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Should I ship a Cat Rhythm game?
Rhythm + Cats
Of 24 developers who shipped a Cat Rhythm 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.. 26 more are announced.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 3 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $1.4k, ×3.0 the market's $480 for a 3 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $300; 1 in 20 cleared $74k, ×158 the market median. Revenue is down 35% on the market; 26 games are announced against 18 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $297 (exactly $297) |
|---|---|
| Median | $1.4k (exactly $1,433) |
| Top 25% | $4.8k (exactly $4,794) |
| Top 5% | $75k (exactly $74,892) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 24 |
| Released games | 51 |
| Announced | 26 |
| Effort | 3 / 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 35% on the market, supply 200% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 12%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
What it takes
- Effort
- 3 / 10 · small 2D action, light systems
- Systems
- Rhythm; 3 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Score Attack, Arcade
- Price point
- $5.99 typical · top 25% priced $15.99 or above
- Art
- 5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Comedy, Cute, Family Friendly
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $15.99 or above; the middle game at $5.99.
The top 10 games average 92% positive over 2,231 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $300. 9 in 10 of the 10 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 26 games are announced against 18 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Rhythm with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
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Comparable games
Bits & Bops 2025 · $863k 
SpunkStock: Music Festival 2023 · $183k 
PROJEKT GODHAND 2026 · $75k 
Trombone Champ: Unflattened 2024 · $53k 
El Tango de la Muerte 2018 · $44k | 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 | |
| | SpunkStock: Music Festival | older | $14.99 | 406 95% | 12k | $183k (exactly $182,578) | RegulusNSFW |
| | PROJEKT GODHAND | $15.80 | 158 96% | 4.7k | $75k (exactly $74,892) | Anarch Entertainment | |
| | Trombone Champ: Unflattened | $19.99 | 88 97% | 2.6k | $53k (exactly $52,774) | Flat2VR Studios, Holy Wow Studios LLC | |
| | El Tango de la Muerte | older | $4.99 | 292 96% | 8.8k | $44k (exactly $43,712) | Hernán Smicht, YIRA:: |
 | Lunars | · EA | $14.99 | 40 97% | 1.2k | $18k (exactly $17,988) | Anubis Arts |
 | In Her Eyes | older | $9.99 | 54 77% | 1.6k | $16k (exactly $16,184) | NotDeadLuna Studio |
 | Fech The Ferret | · EA older | $24.99 | 19 78% | 570 | $14k (exactly $14,244) | aucritas |
 | Meowingtons Simulator | $5.99 | 48 95% | 1.4k | $8.6k (exactly $8,626) | Oberha5li Studios | |
 | Phonk Cats | older | $1.99 | 82 90% | 2.5k | $4.9k (exactly $4,895) | Soulwarmers Games |
 | Melody Friends | $7.99 | 20 100% | 600 | $4.8k (exactly $4,794) | WINE GL | |
 | BassBlock | $9.99 | 15 86% | 450 | $4.5k (exactly $4,496) | 贝斯方块工作室 | |
 | Chowdown Kitty | $2.99 | 35 74% | 1.1k | $3.1k (exactly $3,140) | Lunar Peace | |
 | 60 BPM | $6.99 | 12 75% | 360 | $2.5k (exactly $2,516) | SPEC Studio | |
 | Legend of Shawy Cat: Mafia Prepack | $4.99 | 16 100% | 480 | $2.4k (exactly $2,395) | 86岁按时吃饭 |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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