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Should I ship a Cat Resource Management game?
Resource Management + Cats
Of 51 developers who shipped a Cat Resource Management 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.. 97 more are announced, ×2.9 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
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 $360; 1 in 20 cleared $170k, ×369 the market median. Revenue is up 130% on the market; 97 games are announced against 34 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $359 (exactly $359) |
|---|---|
| Median | $2.1k (exactly $2,097) |
| Top 25% | $11k (exactly $10,778) |
| Top 5% | $175k (exactly $175,383) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 51 |
| Released games | 86 |
| Announced | 97 |
| Effort | 4 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| 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 130% on the market, supply 100% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 9%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Resource Management
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
- Cats
- effort 2 / 10 · high · effort 2 sits in the high band
What it takes
- Effort
- 4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
- Systems
- Resource Management; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Strategy, Management, Simulation
- Price point
- $4.99 typical · top 25% priced $12.99 or above
- Art
- 6 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Cute, 2D, Relaxing
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $12.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.
The top 10 games average 88% positive over 3,798 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $360. 8 in 10 of the 17 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 97 games are announced against 34 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.9 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Resource Management with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
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Comparable games
Minami Lane 2024 · $912k 
Cat God Ranch 2024 · $549k 
StrikeForce Kitty 2018 · $300k 
The Last Cat in the Universe 2026 · $242k 
Dungeon Inn 2024 · EA · $231k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Minami Lane | older | $4.99 | 6,089 97% | 183k | $912k (exactly $911,523) | Blibloop, Doot |
| | Cat God Ranch | older | $9.99 | 1,831 92% | 55k | $549k (exactly $548,751) | CrazyPotato Studio |
| | StrikeForce Kitty | older | $9.99 | 1,002 89% | 30k | $300k (exactly $300,299) | Creepy Brothers |
| | The Last Cat in the Universe | $6.99 | 1,153 95% | 35k | $242k (exactly $241,784) | Apamate Studio, Diora | |
| | Dungeon Inn | · EA | $12.99 | 594 92% | 18k | $231k (exactly $231,482) | Cat Society |
 | Learning Factory | $14.99 | 390 84% | 12k | $175k (exactly $175,383) | Luden.io | |
 | Captain Whiskers: Incremental Seas | $5.99 | 886 85% | 27k | $159k (exactly $159,214) | Happy Universe Studios | |
 | Abra-Cooking-Dabra | $12.99 | 250 75% | 7.5k | $97k (exactly $97,425) | Door 407 | |
 | Hentai Mosaique Fix-IT Shoppe | older | $2.99 | 773 92% | 23k | $69k (exactly $69,338) | Lil Hentai Games |
 | Flowers And Favours: Florist Simulator | $6.99 | 181 94% | 5.4k | $38k (exactly $37,956) | MISK Games | |
 | PurrPlate | $9.99 | 64 68% | 1.9k | $19k (exactly $19,181) | LeankomGames | |
 | Fish to Cats: Catch & Feed | $2.99 | 193 83% | 5.8k | $17k (exactly $17,312) | Kygua Tech | |
 | Mistpaw Ravine | $15.99 | 36 94% | 1.1k | $17k (exactly $17,269) | Jon Nielsen | |
 | Sushi Cat - Tower Defense | $9.99 | 51 84% | 1.5k | $15k (exactly $15,285) | OverPowered Team |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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