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Should I ship a Creature Collector?

Creature Collector

Of 823 developers who shipped a Creature Collector 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.. 1,427 more are announced, ×3.0 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

Verdict: poor odds, for a 5 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $2.1k, ×3.3 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $450; 1 in 20 cleared $390k, ×627 the market median. Revenue is up 10% on the market; 1,427 games are announced against 482 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 3.3 times the market baseline, revenue up 10% on the market, 1,427 announced, ×3.0 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Creature Collector
Fig. 1 · this niche among 355
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 823
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $2.7k → $2.9k → $2.4k → $2.9k → $2.4k → $2.7k → $1.8k (still earning) → $718 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Creature Collector: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 823
Bottom 30% $449 (exactly $449)
Median $2.1k (exactly $2,063)
Top 25% $16k (exactly $15,634)
Top 5% $394k (exactly $393,806)
Developers, 2 yr 823
Released games 2,140
Announced 1,427
Effort 5 / 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 10% on the market, supply 30% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 13%, 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.

Creature Collector
effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
Systems
Creature Collector
Price point
$4.99 typical · top 25% priced $15.99 or above
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $15.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.

The top 10 games average 94% positive over 575,205 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $450, median $2.1k, 1 in 4 over $15k, 1 in 20 over $390k.

3 in 10 developers made under $450. 8 in 10 of the 535 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 1,427 games are announced against 482 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.0 per shipper.

Plate 6 · every pair with this tag

All pairs with Creature Collector

134 pairs · ranked by verdict, then medianwith: mechanics · settings · any
  1. Creature Collector + Procedural Generation Poor odds $3.1k 58 devs
  2. Creature Collector + Mystery Poor odds $3.1k 34 devs
  3. Creature Collector + Card Battler Poor odds $3.0k 55 devs
  4. Creature Collector + LGBTQ+ Poor odds $2.9k 18 devs
  5. Creature Collector + Dark Fantasy Poor odds $2.9k 36 devs
  6. Creature Collector + Tactical RPG Poor odds $2.9k 23 devs
  7. Creature Collector + Strategy RPG Poor odds $2.9k 48 devs
  8. Sports + Creature Collector Poor odds $2.9k 19 devs
  9. Creature Collector + Magic Poor odds $2.8k 70 devs
  10. Creature Collector + Exploration Poor odds $2.7k 228 devs
  11. Creature Collector + Collectathon Poor odds $2.7k 184 devs
  12. Creature Collector + Fantasy Poor odds $2.7k 224 devs
  13. PvE + Creature Collector Poor odds $2.6k 92 devs
  14. Real Time Tactics + Creature Collector Poor odds $2.6k 19 devs
  15. Creature Collector + Adventure Poor odds $2.4k 255 devs
  16. Immersive Sim + Creature Collector Poor odds $2.4k 37 devs
  17. Creature Collector + Simulation Poor odds $2.4k 342 devs
  18. Action-Adventure + Creature Collector Poor odds $2.4k 92 devs
  19. Survival + Creature Collector Poor odds $2.4k 57 devs
  20. Creature Collector + Dungeon Crawler Poor odds $2.4k 50 devs
  21. CRPG + Creature Collector Poor odds $2.4k 19 devs
  22. Colony Sim + Creature Collector Poor odds $2.4k 17 devs
  23. Creature Collector + Mystery Dungeon Poor odds $2.4k 17 devs
  24. Creature Collector + Mythology Poor odds $2.4k 24 devs
  25. Shooter + Creature Collector Poor odds $2.3k 22 devs
  26. Creature Collector + Fishing Poor odds $2.3k 92 devs
  27. Creature Collector + Historical Poor odds $2.2k 12 devs
  28. 3D Platformer + Creature Collector Poor odds $2.2k 30 devs
  29. Creature Collector + Nature Poor odds $2.1k 167 devs
  30. Creature Collector + Animals Poor odds $1.9k 47 devs
  31. Creature Collector + Auto Battler Poor odds $1.9k 65 devs
  32. Creature Collector + Choose Your Own Adventure Poor odds $1.9k 27 devs
  33. Creature Collector + Demons Poor odds $1.9k 19 devs
  34. Creature Collector + Cyberpunk Poor odds $1.9k 10 devs
  35. Creature Collector + Cats Poor odds $1.9k 95 devs
  36. Creature Collector + Psychological Horror Poor odds $1.8k 21 devs
  37. Creature Collector + Strategy Poor odds $1.8k 205 devs
  38. Creature Collector + Turn-Based Strategy Poor odds $1.8k 81 devs
  39. Creature Collector + Multiple Endings Poor odds $1.8k 42 devs
  40. Creature Collector + Resource Management Poor odds $1.8k 123 devs
  41. Creature Collector + Dragons Poor odds $1.8k 25 devs
  42. Creature Collector + Mining Poor odds $1.8k 21 devs
  43. Creature Collector + Choices Matter Poor odds $1.8k 53 devs
  44. Action + Creature Collector Poor odds $1.8k 143 devs
  45. Creature Collector + Hidden Object Poor odds $1.7k 86 devs
  46. Creature Collector + Dinosaurs Poor odds $1.7k 19 devs
  47. Creature Collector + Puzzle Poor odds $1.7k 118 devs
  48. Creature Collector + Medieval Poor odds $1.6k 26 devs
  49. Creature Collector + Underwater Poor odds $1.6k 49 devs
  50. Creature Collector + Point & Click Poor odds $1.5k 126 devs
Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

Palworld 2026 · $371M Temtem 2022 · $42M Slime Rancher 2 2025 · $39M Digimon Story Time Stranger 2025 · $33M WILD HEARTS™ 2023 · $22M
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Palworld $29.99 411,947 94% 12M $371M (exactly $370,628,716) Pocketpair
Temtem older $44.99 31,263 82% 938k $42M (exactly $42,195,671) Crema
Slime Rancher 2 $29.99 43,590 94% 1.3M $39M (exactly $39,217,923) Monomi Park
Digimon Story Time Stranger $69.99 15,845 89% 475k $33M (exactly $33,269,746) Media.Vision Inc.
WILD HEARTS™ older $69.99 10,626 48% 319k $22M (exactly $22,311,412) KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth: Complete Edition older $49.99 10,810 89% 324k $16M (exactly $16,211,757) h.a.n.d., Inc., Media.Vision Inc.
Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin older $39.99 11,845 82% 355k $14M (exactly $14,210,446) CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance older $59.99 7,858 91% 236k $14M (exactly $14,142,043) ATLUS
Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection $69.99 5,605 77% 168k $12M (exactly $11,768,818) CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
WEBFISHING $4.99 57,353 97% 1.7M $8.6M (exactly $8,585,744) lamedeveloper
Little Witch in the Woods $19.99 11,691 89% 351k $7.0M (exactly $7,011,093) SUNNY SIDE UP
Cast n Chill $14.99 8,383 94% 251k $3.8M (exactly $3,769,835) Wombat Brawler
Voidling Bound $24.99 3,126 92% 94k $2.3M (exactly $2,343,562) Hatchery Games
Creature Kitchen $7.99 9,046 99% 271k $2.2M (exactly $2,168,326) The Rat Zone
Berry Bury Berry $7.99 8,619 98% 259k $2.1M (exactly $2,065,974) Get(Color) Games

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