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Should I ship a Co-op Campaign 2D Platformer?
Co-op Campaign + 2D Platformer
Only 17 developers shipped a Co-op Campaign 2D Platformer in the last 2 years, too few for firm odds: the middle one made est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.; the top game by est. revenue, Saint Slayer: Spear of Sacrilege, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 55 more are announced, ×5.5 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 8 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $3.3k, ×2.2 the market's $1.5k for a 8 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $480; 1 in 20 cleared $32k, ×22 the market median. Revenue is up 55% on the market; 55 games are announced against 10 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $479 (exactly $479) |
|---|---|
| Median | $3.3k (exactly $3,297) |
| Top 25% | $6.6k (exactly $6,625) |
| Top 5% | $33k (exactly $32,667) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 17 |
| Released games | 67 |
| Announced | 55 |
| Effort | 8 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| Typical price | $9.99 |
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 55% on the market, supply 45% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 10%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is low: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Co-op Campaign
- effort 8 / 10 · low · shared campaign state over the network
- 2D Platformer
- effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
What it takes
- Effort
- 8 / 10 · online systems, open world
- Systems
- Co-op Campaign, 2D Platformer; 8 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Local Co-Op, Action, Co-op
- Price point
- $9.99 typical · top 25% priced $19.99 or above
- Art
- 8 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Colorful, Side Scroller
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $9.99.
The top 10 games average 93% positive over 311 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $480. All of the 9 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 55 games are announced against 10 developers who shipped in the last year, ×5.5 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Co-op Campaign with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
- + Open WorldPoor odds
- + ZombiesPoor odds
- + Psychological HorrorPoor odds
- + SurvivalPoor odds
- + HorrorPoor odds
- + Survival HorrorPoor odds
- + ExplorationPoor odds
- + Sci-fiPoor odds
- + Puzzle PlatformerPoor odds
- + Female ProtagonistPoor odds
- + PlatformerPoor odds
- + CraftingPoor odds
Comparable games
Trine 2: Complete Story 2013 · $9.2M 
Trine Enchanted Edition 2009 · $5.8M 
Salt and Sacrifice 2023 · $1.0M 
Bloody Trapland 2013 · $416k 
KarmaZoo 2023 · $286k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Trine 2: Complete Story | older | $19.99 | 15,273 95% | 458k | $9.2M (exactly $9,159,218) | Frozenbyte |
| | Trine Enchanted Edition | older | $14.99 | 12,843 95% | 385k | $5.8M (exactly $5,775,497) | Frozenbyte |
| | Salt and Sacrifice | older | $19.99 | 1,738 62% | 52k | $1.0M (exactly $1,042,279) | Devoured Studios, Ska Studios |
| | Bloody Trapland | older | $4.99 | 2,777 83% | 83k | $416k (exactly $415,717) | 2Play |
| | KarmaZoo | older | $9.99 | 955 88% | 29k | $286k (exactly $286,214) | Pastagames |
 | Bloody Trapland 2: Curiosity | older | $9.99 | 824 83% | 25k | $247k (exactly $246,953) | 2Play, Prasius |
 | Struggling | older | $14.99 | 397 93% | 12k | $179k (exactly $178,531) | Chasing Rats Games |
 | Pampas & Selene: The Maze of Demons | older | $9.99 | 366 90% | 11k | $110k (exactly $109,690) | @unepic_fran |
 | Speed Brawl | older | $19.99 | 81 75% | 2.4k | $49k (exactly $48,576) | Double Stallion |
 | King 'n Knight | older | $11.99 | 99 85% | 3.0k | $36k (exactly $35,610) | Jérémy Entressangle |
 | Saint Slayer: Spear of Sacrilege | $9.99 | 109 94% | 3.3k | $33k (exactly $32,667) | Lillymo Games | |
 | UniDuni | $11.99 | 61 95% | 1.8k | $22k (exactly $21,942) | Clops Game Studio | |
 | QUADRICOLOR: Ultra Sentai Color Ranger | $12.99 | 27 96% | 810 | $11k (exactly $10,522) | Quadri Team | |
 | Leif's Adventure: Netherworld Hero | $19.99 | 15 86% | 450 | $9.0k (exactly $8,996) | OneManOnMars Art & Games e.K | |
 | Forgotten Fragments | $12.99 | 17 70% | 510 | $6.6k (exactly $6,625) | Binary Phoenix | |
 | Yarn Guardians | $14.99 | 14 100% | 420 | $6.3k (exactly $6,296) | pentapaw studios | |
 | Stick It! | $4.99 | 34 97% | 1.0k | $5.1k (exactly $5,090) | Jovial Studios | |
 | Rolling Ball: HD Remaster | $59.99 | 2 50% | 60 | $3.6k (exactly $3,599) | SUNYU Games | |
 | Esophaguys | $9.99 | 11 100% | 330 | $3.3k (exactly $3,297) | Esophaguys Team | |
 | TOJIBO | $4.99 | 21 90% | 630 | $3.1k (exactly $3,144) | Vermeil Soft |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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