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Should I ship a Cat Runner?
Runner + Cats
Of 27 developers who shipped a Cat Runner 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.. 23 more are announced.
Verdict: dead, for a 3 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $240 in the last 2 years and $240 over 4, against a market of $480 for a 3 / 10 build. 16 developers shipped in the last year and 23 games are announced.
| Bottom 30% | $119 (exactly $119) |
|---|---|
| Median | $238 (exactly $238) |
| Top 25% | $657 (exactly $657) |
| Top 5% | $39k (exactly $39,371) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 27 |
| Released games | 63 |
| Announced | 23 |
| Effort | 3 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | High |
| Typical price | $3.99 |
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 80% on the market, supply 45% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 22%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is high: the lowest rating among its tags.
What it takes
- Effort
- 3 / 10 · small 2D action, light systems
- Systems
- Runner; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Adventure, Platformer
- Price point
- $3.99 typical · top 25% priced $5.99 or above
- Art
- 5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Colorful, Cute, 2D
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $5.99 or above; the middle game at $3.99.
The top 10 games average 91% positive over 603 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $120. 9 in 10 of the 14 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 23 games are announced against 16 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Runner with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
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- + FPSLong shot
- + 4 Player LocalPoor odds
- + MusicPoor odds
- + Co-opPoor odds
- + Online Co-OpPoor odds
- + Interactive FictionPoor odds
Comparable games
StrikeForce Kitty 2018 · $300k 
The Cat Games 2017 · $51k 
NiuMa 2025 · $47k 
Sushi Cat Legacy Collection 2025 · $39k 
Jones On Fire 2015 · $8.0k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | StrikeForce Kitty | older | $9.99 | 1,002 89% | 30k | $300k (exactly $300,299) | Creepy Brothers |
| | The Cat Games | older | $1.99 | 855 89% | 26k | $51k (exactly $51,044) | M. Hanka |
| | NiuMa | $5.99 | 263 91% | 7.9k | $47k (exactly $47,261) | Game Star | |
| | Sushi Cat Legacy Collection | $4.99 | 263 95% | 7.9k | $39k (exactly $39,371) | Armor Games Studios | |
| | Jones On Fire | older | $2.99 | 89 80% | 2.7k | $8.0k (exactly $7,983) | Glass Bottom Games |
 | WonderCat Adventures | older | $3.99 | 46 76% | 1.4k | $5.5k (exactly $5,506) | Obscure Cloud |
 | Demon Go! | older | $2.99 | 39 89% | 1.2k | $3.5k (exactly $3,498) | Artifact |
 | Jumping Cat | older | $2.99 | 39 69% | 1.2k | $3.5k (exactly $3,498) | Simple Touch |
 | BOMCAT | $5.99 | 18 100% | 540 | $3.2k (exactly $3,235) | TANZI GAMES | |
 | Meowmories | $5.99 | 15 60% | 450 | $2.7k (exactly $2,696) | Team Memolink | |
 | Hirai Nya | $3.99 | 17 94% | 510 | $2.0k (exactly $2,035) | FirePillar2 | |
 | Raining Cats and Dogs | $5.99 | 10 80% | 300 | $1.8k (exactly $1,797) | JustJeff | |
 | Sweet Escape | $1.99 | 11 36% | 330 | $657 (exactly $657) | King Kong | |
 | FastCato | $4.99 | 3 100% | 90 | $449 (exactly $449) | Dominik Palenik | |
 | Nocto And The Ray Of Light | $13.99 | 1 0% | 30 | $420 (exactly $420) | Spacefarer Retro Remasters LLC | |
 | Zodiac Revenger | $4.99 | 2 50% | 60 | $299 (exactly $299) | Backwards Art |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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