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Should I ship a Fishing City Builder?
City Builder + Fishing
Only 9 developers shipped a Fishing City Builder in the last 2 years, too few for firm odds: the middle one made est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.; the top game by est. revenue, Go-Go Town!, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 26 more are announced, ×4.3 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 6 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $4.8k, ×7.6 the market's $630 for a 6 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $180; 1 in 20 cleared $2.0M, ×3311 the market median. Revenue is up 4075% on the market; 26 games are announced against 6 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $179 (exactly $179) |
|---|---|
| Median | $4.8k (exactly $4,788) |
| Top 25% | $153k (exactly $152,513) |
| Top 5% | $2.1M (exactly $2,079,097) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 9 |
| Released games | 27 |
| Announced | 26 |
| Effort | 6 / 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 up 4075% on the market, supply 100% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 7%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- City Builder
- effort 6 / 10 · medium · effort 6 sits in the medium band
- Fishing
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 6 / 10 · full 3D single-player, physics sims, content-heavy RPG
- Systems
- City Builder, Fishing
- Price point
- $5.99 typical
Why players buy here
Fewer than 10 games in the last 2 years; sentiment and price figures use the all window.
The top 25% priced at $24.99 or above; the middle game at $6.99.
The top 10 games average 90% positive over 13,945 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $180. 26 games are announced against 6 developers who shipped in the last year, ×4.3 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
City Builder with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
- + Visual NovelStrong odds
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- + IncrementalFair
- + Hidden ObjectFair
- + ArcadeFair
- + RacingLong shot
- + RomePoor odds
- + Real-Time with PausePoor odds
- + HorrorPoor odds
- + Alternate HistoryPoor odds
- + Online Co-OpPoor odds
- + DiplomacyPoor odds
Comparable games
Littlewood 2020 · $2.7M 
Go-Go Town! 2026 · $2.1M 
Critter Cove 2024 · EA · $1.3M 
Tribe: Primitive Builder 2023 · $402k 
Slow living with Princess 2023 · $348k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Littlewood | older | $14.99 | 6,083 93% | 182k | $2.7M (exactly $2,735,525) | Sean Young |
| | Go-Go Town! | $27.99 | 2,476 93% | 74k | $2.1M (exactly $2,079,097) | Prideful Sloth | |
| | Critter Cove | · EA older | $24.99 | 1,735 94% | 52k | $1.3M (exactly $1,300,730) | Gentleman Rat Studios |
| | Tribe: Primitive Builder | older | $19.99 | 670 79% | 20k | $402k (exactly $401,799) | Space Boat Studios, Baked Games |
| | Slow living with Princess | older | $19.99 | 580 87% | 17k | $348k (exactly $347,826) | KADOKAWA, TSUKURITE. |
 | My Little Life | $5.99 | 1,043 89% | 31k | $187k (exactly $187,427) | 9FingerGames | |
 | Creator Chronicles | $11.99 | 424 64% | 13k | $153k (exactly $152,513) | Origin Studio | |
 | Loafing Town | $6.99 | 531 85% | 16k | $111k (exactly $111,351) | GoblinZz | |
 | Land Of Idyllic Beauty | · EA older | $11.99 | 222 83% | 6.7k | $80k (exactly $79,853) | Neo |
 | Tropical Resort Story | older | $10.99 | 181 87% | 5.4k | $60k (exactly $59,676) | Kairosoft Co.,Ltd |
 | TinyCraft Town | $3.99 | 40 60% | 1.2k | $4.8k (exactly $4,788) | Overaction Game Studio, ReiVax | |
 | Dreamland Farm | $9.99 | 4 75% | 120 | $1.2k (exactly $1,199) | RedDeer.Games | |
 | Enclaved | $2.99 | 2 100% | 60 | $179 (exactly $179) | Digital Platforms Co. | |
 | Alfons World | $1.99 | 3 66% | 90 | $179 (exactly $179) | Dog On God | |
 | Cosyland: Island Simulator | $1.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $60 (exactly $60) | Stormade Games |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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