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Should I ship an LGBTQ+ Collectathon game?
Collectathon + LGBTQ+
Of 27 developers who shipped an LGBTQ+ 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.. 45 more are announced, ×3.2 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 4 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $1.2k, ×2.5 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $480; 1 in 20 cleared $600k, ×1274 the market median. Revenue is up 1695% on the market; 45 games are announced against 14 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $479 (exactly $479) |
|---|---|
| Median | $1.2k (exactly $1,198) |
| Top 25% | $40k (exactly $39,916) |
| Top 5% | $605k (exactly $605,375) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 27 |
| Released games | 79 |
| 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 up 1695% on the market, supply 15% fewer 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
- LGBTQ+
- effort 2 / 10 · high · effort 2 sits in the high band
What it takes
- Effort
- 4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
- Systems
- Collectathon; 3 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Exploration, Simulation, 3D Platformer
- Price point
- $4.99 typical · top 25% priced $19.99 or above
- Art
- 7 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Colorful, 3D, Cozy
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.
The top 10 games average 97% positive over 60,185 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $480. 8 in 10 of the 23 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 45 games are announced against 14 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.2 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Collectathon with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
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- + MythologyFair
- + UnderwaterFair
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Comparable games
WEBFISHING 2024 · $8.6M 
Lil Gator Game 2022 · $2.7M 
Here Comes Niko! 2021 · $787k 
Mosaique Neko Waifus 4 2021 · $637k 
Funi Raccoon Game 2026 · $605k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | WEBFISHING | $4.99 | 57,353 97% | 1.7M | $8.6M (exactly $8,585,744) | lamedeveloper | |
| | Lil Gator Game | older | $19.99 | 4,511 98% | 135k | $2.7M (exactly $2,705,247) | MegaWobble |
| | Here Comes Niko! | older | $24.99 | 1,050 92% | 32k | $787k (exactly $787,185) | Frog Vibes |
| | Mosaique Neko Waifus 4 | older | $4.99 | 4,255 94% | 128k | $637k (exactly $636,974) | Lil Hentai Games |
| | Funi Raccoon Game | $11.99 | 1,683 99% | 50k | $605k (exactly $605,375) | Crayon, Kit | |
 | Mosaique Neko Waifus 2 | older | $4.99 | 2,563 94% | 77k | $384k (exactly $383,681) | Lil Hentai Games |
 | Mosaique Neko Waifus 3 | older | $4.99 | 1,840 94% | 55k | $275k (exactly $275,448) | Lil Hentai Games |
 | Mosaique Neko Waifus 5 | older | $5.99 | 1,328 93% | 40k | $239k (exactly $238,642) | Lil Hentai Games |
 | Monster Crown | older | $9.99 | 677 65% | 20k | $203k (exactly $202,897) | Studio Aurum |
 | Kardboard Kings: Card Shop Simulator | older | $19.99 | 325 73% | 9.8k | $195k (exactly $194,902) | Henry's House, Oscar Brittain, Rob Gross |
 | Bugaboo Pocket | $19.99 | 300 86% | 9.0k | $180k (exactly $179,910) | Elytra Games | |
 | The August Before | $11.99 | 309 92% | 9.3k | $111k (exactly $111,147) | Silly Little Games | |
 | Misc. A Tiny Tale | $19.99 | 112 99% | 3.4k | $67k (exactly $67,166) | Tinyware Games | |
 | Elvenfoundry | $34.99 | 46 67% | 1.4k | $48k (exactly $48,286) | SunbathGames | |
 | Jumping Jazz Cats | $8.99 | 148 74% | 4.4k | $40k (exactly $39,916) | Le Catnip Collective | |
 | Angel Essence | $4.99 | 177 99% | 5.3k | $26k (exactly $26,497) | g3bsoft | |
 | 1000 Deaths (Thousand Deaths) | $14.99 | 33 87% | 990 | $15k (exactly $14,840) | Pariah Interactive, Inc. | |
 | Capy Castaway | $19.99 | 24 70% | 720 | $14k (exactly $14,393) | Kitten Cup Studio |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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