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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Vampire game?

Vampires

Of 289 developers who shipped a Vampire 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.. 392 more are announced, ×2.2 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

Verdict: poor odds, for a 5 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $2.1k, ×3.3 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $420; 1 in 20 cleared $420k, ×683 the market median. Revenue is up 30% on the market; 392 games are announced against 176 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 3.3 times the market baseline, revenue up 30% on the market, 392 announced, ×2.2 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Vampires
Fig. 1 · this niche among 355
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 289
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $2.2k → $1.8k → $4.8k → $3.6k → $1.9k → $2.4k → $1.4k (still earning) → $1.3k (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Vampires: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 289
Bottom 30% $419 (exactly $419)
Median $2.1k (exactly $2,098)
Top 25% $19k (exactly $18,887)
Top 5% $429k (exactly $429,124)
Developers, 2 yr 289
Released games 797
Announced 392
Effort 5 / 10
AI-buildability Medium
Typical price $7.99

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 45% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 11%, excluded from money figures.

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Plate 2 · systems and tooling

Can AI deliver it?

AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.

Vampires
effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
Price point
$7.99 typical · top 25% priced $19.99 or above
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $7.99.

The top 10 games average 83% positive over 67,393 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $420, median $2.1k, 1 in 4 over $18k, 1 in 20 over $420k.

3 in 10 developers made under $420. 8 in 10 of the 145 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 392 games are announced against 176 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.2 per shipper.

Plate 6 · every pair with this tag

All pairs with Vampires

51 pairs with a mechanicwith: mechanics · settings · any
  1. Open World + Vampires Fair $23k 15 devs
  2. Hack and Slash + Vampires Fair $7.2k 32 devs
  3. Roguelite + Vampires Fair $4.8k 60 devs
  4. Top-Down Shooter + Vampires Fair $3.7k 16 devs
  5. Bullet Hell + Vampires Fair $3.4k 43 devs
  6. Roguelike + Vampires Fair $3.1k 59 devs
  7. Logic + Vampires Fair $2.4k 12 devs
  8. Combat + Vampires Fair $1.9k 54 devs
  9. 2D Platformer + Vampires Fair $1.9k 47 devs
  10. Arcade + Vampires Fair $1.9k 34 devs
  11. Interactive Fiction + Vampires Fair $1.8k 41 devs
  12. Puzzle + Vampires Fair $1.7k 46 devs
  13. Score Attack + Vampires Fair $1.7k 16 devs
  14. Action Roguelike + Vampires Fair $1.3k 55 devs
  15. Shooter + Vampires Fair $1.3k 38 devs
  16. Shoot 'Em Up + Vampires Fair $1.3k 15 devs
  17. Turn-Based Combat + Vampires Poor odds $47k 10 devs
  18. Choices Matter + Vampires Poor odds $20k 40 devs
  19. Character Customization + Vampires Poor odds $19k 24 devs
  20. Metroidvania + Vampires Poor odds $14k 16 devs
  21. Dungeon Crawler + Vampires Poor odds $7.0k 15 devs
  22. Multiple Endings + Vampires Poor odds $5.1k 34 devs
  23. Choose Your Own Adventure + Vampires Poor odds $5.0k 31 devs
  24. JRPG + Vampires Poor odds $4.2k 16 devs
  25. Investigation + Vampires Poor odds $4.2k 11 devs
  26. Turn-Based Strategy + Vampires Poor odds $4.2k 9 devs
  27. Exploration + Vampires Poor odds $4.2k 51 devs
  28. Action-Adventure + Vampires Poor odds $3.9k 49 devs
  29. Adventure + Vampires Poor odds $3.8k 125 devs
  30. Simulation + Vampires Poor odds $3.4k 39 devs
  31. PvE + Vampires Poor odds $3.1k 31 devs
  32. Crafting + Vampires Poor odds $2.5k 10 devs
  33. RPG + Vampires Poor odds $2.5k 92 devs
  34. Visual Novel + Vampires Poor odds $2.5k 64 devs
  35. Dating Sim + Vampires Poor odds $2.5k 38 devs
  36. Strategy + Vampires Poor odds $2.4k 48 devs
  37. Platformer + Vampires Poor odds $2.2k 30 devs
  38. Action RPG + Vampires Poor odds $2.2k 29 devs
  39. Action + Vampires Poor odds $2.1k 134 devs
  40. Management + Vampires Poor odds $2.1k 16 devs
  41. Turn-Based Tactics + Vampires Poor odds $1.8k 15 devs
  42. FPS + Vampires Poor odds $1.5k 20 devs
  43. Point & Click + Vampires Poor odds $1.4k 19 devs
  44. Hidden Object + Vampires Poor odds $1.2k 13 devs
  45. Procedural Generation + Vampires Poor odds $1.1k 13 devs
  46. Survival Horror + Vampires Poor odds $1.1k 26 devs
  47. Survival + Vampires Poor odds $899 33 devs
  48. Stealth + Vampires Poor odds $719 14 devs
  49. PvP + Vampires Dead $12k 6 devs
  50. Co-op + Vampires Dead $11k 7 devs
Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

Resident Evil Village 2021 · $128M V Rising 2024 · $116M CODE VEIN 2019 · $83M Vampire Survivors 2022 · $38M Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night 2019 · $35M
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Resident Evil Village older $39.99 106,447 95% 3.2M $128M (exactly $127,704,466) CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
V Rising older $34.99 110,505 89% 3.3M $116M (exactly $115,997,098) Stunlock Studios
CODE VEIN older $59.99 46,315 83% 1.4M $83M (exactly $83,353,106) Bandai Namco Studios
Vampire Survivors older $4.99 251,686 98% 7.6M $38M (exactly $37,677,394) poncle
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night older $39.99 29,588 93% 888k $35M (exactly $35,496,724) ArtPlay
The Blood of Dawnwalker $69.99 15,789 86% 474k $33M (exactly $33,152,163) Rebel Wolves
Vampyr older $39.99 20,081 77% 602k $24M (exactly $24,091,176) DONTNOD Entertainment
Vampire: The Masquerade® - Bloodlines™ 2 $59.99 10,443 55% 313k $19M (exactly $18,794,267) The Chinese Room
Evil West older $49.99 10,215 74% 306k $15M (exactly $15,319,436) Flying Wild Hog
MELTY BLOOD: TYPE LUMINA older $49.99 9,130 88% 274k $14M (exactly $13,692,261) FRENCH-BREAD, TYPE-MOON, Lasengle Inc.,… (FRENCH-BREAD, TYPE-MOON, Lasengle Inc., TAMSOFT CORPORATION, GameLoop Inc.)
CODE VEIN II $69.99 5,193 66% 156k $11M (exactly $10,903,742) Bandai Namco Studios Inc.
Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors $9.99 18,587 96% 558k $5.6M (exactly $5,570,524) poncle, Nosebleed Interactive
Legacy of Kain™ Soul Reaver 1&2 Remastered $29.99 3,042 90% 91k $2.7M (exactly $2,736,887) Aspyr, Crystal Dynamics
Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic - the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil $17.99 3,740 98% 112k $2.0M (exactly $2,018,478) 上海アリス幻樂団, 上海アリスReprise
Moonlight Peaks $34.99 1,793 88% 54k $1.9M (exactly $1,882,112) Little Chicken
Nunholy $7.99 5,150 88% 155k $1.2M (exactly $1,234,455) Chowbie
Cabernet $19.99 2,025 94% 61k $1.2M (exactly $1,214,392) Party for Introverts
Vampires: Bloodlord Rising · EA $19.99 1,631 70% 49k $978k (exactly $978,111) Mehuman Games

Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.