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Should I ship a Fishing Sports game?
Sports + Fishing
Of 23 developers who shipped a Fishing Sports 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.. 39 more are announced, ×3.5 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 6 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $3.0k, ×4.8 the market's $630 for a 6 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $1.2k; 1 in 20 cleared $1.2M, ×1983 the market median. Revenue is down 60% on the market; 39 games are announced against 11 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $1.2k (exactly $1,198) |
|---|---|
| Median | $3.0k (exactly $2,997) |
| Top 25% | $91k (exactly $91,289) |
| Top 5% | $1.2M (exactly $1,245,577) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 23 |
| Released games | 81 |
| Announced | 39 |
| Effort | 6 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $11.99 |
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 60% on the market, supply 15% fewer developers than the period before.
Free games: 17%, 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
- 6 / 10 · full 3D single-player, physics sims, content-heavy RPG
- Systems
- Sports, Fishing; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Simulation, Co-op, Adventure
- Price point
- $11.99 typical · top 25% priced $19.99 or above
- Art
- 3 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Realistic, Relaxing, 2D
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $11.99.
The top 10 games average 88% positive over 12,040 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $1.2k. 5 in 10 of the 17 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 39 games are announced against 11 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.5 per shipper.
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Comparable games
Call of the Wild: The Angler™ 2022 · $5.5M 
Ultimate Fishing Simulator® 2018 · $5.0M 
Cast n Chill 2025 · $3.8M 
Ultimate Fishing® Simulator 2 2025 · $1.2M 
The Fisherman - Fishing Planet 2019 · $877k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Call of the Wild: The Angler™ | older | $29.99 | 6,122 63% | 184k | $5.5M (exactly $5,507,963) | Expansive Worlds |
| | Ultimate Fishing Simulator® | older | $19.99 | 8,256 89% | 248k | $5.0M (exactly $4,951,123) | Ultimate Games S.A., Bit Golem |
| | Cast n Chill | $14.99 | 8,383 94% | 251k | $3.8M (exactly $3,769,835) | Wombat Brawler | |
| | Ultimate Fishing® Simulator 2 | $19.99 | 2,077 66% | 62k | $1.2M (exactly $1,245,577) | Silent Bear Studio, SHINING GAMES | |
| | The Fisherman - Fishing Planet | older | $29.99 | 975 62% | 29k | $877k (exactly $877,208) | Fishing Planet LLC |
 | Euro Fishing | older | $14.99 | 1,496 64% | 45k | $673k (exactly $672,751) | Dovetail Games |
 | Fishing Sim World®: Pro Tour | older | $19.99 | 945 80% | 28k | $567k (exactly $566,716) | Dovetail Games |
 | Ice Lakes | older | $14.99 | 1,124 86% | 34k | $505k (exactly $505,463) | Iceflake Studios |
 | Professional Fishing 2 | · EA | $24.99 | 436 77% | 13k | $327k (exactly $326,869) | MasterCode |
 | Fishing Adventure | older | $4.99 | 1,479 85% | 44k | $221k (exactly $221,406) | MasterCode |
 | Lake of Creatures | $12.49 | 354 92% | 11k | $133k (exactly $132,644) | ANTENNA GAMES | |
 | Real VR Fishing | $19.99 | 184 73% | 5.5k | $110k (exactly $110,345) | Devs United Games, Inc | |
 | 我的钓鱼世界 | · EA | $14.99 | 203 60% | 6.1k | $91k (exactly $91,289) | 华幸 |
 | Desktop Fishing | $3.49 | 333 91% | 10k | $35k (exactly $34,865) | Ostend Games | |
 | Fishing Party VR | $17.99 | 20 90% | 600 | $11k (exactly $10,794) | Hurka Games | |
 | A Game About Penguins | $9.99 | 36 100% | 1.1k | $11k (exactly $10,789) | CO's Entertainment | |
 | Fly Caster - VR Fly Fishing | $14.99 | 14 85% | 420 | $6.3k (exactly $6,296) | Electronic Imagination |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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