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Should I ship an LGBTQ+ Otome?
Otome + LGBTQ+
Of 45 developers who shipped an LGBTQ+ Otome 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.. 93 more are announced, ×2.9 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 2 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $9.9k, ×83 the market's $120 for a 2 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $1.9k; 1 in 20 cleared $140k, ×1247 the market median. Revenue is down 20% on the market; 93 games are announced against 32 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $1.9k (exactly $1,887) |
|---|---|
| Median | $9.9k (exactly $9,897) |
| Top 25% | $43k (exactly $42,722) |
| Top 5% | $148k (exactly $148,450) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 45 |
| Released games | 181 |
| Announced | 93 |
| Effort | 2 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | High |
| Typical price | $12.99 |
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 130% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 21%, 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
- Otome; 8 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Visual Novel, Dating Sim, Interactive Fiction
- Price point
- $12.99 typical · top 25% priced $19.99 or above
- Art
- 6 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Story Rich, 2D, Anime
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $12.99.
The top 10 games average 90% positive over 3,442 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $1.9k. 8 in 10 of the 20 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 93 games are announced against 32 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.9 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Otome with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
- + IncrementalStrong odds
- + 2D PlatformerFair
- + Immersive SimPoor odds
- + Dating SimPoor odds
- + Interactive FictionPoor odds
- + Character CustomizationPoor odds
- + SimulationPoor odds
- + Choose Your Own AdventurePoor odds
- + RPGPoor odds
- + Word GamePoor odds
- + MysteryPoor odds
- + Female ProtagonistPoor odds
Comparable games
DRAMAtical Murder 2021 · $2.8M 
My Vow to My Liege 2020 · $1.2M 
Sensei! I Like You So Much! 2025 · $665k 
OZMAFIA!! 2016 · $638k 
Hustle Cat 2016 · $613k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | DRAMAtical Murder | older | $19.99 | 4,640 96% | 139k | $2.8M (exactly $2,782,608) | Nitro+CHiRAL |
| | My Vow to My Liege | older | $9.99 | 3,844 91% | 115k | $1.2M (exactly $1,152,047) | YETU GAME |
| | Sensei! I Like You So Much! | $16.99 | 1,304 86% | 39k | $665k (exactly $664,649) | LaoO Studio (Shanghai Ou Ou Xi Network… (LaoO Studio (Shanghai Ou Ou Xi Network Technology Co. LTD）) | |
| | OZMAFIA!! | older | $34.99 | 608 80% | 18k | $638k (exactly $638,218) | Poni-Pachet SY |
| | Hustle Cat | older | $19.99 | 1,023 94% | 31k | $613k (exactly $613,493) | Date Nighto |
 | Demonheart | older | $19.99 | 714 89% | 21k | $428k (exactly $428,186) | Rolling Crown |
 | Arcadia Fallen | older | $24.99 | 504 94% | 15k | $378k (exactly $377,849) | Galdra Studios |
 | Magical Diary: Horse Hall | older | $14.99 | 708 93% | 21k | $318k (exactly $318,388) | Hanako Games |
 | Bewitching Sinners | older | $17.99 | 513 94% | 15k | $277k (exactly $276,866) | Miss Xero |
 | Arcade Spirits | older | $19.99 | 435 94% | 13k | $261k (exactly $260,869) | Fiction Factory Games |
 | Only You | $6.99 | 719 94% | 22k | $151k (exactly $150,774) | 忘雪社 | |
 | Arcadia Fallen II | $29.99 | 165 98% | 5.0k | $148k (exactly $148,450) | Galdra Studios | |
 | Velvet Bite: Softly, with Teeth | $39.99 | 84 54% | 2.5k | $101k (exactly $100,775) | EVERIUM | |
 | Mythic Love: Iberian Legends | $12.99 | 251 92% | 7.5k | $98k (exactly $97,815) | Platonic Games | |
 | High Times | $19.99 | 163 90% | 4.9k | $98k (exactly $97,751) | Yangyang Mobile | |
 | lovebyte.exe | · EA | $11.99 | 253 96% | 7.6k | $91k (exactly $91,004) | Nochi Studios |
 | Sigh of the Abyss | $17.99 | 164 96% | 4.9k | $89k (exactly $88,511) | Rascal Devworks | |
 | Our Red String | · EA | $19.99 | 134 97% | 4.0k | $80k (exactly $80,360) | Eva Kiss |
 | The World Well: Blood of Caro | $11.99 | 205 85% | 6.2k | $74k (exactly $73,738) | Nimparth |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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