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Collectathon
Of 1,328 developers who shipped a Collectathon 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.. 1,909 more are announced, ×2.4 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 4 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $1.1k, ×2.3 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $270; 1 in 20 cleared $210k, ×445 the market median. Revenue is up 35% on the market; 1,909 games are announced against 809 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $269 (exactly $269) |
|---|---|
| Median | $1.1k (exactly $1,079) |
| Top 25% | $9.0k (exactly $8,991) |
| Top 5% | $212k (exactly $211,525) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 1,328 |
| Released games | 3,593 |
| Announced | 1,909 |
| 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 up 35% on the market, supply 45% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 14%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Collectathon
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
- Systems
- Collectathon
- Price point
- $4.99 typical · top 25% priced $15.99 or above
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $15.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.
The top 10 games average 95% positive over 193,935 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $270. 8 in 10 of the 793 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 1,909 games are announced against 809 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.4 per shipper.
All pairs with Collectathon
- Collectathon + Deckbuilding Poor odds $449
- Collectathon + Investigation Poor odds $449
- Collectathon + Top-Down Shooter Poor odds $419
- Collectathon + Shoot 'Em Up Poor odds $359
- Collectathon + Dungeon Crawler Poor odds $300
- Collectathon + Dystopian Poor odds $299
- Collectathon + Board Game Poor odds $269
- Looter Shooter + Collectathon Dead $13k
- Hunting + Collectathon Dead $2.7k
- Collectathon + Ninja Dead $921
- 4 Player Local + Collectathon Dead $719
- Collectathon + Time Management Dead $479
- Collectathon + Thriller Dead $449
- Collectathon + Aliens Dead $390
- Real Time Tactics + Collectathon Dead $390
- Collectathon + Detective Dead $359
- Flight + Collectathon Dead $359
- Collectathon + Solitaire Dead $299
- Tactical + Collectathon Dead $298
- Stealth + Collectathon Dead $269
- Collectathon + Supernatural Dead $269
- Collectathon + Party Game Dead $239
- Collectathon + Psychological Dead $239
- Collectathon + Gothic Dead $210
- Battle Royale + Collectathon Dead $179
- Collectathon + Runner Dead $178
- Collectathon + Rhythm Dead $178
- Collectathon + Mystery Dungeon Dead $120
- Collectathon + Heist Dead $0
Comparable games
Temtem 2022 · $42M 
A Hat in Time 2017 · $39M 
Digimon Story Time Stranger 2025 · $33M 
TCG Card Shop Simulator 2026 · $28M 
INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road 2025 · $23M | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Temtem | older | $44.99 | 31,263 82% | 938k | $42M (exactly $42,195,671) | Crema |
| | A Hat in Time | older | $29.99 | 42,863 97% | 1.3M | $39M (exactly $38,563,841) | Gears for Breakfast |
| | Digimon Story Time Stranger | $69.99 | 15,845 89% | 475k | $33M (exactly $33,269,746) | Media.Vision Inc. | |
| | TCG Card Shop Simulator | $19.99 | 47,357 96% | 1.4M | $28M (exactly $28,399,993) | OPNeon Games | |
| | INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road | $69.99 | 11,180 88% | 335k | $23M (exactly $23,474,646) | LEVEL5 Inc. | |
 | Spyro™ Reignited Trilogy | older | $39.99 | 14,211 92% | 426k | $17M (exactly $17,048,937) | Toys for Bob, Iron Galaxy Studios |
 | Cookie Clicker | older | $4.99 | 87,916 96% | 2.6M | $13M (exactly $13,161,025) | Orteil, DashNet |
 | SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated | older | $29.99 | 14,439 94% | 433k | $13M (exactly $12,990,768) | Purple Lamp |
 | Travellers Rest | · EA older | $17.99 | 16,538 87% | 496k | $8.9M (exactly $8,925,559) | Isolated Games |
 | WEBFISHING | $4.99 | 57,353 97% | 1.7M | $8.6M (exactly $8,585,744) | lamedeveloper | |
 | Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land | $69.99 | 2,534 64% | 76k | $5.3M (exactly $5,320,640) | KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. | |
 | Elin | · EA | $19.99 | 8,406 93% | 252k | $5.0M (exactly $5,041,078) | Lafrontier |
 | Librarian: Tidy Up the Arcane Library! | $5.99 | 24,497 94% | 735k | $4.4M (exactly $4,402,111) | ArtRising | |
 | Tiny Bookshop | $19.99 | 6,967 96% | 209k | $4.2M (exactly $4,178,110) | neoludic games | |
 | Shelldiver | $4.99 | 16,806 98% | 504k | $2.5M (exactly $2,515,858) | Gagonfe | |
 | Star Birds | · EA | $19.99 | 2,990 92% | 90k | $1.8M (exactly $1,793,103) | Toukana Interactive |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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