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Should I ship a Cat Shooter?
Shooter + Cats
Of 36 developers who shipped a Cat Shooter 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.. 50 more are announced, ×2.5 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 6 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $1.2k, ×1.9 the market's $630 for a 6 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $240; 1 in 20 cleared $23k, ×37 the market median. Revenue is flat on the market; 50 games are announced against 20 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $240 (exactly $240) |
|---|---|
| Median | $1.2k (exactly $1,197) |
| Top 25% | $3.9k (exactly $3,896) |
| Top 5% | $23k (exactly $23,204) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 36 |
| Released games | 111 |
| Announced | 50 |
| Effort | 6 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| 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 flat on the market, supply 20% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 19%, 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
- 6 / 10 · full 3D single-player, physics sims, content-heavy RPG
- Systems
- Shooter; 6 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Action Roguelike, Arcade
- Price point
- $3.99 typical · top 25% priced $9.99 or above
- Art
- 3 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Cute, 2D, Colorful
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $9.99 or above; the middle game at $3.99.
The top 10 games average 88% positive over 915 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $240. 9 in 10 of the 19 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 50 games are announced against 20 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.5 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Shooter with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
- + Dating SimFair
- + CollectathonFair
- + VampiresFair
- + Walking SimulatorFair
- + IdlerFair
- + Match 3Fair
- + SnowFair
- + Boss RushFair
- + IncrementalFair
- + ArcadeLong shot
- + Score AttackLong shot
- + Open World Survival CraftPoor odds
Comparable games
In Sound Mind 2021 · $5.7M 
Portal Dungeon 2023 · $447k 
QP Shooting - Dangerous!! 2014 · $91k 
Super Catboy 2023 · $76k 
ARMORED KITTEN 2017 · $70k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | In Sound Mind | older | $34.99 | 5,467 95% | 164k | $5.7M (exactly $5,738,710) | We Create Stuff |
| | Portal Dungeon | older | $14.99 | 995 88% | 30k | $447k (exactly $447,452) | Dusk Dog Studio |
| | QP Shooting - Dangerous!! | older | $7.99 | 378 94% | 11k | $91k (exactly $90,607) | Orange_Juice |
| | Super Catboy | older | $9.99 | 253 77% | 7.6k | $76k (exactly $75,824) | Pixelpogo |
| | ARMORED KITTEN | older | $4.99 | 465 83% | 14k | $70k (exactly $69,610) | Ducat |
 | Aqua Kitty - Milk Mine Defender | older | $6.99 | 294 86% | 8.8k | $62k (exactly $61,652) | TIKIPOD, Electric Cafe |
 | Flame Over | older | $11.99 | 146 69% | 4.4k | $53k (exactly $52,516) | Laughing Jackal LTD |
 | Neko Navy | older | $10.99 | 127 98% | 3.8k | $42k (exactly $41,872) | DeathMofuMofu |
 | Cats War | older | $4.99 | 275 89% | 8.3k | $41k (exactly $41,168) | Quarlellle |
 | Wildcat Gun Machine | older | $14.99 | 81 66% | 2.4k | $36k (exactly $36,426) | Chunkybox Games |
 | Ultra Mega Cats | · EA | $11.99 | 70 74% | 2.1k | $25k (exactly $25,179) | Fallen Leaf, Unseen Silence, Black Drak… (Fallen Leaf, Unseen Silence, Black Drakkar Games) |
 | Pet the Cat | $4.99 | 155 83% | 4.7k | $23k (exactly $23,204) | MEWSTURBO | |
 | Kitty's Last Adventure | $4.99 | 144 97% | 4.3k | $22k (exactly $21,557) | Woum | |
 | Fish to Cats: Catch & Feed | $2.99 | 193 83% | 5.8k | $17k (exactly $17,312) | Kygua Tech | |
 | Soba's Gunpaw | $2.99 | 130 93% | 3.9k | $12k (exactly $11,661) | Evrac Studio | |
 | Paws Against the World | $6.99 | 28 78% | 840 | $5.9k (exactly $5,872) | GoldenGod Games | |
 | Catboy Aim Trainer | · EA | $0.99 | 148 93% | 4.4k | $4.4k (exactly $4,396) | Pantsu Productions |
 | Meowmunitions | $12.99 | 10 50% | 300 | $3.9k (exactly $3,897) | Pete Karesisto | |
 | Astro Burn | $9.99 | 13 92% | 390 | $3.9k (exactly $3,896) | Beyond The PIxels | |
 | BitRick's Venture | $4.99 | 24 100% | 720 | $3.6k (exactly $3,593) | Kakapo Devs |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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