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Should I ship a Supernatural Life Sim?
Life Sim + Supernatural
Of 29 developers who shipped a Supernatural Life Sim 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.. 57 more are announced, ×2.9 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 4 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $6.1k, ×13 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $600; 1 in 20 cleared $460k, ×979 the market median. Revenue is up 55% on the market; 57 games are announced against 20 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $599 (exactly $599) |
|---|---|
| Median | $6.1k (exactly $6,138) |
| Top 25% | $31k (exactly $30,569) |
| Top 5% | $465k (exactly $464,990) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 29 |
| Released games | 59 |
| Announced | 57 |
| Effort | 4 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $5.99 |
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 55% on the market, supply 120% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 8%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Life Sim
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
- Supernatural
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
- Systems
- Life Sim; 4 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Simulation, Immersive Sim, Exploration
- Price point
- $5.99 typical · top 25% priced $14.99 or above
- Art
- 8 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, Atmospheric, First-Person
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $14.99 or above; the middle game at $5.99.
The top 10 games average 86% positive over 6,542 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $600. 6 in 10 of the 11 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 57 games are announced against 20 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.9 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Life Sim with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
- + FMVStrong odds
- + MinigamesStrong odds
- + MusicStrong odds
- + Job SimulatorFair
- + Football (Soccer)Fair
- + FaithFair
- + Artificial IntelligenceFair
- + GamblingFair
- + DemonsFair
- + Point & ClickFair
- + LogicFair
- + ZombiesFair
Comparable games
Moonlight Peaks 2026 · $1.9M 
Wylde Flowers 2022 · $1.7M 
HELLMART 2026 · $465k 
Love, Ghostie 2024 · $344k 
ORDER 13 2025 · $330k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Moonlight Peaks | $34.99 | 1,793 88% | 54k | $1.9M (exactly $1,882,112) | Little Chicken | |
| | Wylde Flowers | older | $24.99 | 2,329 95% | 70k | $1.7M (exactly $1,746,051) | Studio Drydock Pty Ltd |
| | HELLMART | $14.99 | 1,034 77% | 31k | $465k (exactly $464,990) | GAZE IN GAMES | |
| | Love, Ghostie | older | $19.99 | 574 96% | 17k | $344k (exactly $344,228) | Janbeh Games, LLC |
| | ORDER 13 | $8.99 | 1,224 87% | 37k | $330k (exactly $330,113) | Cybernetic Walrus | |
 | Photomaly | $6.99 | 1,292 89% | 39k | $271k (exactly $270,932) | Revira Interactive | |
 | 24 Killers | older | $19.99 | 403 98% | 12k | $242k (exactly $241,679) | Happy Shabby Games |
 | The Unholy Priest | $9.99 | 370 72% | 11k | $111k (exactly $110,889) | Grejuva | |
 | Haunted Room : 205 | $5.99 | 387 94% | 12k | $70k (exactly $69,544) | Gameloop | |
 | Yokai: Lust Secret 🪭 | $14.99 | 89 83% | 2.7k | $40k (exactly $40,023) | Lewd Star | |
 | SCP-3008: Infinite Store | $9.99 | 102 84% | 3.1k | $31k (exactly $30,569) | YAP | |
 | Greenhearth Necromancer | $10.99 | 88 96% | 2.6k | $29k (exactly $29,014) | Silverstring Media Inc. | |
 | Security: The Horrible Nights | $4.99 | 163 88% | 4.9k | $24k (exactly $24,401) | Professional Villains |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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