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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Cat Action Roguelike?

Action Roguelike + Cats

Of 51 developers who shipped a Cat Action Roguelike 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.. 82 more are announced, ×2.6 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

Verdict: poor odds, for a 4 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $1.2k, ×2.5 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $300; 1 in 20 cleared $240k, ×523 the market median. Revenue is down 75% on the market; 82 games are announced against 32 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 2.5 times the market baseline, revenue down 75% on the market, 82 announced, ×2.6 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Action Roguelike + Cats
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 51
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $955 → $479 → $3.6k → $3.9k → $359 (still earning) → $1.7k (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Action Roguelike + Cats: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 51
Bottom 30% $300 (exactly $300)
Median $1.2k (exactly $1,166)
Top 25% $7.7k (exactly $7,661)
Top 5% $248k (exactly $248,234)
Developers, 2 yr 51
Released games 86
Announced 82
Effort 4 / 10
AI-buildability Medium
Typical price $4.99

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 down 75% on the market, supply 70% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 13%, excluded from money figures.

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Plate 2 · systems and tooling

Can AI deliver it?

AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.

Action Roguelike
effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
Cats
effort 2 / 10 · high · effort 2 sits in the high band

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
Systems
Action Roguelike; 8 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Roguelite, Roguelike
Price point
$4.99 typical · top 25% priced $14.99 or above
Art
4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Cute, Pixel Graphics
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $14.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.

The top 10 games average 88% positive over 4,651 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $300, median $1.2k, 1 in 4 over $7.6k, 1 in 20 over $240k.

3 in 10 developers made under $300. 9 in 10 of the 20 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 82 games are announced against 32 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.6 per shipper.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Action Roguelike with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + RomanceStrong odds22 devs · median $6.5k · 17 announced
  2. + Creature CollectorFair39 devs · median $1.8k · 54 announced
  3. + SportsFair41 devs · median $1.6k · 39 announced
  4. + Boss RushFair20 devs · median $1.6k · 19 announced
  5. + VampiresFair55 devs · median $1.3k · 52 announced
  6. + IdlerFair44 devs · median $1.0k · 55 announced
  7. + DogsFair19 devs · median $899 · 18 announced
  8. + Precision PlatformerFair36 devs · median $629 · 38 announced
  9. + FaithFair16 devs · median $449 · 21 announced
  10. + Character Action GamePoor odds9 devs · median $20k · 40 announced
  11. + Dating SimPoor odds13 devs · median $12k · 14 announced
  12. + MechsPoor odds44 devs · median $12k · 85 announced

All 205 pairs on the Action Roguelike page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

Atomicrops 2020 · $2.3M Garden of Witches 2026 · $1.1M Portal Dungeon 2023 · $447k ORDER 13 2025 · $330k PUSS! 2018 · $318k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Atomicrops older $14.99 5,134 93% 154k $2.3M (exactly $2,308,760) Bird Bath Games
Garden of Witches $18.99 1,978 92% 59k $1.1M (exactly $1,126,867) Team Tapas
Portal Dungeon older $14.99 995 88% 30k $447k (exactly $447,452) Dusk Dog Studio
ORDER 13 $8.99 1,224 87% 37k $330k (exactly $330,113) Cybernetic Walrus
PUSS! older $9.99 1,062 92% 32k $318k (exactly $318,281) teamcoil
Morsels $14.99 552 75% 17k $248k (exactly $248,234) Furcula
Cat Bait · EA older $4.99 1,446 96% 43k $216k (exactly $216,466) Mayni prod.
Tallowmere 2: Curse of the Kittens older $9.99 318 80% 9.5k $95k (exactly $95,305) Chris McFarland
Maze Mice $9.99 315 88% 9.5k $94k (exactly $94,406) TrampolineTales
スペルトナエル older $8.99 344 97% 10k $93k (exactly $92,777) おまど
Time Snatcher Handy $9.99 88 96% 2.6k $26k (exactly $26,374) PulleyBun, ClockworkCats
Ultra Mega Cats · EA $11.99 70 74% 2.1k $25k (exactly $25,179) Fallen Leaf, Unseen Silence, Black Drak… (Fallen Leaf, Unseen Silence, Black Drakkar Games)
Beatdown City Survivors $9.99 80 98% 2.4k $24k (exactly $23,976) NuChallenger
Pet the Cat $4.99 155 83% 4.7k $23k (exactly $23,204) MEWSTURBO
Kitty's Last Adventure $4.99 144 97% 4.3k $22k (exactly $21,557) Woum
Cat Girl Survivor $14.99 45 55% 1.4k $20k (exactly $20,236) Minimum Studio Corp.

Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.