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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Cooking Party Game?

Party Game + Cooking

Of 21 developers who shipped a Cooking Party 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.. 63 more are announced, ×3.7 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

Verdict: poor odds, for a 4 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $600, ×1.3 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $90; 1 in 20 cleared $40k, ×85 the market median. Revenue is down 80% on the market; 63 games are announced against 17 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 1.3 times the market baseline, revenue down 80% on the market, 63 announced, ×3.7 per developer who shipped in the last year.
Nobody has said they are building this yet.
Party Game + Cooking
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 21
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $3.8k → $0 (still earning) → $539 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Party Game + Cooking: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 21
Bottom 30% $90 (exactly $90)
Median $599 (exactly $599)
Top 25% $5.5k (exactly $5,456)
Top 5% $41k (exactly $40,553)
Developers, 2 yr 21
Released games 28
Announced 63
Effort 4 / 10
AI-buildability Medium
Typical price $7.99

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 80% on the market, supply 325% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 14%, excluded from money figures.

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Plate 2 · systems and tooling

Can AI deliver it?

AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.

Party Game
effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
Cooking
effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
Systems
Party Game, Cooking; 6 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Co-op, Local Co-Op
Price point
$7.99 typical · top 25% priced $12.99 or above
Art
6 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Funny, Cute, Family Friendly
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $12.99 or above; the middle game at $7.99.

The top 10 games average 67% positive over 565 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $90, median $600, 1 in 4 over $5.4k, 1 in 20 over $40k.

3 in 10 developers made under $90. 8 in 10 of the 5 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 63 games are announced against 17 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.7 per shipper.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Party Game with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.

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  2. + RhythmFair11 devs · median $802 · 19 announced
  3. + DeckbuildingFair22 devs · median $719 · 30 announced
  4. + Card BattlerFair28 devs · median $449 · 35 announced
  5. + MinigamesPoor odds28 devs · median $4.0k · 66 announced
  6. + RoguelitePoor odds22 devs · median $2.7k · 68 announced
  7. + RoguelikePoor odds16 devs · median $2.7k · 51 announced
  8. + Vehicular CombatPoor odds14 devs · median $2.4k · 45 announced
  9. + DestructionPoor odds13 devs · median $1.8k · 79 announced
  10. + DrivingPoor odds28 devs · median $1.7k · 60 announced
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Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

Ale & Tale Tavern 2024 · $3.9M Abra-Cooking-Dabra 2025 · $97k Baking Bad 2026 · EA · $41k Uh Oh Airlines 2026 · EA · $14k BunnyBakery 2026 · $9.7k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Ale & Tale Tavern older $14.99 8,692 88% 261k $3.9M (exactly $3,908,792) Scienart Games
Abra-Cooking-Dabra $12.99 250 75% 7.5k $97k (exactly $97,425) Door 407
Baking Bad · EA $10.99 123 32% 3.7k $41k (exactly $40,553) FunkyArmor
Uh Oh Airlines · EA $17.99 26 69% 780 $14k (exactly $14,032) Bomas Game Studio
BunnyBakery $8.99 36 69% 1.1k $9.7k (exactly $9,709) G.J. Studio
Kitchen Wars $4.99 45 80% 1.4k $6.7k (exactly $6,736) Silent Owl
Ominous Stew $12.99 14 100% 420 $5.5k (exactly $5,456) bloomgeist
Astro Chef older $19.99 9 33% 270 $5.4k (exactly $5,397) Fusion
SnackHunter older $9.99 18 94% 540 $5.4k (exactly $5,395) PolyPirates UG
Barbecue $4.95 29 68% 870 $4.3k (exactly $4,306) WMB
Dough or Die · EA $7.99 16 100% 480 $3.8k (exactly $3,835) Soundbyte Interactive
PizzaPanic $8.99 10 80% 300 $2.7k (exactly $2,697) Catnip Lab
Just Eat Sushi! $3.00 16 93% 480 $1.4k (exactly $1,440) Aurora Colored Bird

Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.