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Should I ship a Magic Time Management game?
Time Management + Magic
Of 42 developers who shipped a Magic Time Management game 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.. 120 more are announced, ×5.2 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 4 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $3.3k, ×6.9 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $1.4k; 1 in 20 cleared $120k, ×272 the market median. Revenue is up 65% on the market; 120 games are announced against 23 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $1.3k (exactly $1,349) |
|---|---|
| Median | $3.3k (exactly $3,297) |
| Top 25% | $30k (exactly $30,130) |
| Top 5% | $129k (exactly $129,132) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 42 |
| Released games | 127 |
| Announced | 120 |
| Effort | 4 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $8.99 |
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 65% on the market, supply 15% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 21%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Time Management
- effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
- Magic
- 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
- Time Management; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Simulation, Adventure, Dating Sim
- Price point
- $8.99 typical · top 25% priced $14.99 or above
- Art
- 5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Cute, Anime
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $14.99 or above; the middle game at $8.99.
The top 10 games average 95% positive over 10,139 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $1.4k. 8 in 10 of the 30 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 120 games are announced against 23 developers who shipped in the last year, ×5.2 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Time Management with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
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Comparable games
Magical Princess 2026 · $3.4M 
KONOSUBA - God's Blessing on this Wonderful World! Love For These Clothes Of Desire! 2024 · $315k 
Dungeon Inn 2024 · EA · $231k 
Alchemist Simulator 2020 · $144k 
Requiem of Reuinis 2026 · $129k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Magical Princess | $14.99 | 7,636 96% | 229k | $3.4M (exactly $3,433,909) | Neotro Inc., MAGI Inc. | |
| | KONOSUBA - God's Blessing on this Wonderful World! Love For These Clothes Of Desire! | older | $49.99 | 210 89% | 6.3k | $315k (exactly $314,937) | MAGES. Inc. |
| | Dungeon Inn | · EA | $12.99 | 594 92% | 18k | $231k (exactly $231,482) | Cat Society |
| | Alchemist Simulator | older | $12.99 | 370 76% | 11k | $144k (exactly $144,189) | Art Games Studio S.A. |
| | Requiem of Reuinis | $11.99 | 359 91% | 11k | $129k (exactly $129,132) | Zaxiquej, Otogen Studio | |
 | Whimel Academy | $14.99 | 240 86% | 7.2k | $108k (exactly $107,928) | Impossible Home | |
 | Royal Order | older | $29.99 | 114 91% | 3.4k | $103k (exactly $102,566) | Nifty Visuals |
 | Lazy Witch's Factory | · EA | $15.99 | 204 91% | 6.1k | $98k (exactly $97,859) | MELTCLOCK.Inc |
 | Secret of the Magic Crystals | older | $4.99 | 640 79% | 19k | $96k (exactly $95,808) | Artery Games |
 | Memory of Memorie : A Chill Story | $11.99 | 245 98% | 7.4k | $88k (exactly $88,126) | BeXide Inc. | |
 | Sloppy Fields | · EA | $9.79 | 201 95% | 6.0k | $59k (exactly $59,034) | PixelPanzone |
 | Reincarnated as a Dark Lord Before Taking Over the World with Power 999999999 | $4.99 | 277 90% | 8.3k | $41k (exactly $41,467) | Cuddle Code | |
 | Demon Maiden and Slave Summoning | $10.99 | 106 82% | 3.2k | $35k (exactly $34,948) | Sunspot | |
 | Desktop Kitten Girl | $3.99 | 277 86% | 8.3k | $33k (exactly $33,157) | KDream |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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