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Should I ship a Dragon 2D Platformer?
2D Platformer + Dragons
Of 43 developers who shipped a Dragon 2D Platformer 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.. 39 more are announced.
Verdict: dead, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $450 in the last 2 years and $480 over 4, against a market of $630 for a 5 / 10 build. 26 developers shipped in the last year and 39 games are announced.
| Bottom 30% | $0 (exactly $0) |
|---|---|
| Median | $450 (exactly $450) |
| Top 25% | $3.0k (exactly $2,992) |
| Top 5% | $165k (exactly $164,803) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 43 |
| Released games | 117 |
| Announced | 39 |
| Effort | 5 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $7.99 |
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 400% on the market, supply 55% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 14%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- 2D Platformer
- effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
- Dragons
- effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
- Systems
- 2D Platformer; 6 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, RPG, Adventure
- Price point
- $7.99 typical · top 25% priced $19.99 or above
- Art
- 6 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Pixel Graphics
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $7.99.
The top 10 games average 75% positive over 1,566 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $50. 9 in 10 of the 18 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 39 games are announced against 26 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
2D Platformer with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
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- + MechsFair
- + PinballFair
- + WesternFair
- + CRPGFair
- + Psychological HorrorFair
- + Arena ShooterFair
- + MiningFair
- + RoguelikeFair
- + Party-Based RPGFair
- + Tactical RPGFair
Comparable games
Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection 2021 · $1.2M 
Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus 2024 · $838k 
Dragon Is Dead 2025 · $396k 
Soul's Chronicle: Immortal Slayer 2026 · $198k 
Bahamut2-dragon's bride 2021 · $175k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection | older | $29.99 | 1,306 74% | 39k | $1.2M (exactly $1,175,008) | CAPCOM Co., Ltd. |
| | Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus | older | $19.99 | 1,398 82% | 42k | $838k (exactly $838,381) | Squid Shock Studios, Christopher Stair,… (Squid Shock Studios, Christopher Stair, Trevor Youngquist) |
| | Dragon Is Dead | $19.99 | 661 75% | 20k | $396k (exactly $396,402) | TeamSuneat | |
| | Soul's Chronicle: Immortal Slayer | $14.99 | 441 77% | 13k | $198k (exactly $198,318) | 正向星光工作室 | |
| | Bahamut2-dragon's bride | older | $9.99 | 584 97% | 18k | $175k (exactly $175,025) | 王韋 |
 | Double Dragon Revive | $34.99 | 157 63% | 4.7k | $165k (exactly $164,803) | YUKE’S | |
 | Beholgar | older | $8.99 | 343 76% | 10k | $93k (exactly $92,507) | Serkan Bakar |
 | Adventure of Samsara | $19.99 | 66 89% | 2.0k | $40k (exactly $39,580) | Ilex Games | |
 | Choice Chamber | older | $9.99 | 123 89% | 3.7k | $37k (exactly $36,863) | Studio Bean |
 | The Tenth Line | older | $7.99 | 135 83% | 4.1k | $32k (exactly $32,360) | Sungazer Software LLC |
 | Skyship Quest Story | $12.99 | 68 52% | 2.0k | $27k (exactly $26,500) | Kairosoft Co.,Ltd | |
 | 10 seconds dash! | $9.99 | 31 96% | 930 | $9.3k (exactly $9,291) | メシードソフトウェア | |
 | Rune Ark | $6.99 | 29 65% | 870 | $6.1k (exactly $6,081) | WelesGames | |
 | Mercenary Leto | $14.99 | 11 100% | 330 | $4.9k (exactly $4,947) | dragonGlitch Games LLC | |
 | Loot Draggin' | $4.99 | 32 100% | 960 | $4.8k (exactly $4,790) | Crafsson | |
 | Undead Tide: Light's Defense | $1.99 | 70 75% | 2.1k | $4.2k (exactly $4,179) | Crazy Studio |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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