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Should I ship a Noir Management game?
Management + Noir
Only 18 developers shipped a Noir Management game 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, Hollywood Animal, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 54 more are announced, ×3.4 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $360, ×0.6 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $50. 54 games are announced against 16 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.4 per shipper, while momentum is unreadable here, too few recent games.
| Bottom 30% | $0 (exactly $0) |
|---|---|
| Median | $359 (exactly $359) |
| Top 25% | $4.0k (exactly $4,046) |
| Top 5% | $2.3M (exactly $2,305,846) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 18 |
| Released games | 43 |
| Announced | 54 |
| 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 too few recent games to read momentum, supply 700% 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
- Noir
- effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
What it takes
- Effort
- 5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
- Systems
- Management; all of the top 25% also carry Choices Matter, Simulation, Strategy
- Price point
- $7.99 typical · top 25% priced $19.99 or above
- Art
- 5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Atmospheric, First-Person, 3D
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $7.99.
The top 10 games average 72% positive over 3,978 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $50. 54 games are announced against 16 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.4 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
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Comparable games
Empire of Sin 2020 · $5.5M 
This Is the Police 2016 · $4.1M 
This Is the Police 2 2018 · $2.4M 
Hollywood Animal 2025 · EA · $2.3M 
City of Gangsters 2021 · $1.2M | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Empire of Sin | older | $39.99 | 4,544 49% | 136k | $5.5M (exactly $5,451,437) | Romero Games |
| | This Is the Police | older | $14.99 | 9,153 82% | 275k | $4.1M (exactly $4,116,104) | Weappy Studio |
| | This Is the Police 2 | older | $14.99 | 5,330 77% | 160k | $2.4M (exactly $2,396,901) | Weappy Studio |
| | Hollywood Animal | · EA | $19.99 | 3,845 73% | 115k | $2.3M (exactly $2,305,846) | Weappy Wholesome |
| | City of Gangsters | older | $29.99 | 1,332 73% | 40k | $1.2M (exactly $1,198,400) | SomaSim |
 | The Shrouded Isle | older | $12.99 | 1,166 71% | 35k | $454k (exactly $454,390) | Jongwoo Kim, Erica Lahaie, FX Bilodeau,… (Jongwoo Kim, Erica Lahaie, FX Bilodeau, Tanya Short) |
 | For the People | older | $16.99 | 729 73% | 22k | $372k (exactly $371,571) | Brezg Studio |
 | Black Closet | older | $19.99 | 246 91% | 7.4k | $148k (exactly $147,526) | Hanako Games |
 | Staffer Reborn | older | $4.99 | 959 95% | 29k | $144k (exactly $143,562) | Team Tetrapod |
 | Interrogation: You will be deceived | older | $12.99 | 321 77% | 9.6k | $125k (exactly $125,094) | Critique Gaming |
 | My Hotel | $16.99 | 40 30% | 1.2k | $20k (exactly $20,388) | BrainSwapper | |
 | Grand Cru: The Wine Maker | $14.99 | 37 86% | 1.1k | $17k (exactly $16,639) | hAi Corp | |
 | Under His Eyes | $9.99 | 17 29% | 510 | $5.1k (exactly $5,095) | HAS Games | |
 | NO ENTRY | $8.99 | 15 86% | 450 | $4.0k (exactly $4,046) | Jeistar | |
 | HeroInc | · EA | $8.99 | 10 90% | 300 | $2.7k (exactly $2,697) | Nue Games |
 | A Home Is Safe | $7.99 | 5 80% | 150 | $1.2k (exactly $1,198) | Beto Damian | |
 | Noire Police Detective: Gangster Drama Simulator | · EA | $5.99 | 4 25% | 120 | $719 (exactly $719) | Meraki Tech |
 | 100 for Justice | $5.99 | 2 50% | 60 | $359 (exactly $359) | Cartoon Rocket Games | |
 | Renegade Cat Marbles | $2.99 | 3 0% | 90 | $269 (exactly $269) | LetsGMOMG |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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