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Should I ship a Medieval 2D Platformer?
2D Platformer + Medieval
Of 183 developers who shipped a Medieval 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.. 279 more are announced, ×2.9 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 4 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $840, ×1.8 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $180; 1 in 20 cleared $190k, ×420 the market median. Revenue is up 45% on the market; 279 games are announced against 97 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $180 (exactly $180) |
|---|---|
| Median | $838 (exactly $838) |
| Top 25% | $5.4k (exactly $5,396) |
| Top 5% | $200k (exactly $199,700) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 183 |
| Released games | 569 |
| Announced | 279 |
| Effort | 4 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $6.99 |
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 45% on the market, supply 10% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 12%, 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
- Medieval
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
- Systems
- 2D Platformer; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Adventure, Action, RPG
- Price point
- $6.99 typical · top 25% priced $14.99 or above
- Art
- 6 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Pixel Graphics
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $14.99 or above; the middle game at $6.99.
The top 10 games average 78% positive over 11,886 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $180. 9 in 10 of the 101 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 279 games are announced against 97 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.9 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
2D Platformer with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
- + JRPGFair
- + VampiresFair
- + MechsFair
- + PinballFair
- + WesternFair
- + CRPGFair
- + Psychological HorrorFair
- + Arena ShooterFair
- + MiningFair
- + RoguelikeFair
- + Party-Based RPGFair
- + Tactical RPGFair
Comparable games
Lucky Tower Ultimate 2026 · $1.0M 
再刷一把2：金色传说 2025 · $824k 
Goblin Vyke: The Thief Tycoon 2026 · $628k 
Xuan-Yuan Sword: Mists Beyond the Mountains 2023 · $487k 
Ambidextro 2025 · $320k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Lucky Tower Ultimate | $14.99 | 2,281 94% | 68k | $1.0M (exactly $1,025,766) | Studio Seufz | |
| | 再刷一把2：金色传说 | $9.99 | 2,748 44% | 82k | $824k (exactly $823,576) | 滑稽工作室 | |
| | Goblin Vyke: The Thief Tycoon | $14.99 | 1,397 70% | 42k | $628k (exactly $628,231) | Art Thieves | |
| | Xuan-Yuan Sword: Mists Beyond the Mountains | older | $13.99 | 1,161 84% | 35k | $487k (exactly $487,272) | DOMO Studio, SOFTSTAR ENTERTAINMENT |
| | Ambidextro | $7.99 | 1,334 98% | 40k | $320k (exactly $319,760) | Majorariatto | |
 | Trainee Death Simulator | $5.99 | 1,746 92% | 52k | $314k (exactly $313,756) | Bone Nail | |
 | Dunjungle | $14.99 | 692 96% | 21k | $311k (exactly $311,192) | Bruno Bombardi | |
 | 大千世界 | older | $3.99 | 2,289 86% | 69k | $274k (exactly $273,993) | 滑稽工作室 |
 | Chronicles of the Wolf | $19.99 | 417 82% | 13k | $250k (exactly $250,075) | Migami Games | |
 | The Spirit of the Samurai | $19.99 | 413 59% | 12k | $248k (exactly $247,676) | Digital Mind Games | |
 | Divinum | $14.99 | 525 85% | 16k | $236k (exactly $236,092) | Sigil Games | |
 | Scarlet Deer Inn | $19.99 | 333 88% | 10k | $200k (exactly $199,700) | Attu Games |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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