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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Fishing Resource Management game?

Fishing + Resource Management

Of 71 developers who shipped a Fishing Resource 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.. 116 more are announced, ×2.5 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

Verdict: poor odds, for a 4 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $2.8k, ×6.0 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $1.2k; 1 in 20 cleared $560k, ×1187 the market median. Revenue is up 60% on the market; 116 games are announced against 46 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 6.0 times the market baseline, revenue up 60% on the market, 116 announced, ×2.5 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Fishing + Resource Management
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 71
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $402k → $37k → $2.2k → $3.2k → $5.3k → $1.8k (still earning) → $17k (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Fishing + Resource Management: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 71
Bottom 30% $1.1k (exactly $1,134)
Median $2.8k (exactly $2,844)
Top 25% $34k (exactly $34,177)
Top 5% $564k (exactly $563,736)
Developers, 2 yr 71
Released games 112
Announced 116
Effort 4 / 10
AI-buildability Medium
Typical price $5.49

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 60% on the market, supply 85% 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 medium: the lowest rating among its tags.

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

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
Systems
Fishing, Resource Management; 6 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Simulation, Management, Economy
Price point
$5.49 typical · top 25% priced $14.99 or above
Art
5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Relaxing, 2D, Cute
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $14.99 or above; the middle game at $5.49.

The top 10 games average 93% positive over 21,592 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $1.2k, median $2.8k, 1 in 4 over $34k, 1 in 20 over $560k.

3 in 10 developers made under $1.2k. 6 in 10 of the 27 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 116 games are announced against 46 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.5 per shipper.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

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

  1. + FarmingFair31 devs · median $18k · 26 announced
  2. + AutomationFair40 devs · median $3.4k · 46 announced
  3. + IncrementalFair64 devs · median $1.8k · 87 announced
  4. + Score AttackFair11 devs · median $719 · 8 announced
  5. + ArcadeFair51 devs · median $716 · 64 announced
  6. + Co-opPoor odds39 devs · median $70k · 73 announced
  7. + RomancePoor odds14 devs · median $47k · 29 announced
  8. + Online Co-OpPoor odds34 devs · median $36k · 85 announced
  9. + EconomyPoor odds49 devs · median $23k · 66 announced
  10. + CapitalismPoor odds15 devs · median $23k · 18 announced
  11. + AgriculturePoor odds48 devs · median $18k · 80 announced
  12. + Dating SimPoor odds13 devs · median $15k · 30 announced

All 77 pairs on the Fishing page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

Cast n Chill 2025 · $3.8M Megaquarium 2018 · $2.6M Grimshire 2025 · EA · $1.5M Chillquarium 2023 · $1.4M Sailwind 2021 · EA · $1.4M
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Cast n Chill $14.99 8,383 94% 251k $3.8M (exactly $3,769,835) Wombat Brawler
Megaquarium older $24.99 3,444 95% 103k $2.6M (exactly $2,581,967) Twice Circled
Grimshire · EA $14.99 3,243 97% 97k $1.5M (exactly $1,458,377) Acute Owl Studio
Chillquarium older $5.99 7,780 92% 233k $1.4M (exactly $1,398,066) Ben Reber
Sailwind · EA older $19.99 2,312 89% 69k $1.4M (exactly $1,386,506) Raw Lion Workshop
Farlands $17.99 1,628 89% 49k $879k (exactly $878,632) JanduSoft, Eric Rodríguez
Scale the Depths $9.99 1,881 88% 56k $564k (exactly $563,736) Glass Gecko Games
DORAEMON STORY OF SEASONS: Friends of the Great Kingdom older $49.99 324 90% 9.7k $486k (exactly $485,903) Marvelous Inc.
Aquarist older $15.99 950 81% 29k $456k (exactly $455,715) FreeMind S.A.
Tribe: Primitive Builder older $19.99 670 79% 20k $402k (exactly $401,799) Space Boat Studios, Baked Games
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
Cornerpond $2.99 2,567 97% 77k $230k (exactly $230,260) foolsroom
Tiny Terraces · EA $6.99 938 92% 28k $197k (exactly $196,699) VuVuu
Captain Whiskers: Incremental Seas $5.99 886 85% 27k $159k (exactly $159,214) Happy Universe Studios
Lakeside Bar $5.99 820 86% 25k $147k (exactly $147,354) BITCOVER

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