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Should I ship a Minigames Visual Novel?
Minigames + Visual Novel
Of 20 developers who shipped a Minigames Visual Novel 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.. 19 more are announced.
Verdict: fair, for a 2 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $22k, ×184 the market's $120 for a 2 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $3.6k. Revenue is up 245% on the market; 19 games are announced against 11 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $3.5k (exactly $3,510) |
|---|---|
| Median | $22k (exactly $21,905) |
| Top 25% | $59k (exactly $59,346) |
| Top 5% | $157k (exactly $157,439) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 20 |
| Released games | 68 |
| Announced | 19 |
| Effort | 2 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | High |
| Typical price | $10.99 |
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 245% on the market, supply 10% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 9%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is high: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Minigames
- effort 2 / 10 · high · effort 2 sits in the high band
- Visual Novel
- effort 2 / 10 · high · script, choices and static art
What it takes
- Effort
- 2 / 10 · static 2D art, simple logic
- Systems
- Minigames, Visual Novel; 6 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Choices Matter, Adventure, Dating Sim
- Price point
- $10.99 typical · top 25% priced $14.99 or above
- Art
- 6 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Anime, Cute, Story Rich
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $14.99 or above; the middle game at $10.99.
The top 10 games average 74% positive over 1,714 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $3.6k. 6 in 10 of the 10 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 19 games are announced against 11 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Minigames with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
- + LGBTQ+Strong odds
- + Immersive SimStrong odds
- + Life SimStrong odds
- + SandboxFair
- + RomanceFair
- + ManagementFair
- + ExplorationFair
- + Action-AdventureFair
- + Character CustomizationFair
- + HorrorFair
- + MagicFair
- + NatureFair
Comparable games
MILF's Plaza 2024 · $713k 
Stranded in Space 2023 · EA · $168k 
Starlight Revolver 2025 · EA · $157k 
Attentat 1942 2017 · $148k 
I got a millenary cat 2022 · $144k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | MILF's Plaza | older | $14.99 | 1,585 73% | 48k | $713k (exactly $712,774) | Texic |
| | Stranded in Space | · EA older | $14.99 | 373 80% | 11k | $168k (exactly $167,738) | Wildman |
| | Starlight Revolver | · EA | $12.99 | 404 54% | 12k | $157k (exactly $157,439) | Pahdo Labs |
| | Attentat 1942 | older | $10.99 | 448 92% | 13k | $148k (exactly $147,706) | Charles Games |
| | I got a millenary cat | older | $6.99 | 685 85% | 21k | $144k (exactly $143,644) | CatBellUnion |
 | Horny Warp: Hentai Fantasy | older | $6.99 | 654 92% | 20k | $137k (exactly $137,144) | LuminatiGames |
 | I Just Want to be Single!! Season One | · EA | $14.99 | 260 75% | 7.8k | $117k (exactly $116,922) | m., Tsundere Studio |
 | Lust Sisters 🔞 | $14.99 | 215 67% | 6.5k | $97k (exactly $96,686) | Carnality INC | |
 | Two Beasts Or Not To Beast! | $24.99 | 125 99% | 3.8k | $94k (exactly $93,712) | Tokinokogiri | |
 | To Trust an Incubus | older | $19.99 | 152 84% | 4.6k | $91k (exactly $91,154) | Y Press Games |
 | Isekai Bistro | $10.99 | 180 78% | 5.4k | $59k (exactly $59,346) | DarkShadow Studio | |
 | SEXNATURAL: MILFs Must Be Filled 😈💦 | $14.99 | 100 84% | 3.0k | $45k (exactly $44,970) | Juicy Peach Games 🍑 | |
 | Yokai: Lust Secret 🪭 | $14.99 | 89 83% | 2.7k | $40k (exactly $40,023) | Lewd Star | |
 | FRESHMAN: Project SEX 🔞 | $14.99 | 80 73% | 2.4k | $36k (exactly $35,976) | Lewd Star | |
 | Lust Night💋 | $9.99 | 105 72% | 3.2k | $31k (exactly $31,468) | Play and Cum 💦 | |
 | Puppergeist | $4.99 | 156 95% | 4.7k | $23k (exactly $23,353) | Serenity Forge |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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