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Should I ship a Fishing Management game?

Management + Fishing

Of 67 developers who shipped a Fishing Management 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.. 120 more are announced, ×3.1 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

Verdict: poor odds, for a 5 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $15k, ×23 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $2.4k; 1 in 20 cleared $760k, ×1212 the market median. Revenue is up 45% on the market; 120 games are announced against 39 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 23.4 times the market baseline, revenue up 45% on the market, 120 announced, ×3.1 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Management + Fishing
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 67
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $8.7k → $5.9k → $15k → $49k → $8.8k → $103k (still earning) → $17k (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Management + Fishing: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 67
Bottom 30% $2.4k (exactly $2,397)
Median $15k (exactly $14,671)
Top 25% $144k (exactly $143,856)
Top 5% $761k (exactly $760,834)
Developers, 2 yr 67
Released games 111
Announced 120
Effort 5 / 10
AI-buildability Medium
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 up 45% on the market, supply 35% more developers than 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 medium: the lowest rating among its tags.

Management
effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
Fishing
effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
Systems
Management, Fishing; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Simulation, Economy, Farming Sim
Price point
$5.99 typical · top 25% priced $19.90 or above
Art
5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Relaxing, Cute, 2D
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $19.90 or above; the middle game at $5.99.

The top 10 games average 91% positive over 22,612 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $2.4k, median $15k, 1 in 4 over $140k, 1 in 20 over $760k.

3 in 10 developers made under $2.4k. 6 in 10 of the 29 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 120 games are announced against 39 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.1 per shipper.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Management with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + RomeFair21 devs · median $64k · 23 announced
  2. + Job SimulatorFair195 devs · median $17k · 225 announced
  3. + WesternFair18 devs · median $13k · 22 announced
  4. + Artificial IntelligenceFair114 devs · median $12k · 154 announced
  5. + JRPGFair37 devs · median $9.4k · 35 announced
  6. + MinigamesFair22 devs · median $7.4k · 15 announced
  7. + RhythmFair19 devs · median $5.9k · 24 announced
  8. + UnderwaterFair37 devs · median $5.0k · 54 announced
  9. + CollectathonFair182 devs · median $3.5k · 230 announced
  10. + DwarvesFair13 devs · median $3.2k · 18 announced
  11. + 3D FighterFair11 devs · median $3.1k · 15 announced
  12. + IncrementalFair611 devs · median $1.9k · 893 announced

All 214 pairs on the Management page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

DAVE THE DIVER 2023 · $86M Spiritfarer®: Farewell Edition 2020 · $42M Farm Together 2 2025 · $3.5M CryoFall 2021 · $2.9M Megaquarium 2018 · $2.6M
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
DAVE THE DIVER older $19.99 142,662 96% 4.3M $86M (exactly $85,554,401) MINTROCKET
Spiritfarer®: Farewell Edition older $29.99 47,176 94% 1.4M $42M (exactly $42,444,247) Thunder Lotus
Farm Together 2 $25.99 4,456 93% 134k $3.5M (exactly $3,474,343) Milkstone Studios
CryoFall older $19.99 4,905 78% 147k $2.9M (exactly $2,941,528) AtomicTorch Studio
Megaquarium older $24.99 3,444 95% 103k $2.6M (exactly $2,581,967) Twice Circled
Go-Go Town! $27.99 2,476 93% 74k $2.1M (exactly $2,079,097) Prideful Sloth
Mirthwood $24.99 2,242 69% 67k $1.7M (exactly $1,680,827) Bad Ridge Games
Tiny Aquarium: Social Fishkeeping $7.49 3,386 95% 102k $761k (exactly $760,834) Lunheim Studios
Scale the Depths $9.99 1,881 88% 56k $564k (exactly $563,736) Glass Gecko Games
Shoppe Keep 2 older $9.99 1,527 57% 46k $458k (exactly $457,642) Strange Fire
Fish to Dish: Idle Sushi $5.99 2,525 96% 76k $454k (exactly $453,742) Kygua Tech
Ecosystem $19.99 601 76% 18k $360k (exactly $360,420) Tom Johnson
Farm to Table · EA $14.99 645 91% 19k $290k (exactly $290,056) indieGiant
Fishing Inc $4.99 1,833 91% 55k $274k (exactly $274,400) BigBonk Studio
Cornerpond $2.99 2,567 97% 77k $230k (exactly $230,260) foolsroom

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