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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Fishing Action Roguelike?

Action Roguelike + Fishing

Only 12 developers shipped a Fishing Action Roguelike in the last 2 years, too few for firm odds: the middle one made est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.; the top game by est. revenue, FATE: Reawakened, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 19 more are announced, ×3.8 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

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

The middle developer here made $4.3k, ×9.1 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $420; 1 in 20 cleared $560k, ×1196 the market median. Revenue is down 100% on the market; 19 games are announced against 5 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 9.1 times the market baseline, revenue down 100% on the market, 19 announced, ×3.8 per developer who shipped in the last year.
Nobody has said they are building this yet.
Action Roguelike + Fishing
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 12

not enough cohorts to draw

Outcomes for Action Roguelike + Fishing: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 12
Bottom 30% $419 (exactly $419)
Median $4.3k (exactly $4,341)
Top 25% $133k (exactly $132,644)
Top 5% $568k (exactly $568,273)
Developers, 2 yr 12
Released games 25
Announced 19
Effort 4 / 10
AI-buildability Medium
Typical price $9.99

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 100% on the market, supply 30% fewer developers than the period before.

Free games: 20%, 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
Fishing
effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium 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, Fishing
Price point
$9.99 typical
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 10 games average 76% positive over 1,960 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $420, median $4.3k, 1 in 4 over $130k, 1 in 20 over $560k.

3 in 10 developers made under $420. 4 in 10 of the 7 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 19 games are announced against 5 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.8 per shipper.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Action Roguelike with a different second tag, 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

Rogue Heroes: Ruins of Tasos 2021 · $1.6M FATE: Reawakened 2025 · $568k Starlight Revolver 2025 · EA · $157k Lake of Creatures 2024 · $133k Sea of Survivors 2023 · EA · $87k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Rogue Heroes: Ruins of Tasos older $19.99 2,705 77% 81k $1.6M (exactly $1,622,188) Heliocentric Studios
FATE: Reawakened $24.99 758 73% 23k $568k (exactly $568,273) gamigo US Inc., Tableflip Entertainment… (gamigo US Inc., Tableflip Entertainment AB)
Starlight Revolver · EA $12.99 404 54% 12k $157k (exactly $157,439) Pahdo Labs
Lake of Creatures $12.49 354 92% 11k $133k (exactly $132,644) ANTENNA GAMES
Sea of Survivors · EA older $6.99 415 81% 12k $87k (exactly $87,026) Nah Yeah Games
FISH FEAR ME $9.99 214 84% 6.4k $64k (exactly $64,136) HEATHER FLOWERS
AIRHEART - Tales of broken Wings older $14.99 128 81% 3.8k $58k (exactly $57,562) Blindflug Studios AG
Nautical Survival $7.99 179 97% 5.4k $43k (exactly $42,906) Idan Rooze
Koboo: The Tree Spirit older $14.99 35 82% 1.1k $16k (exactly $15,740) Jerome Labelle, Simon Labelle
The Chronicles of Quiver Dick older $2.99 173 93% 5.2k $16k (exactly $15,518) Crankage Games
Fishing Mega-Game $4.99 29 89% 870 $4.3k (exactly $4,341) Peep
Shorebound · EA $6.99 12 75% 360 $2.5k (exactly $2,516) Synax, Apeworks
Octopus Invasion $4.99 7 28% 210 $1.0k (exactly $1,048) Supercode Games
Ashfall Keep $6.99 2 100% 60 $419 (exactly $419) DoctorEnilno
Jinmengyo $2.99 1 100% 30 $90 (exactly $90) ryuukyuushi

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