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Kairosoft Co.
For fans of deep management sims and retro aesthetics who prioritize systemic complexity and nostalgic presentation over high-fidelity graphics.
For fans of deep management sims and retro aesthetics who prioritize systemic complexity and nostalgic presentation over high-fidelity graphics.
Delivering deep, systemic management simulations through a signature retro lens for players seeking nostalgic and complex building experiences.
Target audience
Portfolio
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Doraemon Dorayaki Shop Story
v1.19
1.3y ago
Primary focus
Retro-style management and simulation games
Scale
scale-up
Target audience
Fans of deep management sims and retro aesthetics who prioritize systemic complexity and nostalgic presentation over high-fidelity graphics.
Maintaining an exceptionally high development cadence with 34 releases or updates in the last 6 months and a major release occurring within the last 13 days.
119 apps analysed
Analysis in progress
Analysis in progress
Recognizable pixel-art brand identity
Offline-first architecture removes dependency on server-side connectivity
Deep creature-collection mechanics create high switching costs for legacy fans
Distributed across 10 markets, strongest in Asia-Pacific.
Based on 24 of 119 apps with localized market data — more coverage rolling in as scans complete · last scanned .
45
Positive apps
18
Neutral / mixed
2
Negative apps
73/100
Avg sentiment score
Strong contender in the restaurant-specific management niche, offering high-fidelity decoration and cooking mechanics.
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Strategic outlook coming soon.
What fed this analysis
A massive market leader in the idle-business simulation space, though it leans more toward abstract math-scaling than the target's store-building simulation.
A dominant force in the restaurant-management space that successfully blends cooking mechanics with deep social and narrative elements.
This is the dominant market leader in sports management simulation, commanding a massive user base and high-frequency update cadence that dwarfs the target's niche footprint.
This title dominates the specific 'cooking-simulation' niche with a massive, highly active user base and a consistent, high-frequency update cadence.
This is the only direct thematic competitor in the qualified pool that focuses specifically on the 'business management/tycoon' simulation loop rather than broader city-building or idle-RPG mechanics.
This is the only direct thematic competitor that mirrors the 'Boxing Gym' management simulation loop found in the target app.
Direct thematic overlap in island-life simulation and resource management, targeting the same casual demographic.
A dominant idle-simulation game that shares the 'business growth' core but focuses on a singular, highly polished production chain.
A rapidly growing idle-management title that demonstrates how to simplify complex operations into a viral mobile loop.
A strong contender that excels at combining high-quality visual presentation with aggressive, event-driven live operations.
A massive, long-standing competitor that defines the high-pressure time-management sub-genre of restaurant games.
Shares the core loop of island development, crop planting, and infrastructure expansion found in Beastie Bay.
Provides a high-velocity, casual sports experience that competes for the same time-budget as the target app.
A major player in the sports category that captures the audience looking for a comprehensive soccer simulation.
A direct competitor in the sports management niche, focusing on team building and player customization with a similar casual-but-deep approach.
Provides a narrative-driven boxing career path that competes for the same sports-enthusiast audience.
A high-fidelity boxing simulation that captures the competitive sports aspect of the target app's universe.
Adjacent sub-genre focusing on building and creative management within a voxel-based environment.
Shares the creative simulation DNA, focusing on aesthetic expression rather than food production.
Uses strong IP integration to dominate the park-management sub-genre, serving as a high-budget alternative to generic business sims.
Represents the high-end of the management simulation genre, highlighting the potential for deep data-driven gameplay.
A highly-rated, stylized management sim that captures a similar cozy aesthetic to the target app.
Represents a modern, high-velocity entrant in the management-simulation space with 13 releases in the last six months.
An emerging threat that successfully applies idle-tycoon mechanics to the restaurant genre, appealing to players who prefer progression over active play.
Aggressive release cadence suggests a rapid testing phase for new casual mechanics.
An emerging threat that combines squad-based management with active combat, showing high release velocity.
A high-velocity entrant with 14 releases in the last six months, signaling aggressive feature iteration.
