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Specimen · observed

Should I ship an Inventory Management Point & Click game?

Inventory Management + Point & Click

Of 74 developers who shipped an Inventory Management Point & Click 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.. 123 more are announced, ×2.4 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

Verdict: poor odds, for a 3 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $540, ×1.1 the market's $480 for a 3 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $210; 1 in 20 cleared $120k, ×259 the market median. Revenue is down 25% on the market; 123 games are announced against 51 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 1.1 times the market baseline, revenue down 25% on the market, 123 announced, ×2.4 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Inventory Management + Point & Click
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 74
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $1.2k → $1.7k → $2.2k → $2.2k → $958 → $1.2k → $638 (still earning) → $210 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Inventory Management + Point & Click: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 74
Bottom 30% $210 (exactly $210)
Median $539 (exactly $539)
Top 25% $3.0k (exactly $2,994)
Top 5% $123k (exactly $123,145)
Developers, 2 yr 74
Released games 245
Announced 123
Effort 3 / 10
AI-buildability High
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 down 25% on the market, supply 115% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 15%, excluded from money figures.

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Plate 2 · systems and tooling

Can AI deliver it?

AI-buildability for this niche is high: the lowest rating among its tags.

Inventory Management
effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
Point & Click
effort 2 / 10 · high · effort 2 sits in the high band

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
3 / 10 · small 2D action, light systems
Systems
Inventory Management, Point & Click; 3 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Simulation, Puzzle, Adventure
Price point
$5.99 typical · top 25% priced $9.99 or above
Art
6 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Relaxing, Cute
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $9.99 or above; the middle game at $5.99.

The top 10 games average 87% positive over 4,033 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $210, median $540, 1 in 4 over $2.9k, 1 in 20 over $120k.

3 in 10 developers made under $210. 9 in 10 of the 52 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 123 games are announced against 51 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.4 per shipper.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

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

  1. + Job SimulatorStrong odds69 devs · median $15k · 62 announced
  2. + LGBTQ+Fair10 devs · median $17k · 13 announced
  3. + Roguelike DeckbuilderFair43 devs · median $12k · 47 announced
  4. + Artificial IntelligenceFair34 devs · median $11k · 44 announced
  5. + WargameFair21 devs · median $4.6k · 20 announced
  6. + Time ManagementFair181 devs · median $2.9k · 228 announced
  7. + DeckbuildingFair98 devs · median $2.5k · 137 announced
  8. + LogicFair70 devs · median $1.7k · 74 announced
  9. + Card GameFair65 devs · median $1.6k · 86 announced
  10. + Trading Card GameFair21 devs · median $1.5k · 28 announced
  11. + Puzzle PlatformerFair20 devs · median $1.1k · 26 announced
  12. + God GameFair16 devs · median $1.1k · 15 announced

All 164 pairs on the Inventory Management page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

Unpacking 2021 · $21M Melvor Idle 2021 · $4.4M Leisure Suit Larry - Wet Dreams Dry Twice 2020 · $782k The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker 2024 · $396k Bugtopia 2025 · $156k
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Unpacking older $19.99 35,072 93% 1.1M $21M (exactly $21,032,678) Witch Beam
Melvor Idle older $9.99 14,630 90% 439k $4.4M (exactly $4,384,611) Games by Malcs
Leisure Suit Larry - Wet Dreams Dry Twice older $34.99 745 82% 22k $782k (exactly $782,026) CrazyBunch
The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker $14.99 880 83% 26k $396k (exactly $395,736) Olipa Games
Bugtopia $5.99 866 92% 26k $156k (exactly $155,620) Nocturnal Games
Aurora Hills: Chapter 2 $7.99 533 98% 16k $128k (exactly $127,760) NovaSoft Interactive Ltd.
Ugoku Sushi Bar $12.99 316 88% 9.5k $123k (exactly $123,145) Rogue Duck Interactive
The Sorting Bureau $9.99 298 77% 8.9k $89k (exactly $89,311) Apelsinka Games
Treasure Beach $9.99 271 81% 8.1k $81k (exactly $81,219) Rogue Duck Interactive
Tower Walker: MMO Grind Simulator older $9.99 270 77% 8.1k $81k (exactly $80,919) Raptor Claw Games, Millendream
Neat! $9.99 224 71% 6.7k $67k (exactly $67,133) Korova Games
Perfume Atelier $7.99 235 89% 7.1k $56k (exactly $56,330) Keep The Engine Games
PancitoMerge $7.99 158 99% 4.7k $38k (exactly $37,873) Fáyer, Sketchy Ceviche
Luckyest $2.99 252 78% 7.6k $23k (exactly $22,604) Mobmonks

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