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VN If I want to create my first visual novel, what are the most popular and profitable themes?
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Making a good game is the most profitable theme.
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The fastest money grab is harem with loli content. (Sad truth.)
The faster you update the game, the more people are willing to financially support you.
The highest balance between popular and profitable is definitely Loli. The harem tag tend to just follow everything around.
But as stated, if you can't make your game with passion and dedication, you are going to have a very short life as a developer. It will lead to you making a substandard product that and if people know you are doing it for the money, they won't have the trust that you will even stick around unless you make bank.
Some games hit it off instantly, but as a general statement, a good game might start making a moderate amount 6 months after release. You will probably have to front load about 3 months worth of design and basic work to hit release as well. It might become actually able to support you within 2 years after release.
So in short the first thing you will need if you want to make money off this is another job to support you, the second thing you need is the drive to work for probably years and you might be able to support yourself. Keep in mind that is still only a possibility that you are even making minimum wage at this point. If you think these numbers are pessimistic, they aren't, unless you are putting out something truly, fantastically special, this is in all likelihood the best case scenario.
If you don't make what you're making with passion, you will never be able to deal with the ups and downs of being a developer and in all you will probably not make a game people will be interested in paying for.
But as stated, if you can't make your game with passion and dedication, you are going to have a very short life as a developer. It will lead to you making a substandard product that and if people know you are doing it for the money, they won't have the trust that you will even stick around unless you make bank.
Some games hit it off instantly, but as a general statement, a good game might start making a moderate amount 6 months after release. You will probably have to front load about 3 months worth of design and basic work to hit release as well. It might become actually able to support you within 2 years after release.
So in short the first thing you will need if you want to make money off this is another job to support you, the second thing you need is the drive to work for probably years and you might be able to support yourself. Keep in mind that is still only a possibility that you are even making minimum wage at this point. If you think these numbers are pessimistic, they aren't, unless you are putting out something truly, fantastically special, this is in all likelihood the best case scenario.
If you don't make what you're making with passion, you will never be able to deal with the ups and downs of being a developer and in all you will probably not make a game people will be interested in paying for.
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Being too lazy to do your own market research on a site that literally has all the information you need doesn't bode well for being popular and profitable.
His next thread will be about hiring a programmer, artist and writer who will get paid with a share of the profits.
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If it's your first game, you should focus on actually finishing and not even consider marketing.
Choose a topic you're passionate about. Design the simplest, shortest game you can imagine - cut features ruthlessly until you have a concept which barely seems worth making. If you're starting from zero experience, it will still take you a year.
Once the first game is done, once you gave some idea what you're up against, you can start thinking about profit.
Choose a topic you're passionate about. Design the simplest, shortest game you can imagine - cut features ruthlessly until you have a concept which barely seems worth making. If you're starting from zero experience, it will still take you a year.
Once the first game is done, once you gave some idea what you're up against, you can start thinking about profit.
Maybe loli and incest? but good luck hiding them from patreon (which is doable... but it's a headache. If you can stay with subscribestar then... you can go all the way down the rabbit hole). But at the end of the day, if you're getting into adult game development hoping to hit it big instantly... oh man, I have news for you...
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. That's what tags and skills get the job done. That being said, some talented devs don't make that list, so some dumb luck is involved (Right Theme, Right Time, Right Look) Make your game! See if you enjoy it!
Speaking of loli, who do you mean? A 300-year-old vampire loli, a 1000-year-old succubus demon loli or, well, a realistic loli? For example, how much of a loli she is, in terms of body proportions. If anything, it's an adult girl from the Lolinglian people, who have a genetic mutation that causes them to stop growing and maturing when they reach a certain age.
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