mizilic if u only want maximum payouts, sure, a harem-game will definitely grow faster and reach more patrons.
but, to reach the level of the "top" teams, its very hard. with your harem game it will take time to grow.
but if you are in for the money why do games at all? I believe u can be more successful doing something else.
for me making games is like painting or making music, sure, I can paint or compose something that I know works, but it will be soulless. I will do the style I like the most, and if I dont get much for it, fuck it, at least I did something I enjoyed.
its about soul, if you make something really good u can get a lot of attention, because it will show in the result that u care about your game more than just milking.
games like
a wife and a mother with 1,295 patrons. the team
eva kiss (even if 2D) has 1,781 patrons,
Decent Monkey with 1,696 patrons. its not bad, and if they keep delivering they will grow more and more and without losing soul.