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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Dog Local Multiplayer game?

Local Multiplayer + Dogs

Only 9 developers shipped a Dog Local Multiplayer 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, Sheepherds!, 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, ×3.5 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

Verdict: dead, for a 4 / 10 build.

Only 4 developers shipped this in the last year, under the 5 a verdict needs; over 2 years the middle one made $3.6k against a market of $480. 14 games are announced.

Deciding numbers: median 7.6 times the market baseline, revenue up 740% on the market, 14 announced, ×3.5 per developer who shipped in the last year.
Nobody has said they are building this yet.
Local Multiplayer + Dogs
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 9
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $21k → $4.2k → $38k
Outcomes for Local Multiplayer + Dogs: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 9
Bottom 30% $1.1k (exactly $1,079)
Median $3.6k (exactly $3,599)
Top 25% $17k (exactly $16,796)
Top 5% $138k (exactly $138,058)
Developers, 2 yr 9
Released games 40
Announced 14
Effort 4 / 10
AI-buildability Medium
Typical price $17.99

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 740% on the market, supply 20% fewer 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.

Local Multiplayer
effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium 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
4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
Systems
Local Multiplayer
Price point
$17.99 typical
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 9 games average 97% positive over 436 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $1.1k, median $3.6k, 1 in 4 over $16k, 1 in 20 over $130k.

3 in 10 developers made under $1.1k. All of the 8 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 14 games are announced against 4 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.5 per shipper.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Local Multiplayer with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.

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  2. + Female ProtagonistFair61 devs · median $5.8k · 64 announced
  3. + Action RPGFair43 devs · median $5.5k · 56 announced
  4. + Hex GridFair12 devs · median $4.5k · 14 announced
  5. + ModernFair24 devs · median $3.6k · 16 announced
  6. + WargameFair28 devs · median $3.0k · 28 announced
  7. + TennisFair18 devs · median $2.3k · 10 announced
  8. + Point & ClickFair14 devs · median $2.0k · 8 announced
  9. + Artificial IntelligenceFair26 devs · median $1.8k · 27 announced
  10. + Football (American)Fair13 devs · median $1.8k · 4 announced
  11. + SportsFair196 devs · median $1.6k · 208 announced
  12. + RunnerFair23 devs · median $1.3k · 30 announced

All 174 pairs on the Local Multiplayer page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

Bluey: The Videogame 2023 · $449k PAW Patrol World 2023 · $173k Sheepherds! 2025 · $138k PAW Patrol Mighty Pups Save Adventure Bay 2020 · $122k Retro Game Crunch 2014 · $84k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Bluey: The Videogame older $29.99 499 72% 15k $449k (exactly $448,950) Artax Games., Casual Brothers Ltd.
PAW Patrol World older $39.99 144 88% 4.3k $173k (exactly $172,757) 3DClouds
Sheepherds! $14.99 307 98% 9.2k $138k (exactly $138,058) Ultimo Disco
PAW Patrol Mighty Pups Save Adventure Bay older $29.99 136 72% 4.1k $122k (exactly $122,359) DRAKHAR STUDIO
Retro Game Crunch older $9.99 280 82% 8.4k $84k (exactly $83,916) Rusty Moyher, Shaun Inman, Matt Grimm
PAW Patrol The Movie: Adventure City Calls older $39.99 58 51% 1.7k $70k (exactly $69,583) Drakhar Studio
PAW Patrol: Grand Prix older $29.99 71 81% 2.1k $64k (exactly $63,879) 3DClouds
A Corgi's Cozy Hike $19.99 63 100% 1.9k $38k (exactly $37,781) Scalisco
The Grinch: Christmas Adventures older $19.99 35 62% 1.1k $21k (exactly $20,990) Casual Brothers Ltd.
Undercat older $14.99 46 97% 1.4k $21k (exactly $20,686) SparkyTailGames
PAW Patrol™: Dino World $39.99 14 64% 420 $17k (exactly $16,796) 3DClouds
PAW Patrol™ Rescue Wheels™: Championship $39.99 10 80% 300 $12k (exactly $11,997) 3DClouds
Cat & Capy · EA $4.99 30 100% 900 $4.5k (exactly $4,491) Matato Games
Nick Jr. Party Adventure $39.99 3 100% 90 $3.6k (exactly $3,599) Melbot Studios
Nickelodeon Splat Pack $14.99 6 83% 180 $2.7k (exactly $2,698) Mighty Rabbit Studios
Yellow Trouble $17.99 2 100% 60 $1.1k (exactly $1,079) DrearyWeary
Apocalypse ? No ! $3.99 1 0% 30 $120 (exactly $120) Team KL Studio
Tic Cat Dog · EA $0.99 0 0% 0 $0 (exactly $0) Longoza Game Stuio

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