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Should I ship a Fishing Action RPG?
Action RPG + Fishing
Of 24 developers who shipped a Fishing Action RPG 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.. 55 more are announced, ×5.5 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 7 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $7.6k, ×5.1 the market's $1.5k for a 7 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $420; 1 in 20 cleared $1.8M, ×1251 the market median. Revenue is flat on the market; 55 games are announced against 10 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $419 (exactly $419) |
|---|---|
| Median | $7.6k (exactly $7,645) |
| Top 25% | $263k (exactly $263,074) |
| Top 5% | $1.9M (exactly $1,874,630) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 24 |
| Released games | 68 |
| Announced | 55 |
| Effort | 7 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| 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 flat on the market, supply 30% fewer developers than the period before.
Free games: 13%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is low: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Action RPG
- effort 7 / 10 · low · effort 7 sits in the low band
- Fishing
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 7 / 10 · big single-player or serious online
- Systems
- Action RPG, Fishing; 7 in 10 of the top 25% also carry RPG, Adventure, Character Customization
- Price point
- $9.99 typical · top 25% priced $24.99 or above
- Art
- 3 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, 3D
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $24.99 or above; the middle game at $9.99.
The top 10 games average 73% positive over 29,767 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $420. 5 in 10 of the 16 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 55 games are announced against 10 developers who shipped in the last year, ×5.5 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Action RPG with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
- + NavalFair
- + Local Co-OpFair
- + WesternFair
- + Local MultiplayerFair
- + Walking SimulatorLong shot
- + WuxiaPoor odds
- + Character Action GamePoor odds
- + MechsPoor odds
- + Colony SimPoor odds
- + Dating SimPoor odds
- + Open World Survival CraftPoor odds
- + Bullet HeavenPoor odds
Comparable games
The Quinfall 2026 · $3.6M 
Potion Permit 2022 · $2.6M 
Immortal Life 2024 · $2.0M 
FlyKnight 2025 · $1.9M 
Mirthwood 2024 · $1.7M | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | The Quinfall | $9.99 | 12,073 50% | 362k | $3.6M (exactly $3,618,278) | Vawraek Technology Inc. | |
| | Potion Permit | older | $19.99 | 4,358 78% | 131k | $2.6M (exactly $2,613,493) | MassHive Media |
| | Immortal Life | older | $16.99 | 3,853 79% | 116k | $2.0M (exactly $1,963,874) | YiFang Studio |
| | FlyKnight | $5.99 | 10,432 96% | 313k | $1.9M (exactly $1,874,630) | Wabbaboy | |
| | Mirthwood | $24.99 | 2,242 69% | 67k | $1.7M (exactly $1,680,827) | Bad Ridge Games | |
 | Rogue Heroes: Ruins of Tasos | older | $19.99 | 2,705 77% | 81k | $1.6M (exactly $1,622,188) | Heliocentric Studios |
 | Nice Day for Fishing | $19.99 | 2,609 86% | 78k | $1.6M (exactly $1,564,617) | FusionPlay | |
 | Cryptmaster | older | $24.99 | 1,671 94% | 50k | $1.3M (exactly $1,252,749) | Paul Hart, Lee Williams, Akupara Games |
 | FATE | older | $7.99 | 4,092 95% | 123k | $981k (exactly $980,852) | WildTangent |
 | Rune Factory 3 Special | older | $39.99 | 734 94% | 22k | $881k (exactly $880,580) | Marvelous Inc. |
 | FATE: Reawakened | $24.99 | 758 73% | 23k | $568k (exactly $568,273) | gamigo US Inc., Tableflip Entertainment… (gamigo US Inc., Tableflip Entertainment AB) | |
 | Sea Fantasy | $14.99 | 585 86% | 18k | $263k (exactly $263,074) | METASLA | |
 | Luminary | · EA | $19.99 | 343 74% | 10k | $206k (exactly $205,697) | Refractive Entertainment |
 | Starlight Revolver | · EA | $12.99 | 404 54% | 12k | $157k (exactly $157,439) | Pahdo Labs |
 | Knights End | $7.99 | 286 90% | 8.6k | $69k (exactly $68,554) | Knight Shift Studios | |
 | Category 6 | $14.99 | 35 68% | 1.1k | $16k (exactly $15,740) | Crafty Game Lab |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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