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Should I ship a Cat Physics game?
Physics + Cats
Of 76 developers who shipped a Cat Physics 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.. 101 more are announced.
Verdict: fair, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $600, level with the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $150. Revenue is up 140% on the market; 101 games are announced against 51 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $150 (exactly $150) |
|---|---|
| Median | $599 (exactly $599) |
| Top 25% | $4.1k (exactly $4,075) |
| Top 5% | $315k (exactly $315,442) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 76 |
| Released games | 163 |
| Announced | 101 |
| Effort | 5 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| Typical price | $4.99 |
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 140% on the market, supply 105% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 13%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is low: the lowest rating among its tags.
What it takes
- Effort
- 5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
- Systems
- Physics; 4 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Exploration, Simulation
- Price point
- $4.99 typical · top 25% priced $14.99 or above
- Art
- 5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Cute, Funny, Colorful
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $14.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.
The top 10 games average 90% positive over 9,918 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $150. 9 in 10 of the 28 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 101 games are announced against 51 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Physics with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
- + Roguelike DeckbuilderStrong odds
- + Dating SimFair
- + PinballFair
- + World War IIFair
- + Mini GolfFair
- + GolfFair
- + CollectathonFair
- + IdlerFair
- + Hidden ObjectFair
- + Mystery DungeonFair
- + BilliardsFair
- + BasketballLong shot
Comparable games
Cat Mail Co. 2026 · $2.8M 
CATO: Buttered Cat 2024 · $921k 
Schrodinger's Cat Burglar 2026 · $368k 
Twin Shot Deluxe 2026 · $350k 
I Am Cat 2024 · $315k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Cat Mail Co. | $14.99 | 6,289 92% | 189k | $2.8M (exactly $2,828,163) | Maracas Studio | |
| | CATO: Buttered Cat | older | $10.99 | 2,794 98% | 84k | $921k (exactly $921,182) | Team Woll |
| | Schrodinger's Cat Burglar | $19.99 | 613 97% | 18k | $368k (exactly $367,616) | Abandoned Sheep | |
| | Twin Shot Deluxe | $9.99 | 1,167 95% | 35k | $350k (exactly $349,750) | Nitrome Limited | |
| | I Am Cat | $19.99 | 526 68% | 16k | $315k (exactly $315,442) | NEW FOLDER GAMES | |
 | Catlateral Damage | older | $9.99 | 1,006 88% | 30k | $301k (exactly $301,498) | Manekoware, Fire Hose Games |
 | Garden Simulator | older | $14.99 | 358 82% | 11k | $161k (exactly $160,993) | PRODUKTIVKELLER Studios |
 | Catlateral Damage: Remeowstered | older | $14.99 | 298 98% | 8.9k | $134k (exactly $134,011) | Manekoware, Fire Hose Games |
 | JUSTICE SUCKS: Tactical Vacuum Action | older | $19.99 | 199 95% | 6.0k | $119k (exactly $119,340) | Samurai Punk |
 | Meowgic | $7.99 | 462 79% | 14k | $111k (exactly $110,741) | Lazy Turtle Games | |
 | Curiosity: A Cat Climbing Game | $9.99 | 220 96% | 6.6k | $66k (exactly $65,934) | DarkBear Studios, iNightGaming LLC | |
 | Only Way is Down | $9.99 | 137 63% | 4.1k | $41k (exactly $41,059) | Jilted Generation Productions | |
 | Jumping Jazz Cats | $8.99 | 148 74% | 4.4k | $40k (exactly $39,916) | Le Catnip Collective | |
 | Sushi Cat Legacy Collection | $4.99 | 263 95% | 7.9k | $39k (exactly $39,371) | Armor Games Studios | |
 | Purrrifiers: Cleaning Chaos | $12.99 | 93 47% | 2.8k | $36k (exactly $36,242) | Rubens Games, FreeMind S.A. |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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