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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Cat Creature Collector?

Creature Collector + Cats

Of 95 developers who shipped a Cat 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.. 146 more are announced, ×2.4 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

Verdict: poor odds, for a 5 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $1.9k, ×3.0 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $900; 1 in 20 cleared $140k, ×234 the market median. Revenue is flat on the market; 146 games are announced against 61 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 3.0 times the market baseline, revenue flat on the market, 146 announced, ×2.4 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Creature Collector + Cats
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 95
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $4.7k → $2.6k → $3.1k → $2.4k → $2.4k → $2.7k → $1.8k (still earning) → $898 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Creature Collector + Cats: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 95
Bottom 30% $898 (exactly $898)
Median $1.9k (exactly $1,884)
Top 25% $8.6k (exactly $8,626)
Top 5% $147k (exactly $147,052)
Developers, 2 yr 95
Released games 405
Announced 146
Effort 5 / 10
AI-buildability Medium
Typical price $1.99

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 35% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 17%, 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.

Creature Collector
effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
Cats
effort 2 / 10 · high · effort 2 sits in the high band

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
Systems
Creature Collector; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Point & Click, Puzzle, Hidden Object
Price point
$1.99 typical · top 25% priced $7.99 or above
Art
6 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Cute, Relaxing, Colorful
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $7.99 or above; the middle game at $1.99.

The top 10 games average 92% positive over 9,180 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $900, median $1.9k, 1 in 4 over $8.6k, 1 in 20 over $140k.

3 in 10 developers made under $900. 7 in 10 of the 133 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 146 games are announced against 61 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.4 per shipper.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Creature Collector with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + Perma DeathFair30 devs · median $5.3k · 33 announced
  2. + Bullet HellFair24 devs · median $3.4k · 33 announced
  3. + CapitalismFair38 devs · median $3.2k · 38 announced
  4. + LootFair51 devs · median $2.9k · 67 announced
  5. + IdlerFair248 devs · median $2.1k · 260 announced
  6. + IncrementalFair177 devs · median $1.9k · 191 announced
  7. + Action RoguelikeFair39 devs · median $1.8k · 54 announced
  8. + SpaceFair30 devs · median $1.5k · 39 announced
  9. + ZombiesFair14 devs · median $1.5k · 10 announced
  10. + ArcadeFair73 devs · median $629 · 85 announced
  11. + Co-opPoor odds31 devs · median $28k · 82 announced
  12. + Dating SimPoor odds14 devs · median $23k · 43 announced

All 133 pairs on the Creature Collector page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

Epic Battle Fantasy 5 2018 · $4.2M Cat God Ranch 2024 · $549k Maltese's Fluffy Onsen 2025 · $490k A Castle Full of Cats 2022 · $488k A Tower Full of Cats 2024 · $414k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Epic Battle Fantasy 5 older $24.99 5,647 98% 169k $4.2M (exactly $4,233,556) Matt Roszak
Cat God Ranch older $9.99 1,831 92% 55k $549k (exactly $548,751) CrazyPotato Studio
Maltese's Fluffy Onsen $5.99 2,727 94% 82k $490k (exactly $490,042) Sinkhole Studio, Moonlab Studio
A Castle Full of Cats older $3.99 4,073 99% 122k $488k (exactly $487,538) Devcats
A Tower Full of Cats older $5.99 2,304 99% 69k $414k (exactly $414,029) Devcats
Fischer's Fishing Journey $7.99 1,568 91% 47k $376k (exactly $375,850) Cutefish
A Building Full of Cats older $2.99 4,103 98% 123k $368k (exactly $368,039) Devcats
Morsels $14.99 552 75% 17k $248k (exactly $248,234) Furcula
A Building Full of Cats 2 $6.99 1,145 97% 34k $240k (exactly $240,106) Devcats
Horticular: Build a Garden, Attract Wildlife older $19.99 391 88% 12k $234k (exactly $234,483) inDirection Games
A Shelter Full of Cats $4.99 1,152 97% 35k $172k (exactly $172,454) Devcats
Batomon Showdown $14.99 327 87% 9.8k $147k (exactly $147,052) berrymint
A Planet Full of Cats $7.99 581 89% 17k $139k (exactly $139,266) Devcats
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
Pawsome Resort · EA $11.99 147 83% 4.4k $53k (exactly $52,876) Pixel Puffs

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