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Should I ship a Medieval Otome?
Otome + Medieval
Only 7 developers shipped a Medieval Otome 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, The Ethereal Dream, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 12 more are announced, ×4.0 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: dead, for a 4 / 10 build.
Only 3 developers shipped this in the last year, under the 5 a verdict needs; over 2 years the middle one made $6.5k against a market of $480. 12 games are announced.
| Bottom 30% | $5.4k (exactly $5,398) |
|---|---|
| Median | $6.5k (exactly $6,472) |
| Top 25% | $10k (exactly $10,343) |
| Top 5% | $158k (exactly $157,721) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 7 |
| Released games | 25 |
| Announced | 12 |
| Effort | 4 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $14.99 |
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 230% on the market, supply 25% fewer developers than the period before.
Free games: 12%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
What it takes
- Effort
- 4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
- Systems
- Otome
- Price point
- $14.99 typical
Why players buy here
Fewer than 10 games in the last 2 years; sentiment and price figures use the all window.
The top 25% priced at $29.99 or above; the middle game at $14.99.
The top 10 games average 68% positive over 1,040 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $5.4k. 12 games are announced against 3 developers who shipped in the last year, ×4.0 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Otome with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
- + IncrementalStrong odds
- + 2D PlatformerFair
- + Immersive SimPoor odds
- + LGBTQ+Poor odds
- + Dating SimPoor odds
- + Interactive FictionPoor odds
- + Character CustomizationPoor odds
- + SimulationPoor odds
- + Choose Your Own AdventurePoor odds
- + RPGPoor odds
- + Word GamePoor odds
- + MysteryPoor odds
Comparable games
The Ethereal Dream 2025 · $158k 
Palais de Reine 2020 · $111k 
Royal Order 2024 · $103k 
Valhalla：Awakening of Valkyrie 2022 · $64k 
Errant Kingdom 2023 · $46k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | The Ethereal Dream | $19.99 | 263 74% | 7.9k | $158k (exactly $157,721) | 鸭子与葱制作组 | |
| | Palais de Reine | older | $29.99 | 123 86% | 3.7k | $111k (exactly $110,663) | KOGADO STUDIO |
| | Royal Order | older | $29.99 | 114 91% | 3.4k | $103k (exactly $102,566) | Nifty Visuals |
| | Valhalla：Awakening of Valkyrie | older | $7.99 | 268 36% | 8.0k | $64k (exactly $64,240) | Fantasy Game |
| | Errant Kingdom | older | $13.99 | 109 64% | 3.3k | $46k (exactly $45,747) | Lunaris Games |
 | Made Marion | · EA older | $29.99 | 44 93% | 1.3k | $40k (exactly $39,587) | Velvet Cupcake Games |
 | Dragon Essence - Color My World - | older | $19.99 | 28 67% | 840 | $17k (exactly $16,792) | Zeiva Inc |
 | Breathless Winds - LGBT Visual Novel | older | $11.99 | 38 97% | 1.1k | $14k (exactly $13,669) | ForeverFuture Games |
 | Your Story | older | $14.99 | 30 66% | 900 | $13k (exactly $13,491) | GameLoad |
 | Jezebel | · EA | $14.99 | 23 100% | 690 | $10k (exactly $10,343) | Pengo Productions |
 | Love & Legends | $29.99 | 11 90% | 330 | $9.9k (exactly $9,897) | UNICO INC. | |
 | Love the Guard, Be the King - A Visual Novel | $7.99 | 27 100% | 810 | $6.5k (exactly $6,472) | Ligia Nunes | |
 | The Garden of the Gods | $29.99 | 6 66% | 180 | $5.4k (exactly $5,398) | KUMOHA Holdings Inc. | |
 | 魔女之塔 Witch's Tower | $4.99 | 11 45% | 330 | $1.6k (exactly $1,647) | Bi Shenghui | |
 | Queen Ant Perfume -The Mad Love of Jack the Ripper- | $4.99 | 4 75% | 120 | $599 (exactly $599) | WabiSabi Project |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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