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Incremental + Cats
Of 156 developers who shipped a Cat Incremental 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.. 104 more are announced.
Verdict: fair, for a 2 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $840, ×7.0 the market's $120 for a 2 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $240. Revenue is flat on the market; 104 games are announced against 108 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $239 (exactly $239) |
|---|---|
| Median | $836 (exactly $836) |
| Top 25% | $3.3k (exactly $3,319) |
| Top 5% | $36k (exactly $36,234) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 156 |
| Released games | 348 |
| Announced | 104 |
| Effort | 2 / 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 95% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 13%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is high: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Incremental
- effort 1 / 10 · high · formulas and upgrade tables
- Cats
- effort 2 / 10 · high · effort 2 sits in the high band
What it takes
- Effort
- 2 / 10 · static 2D art, simple logic
- Systems
- Incremental; 4 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Idler, Simulation
- Price point
- $2.99 typical · top 25% priced $6.99 or above
- Art
- 7 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Cute, Relaxing, 2D
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $6.99 or above; the middle game at $2.99.
The top 10 games average 86% positive over 5,554 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $240. 8 in 10 of the 95 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 104 games are announced against 108 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Incremental with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
- + FMVStrong odds
- + OtomeStrong odds
- + Martial ArtsFair
- + FarmingFair
- + Dynamic NarrationFair
- + MiningFair
- + Souls-likeFair
- + Arena ShooterFair
- + Dating SimFair
- + UndergroundFair
- + LootFair
- + SupernaturalFair
Comparable games
Chicken Police - Paint it RED! 2020 · $974k 
A Building Full of Cats 2022 · $368k 
The Last Cat in the Universe 2026 · $242k 
Tap Tap Loot 2026 · $171k 
Captain Whiskers: Incremental Seas 2026 · $159k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Chicken Police - Paint it RED! | older | $19.99 | 1,624 94% | 49k | $974k (exactly $973,913) | The Wild Gentlemen |
| | A Building Full of Cats | older | $2.99 | 4,103 98% | 123k | $368k (exactly $368,039) | Devcats |
| | The Last Cat in the Universe | $6.99 | 1,153 95% | 35k | $242k (exactly $241,784) | Apamate Studio, Diora | |
| | Tap Tap Loot | $6.99 | 815 76% | 24k | $171k (exactly $170,906) | Turtle Knight Games | |
| | Captain Whiskers: Incremental Seas | $5.99 | 886 85% | 27k | $159k (exactly $159,214) | Happy Universe Studios | |
 | Ever Seen A Cat? | older | $4.99 | 944 97% | 28k | $141k (exactly $141,317) | EverCats |
 | MEMOLOGY: GOYDA | older | $1.99 | 1,847 94% | 55k | $110k (exactly $110,266) | hannibalnotdead, Gamesforfarm |
 | Ever Seen A Cat? 2 | older | $4.99 | 565 96% | 17k | $85k (exactly $84,580) | EverCats |
 | Chonkers | $4.99 | 518 87% | 16k | $78k (exactly $77,545) | Solar Eclipse Games | |
 | 100 hidden cats | older | $0.99 | 2,161 94% | 65k | $64k (exactly $64,182) | Anatoliy Loginovskikh, Аlexandr Telminov |
 | Replicat | $9.99 | 213 99% | 6.4k | $64k (exactly $63,836) | Brainoid Games | |
 | Fluffy Kitchen Saga | $6.99 | 221 64% | 6.6k | $46k (exactly $46,344) | MEOW STORE GAME | |
 | Meow Palace: Forbidden City | · EA | $5.99 | 247 90% | 7.4k | $44k (exactly $44,386) | 宫喵家族 |
 | With Your Coworker | $0.99 | 1,220 82% | 37k | $36k (exactly $36,234) | 搖滾冰塊 | |
 | Snap the Cat | $6.99 | 148 93% | 4.4k | $31k (exactly $31,036) | KORO.GAMES | |
 | Mewseum: Masterpieces | $6.99 | 133 98% | 4.0k | $28k (exactly $27,890) | Climbing Goat Games |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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