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Should I ship a Fishing Score Attack game?

Fishing + Score Attack

Only 11 developers shipped a Fishing Score Attack game in the last 2 years, too few for firm odds: the middle one made est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.; the top game by est. revenue, Critical Fishing, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 8 more are announced.

Verdict: fair, for a 4 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $720, ×1.5 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $60. Revenue is down 20% on the market; 8 games are announced against 8 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 1.5 times the market baseline, revenue down 20% on the market, 8 announced, ×1.0 per developer who shipped in the last year.
Nobody has said they are building this yet.
Fishing + Score Attack
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 11
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $2.1k → $959 (still earning) → $719 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Fishing + Score Attack: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 11
Bottom 30% $60 (exactly $60)
Median $719 (exactly $719)
Top 25% $3.3k (exactly $3,343)
Top 5% $4.5k (exactly $4,485)
Developers, 2 yr 11
Released games 33
Announced 8
Effort 4 / 10
AI-buildability Medium
Typical price $4.99

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 20% on the market, supply 100% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 21%, 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
Score Attack
effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high 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, Score Attack
Price point
$4.99 typical
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 10 games average 83% positive over 172 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $60, median $720, 1 in 4 over $3.3k, 1 in 20 over $4.4k.

3 in 10 developers made under $60. 8 in 10 of the 6 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 8 games are announced against 8 developers who shipped in the last year.

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. + ArcadeFair51 devs · median $716 · 64 announced
  5. + Co-opPoor odds39 devs · median $70k · 73 announced
  6. + RomancePoor odds14 devs · median $47k · 29 announced
  7. + Online Co-OpPoor odds34 devs · median $36k · 85 announced
  8. + EconomyPoor odds49 devs · median $23k · 66 announced
  9. + CapitalismPoor odds15 devs · median $23k · 18 announced
  10. + AgriculturePoor odds48 devs · median $18k · 80 announced
  11. + Dating SimPoor odds13 devs · median $15k · 30 announced
  12. + Farming SimPoor odds84 devs · median $15k · 170 announced

All 77 pairs on the Fishing page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

Fishlike 2024 · $26k Huge Jaws 2022 · $17k Slot Shots Pinball Collection 2022 · $7.2k Critical Fishing 2024 · $4.5k Fishing Mega-Game 2026 · $4.3k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Fishlike older $4.99 176 89% 5.3k $26k (exactly $26,347) JJJ
Huge Jaws older $24.99 23 65% 690 $17k (exactly $17,243) Piece Of Voxel
Slot Shots Pinball Collection older $9.99 24 95% 720 $7.2k (exactly $7,193) Pinblend Studios
Critical Fishing $2.99 50 96% 1.5k $4.5k (exactly $4,485) lazygun
Fishing Mega-Game $4.99 29 89% 870 $4.3k (exactly $4,341) Peep
Fisher Idle $1.99 56 60% 1.7k $3.3k (exactly $3,343) Bahamut Games
Seas of Hydra $6.99 10 100% 300 $2.1k (exactly $2,097) Caelen Trevino, Nicholas Schulz, Xavier… (Caelen Trevino, Nicholas Schulz, Xavier Cipriano, Jake Brooks, Aspen Causey)
Peaceful Fishing Story $11.99 5 100% 150 $1.8k (exactly $1,798) SAT-BOX
Fishticuffs older $4.99 12 100% 360 $1.8k (exactly $1,796) Yokcos
Fish or Chicken Chicken Survivor older $2.99 16 100% 480 $1.4k (exactly $1,435) XXL
Reel it! World Fishing $12.79 3 66% 90 $1.2k (exactly $1,151) SAT-BOX
Shrimp Escape $7.99 4 100% 120 $959 (exactly $959) TheCyberYak
Reel it! Ocean Fishing $11.99 2 100% 60 $719 (exactly $719) SAT-BOX
Peaceful Bug Catching Story $11.99 2 100% 60 $719 (exactly $719) SAT-BOX
Little Hooky $1.99 11 100% 330 $657 (exactly $657) Mossloth

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