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Should I ship a Vampire Puzzle game?
Puzzle + Vampires
Of 46 developers who shipped a Vampire Puzzle 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.. 37 more are announced.
Verdict: fair, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $1.7k, ×2.7 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $600. Revenue is up 40% on the market; 37 games are announced against 27 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $597 (exactly $597) |
|---|---|
| Median | $1.7k (exactly $1,723) |
| Top 25% | $11k (exactly $11,377) |
| Top 5% | $118k (exactly $117,741) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 46 |
| Released games | 133 |
| Announced | 37 |
| Effort | 5 / 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 up 40% on the market, supply 15% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 9%, 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
- Puzzle; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Adventure, Action, Action-Adventure
- Price point
- $6.99 typical · top 25% priced $19.99 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, Colorful, Cute
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $6.99.
The top 10 games average 89% positive over 4,702 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $600. 9 in 10 of the 28 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 37 games are announced against 27 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Puzzle with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
- + Job SimulatorFair
- + Medical SimFair
- + Roguelike DeckbuilderFair
- + Escape RoomFair
- + CatsFair
- + DemonsFair
- + God GameFair
- + RomanceFair
- + AutomationFair
- + Tower DefenseFair
- + LemmingsFair
- + CookingFair
Comparable games
Legacy of Kain™ Soul Reaver 1&2 Remastered 2024 · $2.7M 
Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong 2023 · $841k 
A Castle Full of Cats 2022 · $488k 
Legacy of Kain: Defiance Remastered 2026 · $481k 
Vampire Legends: The True Story of Kisilova 2015 · $196k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Legacy of Kain™ Soul Reaver 1&2 Remastered | $29.99 | 3,042 90% | 91k | $2.7M (exactly $2,736,887) | Aspyr, Crystal Dynamics | |
| | Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong | older | $49.99 | 561 65% | 17k | $841k (exactly $841,332) | Big Bad Wolf |
| | A Castle Full of Cats | older | $3.99 | 4,073 99% | 122k | $488k (exactly $487,538) | Devcats |
| | Legacy of Kain: Defiance Remastered | $24.99 | 641 96% | 19k | $481k (exactly $480,558) | Crystal Dynamics, PlayEveryWare | |
| | Vampire Legends: The True Story of Kisilova | older | $14.99 | 435 88% | 13k | $196k (exactly $195,620) | Organic 2 Digital Studio |
 | Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 (2001) | older | $6.99 | 906 66% | 27k | $190k (exactly $189,988) | Crystal Dynamics |
 | Space Accident VR | $16.99 | 231 82% | 6.9k | $118k (exactly $117,741) | VR-WRG | |
 | Suck Up! | $16.99 | 205 62% | 6.2k | $104k (exactly $104,488) | Proxima | |
 | Monster High™ Skulltimate Secrets™ | $39.99 | 82 71% | 2.5k | $98k (exactly $98,375) | Petoons Studio, Casual Brothers Ltd. | |
 | Dracula: Origin | older | $9.99 | 324 76% | 9.7k | $97k (exactly $97,103) | Frogwares |
 | Dofamine VR | $9.99 | 173 82% | 5.2k | $52k (exactly $51,848) | VR-WRG | |
 | Castle Doombad Classic | $9.99 | 140 95% | 4.2k | $42k (exactly $41,958) | Grumpyface Studios | |
 | Spooky Express | $14.99 | 80 98% | 2.4k | $36k (exactly $35,976) | Draknek and Friends | |
 | Discolored 2 | $19.99 | 59 72% | 1.8k | $35k (exactly $35,382) | Godbey Games | |
 | Slayaway Camp 2 | $12.99 | 49 93% | 1.5k | $19k (exactly $19,095) | Blue Wizard Digital |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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