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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Tabletop Creature Collector?

Creature Collector + Tabletop

Of 25 developers who shipped a Tabletop 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.. 31 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 $720, ×1.1 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $120; 1 in 20 cleared $110k, ×180 the market median. Revenue is up 15% on the market; 31 games are announced against 14 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 1.1 times the market baseline, revenue up 15% on the market, 31 announced, ×2.2 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Creature Collector + Tabletop
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 25
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $298 → $2.6k → $539 → $1.2k → $449 → $359 → $2.9k (still earning) → $120 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Creature Collector + Tabletop: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 25
Bottom 30% $120 (exactly $120)
Median $719 (exactly $719)
Top 25% $4.5k (exactly $4,491)
Top 5% $113k (exactly $113,173)
Developers, 2 yr 25
Released games 117
Announced 31
Effort 5 / 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 up 15% on the market, supply 15% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 7%, 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
Tabletop
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, Tabletop; 6 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Strategy, Management, Simulation
Price point
$3.99 typical · top 25% priced $14.99 or above
Art
4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Cute, Pixel Graphics
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $14.99 or above; the middle game at $3.99.

The top 10 games average 93% positive over 3,925 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $120, median $720, 1 in 4 over $4.4k, 1 in 20 over $110k.

3 in 10 developers made under $120. 9 in 10 of the 15 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 31 games are announced against 14 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

Fish to Dish: Idle Sushi 2025 · $454k Evolution Board Game 2019 · $156k Oaken 2023 · $143k Battle On! Hero Academy 2025 · $113k Forgotten Realms: The Archives - Collection One 2022 · $85k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Fish to Dish: Idle Sushi $5.99 2,525 96% 76k $454k (exactly $453,742) Kygua Tech
Evolution Board Game older $14.99 348 81% 10k $156k (exactly $156,496) North Star Digital Studios
Oaken older $19.99 239 79% 7.2k $143k (exactly $143,328) Laki Studios
Battle On! Hero Academy $4.99 756 83% 23k $113k (exactly $113,173) MMUnit
Forgotten Realms: The Archives - Collection One older $9.99 283 92% 8.5k $85k (exactly $84,815) Westwood Associates, Strategic Simulati… (Westwood Associates, Strategic Simulations)
Mushroom Nook $4.99 392 98% 12k $59k (exactly $58,682) HyperstasisGaming
Isle of Swaps $14.99 129 90% 3.9k $58k (exactly $58,011) Fuzz Force
SEARCH ALL - ADULT older $9.99 49 67% 1.5k $15k (exactly $14,685) Laush Dmitriy Sergeevich
Card Summoner $14.99 32 50% 960 $14k (exactly $14,390) Happenstance Games
Little Inner Monsters - Card Game older $4.99 46 91% 1.4k $6.9k (exactly $6,886) Mens Sana Interactive
TurnBreak · EA $7.99 20 90% 600 $4.8k (exactly $4,794) Dapper Dog Digital
nurny battles HD $4.99 30 96% 900 $4.5k (exactly $4,491) frogwood
Fishing On My Desktop $4.99 22 95% 660 $3.3k (exactly $3,293) ColaCatGames
Super Ant Art Tycoon $8.99 12 83% 360 $3.2k (exactly $3,236) Wix Games
Soulblaze · EA $13.99 7 100% 210 $2.9k (exactly $2,938) Cosmic Mocca

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