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Should I ship a Creature Collector Tactical RPG?

Creature Collector + Tactical RPG

Of 23 developers who shipped a Creature Collector Tactical RPG 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.. 50 more are announced, ×4.2 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

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

The middle developer here made $2.9k, ×4.6 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $1.5k; 1 in 20 cleared $73k, ×116 the market median. Revenue is up 45% on the market; 50 games are announced against 12 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 4.6 times the market baseline, revenue up 45% on the market, 50 announced, ×4.2 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Creature Collector + Tactical RPG
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 23
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $9.5k → $25k → $2.7k → $4.8k → $3.6k → $8.1k (still earning) → $3.3k (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Creature Collector + Tactical RPG: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 23
Bottom 30% $1.4k (exactly $1,439)
Median $2.9k (exactly $2,880)
Top 25% $8.1k (exactly $8,092)
Top 5% $73k (exactly $73,127)
Developers, 2 yr 23
Released games 57
Announced 50
Effort 5 / 10
AI-buildability Medium
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 45% on the market, supply 10% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 18%, 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
Tactical RPG
effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
Systems
Creature Collector, Tactical RPG; 6 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Turn-Based Tactics, RPG, Strategy
Price point
$9.99 typical · top 25% priced $14.99 or above
Art
6 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Colorful, Pixel Graphics
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $14.99 or above; the middle game at $9.99.

The top 10 games average 71% positive over 876 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $1.5k, median $2.9k, 1 in 4 over $8.0k, 1 in 20 over $73k.

3 in 10 developers made under $1.5k. 8 in 10 of the 12 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 50 games are announced against 12 developers who shipped in the last year, ×4.2 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

Cassette Beasts 2023 · $5.4M Fae Tactics 2020 · $702k Super Bullet Break 2022 · $260k The Monster Breeder 2025 · $245k Dungeon Travelers: To Heart 2 in Another World 2024 · $110k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Cassette Beasts older $19.99 8,976 94% 269k $5.4M (exactly $5,382,907) Bytten Studio
Fae Tactics older $19.99 1,170 86% 35k $702k (exactly $701,649) Endlessfluff Games
Super Bullet Break older $19.99 434 81% 13k $260k (exactly $260,270) BeXide Inc.
The Monster Breeder $29.99 272 91% 8.2k $245k (exactly $244,718) Fantasy Creations
Dungeon Travelers: To Heart 2 in Another World older $19.99 184 82% 5.5k $110k (exactly $110,345) AQUAPLUS
Suzukuri Dungeon: Karin in the Mountain older $24.99 138 73% 4.1k $103k (exactly $103,459) Karin Project
Water Margin Scrolls $9.99 244 40% 7.3k $73k (exactly $73,127) QingHe Games
Siralim older $9.99 201 83% 6.0k $60k (exactly $60,240) Thylacine Studios
Novice Dungeon Master · EA $11.99 151 88% 4.5k $54k (exactly $54,315) LazyCnD
Para Ark older $6.99 148 91% 4.4k $31k (exactly $31,036) ST Hot Dog King
EvoCreo $9.99 84 72% 2.5k $25k (exactly $25,175) Ilmfinity Studios
Broken Alliance · EA $14.99 42 80% 1.3k $19k (exactly $18,887) Placeholder Gameworks
Spirit Dungeon · EA $9.99 27 51% 810 $8.1k (exactly $8,092) Nemora Games
Soul•Apocalypto $11.99 20 80% 600 $7.2k (exactly $7,194) 卜乙冈(Ploygon)
Guardian's Guide $19.99 8 62% 240 $4.8k (exactly $4,798) Allugic LLC
Mythmon: Mythic Monsters $7.99 16 56% 480 $3.8k (exactly $3,835) MachHabaneroGames
Journey to the Dao $9.99 12 66% 360 $3.6k (exactly $3,596) GOD BLACK STUDIO, GU BI

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