Should I ship a Cozy game?
Cozy
Of 1,318 developers who shipped a Cozy 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.. 2,587 more are announced, ×2.7 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 2 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $2.7k, ×23 the market's $120 for a 2 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $600; 1 in 20 cleared $520k, ×4409 the market median. Revenue is down 50% on the market; 2,587 games are announced against 960 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $599 (exactly $599) |
|---|---|
| Median | $2.7k (exactly $2,726) |
| Top 25% | $26k (exactly $26,083) |
| Top 5% | $525k (exactly $524,625) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 1,318 |
| Released games | 2,347 |
| Announced | 2,587 |
| Effort | 2 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | High |
| 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 down 50% on the market, supply 140% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 9%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is high: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Cozy
- effort 2 / 10 · high · effort 2 sits in the high band
What it takes
- Effort
- 2 / 10 · static 2D art, simple logic
- Price point
- $4.99 typical · top 25% priced $17.99 or above
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $17.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.
The top 10 games average 94% positive over 149,782 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $600. 7 in 10 of the 542 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 2,587 games are announced against 960 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.7 per shipper.
All pairs with Cozy
No pair with Cozy has 25 games yet.
Comparable games
PowerWash Simulator 2022 · $38M 
Paralives 2026 · EA · $24M 
Hello Kitty Island Adventure 2025 · $12M 
Tiny Glade 2024 · $10M 
WEBFISHING 2024 · $8.6M | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | PowerWash Simulator | older | $24.99 | 50,924 96% | 1.5M | $38M (exactly $38,177,723) | FuturLab |
| | Paralives | · EA | $39.99 | 20,123 89% | 604k | $24M (exactly $24,141,563) | Alex Massé and team |
| | Hello Kitty Island Adventure | $39.99 | 9,637 93% | 289k | $12M (exactly $11,561,509) | Sunblink | |
| | Tiny Glade | $14.99 | 22,642 97% | 679k | $10M (exactly $10,182,107) | Pounce Light | |
| | WEBFISHING | $4.99 | 57,353 97% | 1.7M | $8.6M (exactly $8,585,744) | lamedeveloper | |
 | Little Kitty, Big City | older | $24.99 | 10,423 96% | 313k | $7.8M (exactly $7,814,123) | Double Dagger Studio |
 | A Little to the Left | older | $14.99 | 16,885 91% | 507k | $7.6M (exactly $7,593,184) | Max Inferno |
 | Strange Horticulture | older | $15.99 | 14,867 94% | 446k | $7.1M (exactly $7,131,700) | Bad Viking |
 | Luma Island | $19.99 | 11,204 84% | 336k | $6.7M (exactly $6,719,039) | Feel Free Games | |
 | STORY OF SEASONS: Friends of Mineral Town | older | $39.99 | 5,268 93% | 158k | $6.3M (exactly $6,320,020) | Marvelous Inc. |
 | Town to City | $29.99 | 6,193 97% | 186k | $5.6M (exactly $5,571,842) | Galaxy Grove | |
 | ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs | $19.99 | 9,209 95% | 276k | $5.5M (exactly $5,522,637) | Mandragora | |
 | Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma | $59.99 | 2,947 88% | 88k | $5.3M (exactly $5,303,716) | Marvelous Inc. | |
 | STORY OF SEASONS: Grand Bazaar | $49.99 | 3,140 93% | 94k | $4.7M (exactly $4,709,058) | Marvelous Inc. | |
 | Cash Cleaner Simulator | $19.99 | 7,334 92% | 220k | $4.4M (exactly $4,398,200) | Mind Control Games |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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