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Should I ship a Dog Economy game?
Economy + Dogs
Only 11 developers shipped a Dog Economy game in the last 2 years, too few for firm odds: the middle one made est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.; the top game by est. revenue, Restore Your Island, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 14 more are announced.
Verdict: fair, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $900, ×1.4 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $150. Momentum is unreadable here, too few recent games; 14 games are announced against 9 developers who shipped in the last year.
not enough cohorts to draw
| Bottom 30% | $150 (exactly $150) |
|---|---|
| Median | $899 (exactly $899) |
| Top 25% | $145k (exactly $145,368) |
| Top 5% | $636k (exactly $635,601) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 11 |
| Released games | 26 |
| Announced | 14 |
| Effort | 5 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $6.99 |
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 too few recent games to read momentum, supply 350% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 31%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
What it takes
- Effort
- 5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
- Systems
- Economy
- Price point
- $6.99 typical
Why players buy here
The top 10 games average 81% positive over 3,495 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $150. 14 games are announced against 9 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Economy with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
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Comparable games
Restore Your Island 2026 · $636k 
Lyca 2025 · $192k 
Dog Brew 2024 · $160k 
Not Monday Cafe 2025 · $145k 
Wildlife Park 2015 · $29k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Restore Your Island | $12.99 | 1,631 77% | 49k | $636k (exactly $635,601) | Paiband Game Studio | |
| | Lyca | $4.99 | 1,282 81% | 38k | $192k (exactly $191,915) | Syphono4 | |
| | Dog Brew | older | $3.50 | 1,522 97% | 46k | $160k (exactly $159,810) | Yuliy Oneshko, S-Grade |
| | Not Monday Cafe | $8.99 | 539 94% | 16k | $145k (exactly $145,368) | Sunny Syrup Studio | |
| | Wildlife Park | older | $9.99 | 96 65% | 2.9k | $29k (exactly $28,771) | b-alive gmbh |
 | ZooKeeper | older | $9.99 | 41 65% | 1.2k | $12k (exactly $12,288) | ▲ Pyramid Games |
 | The Peak of Life | $8.99 | 30 66% | 900 | $8.1k (exactly $8,091) | XY Game | |
 | Smooth Operators 2 | older | $9.99 | 20 70% | 600 | $6.0k (exactly $5,994) | Heydeck Games |
 | Blocky Farm | older | $9.99 | 17 41% | 510 | $5.1k (exactly $5,095) | Forever Entertainment S. A. |
 | Unhinged Pet Store Simulator | $11.99 | 3 100% | 90 | $1.1k (exactly $1,079) | BH Studios | |
 | Corgi Race | $9.99 | 3 66% | 90 | $899 (exactly $899) | Kumkwat Entertainment | |
 | Terrier Manager | $4.99 | 4 100% | 120 | $599 (exactly $599) | Aggroblakh | |
 | Kitchen Delights | $4.99 | 1 0% | 30 | $150 (exactly $150) | BronStudio | |
 | Desktop Dog Park | $4.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $150 (exactly $150) | Tom McDonald Games | |
 | Click to Live | $0.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $30 (exactly $30) | lonelystar |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
Five niches a week, one death, one deep dive.
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