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Should I ship a Cat Tabletop game?
Tabletop + Cats
Of 36 developers who shipped a Cat Tabletop 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.. 20 more are announced.
Verdict: dead, for a 2 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $300 in the last 2 years and $420 over 4, against a market of $120 for a 2 / 10 build. 23 developers shipped in the last year and 20 games are announced.
| Bottom 30% | $59 (exactly $59) |
|---|---|
| Median | $299 (exactly $299) |
| Top 25% | $2.1k (exactly $2,149) |
| Top 5% | $36k (exactly $35,955) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 36 |
| Released games | 119 |
| Announced | 20 |
| Effort | 2 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | High |
| Typical price | $2.99 |
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 20% on the market, supply 65% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 9%, 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
- 2 / 10 · static 2D art, simple logic
- Systems
- Tabletop; 4 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Incremental, Puzzle, Board Game
- Price point
- $2.99 typical · top 25% priced $7.99 or above
- Art
- 6 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Cute, Relaxing, Funny
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $7.99 or above; the middle game at $2.99.
The top 10 games average 88% positive over 1,071 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $59. 8 in 10 of the 19 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 20 games are announced against 23 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
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Comparable games
TRIANGLE STRATEGY 2022 · $5.8M 
Everdell 2022 · $346k 
Quilts and Cats of Calico 2024 · $243k 
Exploding Kittens® 2 2024 · $167k 
Sudocats 2022 · $102k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | TRIANGLE STRATEGY | older | $59.99 | 3,239 78% | 97k | $5.8M (exactly $5,829,228) | Square Enix, ARTDINK |
| | Everdell | older | $19.99 | 577 90% | 17k | $346k (exactly $346,027) | Dire Wolf |
| | Quilts and Cats of Calico | older | $19.99 | 405 93% | 12k | $243k (exactly $242,878) | Monster Couch |
| | Exploding Kittens® 2 | older | $12.49 | 447 75% | 13k | $167k (exactly $167,491) | Marmalade Game Studio Ltd |
| | Sudocats | older | $1.99 | 1,710 98% | 51k | $102k (exactly $102,087) | Devcats |
 | Cat Chess | $6.99 | 456 87% | 14k | $96k (exactly $95,623) | Capricia Labs | |
 | Zodiacats | older | $1.99 | 1,266 98% | 38k | $76k (exactly $75,580) | Devcats |
 | Puzzling Places - 3D Jigsaw Sim | $7.99 | 150 98% | 4.5k | $36k (exactly $35,955) | Realities.io Inc | |
 | Cat Lady - The Card Game | older | $3.99 | 230 97% | 6.9k | $28k (exactly $27,531) | Nomad Games |
 | Kemono Mahjong | older | $4.99 | 142 89% | 4.3k | $21k (exactly $21,257) | Cyberdog Software |
 | Cozy Solitaire | $3.99 | 135 84% | 4.1k | $16k (exactly $16,160) | CozyPuzzleGames | |
 | Cozy Sudoku | $2.99 | 159 76% | 4.8k | $14k (exactly $14,262) | CozyPuzzleGames | |
 | King of Tokyo - Richard Garfield | $19.99 | 16 68% | 480 | $9.6k (exactly $9,595) | Breakfirst | |
 | Rascal's Escape | $29.99 | 6 66% | 180 | $5.4k (exactly $5,398) | the Good Evil GmbH | |
 | Fishing On My Desktop | $4.99 | 22 95% | 660 | $3.3k (exactly $3,293) | ColaCatGames | |
 | Cozy Cats Fit | $2.99 | 36 100% | 1.1k | $3.2k (exactly $3,229) | CozyPuzzleGames | |
 | Hidden Kittens: Kingdom of Cats | $1.99 | 53 100% | 1.6k | $3.2k (exactly $3,164) | Pinel Games | |
 | Coloring Cats: Sports With Friends | $1.99 | 38 97% | 1.1k | $2.3k (exactly $2,269) | Mens Sana Interactive |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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