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Should I ship a Collectathon Desktop Companion?
Collectathon + Desktop Companion
Of 30 developers who shipped a Collectathon Desktop Companion 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.. 45 more are announced.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 4 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $6.6k, ×14 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $2.4k; 1 in 20 cleared $180k, ×395 the market median. Revenue is down 90% on the market; 45 games are announced against 24 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $2.3k (exactly $2,307) |
|---|---|
| Median | $6.6k (exactly $6,587) |
| Top 25% | $33k (exactly $33,099) |
| Top 5% | $187k (exactly $187,427) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 30 |
| Released games | 43 |
| Announced | 45 |
| Effort | 4 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $4.99 |
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 90% on the market, supply 300% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 14%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Collectathon
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
- Desktop Companion
- effort 1 / 10 · high · effort 1 sits in the high band
What it takes
- Effort
- 4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
- Systems
- Collectathon, Desktop Companion; 8 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Idler, Simulation, Creature Collector
- Price point
- $4.99 typical · top 25% priced $5.99 or above
- Art
- 8 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Cute, Relaxing, 2D
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $5.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.
The top 10 games average 94% positive over 6,373 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $2.4k. 2 in 10 of the 6 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 45 games are announced against 24 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Collectathon with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
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- + Artificial IntelligenceFair
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- + MythologyFair
- + UnderwaterFair
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Comparable games
Fish to Dish: Idle Sushi 2025 · $454k 
My Little Life 2025 · $187k 
Plantera 2: Golden Acorn 2023 · $178k 
Chonkers 2024 · $78k 
NoSlack Pets: Lo-Fi Paws 2025 · $69k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Fish to Dish: Idle Sushi | $5.99 | 2,525 96% | 76k | $454k (exactly $453,742) | Kygua Tech | |
| | My Little Life | $5.99 | 1,043 89% | 31k | $187k (exactly $187,427) | 9FingerGames | |
| | Plantera 2: Golden Acorn | older | $4.99 | 1,191 93% | 36k | $178k (exactly $178,293) | VaragtP |
| | Chonkers | $4.99 | 518 87% | 16k | $78k (exactly $77,545) | Solar Eclipse Games | |
| | NoSlack Pets: Lo-Fi Paws | $5.99 | 385 97% | 12k | $69k (exactly $69,184) | Lynkpin Game | |
 | My Little Spider | $4.99 | 389 94% | 12k | $58k (exactly $58,233) | 9FingerGames, Fatal Fawn Games | |
 | Idle Waters | $4.99 | 349 94% | 10k | $52k (exactly $52,245) | Ignita Games | |
 | Nanomon Virtual Pet | $14.99 | 113 88% | 3.4k | $51k (exactly $50,816) | Oscar Brittain | |
 | The Dream Globe | $2.99 | 369 94% | 11k | $33k (exactly $33,099) | Roaming of Little Hammer | |
 | Little Aviary | $3.99 | 231 86% | 6.9k | $28k (exactly $27,651) | atomco | |
 | Bit Buddy | $1.99 | 451 99% | 14k | $27k (exactly $26,925) | Salt Fish Studio |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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