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Board Game + Dogs
Only 11 developers shipped a Dog Board Game 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, Kemotaku, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 6 more are announced.
Verdict: fair, for a 3 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $780, ×1.6 the market's $480 for a 3 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $150. Revenue is flat on the market; 6 games are announced against 5 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $144 (exactly $144) |
|---|---|
| Median | $776 (exactly $776) |
| Top 25% | $1.5k (exactly $1,525) |
| Top 5% | $3.4k (exactly $3,358) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 11 |
| Released games | 36 |
| Announced | 6 |
| Effort | 3 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | High |
| Typical price | $2.99 |
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 15% fewer developers than the period before.
Free games: 11%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is high: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Board Game
- effort 2 / 10 · high · effort 2 sits in the high band
- Dogs
- effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
What it takes
- Effort
- 3 / 10 · small 2D action, light systems
- Systems
- Board Game
- Price point
- $2.99 typical
Why players buy here
The top 10 games average 93% positive over 95 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $150. All of the 9 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 6 games are announced against 5 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
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Comparable games
Everdell 2022 · $346k 
Shephy 2017 · $28k 
Kemono Mahjong 2021 · $21k 
Golden Record Retriever 2024 · $20k 
Buddy and Lucky Solitaire 2021 · $8.7k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Everdell | older | $19.99 | 577 90% | 17k | $346k (exactly $346,027) | Dire Wolf |
| | Shephy | older | $4.99 | 187 74% | 5.6k | $28k (exactly $27,994) | Arc System Works |
| | Kemono Mahjong | older | $4.99 | 142 89% | 4.3k | $21k (exactly $21,257) | Cyberdog Software |
| | Golden Record Retriever | older | $15.99 | 41 56% | 1.2k | $20k (exactly $19,668) | Hoochoo Game Studios |
| | Buddy and Lucky Solitaire | older | $2.99 | 97 82% | 2.9k | $8.7k (exactly $8,701) | Mens Sana Interactive |
 | Slide Stories: Bucky's Quest | older | $9.99 | 17 94% | 510 | $5.1k (exactly $5,095) | Remix Games, Gregory Oliveira |
 | Kemotaku | $15.99 | 7 100% | 210 | $3.4k (exactly $3,358) | Kojika Games | |
 | Panqueca & Paçoca: A Friendship Jigsaw | older | $1.99 | 48 93% | 1.4k | $2.9k (exactly $2,866) | Opala Project |
 | Coloring Cats: Sports With Friends | $1.99 | 38 97% | 1.1k | $2.3k (exactly $2,269) | Mens Sana Interactive | |
 | Puppy Link - Tile Connect | $2.99 | 17 88% | 510 | $1.5k (exactly $1,525) | ZT-Studio | |
 | Jixo: The Season of Joy Collector's Edition | $9.99 | 5 80% | 150 | $1.5k (exactly $1,498) | MixoGames Ltd. | |
 | Baspetball | $2.99 | 10 100% | 300 | $897 (exactly $897) | Gray Boss | |
 | Fluffy Arena | $1.99 | 13 100% | 390 | $776 (exactly $776) | Pet Party | |
 | Fur and Void | $9.99 | 2 0% | 60 | $599 (exactly $599) | DFS | |
 | Squarepinski | $4.79 | 1 100% | 30 | $144 (exactly $144) | Dotwo Games | |
 | Dream Kitten | $2.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $90 (exactly $90) | SmartGames | |
 | Catch the Skunk | $2.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $90 (exactly $90) | SmartGames |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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