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Specimen · observed

Should I ship an Animal Score Attack game?

Score Attack + Animals

Of 25 developers who shipped an Animal Score Attack game 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.. 34 more are announced.

Verdict: dead, for a 3 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $180 in the last 2 years and $180 over 4, against a market of $480 for a 3 / 10 build. 20 developers shipped in the last year and 34 games are announced.

Deciding numbers: median 0.4 times the market baseline, revenue down 90% on the market, 34 announced, ×1.7 per developer who shipped in the last year.
Nobody has said they are building this yet.
Score Attack + Animals
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 25

not enough cohorts to draw

Outcomes for Score Attack + Animals: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 25
Bottom 30% $59 (exactly $59)
Median $179 (exactly $179)
Top 25% $1.2k (exactly $1,169)
Top 5% $8.7k (exactly $8,683)
Developers, 2 yr 25
Released games 33
Announced 34
Effort 3 / 10
AI-buildability High
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 90% on the market, supply 235% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 3%, excluded from money figures.

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Plate 2 · systems and tooling

Can AI deliver it?

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

Score Attack
effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
Animals
effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
3 / 10 · small 2D action, light systems
Systems
Score Attack; 4 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Arcade, Action, Roguelike
Price point
$4.99 typical · top 25% priced $14.88 or above
Art
4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Colorful, Cute, 2D
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $14.88 or above; the middle game at $4.99.

The top 10 games average 97% positive over 1,681 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $59, median $180, 1 in 4 over $1.1k, 1 in 20 over $8.6k.

3 in 10 developers made under $59. All of the 6 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 34 games are announced against 20 developers who shipped in the last year.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Score Attack with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + MechsFair23 devs · median $6.2k · 24 announced
  2. + Spectacle fighterFair31 devs · median $4.3k · 29 announced
  3. + DragonsFair16 devs · median $2.1k · 11 announced
  4. + VampiresFair16 devs · median $1.7k · 14 announced
  5. + CookingFair28 devs · median $1.4k · 30 announced
  6. + SuperheroFair11 devs · median $1.3k · 5 announced
  7. + Female ProtagonistFair112 devs · median $1.2k · 104 announced
  8. + GolfFair11 devs · median $1.2k · 8 announced
  9. + GothicFair20 devs · median $959 · 14 announced
  10. + ModernFair53 devs · median $899 · 43 announced
  11. + Choose Your Own AdventureFair14 devs · median $898 · 11 announced
  12. + UndergroundFair23 devs · median $748 · 18 announced

All 200 pairs on the Score Attack page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

Omelet You Cook 2026 · $685k Horse Runner DX 2025 · $8.7k 101 Cats 2024 · $7.0k TENSEI 2024 · $4.8k Crouching Tiger Hidden Hanafuda 2025 · $4.0k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Omelet You Cook $14.99 1,523 97% 46k $685k (exactly $684,893) Dan Schumacher, Hjalte Tagmose
Horse Runner DX $4.99 58 91% 1.7k $8.7k (exactly $8,683) Mat Makes Games
101 Cats older $0.99 236 85% 7.1k $7.0k (exactly $7,009) NaipSoft
TENSEI older $2.99 54 96% 1.6k $4.8k (exactly $4,844) Project Pegasus
Crouching Tiger Hidden Hanafuda $10.99 12 91% 360 $4.0k (exactly $3,956) Garuru Software labs inc.
Zooika $4.99 18 100% 540 $2.7k (exactly $2,695) Graphic Reality
Cow $4.99 13 100% 390 $1.9k (exactly $1,946) ZDEsy
Dino-Ducks Mayhem · EA $14.88 4 100% 120 $1.8k (exactly $1,786) Duckosaurus Games
Incremental Frog $12.99 3 66% 90 $1.2k (exactly $1,169) Urban Isotope
CatMelon - Suika Game $2.99 12 100% 360 $1.1k (exactly $1,076) Climbing Goat Games
101 Dogs Hidden $0.99 34 85% 1.0k $1.0k (exactly $1,010) NaipSoft
NightDirge $4.99 4 100% 120 $599 (exactly $599) Logan TimeLierG Eberly

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