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Should I ship a Dog Action-Adventure?
Action-Adventure + Dogs
Of 49 developers who shipped a Dog Action-Adventure 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.. 94 more are announced, ×3.6 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 6 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $590, ×0.9 the market's $630 for a 6 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $210; 1 in 20 cleared $1.7M, ×2734 the market median. Revenue is up 80% on the market; 94 games are announced against 26 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $210 (exactly $210) |
|---|---|
| Median | $594 (exactly $594) |
| Top 25% | $7.6k (exactly $7,645) |
| Top 5% | $1.7M (exactly $1,717,156) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 49 |
| Released games | 142 |
| Announced | 94 |
| Effort | 6 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $6.66 |
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 up 80% on the market, supply 10% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 11%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Action-Adventure
- effort 6 / 10 · medium · effort 6 sits in the medium band
- Dogs
- effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
What it takes
- Effort
- 6 / 10 · full 3D single-player, physics sims, content-heavy RPG
- Systems
- Action-Adventure; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Adventure, Exploration
- Price point
- $6.66 typical · top 25% priced $39.99 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, Cute, Colorful
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $39.99 or above; the middle game at $6.66.
The top 10 games average 77% positive over 10,579 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $210. 9 in 10 of the 26 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 94 games are announced against 26 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.6 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Action-Adventure with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
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- + MinigamesFair
- + BikesFair
- + TransportationFair
- + MotorbikeFair
- + TypingLong shot
- + Time AttackLong shot
- + Character Action GamePoor odds
- + MMORPGPoor odds
- + Open World Survival CraftPoor odds
- + LGBTQ+Poor odds
- + Villain ProtagonistPoor odds
Comparable games
Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name 2023 · $14M 
Beast of Reincarnation 2026 · $7.5M 
Necromunda: Hired Gun 2021 · $7.1M 
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective 2023 · $5.8M 
Okami HD 2017 · $4.9M | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name | older | $49.99 | 9,118 95% | 274k | $14M (exactly $13,674,265) | RGG Studio |
| | Beast of Reincarnation | $59.99 | 4,188 56% | 126k | $7.5M (exactly $7,537,144) | GAME FREAK inc. | |
| | Necromunda: Hired Gun | older | $39.99 | 5,892 68% | 177k | $7.1M (exactly $7,068,632) | Streum On Studio |
| | Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective | older | $29.99 | 6,429 97% | 193k | $5.8M (exactly $5,784,171) | CAPCOM Co., Ltd. |
| | Okami HD | older | $19.99 | 8,226 92% | 247k | $4.9M (exactly $4,933,132) | CAPCOM Co., Ltd. |
 | My Little Puppy | $24.99 | 4,435 97% | 133k | $3.3M (exactly $3,324,920) | Dreamotion Inc. | |
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 | Slitterhead | $49.99 | 1,145 78% | 34k | $1.7M (exactly $1,717,156) | Bokeh Game Studio lnc. | |
 | Bluey: The Videogame | older | $29.99 | 499 72% | 15k | $449k (exactly $448,950) | Artax Games., Casual Brothers Ltd. |
 | Farewell North | older | $23.99 | 572 95% | 17k | $412k (exactly $411,668) | Kyle Banks |
 | Wild Blue Skies | $14.99 | 251 58% | 7.5k | $113k (exactly $112,875) | Chuhai Labs, VITEI BACKROOM Inc. | |
 | Oh So Hero! | $9.99 | 255 94% | 7.7k | $76k (exactly $76,424) | Full Frontal Frog | |
 | The Good Dog: Chasing Shadows | · EA | $14.99 | 79 86% | 2.4k | $36k (exactly $35,526) | Poultry Party Games |
 | Signy & Mino: Against All Gods | $16.99 | 52 88% | 1.6k | $27k (exactly $26,504) | AN Productions | |
 | Claws & Chaos | $5.99 | 95 60% | 2.9k | $17k (exactly $17,072) | Parhelion Studio | |
 | PAW Patrol™: Dino World | $39.99 | 14 64% | 420 | $17k (exactly $16,796) | 3DClouds | |
 | Unusual Tales: After Bark | $6.99 | 65 89% | 2.0k | $14k (exactly $13,630) | Jall |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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