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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Dog Multiple Endings game?

Multiple Endings + Dogs

Of 22 developers who shipped a Dog Multiple Endings game 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.. 22 more are announced.

Verdict: poor odds, for a 3 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $1.5k, ×3.2 the market's $480 for a 3 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $360; 1 in 20 cleared $110k, ×238 the market median. Revenue is down 70% on the market; 22 games are announced against 12 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 3.2 times the market baseline, revenue down 70% on the market, 22 announced, ×1.8 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Multiple Endings + Dogs
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 22
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $43k → $12k → $55k → $3.1k → $5.7k → $150 → $1.5k (still earning) → $839 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Multiple Endings + Dogs: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 22
Bottom 30% $359 (exactly $359)
Median $1.5k (exactly $1,499)
Top 25% $7.2k (exactly $7,195)
Top 5% $113k (exactly $112,875)
Developers, 2 yr 22
Released games 71
Announced 22
Effort 3 / 10
AI-buildability High
Typical price $12.99

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 70% on the market, supply 20% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 11%, 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.

Multiple Endings
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
Multiple Endings; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Adventure, Action, Combat
Price point
$12.99 typical · top 25% priced $14.99 or above
Art
5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Story Rich, 2D, Pixel Graphics
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $14.99 or above; the middle game at $12.99.

The top 10 games average 91% positive over 3,770 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $360, median $1.5k, 1 in 4 over $7.1k, 1 in 20 over $110k.

3 in 10 developers made under $360. 8 in 10 of the 12 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 22 games are announced against 12 developers who shipped in the last year.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Multiple Endings with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + FMVStrong odds128 devs · median $65k · 93 announced
  2. + WuxiaFair11 devs · median $230k · 18 announced
  3. + Level EditorFair17 devs · median $8.1k · 23 announced
  4. + Job SimulatorFair32 devs · median $5.8k · 42 announced
  5. + SuperheroFair15 devs · median $4.5k · 22 announced
  6. + 4 Player LocalFair10 devs · median $3.6k · 10 announced
  7. + Escape RoomFair37 devs · median $2.2k · 32 announced
  8. + GamblingFair30 devs · median $1.8k · 42 announced
  9. + TriviaFair14 devs · median $1.7k · 15 announced
  10. + Score AttackFair40 devs · median $599 · 49 announced
  11. + ArcadeFair176 devs · median $598 · 180 announced
  12. + Arena ShooterFair18 devs · median $597 · 16 announced

All 214 pairs on the Multiple Endings page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

Enigma of Fear 2024 · $2.7M Duck Season PC 2019 · $308k Furry Shades of Gay 2: A Shade Gayer 2021 · $221k Sex and the Furry Titty 2: Sins of the City 2022 · $212k The Good Life 2021 · $178k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Enigma of Fear $29.99 3,045 95% 91k $2.7M (exactly $2,739,586) Dumativa, Cellbit
Duck Season PC older $9.99 1,029 93% 31k $308k (exactly $308,391) Stress Level Zero
Furry Shades of Gay 2: A Shade Gayer older $9.99 738 96% 22k $221k (exactly $221,179) Furlough Games
Sex and the Furry Titty 2: Sins of the City older $9.99 708 91% 21k $212k (exactly $212,188) Furlough Games
The Good Life older $29.99 198 74% 5.9k $178k (exactly $178,141) White Owls Inc.
Furry Shades of Gay older $6.99 835 91% 25k $175k (exactly $175,100) Furlough Games
Blair Witch VR older $29.99 184 69% 5.5k $166k (exactly $165,545) Bloober Team SA
Purrfect Apawcalypse: Love at Furst Bite older $4.99 826 98% 25k $124k (exactly $123,652) Denny Truong, Andy Schneider
Furry Shades of Gay 3: Still Gayer older $9.99 403 95% 12k $121k (exactly $120,779) Furlough Games
Wild Blue Skies $14.99 251 58% 7.5k $113k (exactly $112,875) Chuhai Labs, VITEI BACKROOM Inc.
Cosmobreeder Yiffai $14.99 166 84% 5.0k $75k (exactly $74,650) KEMOSHOCO
The Good Dog: Chasing Shadows · EA $14.99 79 86% 2.4k $36k (exactly $35,526) Poultry Party Games
Bangkok Story: A Stray Dog $9.99 59 100% 1.8k $18k (exactly $17,682) Shameful Guys Development
Blood On The Thames $14.99 16 93% 480 $7.2k (exactly $7,195) Team Firestorm
ニコニコさん | Niconico-san $2.99 63 96% 1.9k $5.7k (exactly $5,651) TI-BA
たんぼ $1.99 79 72% 2.4k $4.7k (exactly $4,716) VoVora Games
Paw Paw Destiny $14.99 7 71% 210 $3.1k (exactly $3,148) Daiyu.studio
Sammy Jukes: Twin Lakes $19.99 5 100% 150 $3.0k (exactly $2,998) Wamill

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