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Should I ship a Romance Tabletop game?
Tabletop + Romance
Of 23 developers who shipped a Romance Tabletop 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.. 19 more are announced.
Verdict: fair, for a 2 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $360, ×3.0 the market's $120 for a 2 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $89. Revenue is up 350% on the market; 19 games are announced against 15 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $89 (exactly $89) |
|---|---|
| Median | $359 (exactly $359) |
| Top 25% | $1.4k (exactly $1,439) |
| Top 5% | $27k (exactly $26,861) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 23 |
| Released games | 140 |
| Announced | 19 |
| Effort | 2 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | High |
| Typical price | $2.99 |
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 350% on the market, supply 50% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 7%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is high: the lowest rating among its tags.
What it takes
- Effort
- 2 / 10 · static 2D art, simple logic
- Systems
- Tabletop; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Visual Novel, Board Game, Card Game
- Price point
- $2.99 typical · top 25% priced $14.99 or above
- Art
- 5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Relaxing, Anime
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $14.99 or above; the middle game at $2.99.
The top 10 games average 89% positive over 881 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $89. All of the 15 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 19 games are announced against 15 developers who shipped in the last year.
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Comparable games
Regency Solitaire 2015 · $201k 
Menherarium: Deadly Dice 2026 · $180k 
Pieces of my Heart 2020 · $115k 
Regency Solitaire II 2024 · $94k 
Chess of Blades 2018 · $76k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Regency Solitaire | older | $11.99 | 559 96% | 17k | $201k (exactly $201,072) | Grey Alien Games |
| | Menherarium: Deadly Dice | $8.99 | 669 92% | 20k | $180k (exactly $180,429) | テスカトリポカ | |
| | Pieces of my Heart | older | $9.99 | 385 82% | 12k | $115k (exactly $115,384) | Kinky Fridays |
| | Regency Solitaire II | older | $14.99 | 210 97% | 6.3k | $94k (exactly $94,437) | Grey Alien Games |
| | Chess of Blades | older | $24.99 | 102 92% | 3.1k | $76k (exactly $76,469) | Argent Games |
 | Happy Guy | older | $2.99 | 620 77% | 19k | $56k (exactly $55,614) | HappyGames |
 | Tanto Cuore | older | $9.99 | 168 91% | 5.0k | $50k (exactly $50,350) | Japanime Digital, Wedontknow Games |
 | Shadowhand Solitaire | $13.99 | 64 90% | 1.9k | $27k (exactly $26,861) | Grey Alien Games | |
 | Milf City | older | $1.99 | 320 85% | 9.6k | $19k (exactly $19,104) | Milk Poison |
 | Shunga Frame | older | $5.99 | 84 77% | 2.5k | $15k (exactly $15,095) | Nimos Games |
 | Lustful BlackJack: My Succubus Dealer | $6.99 | 49 61% | 1.5k | $10k (exactly $10,275) | 78Games, Matariki Studios Co., Ltd | |
 | Yatzi 2 | $14.99 | 15 80% | 450 | $6.7k (exactly $6,746) | Korion Interactive | |
 | BIG TOYS | $3.99 | 28 89% | 840 | $3.4k (exactly $3,352) | Kawaii | |
 | Ludo XXL 2 | $14.99 | 7 85% | 210 | $3.1k (exactly $3,148) | Korion Interactive | |
 | SEX & DICE | $11.99 | 4 0% | 120 | $1.4k (exactly $1,439) | SUCCUBUS ZONE | |
 | Soul Stake | $3.99 | 11 90% | 330 | $1.3k (exactly $1,317) | Tap-Tap Legends | |
 | Monster Girls Pieces | $1.99 | 18 72% | 540 | $1.1k (exactly $1,075) | Rodrigo Piedras | |
 | Sweet Whiskers: Cozy Kitty Stories | $1.99 | 16 93% | 480 | $955 (exactly $955) | Anime Aqua Games |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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