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Should I ship an Otome Strategy game?
Strategy + Otome
Only 11 developers shipped an Otome Strategy 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, Hypnosis Card 2 Happy Life, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 14 more are announced, ×2.3 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $3.3k, ×5.2 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $1.8k; 1 in 20 cleared $100k, ×168 the market median. Revenue is down 85% on the market; 14 games are announced against 6 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $1.7k (exactly $1,704) |
|---|---|
| Median | $3.3k (exactly $3,293) |
| Top 25% | $45k (exactly $44,970) |
| Top 5% | $105k (exactly $105,219) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 11 |
| Released games | 30 |
| Announced | 14 |
| Effort | 5 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $5.99 |
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 down 85% on the market, supply 20% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 7%, 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
- 5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
- Systems
- Strategy, Otome
- Price point
- $5.99 typical
Why players buy here
The top 10 games average 84% positive over 600 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $1.8k. 6 in 10 of the 5 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 14 games are announced against 6 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.3 per shipper.
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Comparable games
Blood Code 2015 · $518k 
Royal Alchemist 2020 · $176k 
Hypnosis Card 2 Happy Life 2024 · $105k 
Royal Order 2024 · $103k 
Valhalla：Awakening of Valkyrie 2022 · $64k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Blood Code | older | $9.99 | 1,728 73% | 52k | $518k (exactly $517,882) | ZiX Solutions, Weixi Studio |
| | Royal Alchemist | older | $19.99 | 294 92% | 8.8k | $176k (exactly $176,312) | Nifty Visuals |
| | Hypnosis Card 2 Happy Life | $12.99 | 270 91% | 8.1k | $105k (exactly $105,219) | Naku Kinoko | |
| | 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 |
 | 甜點王子2 典藏版 | older | $9.99 | 179 88% | 5.4k | $54k (exactly $53,646) | EnjoyPlay Corp. |
 | Nova Hearts | $19.99 | 84 67% | 2.5k | $50k (exactly $50,375) | Lightbulb Crew | |
 | 长明火计划 Project: Eternal Flame | older | $19.99 | 77 88% | 2.3k | $46k (exactly $46,177) | 唐扬Studio |
 | Veloria | $14.99 | 100 89% | 3.0k | $45k (exactly $44,970) | WANDERING WITCH PROIECTUM | |
 | 甜点恋人 / Pastry Lovers | older | $4.99 | 281 71% | 8.4k | $42k (exactly $42,066) | 橙光游戏 |
 | AnnaRedux | $19.99 | 29 79% | 870 | $17k (exactly $17,391) | 那什么游戏制作日记 | |
 | Match! The 12 CZ Wars | $5.99 | 27 100% | 810 | $4.9k (exactly $4,852) | CorvusCorax Studio | |
 | 《美少女旅馆：可爱即是正义，但正义需要处刑》 | · EA | $4.99 | 22 45% | 660 | $3.3k (exactly $3,293) | ZhiFeng |
 | Maid Mech | $2.99 | 29 96% | 870 | $2.6k (exactly $2,601) | Dark Arrow Studio | |
 | Girls vs Goblins | $2.99 | 19 73% | 570 | $1.7k (exactly $1,704) | Maiden Realm | |
 | 魔女之塔 Witch's Tower | $4.99 | 11 45% | 330 | $1.6k (exactly $1,647) | Bi Shenghui | |
 | Purification Front (Task Force Purge) | $2.99 | 9 88% | 270 | $807 (exactly $807) | 百川工作室 |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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