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Should I ship an Otome Life Sim?
Life Sim + Otome
Only 10 developers shipped an Otome Life Sim 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, lovebyte.exe, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 24 more are announced, ×4.0 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 4 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $960, ×2.0 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $320; 1 in 20 cleared $91k, ×192 the market median. Revenue is up 800% on the market; 24 games are announced against 6 developers who shipped in the last year.
not enough cohorts to draw
| Bottom 30% | $314 (exactly $314) |
|---|---|
| Median | $959 (exactly $959) |
| Top 25% | $19k (exactly $19,370) |
| Top 5% | $91k (exactly $91,004) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 10 |
| Released games | 30 |
| Announced | 24 |
| Effort | 4 / 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 800% on the market, supply 20% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 23%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
What it takes
- Effort
- 4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
- Systems
- Life Sim, Otome
- Price point
- $9.99 typical
Why players buy here
The top 10 games average 90% positive over 342 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $320. All of the 6 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 24 games are announced against 6 developers who shipped in the last year, ×4.0 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
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Comparable games
Komorebi 2023 · $155k 
Salty Hounds 2023 · EA · $152k 
Embarrassed Shina-chan~ the Naked Wandering College Girl 2023 · $100k 
lovebyte.exe 2026 · EA · $91k 
Roommates 2014 · $79k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Komorebi | older | $19.99 | 258 92% | 7.7k | $155k (exactly $154,723) | Klace |
| | Salty Hounds | · EA older | $19.99 | 253 73% | 7.6k | $152k (exactly $151,724) | Topping Palette |
| | Embarrassed Shina-chan~ the Naked Wandering College Girl | older | $19.99 | 167 60% | 5.0k | $100k (exactly $100,150) | かわいそうなのは抜ける |
| | lovebyte.exe | · EA | $11.99 | 253 96% | 7.6k | $91k (exactly $91,004) | Nochi Studios |
| | Roommates | older | $24.99 | 106 75% | 3.2k | $79k (exactly $79,468) | Winter Wolves |
 | Always Remember Me | older | $17.99 | 142 59% | 4.3k | $77k (exactly $76,637) | Winter Wolves |
 | MODEL Debut3 #nicola | $39.99 | 34 79% | 1.0k | $41k (exactly $40,790) | 株式会社ラクジン | |
 | Spirited Heart Deluxe | older | $19.99 | 54 46% | 1.6k | $32k (exactly $32,384) | Winter Wolves |
 | Heileen 3: New Horizons | older | $24.99 | 27 77% | 810 | $20k (exactly $20,242) | Winter Wolves |
 | Your Crown Is Mine | $18.99 | 34 82% | 1.0k | $19k (exactly $19,370) | Lyyycaena | |
 | Model Debut4 | $39.99 | 4 25% | 120 | $4.8k (exactly $4,799) | 株式会社ラクジン | |
 | Glamour Riot | · EA | $9.99 | 7 28% | 210 | $2.1k (exactly $2,098) | AquaStudio, ValarFerys |
 | My Fair Cat: Snow | $7.99 | 4 75% | 120 | $959 (exactly $959) | Golden Castle Studio | |
 | Fetch Re;Quest | $14.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $450 (exactly $450) | Hollowmend | |
 | Neon Angora: The Cabaret Club | · EA | $3.49 | 3 33% | 90 | $314 (exactly $314) | Sky Software Studios |
 | Beach Boys: Zodiac date | $9.99 | 1 0% | 30 | $300 (exactly $300) | Red Fables | |
 | Princess of Worlds End | $9.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $300 (exactly $300) | Wacol Studios |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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