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Should I ship a Nature Submarine game?
Submarine + Nature
Only 15 developers shipped a Nature Submarine 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, Behind Glass: Aquarium Simulator, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 14 more are announced.
Verdict: fair, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $2.4k, ×3.8 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $600. Revenue is up 60% on the market; 14 games are announced against 9 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $599 (exactly $599) |
|---|---|
| Median | $2.4k (exactly $2,399) |
| Top 25% | $4.3k (exactly $4,313) |
| Top 5% | $175k (exactly $175,383) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 15 |
| Released games | 39 |
| Announced | 14 |
| 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 60% on the market, supply 50% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 23%, 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
- 5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
- Systems
- Submarine
- Price point
- $5.99 typical
Why players buy here
The top 10 games average 90% positive over 1,180 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $600. 9 in 10 of the 7 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 14 games are announced against 9 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Submarine with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
- + StrategyFair
- + Naval CombatPoor odds
- + Co-opPoor odds
- + HorrorPoor odds
- + PhysicsPoor odds
- + SimulationPoor odds
- + Open WorldPoor odds
- + Sci-fiPoor odds
- + NavalPoor odds
- + ExplorationPoor odds
- + AdventurePoor odds
- + Immersive SimPoor odds
Comparable games
The Fisherman - Fishing Planet 2019 · $877k 
Behind Glass: Aquarium Simulator 2025 · $175k 
Beach Club Simulator 2024 2024 · $50k 
Zen Aquarium 2025 · $45k 
subROV : Underwater Discoveries 2022 · EA · $38k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | The Fisherman - Fishing Planet | older | $29.99 | 975 62% | 29k | $877k (exactly $877,208) | Fishing Planet LLC |
| | Behind Glass: Aquarium Simulator | $14.99 | 390 95% | 12k | $175k (exactly $175,383) | BitBros Inc | |
| | Beach Club Simulator 2024 | older | $8.99 | 185 78% | 5.6k | $50k (exactly $49,894) | Catsupp Games |
| | Zen Aquarium | $4.99 | 302 93% | 9.1k | $45k (exactly $45,209) | Astro Cat | |
| | subROV : Underwater Discoveries | · EA older | $19.99 | 63 90% | 1.9k | $38k (exactly $37,781) | sqr3lab |
 | Dolphin Spirit: Ocean Mission | older | $24.99 | 37 86% | 1.1k | $28k (exactly $27,739) | Magic Pockets |
 | There's Nothing Down There | $2.00 | 394 84% | 12k | $24k (exactly $23,640) | Tim Trankle | |
 | Submarine VR | · EA older | $9.99 | 21 71% | 630 | $6.3k (exactly $6,294) | EXTREMESOFT |
 | The Hookmarine | $5.99 | 24 100% | 720 | $4.3k (exactly $4,313) | Elendow | |
 | Turquoise | $6.20 | 22 95% | 660 | $4.1k (exactly $4,092) | Low Flame Studio | |
 | Speedboat Simulator | · EA | $8.99 | 10 70% | 300 | $2.7k (exactly $2,697) | Hard Shark Games |
 | Dark of the Depths | $4.99 | 17 70% | 510 | $2.5k (exactly $2,545) | GhastlyVastly | |
 | ARTDINK GAME LOG: Aquanaut's Holiday | $19.99 | 4 100% | 120 | $2.4k (exactly $2,399) | ARTDINK | |
 | Jet Rush | · EA | $9.99 | 5 80% | 150 | $1.5k (exactly $1,498) | Fresh Bread Games |
 | HydroTick: Water Reminder & Aquarium Manager | $1.99 | 12 91% | 360 | $716 (exactly $716) | RetroArc, berreisux |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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