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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Cat Party Game?

Party Game + Cats

Of 23 developers who shipped a Cat Party 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.

Verdict: poor odds, for a 4 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $800, ×1.7 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $180; 1 in 20 cleared $47k, ×99 the market median. Revenue is down 95% on the market; 31 games are announced against 19 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 1.7 times the market baseline, revenue down 95% on the market, 31 announced, ×1.6 per developer who shipped in the last year.
Nobody has said they are building this yet.
Party Game + Cats
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 23
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $1.4k → $47k → $802 (still earning) → $239 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Party Game + Cats: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 23
Bottom 30% $180 (exactly $180)
Median $802 (exactly $802)
Top 25% $9.0k (exactly $9,017)
Top 5% $47k (exactly $47,261)
Developers, 2 yr 23
Released games 31
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 down 95% on the market, supply 375% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 19%, 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.

Party Game
effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 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
4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
Systems
Party Game; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Character Customization, Co-op
Price point
$5.99 typical · top 25% priced $12.99 or above
Art
7 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Colorful, Cute, Funny
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $12.99 or above; the middle game at $5.99.

The top 10 games average 82% positive over 812 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $180, median $800, 1 in 4 over $9.0k, 1 in 20 over $47k.

3 in 10 developers made under $180. 6 in 10 of the 7 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 31 games are announced against 19 developers who shipped in the last year.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Party Game with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + Board GameFair72 devs · median $899 · 98 announced
  2. + RhythmFair11 devs · median $802 · 19 announced
  3. + DeckbuildingFair22 devs · median $719 · 30 announced
  4. + Card BattlerFair28 devs · median $449 · 35 announced
  5. + MinigamesPoor odds28 devs · median $4.0k · 66 announced
  6. + RoguelitePoor odds22 devs · median $2.7k · 68 announced
  7. + RoguelikePoor odds16 devs · median $2.7k · 51 announced
  8. + Vehicular CombatPoor odds14 devs · median $2.4k · 45 announced
  9. + DestructionPoor odds13 devs · median $1.8k · 79 announced
  10. + DrivingPoor odds28 devs · median $1.7k · 60 announced
  11. + SurvivalPoor odds55 devs · median $1.3k · 135 announced
  12. + HorrorPoor odds61 devs · median $1.3k · 144 announced

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Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

Exploding Kittens® 2 2024 · $167k Abra-Cooking-Dabra 2025 · $97k NiuMa 2025 · $47k Jumping Jazz Cats 2025 · $40k Lunars 2026 · EA · $18k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Exploding Kittens® 2 older $12.49 447 75% 13k $167k (exactly $167,491) Marmalade Game Studio Ltd
Abra-Cooking-Dabra $12.99 250 75% 7.5k $97k (exactly $97,425) Door 407
NiuMa $5.99 263 91% 7.9k $47k (exactly $47,261) Game Star
Jumping Jazz Cats $8.99 148 74% 4.4k $40k (exactly $39,916) Le Catnip Collective
Lunars · EA $14.99 40 97% 1.2k $18k (exactly $17,988) Anubis Arts
Ritual Party · EA $11.99 28 89% 840 $10k (exactly $10,072) Hologram Monster
Paws Coven $6.99 43 67% 1.3k $9.0k (exactly $9,017) Wintercrow Games
Catnight older $4.99 21 76% 630 $3.1k (exactly $3,144) Rubber Croc
Forks and Daggers $9.99 10 90% 300 $3.0k (exactly $2,997) Brightvoid Interactive
The Fat Cat Fest $5.99 14 100% 420 $2.5k (exactly $2,516) The Yippies Dev
RollCats $19.99 4 100% 120 $2.4k (exactly $2,399) Hoglet Interactive
Chaotic Cats $3.99 12 100% 360 $1.4k (exactly $1,436) Headbounce

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