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Should I ship a Dog Collectathon game?
Collectathon + Dogs
Of 22 developers who shipped a Dog Collectathon 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.. 26 more are announced, ×2.4 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 4 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $900, ×1.9 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $120; 1 in 20 cleared $37k, ×80 the market median. Revenue is down 15% on the market; 26 games are announced against 11 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $119 (exactly $119) |
|---|---|
| Median | $899 (exactly $899) |
| Top 25% | $3.6k (exactly $3,593) |
| Top 5% | $38k (exactly $37,781) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 22 |
| Released games | 87 |
| Announced | 26 |
| Effort | 4 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $1.99 |
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 15% on the market, supply 15% fewer developers than the period before.
Free games: 13%, 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
- Dogs
- effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
What it takes
- Effort
- 4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
- Systems
- Collectathon; 6 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Adventure, Exploration, Platformer
- Price point
- $1.99 typical · top 25% priced $19.99 or above
- Art
- 8 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Colorful, Cute, Family Friendly
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $1.99.
The top 10 games average 89% positive over 640 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $120. 9 in 10 of the 15 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 26 games are announced against 11 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.4 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
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Comparable games
Pupperazzi: The Dog Photography Game 2022 · $266k 
An Airport for Aliens Currently Run by Dogs 2021 · $134k 
Grapple Dogs: Cosmic Canines 2024 · $107k 
Desk Paws 2025 · $83k 
Salamander County Public Television 2022 · $70k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Pupperazzi: The Dog Photography Game | older | $19.99 | 443 94% | 13k | $266k (exactly $265,667) | Sundae Month |
| | An Airport for Aliens Currently Run by Dogs | older | $19.99 | 224 87% | 6.7k | $134k (exactly $134,333) | Strange Scaffold |
| | Grapple Dogs: Cosmic Canines | older | $17.99 | 199 97% | 6.0k | $107k (exactly $107,400) | Medallion Games |
| | Desk Paws | $5.99 | 463 86% | 14k | $83k (exactly $83,201) | GinkgoGames | |
| | Salamander County Public Television | older | $9.99 | 233 96% | 7.0k | $70k (exactly $69,830) | Tinzone Games |
 | A Corgi's Cozy Hike | $19.99 | 63 100% | 1.9k | $38k (exactly $37,781) | Scalisco | |
 | Mr. Run and Jump | older | $24.99 | 45 95% | 1.4k | $34k (exactly $33,736) | Graphite Lab, Heavy Horse Games |
 | Dog Man: Mission Impawsible | $29.99 | 28 96% | 840 | $25k (exactly $25,192) | Floor 84 Studio | |
 | Howloween Hero | older | $9.99 | 56 96% | 1.7k | $17k (exactly $16,783) | Gossamer Games |
 | Loot Hound™ | older | $7.99 | 59 91% | 1.8k | $14k (exactly $14,142) | Rhizome Games™ |
 | Lighthaze World | $18.99 | 16 100% | 480 | $9.1k (exactly $9,115) | Radiobush | |
 | Cloudy & Stormy: Pawtastic Adventure! | $14.99 | 17 100% | 510 | $7.6k (exactly $7,645) | Joyhop Games, GGBay | |
 | 101 Cute Dogs: Find & Paint | $4.99 | 24 79% | 720 | $3.6k (exactly $3,593) | Cozy Pixel | |
 | 101 Cute Playland Dogs: Find & Paint | $4.99 | 16 87% | 480 | $2.4k (exactly $2,395) | Cozy Pixel | |
 | Shepherd Knight | $14.99 | 4 100% | 120 | $1.8k (exactly $1,799) | Cadabra Games | |
 | Considerable Grandfather | $7.99 | 7 100% | 210 | $1.7k (exactly $1,678) | The Niknokination Collaboration | |
 | Wantama☆Life | $24.99 | 2 100% | 60 | $1.5k (exactly $1,499) | CyberStep, Inc. |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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