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Should I ship a Cat Procedural Generation game?

Procedural Generation + Cats

Of 36 developers who shipped a Cat Procedural Generation 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.. 44 more are announced.

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

The middle developer here made $2.1k, ×4.4 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $390; 1 in 20 cleared $110k, ×233 the market median. Revenue is down 45% on the market; 44 games are announced against 22 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 4.4 times the market baseline, revenue down 45% on the market, 44 announced, ×2.0 per developer who shipped in the last year.
Nobody has said they are building this yet.
Procedural Generation + Cats
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 36
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $3.6k → $6.0k → $479 → $6.0k → $3.9k → $1.1k (still earning) → $4.2k (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Procedural Generation + Cats: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 36
Bottom 30% $390 (exactly $390)
Median $2.1k (exactly $2,098)
Top 25% $7.1k (exactly $7,130)
Top 5% $111k (exactly $110,741)
Developers, 2 yr 36
Released games 74
Announced 44
Effort 4 / 10
AI-buildability Medium
Typical price $7.99

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 45% on the market, supply 55% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 15%, 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.

Procedural Generation
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
Procedural Generation; 4 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Roguelike, Strategy, Action
Price point
$7.99 typical · top 25% priced $14.99 or above
Art
4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Cute, 2D, Colorful
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $14.99 or above; the middle game at $7.99.

The top 10 games average 84% positive over 1,342 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $390, median $2.1k, 1 in 4 over $7.1k, 1 in 20 over $110k.

3 in 10 developers made under $390. 9 in 10 of the 15 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 44 games are announced against 22 developers who shipped in the last year.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Procedural Generation with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + SnowFair11 devs · median $3.0k · 16 announced
  2. + Traditional RoguelikeFair71 devs · median $2.0k · 93 announced
  3. + DetectiveFair29 devs · median $1.5k · 30 announced
  4. + Word GameFair22 devs · median $1.3k · 23 announced
  5. + TypingFair26 devs · median $1.1k · 11 announced
  6. + IdlerFair98 devs · median $807 · 107 announced
  7. + LogicFair137 devs · median $478 · 149 announced
  8. + Walking SimulatorFair57 devs · median $449 · 62 announced
  9. + Precision PlatformerFair49 devs · median $449 · 42 announced
  10. + Hidden ObjectFair58 devs · median $418 · 56 announced
  11. + Open World Survival CraftPoor odds31 devs · median $77k · 95 announced
  12. + TrainsPoor odds22 devs · median $30k · 35 announced

All 222 pairs on the Procedural Generation page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

Catlateral Damage 2015 · $301k Learning Factory 2025 · $175k Catlateral Damage: Remeowstered 2021 · $134k Meowgic 2026 · $111k Tallowmere 2: Curse of the Kittens 2024 · $95k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Catlateral Damage older $9.99 1,006 88% 30k $301k (exactly $301,498) Manekoware, Fire Hose Games
Learning Factory $14.99 390 84% 12k $175k (exactly $175,383) Luden.io
Catlateral Damage: Remeowstered older $14.99 298 98% 8.9k $134k (exactly $134,011) Manekoware, Fire Hose Games
Meowgic $7.99 462 79% 14k $111k (exactly $110,741) Lazy Turtle Games
Tallowmere 2: Curse of the Kittens older $9.99 318 80% 9.5k $95k (exactly $95,305) Chris McFarland
Flame Over older $11.99 146 69% 4.4k $53k (exactly $52,516) Laughing Jackal LTD
Time Snatcher Handy $9.99 88 96% 2.6k $26k (exactly $26,374) PulleyBun, ClockworkCats
Kitty's Last Adventure $4.99 144 97% 4.3k $22k (exactly $21,557) Woum
Sushi Cat - Tower Defense $9.99 51 84% 1.5k $15k (exactly $15,285) OverPowered Team
Roguematch : The Extraplanar Invasion $14.99 33 84% 990 $15k (exactly $14,840) Starstruck Games
Cats & Dice · EA $7.99 51 76% 1.5k $12k (exactly $12,225) Yongjustyong
Idle Kitty $4.99 64 82% 1.9k $9.6k (exactly $9,581) 狮子
Skollorn $6.99 34 94% 1.0k $7.1k (exactly $7,130) Fenris Labs
Wilderless: Meadowfell $7.99 25 84% 750 $6.0k (exactly $5,992) Protopop

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