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Immersive Sim + Creature Collector
Of 37 developers who shipped a Creature Collector Immersive Sim 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.. 88 more are announced, ×4.9 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 8 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $2.4k, ×1.6 the market's $1.5k for a 8 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $1.2k; 1 in 20 cleared $540k, ×364 the market median. Revenue is up 140% on the market; 88 games are announced against 18 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $1.2k (exactly $1,166) |
|---|---|
| Median | $2.4k (exactly $2,400) |
| Top 25% | $46k (exactly $45,854) |
| Top 5% | $545k (exactly $545,486) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 37 |
| Released games | 92 |
| Announced | 88 |
| Effort | 8 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| Typical price | $9.99 |
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 140% on the market, supply as many developers as the period before.
Free games: 14%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is low: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Immersive Sim
- effort 8 / 10 · low · effort 8 sits in the low band
- Creature Collector
- effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 8 / 10 · online systems, open world
- Systems
- Immersive Sim, Creature Collector; 4 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Simulation, Life Sim, Adventure
- Price point
- $9.99 typical · top 25% priced $19.99 or above
- Art
- 5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, Relaxing, Atmospheric
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $9.99.
The top 10 games average 87% positive over 15,731 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $1.2k. 8 in 10 of the 26 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 88 games are announced against 18 developers who shipped in the last year, ×4.9 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Immersive Sim with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
- + FMVStrong odds
- + Trading Card GameStrong odds
- + MinigamesStrong odds
- + WesternStrong odds
- + BoxingStrong odds
- + Job SimulatorFair
- + Asynchronous MultiplayerFair
- + Dating SimFair
- + RomanceFair
- + LGBTQ+Fair
- + Visual NovelFair
- + Split ScreenFair
Comparable games
Little Witch in the Woods 2025 · $7.0M 
JASON, Coming of Age 2025 · $545k 
Aquarist 2024 · $456k 
Fish Game 2023 · $442k 
Shin chan: Me and the Professor on Summer Vacation The Endless Seven-Day Journey 2022 · $409k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Little Witch in the Woods | $19.99 | 11,691 89% | 351k | $7.0M (exactly $7,011,093) | SUNNY SIDE UP | |
| | JASON, Coming of Age | $14.99 | 1,213 83% | 36k | $545k (exactly $545,486) | Coeur de cochon | |
| | Aquarist | older | $15.99 | 950 81% | 29k | $456k (exactly $455,715) | FreeMind S.A. |
| | Fish Game | older | $24.99 | 589 93% | 18k | $442k (exactly $441,573) | A Shell in the Pit Games, Creative Ink… (A Shell in the Pit Games, Creative Ink Games) |
| | Shin chan: Me and the Professor on Summer Vacation The Endless Seven-Day Journey | older | $29.99 | 455 81% | 14k | $409k (exactly $409,364) | Neos Corporation |
 | Serin Fate | older | $19.99 | 458 73% | 14k | $275k (exactly $274,663) | Vethergen |
 | Ranger’s Path: National Park Simulator | · EA | $19.99 | 446 76% | 13k | $267k (exactly $267,466) | To-Go Games |
 | Monster Care Simulator | $12.99 | 644 91% | 19k | $251k (exactly $250,967) | Banana Tiger Studio | |
 | The Monster Breeder | $29.99 | 272 91% | 8.2k | $245k (exactly $244,718) | Fantasy Creations | |
 | FISHERY | · EA older | $19.99 | 375 83% | 11k | $225k (exactly $224,887) | Lilou Studio |
 | Monster Lab Simulator | · EA | $12.99 | 505 70% | 15k | $197k (exactly $196,798) | Round 3 Studios |
 | Tabletop Game Shop Simulator | $12.99 | 480 84% | 14k | $187k (exactly $187,056) | Ludogram, Knight Fever Games | |
 | Honeycomb: The World Beyond | $29.99 | 138 65% | 4.1k | $124k (exactly $124,159) | Frozen Way | |
 | Monster Mop Up | $14.99 | 189 57% | 5.7k | $85k (exactly $84,993) | Terahard Ltd | |
 | With Me: Aquatic Time | · EA | $9.99 | 153 88% | 4.6k | $46k (exactly $45,854) | Sensory Patch Games |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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