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Should I ship a Psychological-Horror Political Sim?
Political Sim + Psychological Horror
Only 10 developers shipped a Psychological-Horror Political Sim 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, Frostpunk 2, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 16 more are announced.
Verdict: fair, for a 4 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $4.8k, ×10 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $420. Momentum is unreadable here, too few recent games; 16 games are announced against 8 developers who shipped in the last year.
not enough cohorts to draw
| Bottom 30% | $419 (exactly $419) |
|---|---|
| Median | $4.8k (exactly $4,823) |
| Top 25% | $572k (exactly $571,514) |
| Top 5% | $28M (exactly $28,170,938) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 10 |
| Released games | 25 |
| Announced | 16 |
| Effort | 4 / 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 too few recent games to read momentum, supply 300% more 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.
- Political Sim
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
- Psychological Horror
- effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
What it takes
- Effort
- 4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
- Systems
- Political Sim
- Price point
- $6.99 typical
Why players buy here
The top 9 games average 74% positive over 23,249 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $420. 16 games are announced against 8 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Political Sim with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
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- + 4XPoor odds
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- + BuildingPoor odds
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Comparable games
Frostpunk 2 2024 · $28M 
Beholder 2 2018 · $3.7M 
The Life and Suffering of Prince Jerian 2026 · $1.0M 
SEX with HITLER 2022 · $704k 
Thank You For Your Application 2026 · $572k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Frostpunk 2 | $44.99 | 20,872 74% | 626k | $28M (exactly $28,170,938) | 11 bit studios | |
| | Beholder 2 | older | $17.99 | 6,865 87% | 206k | $3.7M (exactly $3,705,040) | Alawar Stargaze (Warm Lamp Games) |
| | The Life and Suffering of Prince Jerian | $24.99 | 1,356 74% | 41k | $1.0M (exactly $1,016,593) | Schisma Games | |
| | SEX with HITLER | older | $6.99 | 3,358 81% | 101k | $704k (exactly $704,173) | Adolf Games |
| | Thank You For Your Application | $19.99 | 953 81% | 29k | $572k (exactly $571,514) | IceLemonTea Studio | |
 | Sex with Stalin | older | $5.99 | 2,217 83% | 67k | $398k (exactly $398,395) | Mova Games |
 | Ultimate Arena | older | $7.99 | 811 83% | 24k | $194k (exactly $194,397) | Triverske |
 | RUSSIAPHOBIA | older | $0.99 | 5,589 69% | 168k | $166k (exactly $165,993) | European Flameworms |
 | Interrogation: You will be deceived | older | $12.99 | 321 77% | 9.6k | $125k (exactly $125,094) | Critique Gaming |
 | SEX with HITLER 3D | older | $6.99 | 227 85% | 6.8k | $48k (exactly $47,602) | H Studio |
 | Miss Peacock | $9.99 | 33 96% | 990 | $9.9k (exactly $9,890) | Otter Club | |
 | The Three Kingdoms of Shadows: Xuzhou | $6.99 | 23 82% | 690 | $4.8k (exactly $4,823) | 鹏砚 | |
 | Another Day As President | $6.99 | 6 83% | 180 | $1.3k (exactly $1,258) | 1610 | |
 | Planet Flipper | $6.99 | 2 50% | 60 | $419 (exactly $419) | Pixel Army Games | |
 | Velvet Hammer | $4.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $150 (exactly $150) | Pixel Crate Games | |
 | The First Scene | $0.99 | 3 100% | 90 | $89 (exactly $89) | Brando | |
 | Chore Pet | · EA | $2.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | StainedFluff |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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