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Should I ship a Romance Physics game?
Physics + Romance
Of 33 developers who shipped a Romance Physics 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.. 34 more are announced.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $4.2k, ×6.7 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $1.2k; 1 in 20 cleared $150k, ×245 the market median. Revenue is down 65% on the market; 34 games are announced against 19 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $1.2k (exactly $1,199) |
|---|---|
| Median | $4.2k (exactly $4,198) |
| Top 25% | $19k (exactly $19,181) |
| Top 5% | $154k (exactly $153,710) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 33 |
| Released games | 82 |
| Announced | 34 |
| Effort | 5 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| Typical price | $9.99 |
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 65% on the market, supply 25% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 6%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is low: the lowest rating among its tags.
What it takes
- Effort
- 5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
- Systems
- Physics; 7 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Simulation, Dating Sim, Immersive Sim
- Price point
- $9.99 typical · top 25% priced $29.99 or above
- Art
- 6 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, Cute, VR
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $29.99 or above; the middle game at $9.99.
The top 10 games average 78% positive over 1,977 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $1.2k. 9 in 10 of the 15 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 34 games are announced against 19 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Physics with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
- + Roguelike DeckbuilderStrong odds
- + Dating SimFair
- + PinballFair
- + World War IIFair
- + Mini GolfFair
- + GolfFair
- + CollectathonFair
- + IdlerFair
- + Hidden ObjectFair
- + CatsFair
- + Mystery DungeonFair
- + BilliardsFair
Comparable games
VR HOT 2021 · EA · $1.3M 
Anthro Heat 2025 · $566k 
Mirage 2020 · EA · $251k 
FUTA RUNNER: Big Dick Edition 2025 · $154k 
Hand Simulator: Rendezvous 2022 · $148k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | VR HOT | · EA older | $44.99 | 998 66% | 30k | $1.3M (exactly $1,347,001) | VR HOT |
| | Anthro Heat | $29.99 | 629 92% | 19k | $566k (exactly $565,911) | Blue Lizard Studios | |
| | Mirage | · EA older | $29.99 | 279 63% | 8.4k | $251k (exactly $251,016) | MorganaVR |
| | FUTA RUNNER: Big Dick Edition | $6.99 | 733 66% | 22k | $154k (exactly $153,710) | Evil Boobs Cult | |
| | Hand Simulator: Rendezvous | older | $2.99 | 1,654 87% | 50k | $148k (exactly $148,364) | Alice Pie |
 | Eternal Hope | older | $11.99 | 359 83% | 11k | $129k (exactly $129,132) | Doublehit Games |
 | Horny Housewives | older | $12.99 | 232 59% | 7.0k | $90k (exactly $90,410) | Entropy Digital Entertainment |
 | ComeCloser | $39.99 | 60 68% | 1.8k | $72k (exactly $71,982) | CCT | |
 | Shohei's Adult Streaming Channel | older | $12.99 | 158 62% | 4.7k | $62k (exactly $61,573) | Nurarihyon |
 | Elvenfoundry | $34.99 | 46 67% | 1.4k | $48k (exactly $48,286) | SunbathGames | |
 | Academy Love Saga: Tennis Angels | $8.99 | 163 92% | 4.9k | $44k (exactly $43,961) | Tora Creatives | |
 | Cupiclaw | $9.99 | 115 87% | 3.5k | $34k (exactly $34,466) | Typin | |
 | Virtual AI - KURONYAM | $14.99 | 52 71% | 1.6k | $23k (exactly $23,384) | Shiba Neko | |
 | VR Waifu - Ciel | $9.99 | 77 66% | 2.3k | $23k (exactly $23,077) | Shiba Neko | |
 | XStoryPlayer | $17.99 | 38 86% | 1.1k | $21k (exactly $20,509) | X-Moon Productions | |
 | Flatinside Simulator | · EA | $9.99 | 64 64% | 1.9k | $19k (exactly $19,181) | SncI Studios |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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