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Should I ship a Vampire Strategy game?
Strategy + Vampires
Of 48 developers who shipped a Vampire Strategy 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.. 72 more are announced, ×2.5 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $2.4k, ×3.8 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $300; 1 in 20 cleared $380k, ×621 the market median. Revenue is up 30% on the market; 72 games are announced against 29 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $300 (exactly $300) |
|---|---|
| Median | $2.4k (exactly $2,398) |
| Top 25% | $19k (exactly $19,311) |
| Top 5% | $390k (exactly $389,910) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 48 |
| Released games | 127 |
| Announced | 72 |
| 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 30% on the market, supply 40% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 10%, 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; 4 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Roguelite, RPG, Roguelike
- Price point
- $6.99 typical · top 25% priced $14.99 or above
- Art
- 3 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Cute, Colorful
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $14.99 or above; the middle game at $6.99.
The top 10 games average 94% positive over 22,551 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $300. 8 in 10 of the 26 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 72 games are announced against 29 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.5 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Strategy with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
- + FMVStrong odds
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- + BaseballFair
- + LGBTQ+Fair
- + WuxiaFair
- + FarmingFair
- + Martial ArtsFair
- + SubmarineFair
- + NavalFair
- + IdlerFair
- + Shop KeeperFair
- + HackingFair
Comparable games
Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors 2026 · $5.6M 
Disciples: Liberation 2021 · $3.2M 
DEADBOLT 2016 · $1.5M 
Apocalypse Party 2023 · $1.4M 
Rogue Lords 2021 · $1.1M | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors | $9.99 | 18,587 96% | 558k | $5.6M (exactly $5,570,524) | poncle, Nosebleed Interactive | |
| | Disciples: Liberation | older | $39.99 | 2,706 73% | 81k | $3.2M (exactly $3,246,388) | Frima Studio |
| | DEADBOLT | older | $9.99 | 4,852 96% | 146k | $1.5M (exactly $1,454,144) | Hopoo Games |
| | Apocalypse Party | older | $9.99 | 4,658 72% | 140k | $1.4M (exactly $1,396,003) | Breaker Games |
| | Rogue Lords | older | $24.99 | 1,442 71% | 43k | $1.1M (exactly $1,081,067) | Leikir Studio, Cyanide Studio |
 | KeeperRL | older | $19.99 | 1,677 83% | 50k | $1.0M (exactly $1,005,697) | Electric Succubi |
 | King's Bounty: Dark Side | older | $12.99 | 1,413 72% | 42k | $551k (exactly $550,646) | Fulqrum Publishing |
 | Blood Code | older | $9.99 | 1,728 73% | 52k | $518k (exactly $517,882) | ZiX Solutions, Weixi Studio |
 | Blood Bar Tycoon | $19.99 | 773 79% | 23k | $464k (exactly $463,568) | Clever Trickster Studio, Clever Trickst… (Clever Trickster Studio, Clever Trickster Productions) | |
 | SaGa Emerald Beyond | older | $49.99 | 308 72% | 9.2k | $462k (exactly $461,908) | Square Enix |
 | Asgard's Fall — Viking Survivors | $9.99 | 1,301 79% | 39k | $390k (exactly $389,910) | Soulpotion | |
 | 绯红编年史 ~ Chronicle of Scarlet ~ | $12.99 | 697 88% | 21k | $272k (exactly $271,621) | Charge Piggy Studio | |
 | Menherarium: Deadly Dice | $8.99 | 669 92% | 20k | $180k (exactly $180,429) | テスカトリポカ | |
 | Duriano | $14.99 | 117 95% | 3.5k | $53k (exactly $52,615) | Adisoft Gaming Co.,Ltd. | |
 | Project: AHNO's Ark | $12.99 | 120 92% | 3.6k | $47k (exactly $46,764) | PHOSEPO | |
 | 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 | |
 | Arcana Academy | $14.99 | 67 71% | 2.0k | $30k (exactly $30,130) | 2A Studio |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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