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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Dog Score Attack game?

Score Attack + Dogs

Of 28 developers who shipped a Dog Score Attack 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.. 10 more are announced.

Verdict: dead, for a 3 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $300 in the last 2 years and $300 over 4, against a market of $480 for a 3 / 10 build. 22 developers shipped in the last year and 10 games are announced.

Deciding numbers: median 0.6 times the market baseline, revenue up 80% on the market, 10 announced, ×0.5 per developer who shipped in the last year.
Nobody has said they are building this yet.
Score Attack + Dogs
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 28
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $61 → $7.0k → $90 → $1.7k → $683 → $239 (still earning) → $299 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Score Attack + Dogs: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 28
Bottom 30% $120 (exactly $120)
Median $299 (exactly $299)
Top 25% $776 (exactly $776)
Top 5% $20k (exactly $19,969)
Developers, 2 yr 28
Released games 82
Announced 10
Effort 3 / 10
AI-buildability High
Typical price $1.99

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 80% on the market, supply 215% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 10%, 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.

Score Attack
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
Score Attack; 4 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Puzzle, Arcade, Collectathon
Price point
$1.99 typical · top 25% priced $7.99 or above
Art
5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Cute, Cartoony
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $7.99 or above; the middle game at $1.99.

The top 10 games average 93% positive over 301 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $120, median $300, 1 in 4 over $770, 1 in 20 over $19k.

3 in 10 developers made under $120. All of the 8 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 10 games are announced against 22 developers who shipped in the last year.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Score Attack with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + MechsFair23 devs · median $6.2k · 24 announced
  2. + Spectacle fighterFair31 devs · median $4.3k · 29 announced
  3. + DragonsFair16 devs · median $2.1k · 11 announced
  4. + VampiresFair16 devs · median $1.7k · 14 announced
  5. + CookingFair28 devs · median $1.4k · 30 announced
  6. + SuperheroFair11 devs · median $1.3k · 5 announced
  7. + Female ProtagonistFair112 devs · median $1.2k · 104 announced
  8. + GolfFair11 devs · median $1.2k · 8 announced
  9. + GothicFair20 devs · median $959 · 14 announced
  10. + ModernFair53 devs · median $899 · 43 announced
  11. + Choose Your Own AdventureFair14 devs · median $898 · 11 announced
  12. + UndergroundFair23 devs · median $748 · 18 announced

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Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

Russian Subway Dogs 2018 · $93k Puppergeist 2026 · $23k Nebula Flow 2025 · $20k BARK 2021 · $12k Dogs Club 2024 · $7.7k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Russian Subway Dogs older $14.99 206 97% 6.2k $93k (exactly $92,638) Spooky Squid Games Inc.
Puppergeist $4.99 156 95% 4.7k $23k (exactly $23,353) Serenity Forge
Nebula Flow $17.99 37 97% 1.1k $20k (exactly $19,969) After Nap Games
BARK older $9.99 39 82% 1.2k $12k (exactly $11,688) Tic Toc Games
Dogs Club older $3.99 64 82% 1.9k $7.7k (exactly $7,661) Montee Games
Chef Chen older $12.99 18 83% 540 $7.0k (exactly $7,015) buho game
DOG GONE GOLFING older $4.99 32 78% 960 $4.8k (exactly $4,790) Vagabond Dog
Rescue: The Beagles older $9.99 14 100% 420 $4.2k (exactly $4,196) Nenad Jalsovec
SEARCH ALL - MICE older $2.99 36 94% 1.1k $3.2k (exactly $3,229) Laush Dmitriy Sergeevich
Superfetch Dog older $5.99 16 87% 480 $2.9k (exactly $2,875) PUNKCAKE Delicieux
Considerable Grandfather $7.99 7 100% 210 $1.7k (exactly $1,678) The Niknokination Collaboration
Donna Survivors $2.99 16 87% 480 $1.4k (exactly $1,435) RAZE GAMES
Chihuahua Controller $3.99 10 80% 300 $1.2k (exactly $1,197) SinPoDo
Yellow Trouble $17.99 2 100% 60 $1.1k (exactly $1,079) DrearyWeary
101 Dogs Hidden $0.99 34 85% 1.0k $1.0k (exactly $1,010) NaipSoft
Fluffy Arena $1.99 13 100% 390 $776 (exactly $776) Pet Party
101 Dogs Hidden in Tokyo $1.99 13 84% 390 $776 (exactly $776) NaipSoft
101 Dogs Hidden in Singapore $1.99 13 100% 390 $776 (exactly $776) NaipSoft

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