 2 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $1.2k, ×10 the market's $120 for a 2 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $600. Revenue is down 20% on the market; 3 games are announced against 7 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $599 (exactly $599) |
|---|---|
| Median | $1.2k (exactly $1,199) |
| Top 25% | $6.6k (exactly $6,597) |
| Top 5% | $143k (exactly $143,328) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 13 |
| Released games | 61 |
| Announced | 3 |
| Effort | 2 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | High |
| Typical price | $4.99 |
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 20% on the market, supply as many developers as the period before.
Free games: 3%, 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
- Match 3
- Price point
- $4.99 typical
Why players buy here
The top 10 games average 90% positive over 572 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $600. 7 in 10 of the 11 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 3 games are announced against 7 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Match 3 with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
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- + DemonsFair
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- + MagicFair
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- + Dark FantasyFair
- + PvPLong shot
- + CombatLong shot
- + DogsLong shot
- + Visual NovelPoor odds
Comparable games
HuniePop 2: Double Date 2021 · $4.9M 
Furry Shades of Gay 2: A Shade Gayer 2021 · $221k 
Furry Shades of Gay 2020 · $175k 
Spirit Swap: Lofi Beats to Match-3 To 2025 · $143k 
Furry Shades of Gay 3: Still Gayer 2023 · $121k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | HuniePop 2: Double Date | older | $19.99 | 8,149 91% | 244k | $4.9M (exactly $4,886,955) | HuniePot |
| | Furry Shades of Gay 2: A Shade Gayer | older | $9.99 | 738 96% | 22k | $221k (exactly $221,179) | Furlough Games |
| | Furry Shades of Gay | older | $6.99 | 835 91% | 25k | $175k (exactly $175,100) | Furlough Games |
| | Spirit Swap: Lofi Beats to Match-3 To | $19.99 | 239 94% | 7.2k | $143k (exactly $143,328) | Soft Not Weak, LLC | |
| | Furry Shades of Gay 3: Still Gayer | older | $9.99 | 403 95% | 12k | $121k (exactly $120,779) | Furlough Games |
 | NALOGI | older | $1.99 | 1,515 78% | 45k | $90k (exactly $90,446) | CUTE ANIME GIRLS |
 | Heartspell: Horizon Academy | $19.99 | 116 96% | 3.5k | $70k (exactly $69,565) | Dire Kitten Games | |
 | My Cute Fuhrer | older | $1.99 | 992 85% | 30k | $59k (exactly $59,222) | CUTE ANIME GIRLS |
 | Princess Farmer | older | $14.99 | 125 96% | 3.8k | $56k (exactly $56,212) | Samobee Games |
 | CATGIRL LOVER | older | $1.99 | 867 76% | 26k | $52k (exactly $51,760) | CUTE ANIME GIRLS |
 | 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 | |
 | Matchmaker: Dungeon Heart | $19.99 | 11 81% | 330 | $6.6k (exactly $6,597) | Ghost Moth | |
 | Garenburg Penitence: The Riflebird | $2.99 | 15 93% | 450 | $1.3k (exactly $1,346) | Creatalsoftware Games | |
 | Sweet Dreams Café | · EA | $3.99 | 11 90% | 330 | $1.3k (exactly $1,317) | Bite Size Games Ltd |
 | Slime Girl Smoothies Encore! | $19.99 | 2 50% | 60 | $1.2k (exactly $1,199) | Shady Corner Games | |
 | AD BLOCKER: An Action Puzzle Game | $5.99 | 6 100% | 180 | $1.1k (exactly $1,078) | The AD BLOCKER Team | |
 | Waifu Simulator | $4.99 | 6 50% | 180 | $898 (exactly $898) | Slippy Floor | |
 | Hentai Furry Foxy | $0.99 | 27 92% | 810 | $802 (exactly $802) | Cyber Keks |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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