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Should I ship a Collectathon Runner?
Collectathon + Runner
Of 56 developers who shipped a Collectathon Runner 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.. 46 more are announced.
Verdict: dead, for a 4 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $180 in the last 2 years and $240 over 4, against a market of $480 for a 4 / 10 build. 33 developers shipped in the last year and 46 games are announced.
| Bottom 30% | $0 (exactly $0) |
|---|---|
| Median | $178 (exactly $178) |
| Top 25% | $898 (exactly $898) |
| Top 5% | $7.6k (exactly $7,645) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 56 |
| Released games | 144 |
| Announced | 46 |
| Effort | 4 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $3.99 |
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 75% on the market, supply 45% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 11%, 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
- Runner
- 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, Runner; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Platformer, Action, Racing
- Price point
- $3.99 typical · top 25% priced $9.99 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, Colorful, Cute
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $9.99 or above; the middle game at $3.99.
The top 10 games average 91% positive over 552 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $50. Nearly all of the 24 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 46 games are announced against 33 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
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Comparable games
Rocket Boots Mania 2025 · $103k 
Escape from Naraka 2021 · $44k 
Dark Succubus 2026 · $36k 
SUPER 56 2023 · $31k 
Otokonoko Fishing 2024 · $26k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Rocket Boots Mania | $14.99 | 229 99% | 6.9k | $103k (exactly $102,981) | Luma Play | |
| | Escape from Naraka | older | $14.99 | 97 76% | 2.9k | $44k (exactly $43,621) | XeloGames |
| | Dark Succubus | $6.99 | 171 77% | 5.1k | $36k (exactly $35,859) | ZC Game | |
| | SUPER 56 | older | $6.99 | 146 94% | 4.4k | $31k (exactly $30,616) | Onion Soup Interactive |
| | Otokonoko Fishing | older | $11.99 | 72 90% | 2.2k | $26k (exactly $25,898) | mumimumi, veryOK |
 | Skully | older | $9.99 | 49 71% | 1.5k | $15k (exactly $14,685) | Finish Line Games |
 | Space Ribbon - Slipstream to the Extreme | older | $3.99 | 71 57% | 2.1k | $8.5k (exactly $8,499) | Onteca Ltd |
 | Derby Heroines: Run, Bet, Win! | $14.99 | 17 94% | 510 | $7.6k (exactly $7,645) | SHINISE GAMES, MFC STUDIO | |
 | Bananitro | $3.99 | 47 100% | 1.4k | $5.6k (exactly $5,626) | Inventario | |
 | Felix The Toy | older | $4.99 | 36 83% | 1.1k | $5.4k (exactly $5,389) | XYX Games |
 | ✈️Velocity Wings✈️ | $9.80 | 12 91% | 360 | $3.5k (exactly $3,528) | ZhiFeng Games | |
 | Garden Hunt | $3.99 | 27 100% | 810 | $3.2k (exactly $3,232) | CREA CLAN, カミエナ / KamiEna | |
 | Tootum | $8.99 | 11 54% | 330 | $3.0k (exactly $2,967) | Douglas Oliveira | |
 | Hirai Nya | $3.99 | 17 94% | 510 | $2.0k (exactly $2,035) | FirePillar2 | |
 | Animal Run Relay | $9.99 | 6 100% | 180 | $1.8k (exactly $1,798) | youdoyou.motto | |
 | Get Clucked | $2.99 | 15 93% | 450 | $1.3k (exactly $1,346) | ThatCarrotFella |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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