Ruler by Default
Short description
Ruler by Default is a fantasy/comedy/drama visual novel, played from the perspective of a 21 year old male who is inadvertently summoned to another dimension and subsequently crowned successor to an evil overlord after an unexpected twist of events.
- Developer
- Pistachi Studio
- Publisher
- Pistachi Studio
- Release
- Thu, May 03, 2018
- Price
- $9.99
- Reviews
- 20
- Positive
- 95%
- Followers
- 353
- Owners (estimated)
- 0 – 20K
- Concurrent players
- n/a
- Genres
- Casual, Indie, Simulation
- Features
- Steam Trading Cards
- Tags
Review count and SteamSpy's owner range agree well enough to narrow the estimate down to this band. Multiplied by the $9.99 launch price — there is not enough price history for this game to weight the copies by what they actually sold for. Before Steam's cut, VAT and refunds. How these numbers are calculated.
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Media
History
2 data points since Jul 30, 2026. Gaps mean nothing changed — the value carries forward.
The revenue curve is an estimate, not a measurement. It is the only calculated series here: each interval takes the review growth of that period, multiplies it by the sales-per-review factor and by the price actually charged at the time, and adds the result to the running total. That is why it climbs more slowly through discount periods than the review curve next to it. The last point is the same figure quoted above — gross, before Steam's cut, VAT and refunds. How these numbers are calculated.
Lowest recorded price: $9.99 on Jul 30, 2026. That is the current price.
Similar games that found an audience
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| Image | Name | Studio | Shared | Tag difference | Price | Reviews | Positive | Released | Revenue (estimated) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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My So-called Future Girlfriend | TALESSHOP Co., Ltd. 15 titles | 6 | same tags | $4.99 | 258 | 95% | Mon, Dec 10, 2018 | $95k $95k – $98k |
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Flower Shop: Summer In Fairbrook | Winter Wolves 41 titles | 6 | same tags | $2.49 75% |
50 | 64% | Fri, May 16, 2014 | $21k $10k – $38k |
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Miracle Snack Shop | TALESSHOP Co., Ltd. 15 titles | 5 | − Casual + Sexual Content | $9.99 | 2,153 | 97% | Tue, Dec 25, 2018 | $980k $980k – $1.7m |
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LOOPERS | VisualArts/Key 9 titles | 5 | − Indie + Adventure | $19.99 | 986 | 87% | Mon, Jun 26, 2023 | $852k $384k – $961k |
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Making*Lovers | Smee 7 titles | 5 | − Indie + Romance | $29.99 | 627 | 97% | Fri, Apr 03, 2020 | $806k $572k – $1.4m |
There are more like this. Your plan shows the 5 closest neighbours; Plus and Pro show up to 100 — enough to see the shape of a niche instead of a sample of it.