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Management + Minigames
Of 22 developers who shipped a Minigames 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.. 15 more are announced.
Verdict: fair, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $7.4k, ×12 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $480. Revenue is up 25% on the market; 15 games are announced against 14 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $479 (exactly $479) |
|---|---|
| Median | $7.4k (exactly $7,431) |
| Top 25% | $32k (exactly $31,807) |
| Top 5% | $198k (exactly $198,318) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 22 |
| Released games | 42 |
| Announced | 15 |
| Effort | 5 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $7.99 |
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 25% on the market, supply 75% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 5%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Management
- effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
- Minigames
- effort 2 / 10 · high · effort 2 sits in the high band
What it takes
- Effort
- 5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
- Systems
- Management, Minigames; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Simulation, Economy, Immersive Sim
- Price point
- $7.99 typical · top 25% priced $14.99 or above
- Art
- 5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Cute, 2D, Anime
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $14.99 or above; the middle game at $7.99.
The top 10 games average 83% positive over 5,097 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $480. 8 in 10 of the 9 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 15 games are announced against 14 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
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Comparable games
Gunsmith Simulator 2024 · $2.4M 
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Ugoku Sushi Bar 2026 · $123k 
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Happy Endings 2026 · $90k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Gunsmith Simulator | $24.99 | 3,165 84% | 95k | $2.4M (exactly $2,372,800) | GameHunters | |
| | Vending Machine Co. | $14.99 | 441 85% | 13k | $198k (exactly $198,318) | Rogue Duck Interactive | |
| | Ugoku Sushi Bar | $12.99 | 316 88% | 9.5k | $123k (exactly $123,145) | Rogue Duck Interactive | |
| | myPOPGOES | older | $4.99 | 752 86% | 23k | $113k (exactly $112,574) | Kane Carter |
| | Happy Endings | $6.99 | 429 86% | 13k | $90k (exactly $89,961) | Late Night Studios | |
 | Sex Industry XXX | $9.99 | 160 62% | 4.8k | $48k (exactly $47,952) | Lust Desires 🖤 | |
 | Karma City Police | older | $11.99 | 103 81% | 3.1k | $37k (exactly $37,049) | mecagames |
 | Lured In | $7.99 | 151 84% | 4.5k | $36k (exactly $36,195) | Big Boy Games | |
 | Until the Last Plane | older | $10.99 | 104 69% | 3.1k | $34k (exactly $34,289) | CarloC |
 | Pibcremental | $5.99 | 177 89% | 5.3k | $32k (exactly $31,807) | Arcane Cabinet | |
 | Garage Flipper | $14.99 | 54 37% | 1.6k | $24k (exactly $24,284) | Farmind Studio | |
 | Girls, I just want to get paid! | $3.99 | 183 82% | 5.5k | $22k (exactly $21,905) | LuminatiGames | |
 | World Tree Ranch: Elven Legacy | $16.99 | 21 57% | 630 | $11k (exactly $10,704) | Closed Garden |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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