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A selection of material about game economics and profit. Compiled for the indie developer of a visual novel or game. 
After a couple of years of active development, the likelihood for:
- 100 USD per month is about 50/50
- 1,000 USD per month is about 10/90
- 2,500 USD per month is about 5/95
- 4,000 USD per month is about 2/98
Very interesting answer, with a methodology for analyzing Patreon's stats: https://f95zone.to/threads/help-make-banished-bards-first-game-great.139469/post-9527999 and below https://f95zone.to/threads/help-make-banished-bards-first-game-great.139469/post-9538063
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The largest game portal f95zone has a forum that only game developers have access to. Below are some topics of this part of the forum that I found interesting. The list will be updated.
About payment systems for developers
- I’m new to managing a Patreon page, and I could really use some advice on how to improve it and make it sustainable. Answers.
- My current 7day impressions on itch.io are at 1.1m, but my CTR is sitting at only 3.3%. Do you have any advice on how to improve CTR? Answers.
- What are promotional images on Itch for? Answers here.
- I made a mistake and Steam banned my game. Why? Answers.
Other topics for developers
- The developer shared the resources he uses to promote his game. Read.
- Developer invites developers to share critiques of the games and short stories they create. It's here.
- Has any of you used AI translation tools for your game? If so is it good? Which Ai are you using for it? The answers are here.
- The developer shared how he released a visual novel and made $1,000 in the first month. Read.
- Q: Do you guys know some NSFW game developers discord server? Or any other place where developers gather and discuss about their game. A: https://discord.gg/xFbjEsWswk , https://discord.gg/devtalk , https://disboard.org . Source.
- Q: Is there anyone here who’s a solo developer and has managed to earn over $1,000 a month? I’m curious to hear your experiences and what strategies worked for you—especially if you’re doing everything yourself, from development to marketing. Read answers.
- The developer shared the stats "what the relative percentages are for PC/Mac/Android аrom my Itch page". Mac - 8%, PC - 48%, Android - 44%. Total 2410 downloads. Source.
- Fetishes you don't understand, but are often requested to be added to your game? Some answers: pregnancy, fart, feet, big people eating little people, pissing, interracial, NTR, loli, shota, small penis, obese women... Read more.
- One of the developers asked if it was worth continuing to make the game if the first result was not pleasing. Other developers analyzed what could be done better and gave advice. Read topic.
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Players search for games by topic
- Medical Fetish https://f95zone.to/threads/medical-fetish-games.193050/
Reddits, where you can promote your novels and games
- r/visualnovels (577K readers): a community for discussing visual novels.
- r/AVN_Lovers (37К readers): the place to discuss all your favourite AVNs that don't have a dedicated subreddit. Post your favourite ingame renders, share your theories about story development with other fans or proudly submit your fanart. Or do you need some recommendations of games similar to your all time favourite?
- r/AVNCommunity (6.7K) place to go for discussion about any Adult Visual Novel(AVN) you’re currently playing or have finished.
- r/LewdGames (442К readers): reviews, discussions, walkthroughs, and links to NSFW games.
- r/Futanari_Games (43К readers): the subreddit dedicated to Futanari Games.
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On the popularity of pregnancy in games?
150 votes. Read other responses on pregnancy..
I like pregnancy sex: 59%
I like impregnation 73%
Do players like to vote?
A developer asked if players liked voting on which chapter to work on. The answer was unequivocal. 115 votes total. Source.
- Not much - 10%
- Alittle - 10%
- Eh! - 28%
- I like it! - 47%
- I think it's very important. I like telling you what to do! - 4%
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- Почему разработчики всегда дают MC огромный член? Читайте ответы .
- Из какой профессии люди приходят в разработку порноигр? Это интересно читать .
- Самые отвратительные пользователи F95: любители беременных, чуваки с гаремами, фанаты инцеста и NTR, фанаты фута, те, кто помешан на коррупции и хочет, чтобы каждая игра FMC была симулятором шлюхи или rapefest. Люди на F95, которые думают, что разработчик — их сучка, и что каждая игра написана специально для них и должна обновляться, когда они считают нужным. Читать далее .
- Я нашел причину, по которой людям нравится NTR (Netorare). Прочитайте расширенный ответ .
- Почему игры так долго делаются и редко обновляются, спросил игрок. Ему ответили .