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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Dog Grid-Based Movement game?

Grid-Based Movement + Dogs

Only 14 developers shipped a Dog Grid-Based Movement 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, Roguematch : The Extraplanar Invasion, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 7 more are announced.

Verdict: fair, for a 3 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $600, ×1.3 the market's $480 for a 3 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $180. Revenue is down 25% on the market; 7 games are announced against 7 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 1.3 times the market baseline, revenue down 25% on the market, 7 announced, ×1.0 per developer who shipped in the last year.
Nobody has said they are building this yet.
Grid-Based Movement + Dogs
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 14
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $0 → $1.2k → $719 → $599 → $897 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Grid-Based Movement + Dogs: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 14
Bottom 30% $180 (exactly $180)
Median $599 (exactly $599)
Top 25% $1.2k (exactly $1,197)
Top 5% $15k (exactly $14,840)
Developers, 2 yr 14
Released games 25
Announced 7
Effort 3 / 10
AI-buildability High
Typical price $5.99

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 down 25% on the market, supply as many developers as the period before.

Free games: 8%, excluded from money figures.

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Plate 2 · systems and tooling

Can AI deliver it?

AI-buildability for this niche is high: the lowest rating among its tags.

Grid-Based Movement
effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
Dogs
effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
3 / 10 · small 2D action, light systems
Systems
Grid-Based Movement; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Puzzle, Adventure, Dungeon Crawler
Price point
$5.99 typical · top 25% priced $14.99 or above
Art
5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Cute, 2D, Cartoony
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $14.99 or above; the middle game at $5.99.

The top 10 games average 89% positive over 81 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $180, median $600, 1 in 4 over $1.1k, 1 in 20 over $14k.

3 in 10 developers made under $180. All of the 8 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 7 games are announced against 7 developers who shipped in the last year.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Grid-Based Movement with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + HistoricalFair22 devs · median $3.0k · 30 announced
  2. + EconomyFair20 devs · median $1.2k · 29 announced
  3. + AutomationFair28 devs · median $959 · 26 announced
  4. + MiningFair12 devs · median $899 · 14 announced
  5. + CollectathonFair17 devs · median $809 · 17 announced
  6. + BuildingFair50 devs · median $719 · 57 announced
  7. + HackingFair14 devs · median $719 · 11 announced
  8. + SokobanFair143 devs · median $657 · 135 announced
  9. + ProgrammingFair23 devs · median $599 · 24 announced
  10. + PlatformerFair23 devs · median $539 · 18 announced
  11. + Puzzle PlatformerFair62 devs · median $449 · 56 announced
  12. + RomanceLong shot6 devs · median $300 · 9 announced

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Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

Fidel Dungeon Rescue 2017 · $95k Stick to the Plan 2023 · $45k Roguematch : The Extraplanar Invasion 2025 · $15k Steam Tactics 2017 · $7.6k Doggos in Dungeon 2025 · $2.6k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Fidel Dungeon Rescue older $9.99 316 94% 9.5k $95k (exactly $94,705) Daniel Benmergui, Jeremías Babini, Hern… (Daniel Benmergui, Jeremías Babini, Hernán Rozenwasser)
Stick to the Plan older $11.99 126 96% 3.8k $45k (exactly $45,322) Dead Pixel Tales
Roguematch : The Extraplanar Invasion $14.99 33 84% 990 $15k (exactly $14,840) Starstruck Games
Steam Tactics older $4.99 51 88% 1.5k $7.6k (exactly $7,635) Igor Rashkuev
Doggos in Dungeon $7.99 11 100% 330 $2.6k (exactly $2,637) Lime Blossom Studio, Fraculation LLC
Slime Puzzle Story $9.99 4 100% 120 $1.2k (exactly $1,199) itach lab
Chihuahua Controller $3.99 10 80% 300 $1.2k (exactly $1,197) SinPoDo
Baspetball $2.99 10 100% 300 $897 (exactly $897) Gray Boss
Chiba $5.99 4 100% 120 $719 (exactly $719) Mikail Miller, Johnathon Autry, Katie B… (Mikail Miller, Johnathon Autry, Katie Buell, Aidan Fushimi, Austin Lothman)
Fur and Void $9.99 2 0% 60 $599 (exactly $599) DFS
Fit My Dog $9.99 1 100% 30 $300 (exactly $300) RedDeer.Games
Fit My Zoo $9.99 1 100% 30 $300 (exactly $300) RedDeer.Games
On Your Notebook $1.99 5 100% 150 $298 (exactly $298) Marimori

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