Should I ship a Werewolf game?
Werewolves
Of 88 developers who shipped a Werewolf 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.. 156 more are announced, ×3.1 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 4 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $2.1k, ×4.4 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $510; 1 in 20 cleared $160k, ×350 the market median. Revenue is down 35% on the market; 156 games are announced against 51 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $505 (exactly $505) |
|---|---|
| Median | $2.1k (exactly $2,097) |
| Top 25% | $12k (exactly $12,225) |
| Top 5% | $166k (exactly $166,402) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 88 |
| Released games | 290 |
| Announced | 156 |
| 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 down 35% on the market, supply 25% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 19%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Werewolves
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
- Price point
- $6.99 typical · top 25% priced $19.99 or above
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $6.99.
The top 10 games average 84% positive over 4,361 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $510. 8 in 10 of the 54 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 156 games are announced against 51 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.1 per shipper.
All pairs with Werewolves
No pair with Werewolves has 25 games yet.
Comparable games
Raging Loop 2017 · $9.5M 
Town of Salem 2014 · $4.6M 
Disciples: Liberation 2021 · $3.2M 
Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Earthblood 2022 · $1.3M 
Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord 2024 · $1.3M | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Raging Loop | older | $29.99 | 10,568 95% | 317k | $9.5M (exactly $9,508,030) | KEMCO |
| | Town of Salem | older | $4.99 | 30,882 88% | 926k | $4.6M (exactly $4,623,035) | BlankMediaGames |
| | Disciples: Liberation | older | $39.99 | 2,706 73% | 81k | $3.2M (exactly $3,246,388) | Frima Studio |
| | Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Earthblood | older | $29.99 | 1,463 69% | 44k | $1.3M (exactly $1,316,261) | Cyanide Studio |
| | Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord | older | $34.99 | 1,209 77% | 36k | $1.3M (exactly $1,269,087) | Digital Eclipse |
 | KeeperRL | older | $19.99 | 1,677 83% | 50k | $1.0M (exactly $1,005,697) | Electric Succubi |
 | Darksburg | older | $14.99 | 1,656 63% | 50k | $745k (exactly $744,703) | Shiro Games |
 | Project Werewulf | $29.99 | 778 83% | 23k | $700k (exactly $699,967) | FTRGameStudio | |
 | Anthro Heat | $29.99 | 629 92% | 19k | $566k (exactly $565,911) | Blue Lizard Studios | |
 | Virgo Versus The Zodiac | older | $19.99 | 790 92% | 24k | $474k (exactly $473,763) | Moonana |
 | Night is Coming | · EA | $24.99 | 387 59% | 12k | $290k (exactly $290,134) | Wild Forest Studio |
 | Chronicles of the Wolf | $19.99 | 417 82% | 13k | $250k (exactly $250,075) | Migami Games | |
 | The Seven Realms: High Lathión | $12.99 | 427 80% | 13k | $166k (exactly $166,402) | SeptCloud Games | |
 | Werewolf: The Inner Beast | $19.99 | 221 76% | 6.6k | $133k (exactly $132,534) | FTRGameStudio | |
 | Monster College | $9.99 | 435 95% | 13k | $130k (exactly $130,370) | Monster Eye Games | |
 | Wolf Mate | $6.99 | 613 93% | 18k | $129k (exactly $128,546) | eTIRUe | |
 | Terrordrome - Reign of the Legends | $19.99 | 168 72% | 5.0k | $101k (exactly $100,750) | Huracan Studio | |
 | No Socks RPG | $9.99 | 286 92% | 8.6k | $86k (exactly $85,714) | Spicyfuse |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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