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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Cat Time Management game?

Time Management + Cats

Of 46 developers who shipped a Cat Time 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.. 56 more are announced.

Verdict: poor odds, for a 3 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $480, level with the market's $480 for a 3 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $180; 1 in 20 cleared $97k, ×205 the market median. Revenue is down 80% on the market; 56 games are announced against 37 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 1.0 times the market baseline, revenue down 80% on the market, 56 announced, ×1.5 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Time Management + Cats
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 46
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $14k → $2.0k → $1.3k → $2.9k → $2.9k → $359 (still earning) → $299 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Time Management + Cats: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 46
Bottom 30% $180 (exactly $180)
Median $480 (exactly $480)
Top 25% $4.8k (exactly $4,798)
Top 5% $97k (exactly $97,425)
Developers, 2 yr 46
Released games 87
Announced 56
Effort 3 / 10
AI-buildability High
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 80% on the market, supply 310% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 13%, excluded from money figures.

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Plate 2 · systems and tooling

Can AI deliver it?

AI-buildability for this niche is high: the lowest rating among its tags.

Time Management
effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
Cats
effort 2 / 10 · high · effort 2 sits in the high band

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
3 / 10 · small 2D action, light systems
Systems
Time Management; 4 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Simulation, Cooking
Price point
$5.99 typical · top 25% priced $12.99 or above
Art
4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Cute, 2D, Funny
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $12.99 or above; the middle game at $5.99.

The top 10 games average 86% positive over 2,098 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $180, median $480, 1 in 4 over $4.7k, 1 in 20 over $97k.

3 in 10 developers made under $180. 7 in 10 of the 14 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 56 games are announced against 37 developers who shipped in the last year.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Time Management with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + Dungeon CrawlerFair35 devs · median $7.0k · 44 announced
  2. + ProgrammingFair15 devs · median $7.0k · 26 announced
  3. + Inventory ManagementFair181 devs · median $2.9k · 228 announced
  4. + AgricultureFair57 devs · median $2.3k · 73 announced
  5. + Time TravelFair17 devs · median $2.2k · 19 announced
  6. + ZombiesFair27 devs · median $2.1k · 29 announced
  7. + LootFair34 devs · median $1.5k · 47 announced
  8. + Turn-Based TacticsFair65 devs · median $1.4k · 69 announced
  9. + AutomationFair162 devs · median $1.2k · 191 announced
  10. + Bullet HellFair11 devs · median $1.2k · 15 announced
  11. + ThrillerFair42 devs · median $1.1k · 65 announced
  12. + Artificial IntelligenceFair53 devs · median $1.0k · 65 announced

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Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

Cat Cafe Manager 2022 · $1.3M Dungeon Inn 2024 · EA · $231k Teller's Duty 2026 · $140k Abra-Cooking-Dabra 2025 · $97k MilkTea Time 2026 · $41k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Cat Cafe Manager older $19.99 2,174 87% 65k $1.3M (exactly $1,303,748) Roost Games
Dungeon Inn · EA $12.99 594 92% 18k $231k (exactly $231,482) Cat Society
Teller's Duty $11.99 388 72% 12k $140k (exactly $139,564) Hiscory
Abra-Cooking-Dabra $12.99 250 75% 7.5k $97k (exactly $97,425) Door 407
MilkTea Time $11.99 114 82% 3.4k $41k (exactly $41,006) 星九猫游戏-StarNineCat Games
Desktop Kitten Girl $3.99 277 86% 8.3k $33k (exactly $33,157) KDream
The Black Cat Magician older $3.99 224 90% 6.7k $27k (exactly $26,813) cryhades
Internet Cafe Owner older $5.99 148 72% 4.4k $27k (exactly $26,596) GidAzGames
Time Snatcher Handy $9.99 88 96% 2.6k $26k (exactly $26,374) PulleyBun, ClockworkCats
Kitten'd older $14.99 56 87% 1.7k $25k (exactly $25,183) Star Vault AB
Milano's Odd Job Collection $14.99 43 93% 1.3k $19k (exactly $19,337) Implicit Conversions
Short Trip $1.99 280 98% 8.4k $17k (exactly $16,716) Alexander Perrin
Colored Pencil Bakery $9.99 36 88% 1.1k $11k (exactly $10,789) Andymente
Ritual Party · EA $11.99 28 89% 840 $10k (exactly $10,072) Hologram Monster

Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.