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Fishing + Farming
Of 31 developers who shipped a Farming Fishing 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.. 26 more are announced.
Verdict: fair, for a 4 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $18k, ×39 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $2.2k. Revenue is down 30% on the market; 26 games are announced against 13 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $2.2k (exactly $2,156) |
|---|---|
| Median | $18k (exactly $18,350) |
| Top 25% | $82k (exactly $81,559) |
| Top 5% | $2.1M (exactly $2,079,097) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 31 |
| Released games | 55 |
| Announced | 26 |
| Effort | 4 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $9.99 |
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 30% on the market, supply 30% fewer developers than the period before.
Free games: 9%, 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
- 4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
- Systems
- Fishing; 8 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Building, Simulation, Crafting
- Price point
- $9.99 typical · top 25% priced $24.99 or above
- Art
- 5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Relaxing, Cozy, Pixel Graphics
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $24.99 or above; the middle game at $9.99.
The top 10 games average 90% positive over 34,815 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $2.2k. 7 in 10 of the 18 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 26 games are announced against 13 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Fishing with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
- + AutomationFair
- + IncrementalFair
- + Score AttackFair
- + ArcadeFair
- + Co-opPoor odds
- + RomancePoor odds
- + Online Co-OpPoor odds
- + EconomyPoor odds
- + CapitalismPoor odds
- + AgriculturePoor odds
- + Dating SimPoor odds
- + Farming SimPoor odds
Comparable games
Dinkum 2025 · $15M 
Rune Factory 5 2022 · $2.3M 
Go-Go Town! 2026 · $2.1M 
Doloc Town 2026 · $1.9M 
Rune Factory 4 Special 2021 · $1.9M | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Dinkum | $19.99 | 24,641 92% | 739k | $15M (exactly $14,777,208) | James Bendon | |
| | Rune Factory 5 | older | $39.99 | 1,940 76% | 58k | $2.3M (exactly $2,327,418) | Marvelous Inc. |
| | Go-Go Town! | $27.99 | 2,476 93% | 74k | $2.1M (exactly $2,079,097) | Prideful Sloth | |
| | Doloc Town | $19.99 | 3,166 94% | 95k | $1.9M (exactly $1,898,650) | RedSaw Games Studio | |
| | Rune Factory 4 Special | older | $29.99 | 2,070 88% | 62k | $1.9M (exactly $1,862,379) | Marvelous Inc. |
 | Mirthwood | $24.99 | 2,242 69% | 67k | $1.7M (exactly $1,680,827) | Bad Ridge Games | |
 | Hokko Life | older | $19.99 | 1,853 68% | 56k | $1.1M (exactly $1,111,244) | Wonderscope Games |
 | Russian Village Simulator | older | $29.99 | 889 84% | 27k | $800k (exactly $799,833) | VD Games, PropilGames |
 | DORAEMON STORY OF SEASONS: Friends of the Great Kingdom | older | $49.99 | 324 90% | 9.7k | $486k (exactly $485,903) | Marvelous Inc. |
 | Everafter Falls | older | $19.99 | 437 86% | 13k | $262k (exactly $262,069) | SquareHusky |
 | Tiny Terraces | · EA | $6.99 | 938 92% | 28k | $197k (exactly $196,699) | VuVuu |
 | Creator Chronicles | $11.99 | 424 64% | 13k | $153k (exactly $152,513) | Origin Studio | |
 | MR FARMBOY | $9.99 | 480 85% | 14k | $144k (exactly $143,856) | mrdboy | |
 | Collector's Cove | $19.99 | 136 86% | 4.1k | $82k (exactly $81,559) | VoodooDuck | |
 | Chill Town | $9.99 | 200 68% | 6.0k | $60k (exactly $59,940) | Low-Hi Tech | |
 | Firefly Village | $8.99 | 112 86% | 3.4k | $30k (exactly $30,206) | Josh Koenig Games |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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