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Should I ship a Collectathon Time Management game?
Collectathon + Time Management
Of 71 developers who shipped a Collectathon Time Management 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.. 92 more are announced, ×2.4 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: dead, for a 4 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $480 in the last 2 years and $480 over 4, against a market of $480 for a 4 / 10 build. 39 developers shipped in the last year and 92 games are announced.
| Bottom 30% | $150 (exactly $150) |
|---|---|
| Median | $479 (exactly $479) |
| Top 25% | $6.3k (exactly $6,294) |
| Top 5% | $302k (exactly $302,129) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 71 |
| Released games | 140 |
| Announced | 92 |
| 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 60% on the market, supply 20% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 19%, 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
- Time Management
- 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, Time Management; 4 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Simulation, Farming Sim, Incremental
- Price point
- $4.99 typical · top 25% priced $12.99 or above
- Art
- 6 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Cute, Relaxing
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $12.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.
The top 10 games average 93% positive over 10,990 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $150. 8 in 10 of the 39 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 92 games are announced against 39 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.4 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Collectathon with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
- + Job SimulatorStrong odds
- + CapitalismStrong odds
- + Turn-BasedFair
- + EconomyFair
- + ManagementFair
- + CrimeFair
- + Level EditorFair
- + Artificial IntelligenceFair
- + SokobanFair
- + MythologyFair
- + UnderwaterFair
- + Combat RacingFair
Comparable games
Tiny Bookshop 2025 · $4.2M 
Atelier Rorona ~The Alchemist of Arland~ DX 2018 · $872k 
Welcome to Elderfield 2026 · $720k 
Astronomics 2025 · EA · $423k 
Cinnabunny 2025 · $302k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Tiny Bookshop | $19.99 | 6,967 96% | 209k | $4.2M (exactly $4,178,110) | neoludic games | |
| | Atelier Rorona ~The Alchemist of Arland~ DX | older | $39.99 | 727 91% | 22k | $872k (exactly $872,182) | KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. |
| | Welcome to Elderfield | $17.99 | 1,334 87% | 40k | $720k (exactly $719,960) | Chris Cote | |
| | Astronomics | · EA | $19.99 | 706 89% | 21k | $423k (exactly $423,388) | Numizmatic |
| | Cinnabunny | $24.99 | 403 96% | 12k | $302k (exactly $302,129) | Reky Studios | |
 | Love Tavern | older | $11.99 | 778 73% | 23k | $280k (exactly $279,847) | Secret Labo |
 | Old School | older | $14.99 | 442 83% | 13k | $199k (exactly $198,767) | MDickie |
 | Kardboard Kings: Card Shop Simulator | older | $19.99 | 325 73% | 9.8k | $195k (exactly $194,902) | Henry's House, Oscar Brittain, Rob Gross |
 | Lifeslide | older | $9.99 | 376 91% | 11k | $113k (exactly $112,687) | Dreamteck |
 | Joyquarium | $5.99 | 475 90% | 14k | $85k (exactly $85,358) | Easyfun Studio | |
 | Jeffrey Eggstein | · EA | $4.99 | 290 94% | 8.7k | $43k (exactly $43,413) | Grabba Guild Games LLC |
 | Checkout: Cashier Simulator | $6.99 | 188 94% | 5.6k | $39k (exactly $39,424) | Nessie Games | |
 | Desktop Kitten Girl | $3.99 | 277 86% | 8.3k | $33k (exactly $33,157) | KDream | |
 | TerraForge | $8.99 | 113 78% | 3.4k | $30k (exactly $30,476) | OverjoyedGameDevs | |
 | Cowgirl's Café | $3.99 | 237 78% | 7.1k | $28k (exactly $28,369) | NyakuGames |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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