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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Point & Click Creature Collector?

Creature Collector + Point & Click

Of 126 developers who shipped a Point & Click Creature Collector 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.. 149 more are announced, ×2.2 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

Verdict: poor odds, for a 5 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $1.5k, ×2.4 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $540; 1 in 20 cleared $170k, ×275 the market median. Revenue is up 20% on the market; 149 games are announced against 69 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 2.4 times the market baseline, revenue up 20% on the market, 149 announced, ×2.2 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Creature Collector + Point & Click
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 126
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $2.7k → $3.0k → $3.7k → $2.0k → $1.4k → $2.3k → $987 (still earning) → $358 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Creature Collector + Point & Click: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 126
Bottom 30% $538 (exactly $538)
Median $1.5k (exactly $1,498)
Top 25% $6.3k (exactly $6,294)
Top 5% $172k (exactly $172,454)
Developers, 2 yr 126
Released games 572
Announced 149
Effort 5 / 10
AI-buildability Medium
Typical price $1.99

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 20% on the market, supply as many developers as the period before.

Free games: 15%, 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.

Creature Collector
effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
Point & Click
effort 2 / 10 · high · effort 2 sits in the high band

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
Systems
Creature Collector, Point & Click; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Puzzle, Exploration, Hidden Object
Price point
$1.99 typical · top 25% priced $7.99 or above
Art
5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Relaxing, Cute, Cozy
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $7.99 or above; the middle game at $1.99.

The top 10 games average 93% positive over 13,235 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $540, median $1.5k, 1 in 4 over $6.2k, 1 in 20 over $170k.

3 in 10 developers made under $540. 8 in 10 of the 171 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 149 games are announced against 69 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.2 per shipper.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Creature Collector with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + Perma DeathFair30 devs · median $5.3k · 33 announced
  2. + Bullet HellFair24 devs · median $3.4k · 33 announced
  3. + CapitalismFair38 devs · median $3.2k · 38 announced
  4. + LootFair51 devs · median $2.9k · 67 announced
  5. + IdlerFair248 devs · median $2.1k · 260 announced
  6. + IncrementalFair177 devs · median $1.9k · 191 announced
  7. + Action RoguelikeFair39 devs · median $1.8k · 54 announced
  8. + SpaceFair30 devs · median $1.5k · 39 announced
  9. + ZombiesFair14 devs · median $1.5k · 10 announced
  10. + ArcadeFair73 devs · median $629 · 85 announced
  11. + Co-opPoor odds31 devs · median $28k · 82 announced
  12. + Dating SimPoor odds14 devs · median $23k · 43 announced

All 133 pairs on the Creature Collector page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

Ithya: Magic Studies 2025 · $693k Maltese's Fluffy Onsen 2025 · $490k A Castle Full of Cats 2022 · $488k Birdwatching Notebook 2026 · $476k A Tower Full of Cats 2024 · $414k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Ithya: Magic Studies $10.99 2,103 97% 63k $693k (exactly $693,359) BlueTurtle
Maltese's Fluffy Onsen $5.99 2,727 94% 82k $490k (exactly $490,042) Sinkhole Studio, Moonlab Studio
A Castle Full of Cats older $3.99 4,073 99% 122k $488k (exactly $487,538) Devcats
Birdwatching Notebook $9.99 1,588 97% 48k $476k (exactly $475,924) Biekka Games
A Tower Full of Cats older $5.99 2,304 99% 69k $414k (exactly $414,029) Devcats
Fischer's Fishing Journey $7.99 1,568 91% 47k $376k (exactly $375,850) Cutefish
A Building Full of Cats older $2.99 4,103 98% 123k $368k (exactly $368,039) Devcats
My Lovely Wife older $14.99 685 74% 21k $308k (exactly $308,044) GameChanger Studio, Toge Productions
A Building Full of Cats 2 $6.99 1,145 97% 34k $240k (exactly $240,106) Devcats
Adore older $19.99 396 87% 12k $237k (exactly $237,481) Cadabra Games
Desktop Raid $8.99 672 76% 20k $181k (exactly $181,238) Lee_Studio
Fantasy Aquarium $6.99 833 79% 25k $175k (exactly $174,680) MOON SCAPE
A Shelter Full of Cats $4.99 1,152 97% 35k $172k (exactly $172,454) Devcats
Bugtopia $5.99 866 92% 26k $156k (exactly $155,620) Nocturnal Games
A Planet Full of Cats $7.99 581 89% 17k $139k (exactly $139,266) Devcats

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