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Should I ship a Cat Fishing game?
Fishing + Cats
Of 22 developers who shipped a Cat Fishing 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.. 31 more are announced, ×2.2 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 4 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $3.7k, ×7.9 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $540; 1 in 20 cleared $370k, ×791 the market median. Revenue is up 105% on the market; 31 games are announced against 14 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $539 (exactly $539) |
|---|---|
| Median | $3.7k (exactly $3,742) |
| Top 25% | $69k (exactly $69,184) |
| Top 5% | $376k (exactly $375,850) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 22 |
| Released games | 47 |
| Announced | 31 |
| Effort | 4 / 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 105% on the market, supply 55% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 15%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
What it takes
- Effort
- 4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
- Systems
- Fishing; 3 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Adventure, Simulation, Collectathon
- Price point
- $5.99 typical · top 25% priced $19.99 or above
- Art
- 7 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Cute, Relaxing, Colorful
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $5.99.
The top 10 games average 91% positive over 4,751 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $540. 7 in 10 of the 10 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 31 games are announced against 14 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.2 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Fishing with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
- + FarmingFair
- + AutomationFair
- + IncrementalFair
- + Score AttackFair
- + ArcadeFair
- + Co-opPoor odds
- + RomancePoor odds
- + Online Co-OpPoor odds
- + EconomyPoor odds
- + CapitalismPoor odds
- + AgriculturePoor odds
- + Dating SimPoor odds
Comparable games
Cat Goes Fishing 2015 · $3.2M 
Critter Cove 2024 · EA · $1.3M 
Snacko 2025 · $666k 
Everdream Valley 2023 · $531k 
Fischer's Fishing Journey 2025 · $376k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Cat Goes Fishing | older | $6.99 | 15,431 94% | 463k | $3.2M (exactly $3,235,881) | Cat5Games |
| | Critter Cove | · EA older | $24.99 | 1,735 94% | 52k | $1.3M (exactly $1,300,730) | Gentleman Rat Studios |
| | Snacko | $24.99 | 888 95% | 27k | $666k (exactly $665,734) | Bluecurse Studios | |
| | Everdream Valley | older | $24.99 | 708 70% | 21k | $531k (exactly $530,788) | Mooneaters |
| | Fischer's Fishing Journey | $7.99 | 1,568 91% | 47k | $376k (exactly $375,850) | Cutefish | |
 | Mineko's Night Market | older | $19.99 | 313 76% | 9.4k | $188k (exactly $187,706) | Meowza Games |
 | Captain Whiskers: Incremental Seas | $5.99 | 886 85% | 27k | $159k (exactly $159,214) | Happy Universe Studios | |
 | Everdeep Aurora | $19.99 | 177 89% | 5.3k | $106k (exactly $106,147) | Nautilus Games | |
 | Sushi Ben | $11.99 | 261 82% | 7.8k | $94k (exactly $93,882) | Big Brane Studios, Inc. | |
 | NoSlack Pets: Lo-Fi Paws | $5.99 | 385 97% | 12k | $69k (exactly $69,184) | Lynkpin Game | |
 | Fish to Cats: Catch & Feed | $2.99 | 193 83% | 5.8k | $17k (exactly $17,312) | Kygua Tech | |
 | The Isle of Cats | $14.99 | 31 83% | 930 | $14k (exactly $13,941) | Dire Wolf | |
 | Fishing at the Lake Full of Cats | $0.99 | 345 99% | 10k | $10k (exactly $10,246) | Cat Lake Games | |
 | Cattopia | $7.99 | 17 88% | 510 | $4.1k (exactly $4,075) | Timesoft |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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