GameDev Radar

Demand, competition and dev cost of genres on 5 platforms

Fishing

An average niche: demand and competition are roughly balanced — the idea and execution decide. Average across 3 platforms: niche 45/100, demand 55/100, competition 56/100, development cost 36/100. On Steam: 484 games and 38,163 players online; 24% of games reach 500+ reviews, average spend per player is $27.59.

Niche
45/100
Demand (0–100)
55/100
Competition
56/100
Dev cost
36/100
Spend per player
$27.59
Hit rate (500+ reviews)
24%

Key findings

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By platform

PlatformPopularityGames / leaders’ shareCompetitionNicheDev cost
Steam52/10048437/10049/10039/100
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Google Play67/10079%68/10046/10037/100
App Store45/10068%63/10041/10033/100

Example games — Steam

AAA / big hits

Indie

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Data updated October 12, 2026 Methodology