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Should I ship a Capitalist Creature Collector?
Creature Collector + Capitalism
Of 38 developers who shipped a Capitalist Creature Collector 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.. 38 more are announced.
Verdict: fair, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $3.2k, ×5.2 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $1.6k. Revenue is up 225% on the market; 38 games are announced against 25 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $1.5k (exactly $1,525) |
|---|---|
| Median | $3.2k (exactly $3,235) |
| Top 25% | $20k (exactly $19,947) |
| Top 5% | $872k (exactly $872,427) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 38 |
| Released games | 64 |
| Announced | 38 |
| Effort | 5 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $5.99 |
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 up 225% on the market, supply 65% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 5%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Creature Collector
- effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
- Capitalism
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
- Systems
- Creature Collector; 8 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Simulation, Idler, Management
- Price point
- $5.99 typical · top 25% priced $7.99 or above
- Art
- 7 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Cute, Pixel Graphics
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $7.99 or above; the middle game at $5.99.
The top 10 games average 93% positive over 15,051 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $1.6k. 8 in 10 of the 17 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 38 games are announced against 25 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Creature Collector with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
- + Perma DeathFair
- + Bullet HellFair
- + LootFair
- + IdlerFair
- + IncrementalFair
- + Action RoguelikeFair
- + SpaceFair
- + ZombiesFair
- + ArcadeFair
- + Co-opPoor odds
- + Dating SimPoor odds
- + MusicPoor odds
Comparable games
Megaquarium 2018 · $2.6M 
Chillquarium 2023 · $1.4M 
Tiny Pasture 2025 · $1.3M 
Horsey Game 2026 · $872k 
Cornerpond 2025 · $230k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Megaquarium | older | $24.99 | 3,444 95% | 103k | $2.6M (exactly $2,581,967) | Twice Circled |
| | Chillquarium | older | $5.99 | 7,780 92% | 233k | $1.4M (exactly $1,398,066) | Ben Reber |
| | Tiny Pasture | $5.99 | 7,055 92% | 212k | $1.3M (exactly $1,267,784) | CaveLiquid | |
| | Horsey Game | $9.99 | 2,911 97% | 87k | $872k (exactly $872,427) | Captain Games | |
| | Cornerpond | $2.99 | 2,567 97% | 77k | $230k (exactly $230,260) | foolsroom | |
 | Tabletop Game Shop Simulator | $12.99 | 480 84% | 14k | $187k (exactly $187,056) | Ludogram, Knight Fever Games | |
 | Berserk B.I.T.S | $6.99 | 667 81% | 20k | $140k (exactly $139,870) | BerserkBoy Games | |
 | Suzukuri Dungeon: Karin in the Mountain | older | $24.99 | 138 73% | 4.1k | $103k (exactly $103,459) | Karin Project |
 | Croakoloco | older | $5.99 | 464 89% | 14k | $83k (exactly $83,381) | Ryan Forrester |
 | Desk Paws | $5.99 | 463 86% | 14k | $83k (exactly $83,201) | GinkgoGames | |
 | Chonkers | $4.99 | 518 87% | 16k | $78k (exactly $77,545) | Solar Eclipse Games | |
 | Lured In | $7.99 | 151 84% | 4.5k | $36k (exactly $36,195) | Big Boy Games | |
 | Desktop Fishes | $5.99 | 128 82% | 3.8k | $23k (exactly $23,002) | Daniel Santalla | |
 | Ribbit Ranch | $5.99 | 111 98% | 3.3k | $20k (exactly $19,947) | Jack McAllister |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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