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Should I ship a Supernatural Management game?
Management + Supernatural
Of 29 developers who shipped a Supernatural 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.. 82 more are announced, ×4.1 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $2.2k, ×3.6 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $450; 1 in 20 cleared $270k, ×431 the market median. Revenue is up 220% on the market; 82 games are announced against 20 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $449 (exactly $449) |
|---|---|
| Median | $2.2k (exactly $2,248) |
| Top 25% | $6.7k (exactly $6,746) |
| Top 5% | $271k (exactly $270,932) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 29 |
| Released games | 60 |
| Announced | 82 |
| Effort | 5 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $6.99 |
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 220% on the market, supply 120% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 17%, 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
- Supernatural
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
- Systems
- Management; 6 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Resource Management, Simulation, Strategy
- Price point
- $6.99 typical · top 25% priced $21.99 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, Atmospheric, Colorful
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $21.99 or above; the middle game at $6.99.
The top 10 games average 81% positive over 3,785 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $450. 6 in 10 of the 12 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 82 games are announced against 20 developers who shipped in the last year, ×4.1 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
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Comparable games
Spellcaster University 2021 · $2.6M 
Worshippers of Cthulhu 2025 · $978k 
Mystwood Manor 2022 · $817k 
Love, Ghostie 2024 · $344k 
Photomaly 2026 · $271k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Spellcaster University | older | $24.99 | 3,424 83% | 103k | $2.6M (exactly $2,566,973) | Sneaky Yak Studio |
| | Worshippers of Cthulhu | $24.99 | 1,305 80% | 39k | $978k (exactly $978,358) | Crazy Goat Games | |
| | Mystwood Manor | older | $19.99 | 1,362 85% | 41k | $817k (exactly $816,791) | Faerin Games |
| | Love, Ghostie | older | $19.99 | 574 96% | 17k | $344k (exactly $344,228) | Janbeh Games, LLC |
| | Photomaly | $6.99 | 1,292 89% | 39k | $271k (exactly $270,932) | Revira Interactive | |
 | Ghost Master® | older | $4.99 | 1,722 89% | 52k | $258k (exactly $257,783) | Sick Puppies |
 | Ghost Master: Resurrection | $19.99 | 374 82% | 11k | $224k (exactly $224,288) | Mechano Story Studio | |
 | Creature Lab | older | $19.99 | 343 51% | 10k | $206k (exactly $205,697) | Image Power S.A. |
 | Wizdom Academy | · EA | $21.99 | 235 62% | 7.1k | $155k (exactly $155,030) | Kipwak Studio, Lake On Fire |
 | The Unholy Priest | $9.99 | 370 72% | 11k | $111k (exactly $110,889) | Grejuva | |
 | Ghost Keeper | $12.99 | 70 75% | 2.1k | $27k (exactly $27,279) | Quest Craft | |
 | Kokoro Kitchen | $11.99 | 70 81% | 2.1k | $25k (exactly $25,179) | Mango Leaf Games | |
 | Horny Asylum | $14.99 | 15 33% | 450 | $6.7k (exactly $6,746) | FleshForge Studio | |
 | OurLife | $4.99 | 41 78% | 1.2k | $6.1k (exactly $6,138) | WaveyGaming Productions | |
 | Goo Deer | $14.99 | 13 53% | 390 | $5.8k (exactly $5,846) | VML Studios |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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