Should I ship a Cat Logic game?
Logic + Cats
Of 77 developers who shipped a Cat Logic 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.. 62 more are announced.
Verdict: fair, for a 2 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $1.1k, ×9.1 the market's $120 for a 2 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $240. Revenue is flat on the market; 62 games are announced against 50 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $239 (exactly $239) |
|---|---|
| Median | $1.1k (exactly $1,079) |
| Top 25% | $3.2k (exactly $3,229) |
| Top 5% | $83k (exactly $83,396) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 77 |
| Released games | 248 |
| Announced | 62 |
| Effort | 2 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | High |
| Typical price | $3.99 |
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 60% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 5%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is high: the lowest rating among its tags.
What it takes
- Effort
- 2 / 10 · static 2D art, simple logic
- Systems
- Logic; 3 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Puzzle, Adventure, Exploration
- Price point
- $3.99 typical · top 25% priced $9.99 or above
- Art
- 6 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Cute, Relaxing, 2D
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $9.99 or above; the middle game at $3.99.
The top 10 games average 88% positive over 3,498 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $240. 9 in 10 of the 42 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 62 games are announced against 50 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
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Comparable games
A Little to the Left 2022 · $7.6M 
Blacksad: Under the Skin 2019 · $3.2M 
while True: learn() 2019 · $2.9M 
Find Matt's Cats 2026 · $431k 
Schrodinger's Cat Burglar 2026 · $368k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | A Little to the Left | older | $14.99 | 16,885 91% | 507k | $7.6M (exactly $7,593,184) | Max Inferno |
| | Blacksad: Under the Skin | older | $19.99 | 5,356 83% | 161k | $3.2M (exactly $3,211,993) | Pendulo Studios, YS Interactive |
| | while True: learn() | older | $12.99 | 7,350 91% | 221k | $2.9M (exactly $2,864,295) | Luden.io |
| | Find Matt's Cats | $19.99 | 719 98% | 22k | $431k (exactly $431,184) | Matt Roszak | |
| | Schrodinger's Cat Burglar | $19.99 | 613 97% | 18k | $368k (exactly $367,616) | Abandoned Sheep | |
 | ORDER 13 | $8.99 | 1,224 87% | 37k | $330k (exactly $330,113) | Cybernetic Walrus | |
 | Quilts and Cats of Calico | older | $19.99 | 405 93% | 12k | $243k (exactly $242,878) | Monster Couch |
 | Sudocats | older | $1.99 | 1,710 98% | 51k | $102k (exactly $102,087) | Devcats |
 | Nippets: A Hidden Object Game | $12.99 | 214 92% | 6.4k | $83k (exactly $83,396) | Blink Industries | |
 | The Last Dream: Developer's Edition | older | $9.99 | 266 78% | 8.0k | $80k (exactly $79,720) | Specialbit Studio |
 | Welcome to Doll Town | $4.99 | 351 42% | 11k | $53k (exactly $52,545) | Bad Wish Games | |
 | Mewseum: Masterpieces | $6.99 | 133 98% | 4.0k | $28k (exactly $27,890) | Climbing Goat Games | |
 | Electrogical | $7.99 | 87 93% | 2.6k | $21k (exactly $20,854) | kinjo | |
 | LiveStream: Chapter One | $7.00 | 77 89% | 2.3k | $16k (exactly $16,170) | Artflux_Games | |
 | Inspector Waffles Early Days | $9.99 | 42 100% | 1.3k | $13k (exactly $12,587) | Goloso Games | |
 | Cat Squeeze | $9.99 | 38 100% | 1.1k | $11k (exactly $11,389) | Cattery Studio, Pone Games |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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