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Should I ship a Cat Minigames game?
Minigames + Cats
Only 12 developers shipped a Cat Minigames game in the last 2 years, too few for firm odds: the middle one made est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.; the top game by est. revenue, Bits & Bops, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 10 more are announced.
Verdict: fair, for a 2 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $1.4k, ×12 the market's $120 for a 2 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $540. Momentum is unreadable here, too few recent games; 10 games are announced against 11 developers who shipped in the last year.
not enough cohorts to draw
| Bottom 30% | $538 (exactly $538) |
|---|---|
| Median | $1.4k (exactly $1,436) |
| Top 25% | $8.3k (exactly $8,266) |
| Top 5% | $863k (exactly $862,980) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 12 |
| Released games | 25 |
| Announced | 10 |
| Effort | 2 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | High |
| 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 too few recent games to read momentum, supply 1000% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 8%, 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
- Minigames
- Price point
- $5.99 typical
Why players buy here
The top 10 games average 92% positive over 2,100 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $540. 10 games are announced against 11 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Minigames with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
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- + Immersive SimStrong odds
- + Life SimStrong odds
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- + SandboxFair
- + RomanceFair
- + ManagementFair
- + ExplorationFair
- + Action-AdventureFair
- + Character CustomizationFair
- + HorrorFair
- + MagicFair
Comparable games
Bits & Bops 2025 · $863k 
No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle 2021 · $678k 
I got a millenary cat 2022 · $144k 
Button City 2021 · $83k 
Seclusa 2026 · $58k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Bits & Bops | $15.99 | 1,799 91% | 54k | $863k (exactly $862,980) | Tempo Lab Games | |
| | No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle | older | $19.99 | 1,130 73% | 34k | $678k (exactly $677,661) | GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE INC. |
| | I got a millenary cat | older | $6.99 | 685 85% | 21k | $144k (exactly $143,644) | CatBellUnion |
| | Button City | older | $19.99 | 138 94% | 4.1k | $83k (exactly $82,759) | Subliminal |
| | Seclusa | $12.99 | 148 97% | 4.4k | $58k (exactly $57,676) | Studio Niente | |
 | Love Exalt 8372 | · EA older | $9.99 | 48 100% | 1.4k | $14k (exactly $14,386) | Team Veki |
 | Many Mini Typing Games | $5.99 | 46 97% | 1.4k | $8.3k (exactly $8,266) | GirambQuamb | |
 | I Love Finding Cats | older | $9.99 | 16 100% | 480 | $4.8k (exactly $4,795) | Tiny Little Lion |
 | Count Meowcula's Barbershop | $4.99 | 23 100% | 690 | $3.4k (exactly $3,443) | Gabiverse | |
 | The Fat Cat Fest | $5.99 | 14 100% | 420 | $2.5k (exactly $2,516) | The Yippies Dev | |
 | Cookie Store | older | $6.99 | 12 66% | 360 | $2.5k (exactly $2,516) | Mikołaj Spychał |
 | Chaotic Cats | $3.99 | 12 100% | 360 | $1.4k (exactly $1,436) | Headbounce | |
 | KatanaHime | $0.99 | 45 95% | 1.4k | $1.3k (exactly $1,336) | Heuristic Forge | |
 | Cosmic Cat | $6.99 | 3 100% | 90 | $629 (exactly $629) | theSoulGrinder | |
 | Teckel Adventure | $2.99 | 6 100% | 180 | $538 (exactly $538) | SoulsQuest Games | |
 | Medetashi Medetashi | $3.99 | 4 75% | 120 | $479 (exactly $479) | たけの野々 |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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