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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Military 2D Platformer?

2D Platformer + Military

Of 31 developers who shipped a Military 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.. 51 more are announced, ×2.8 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

Verdict: poor odds, for a 6 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $510, ×0.8 the market's $630 for a 6 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $50; 1 in 20 cleared $83k, ×133 the market median. Revenue is up 45% on the market; 51 games are announced against 18 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 0.8 times the market baseline, revenue up 45% on the market, 51 announced, ×2.8 per developer who shipped in the last year.
Nobody has said they are building this yet.
2D Platformer + Military
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 31
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $6.7k → $2.2k → $449 → $505 → $3.5k → $1.8k → $479 (still earning) → $0 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for 2D Platformer + Military: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 31
Bottom 30% $30 (exactly $30)
Median $505 (exactly $505)
Top 25% $4.1k (exactly $4,060)
Top 5% $84k (exactly $83,644)
Developers, 2 yr 31
Released games 118
Announced 51
Effort 6 / 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 40% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 21%, excluded from money figures.

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Plate 2 · systems and tooling

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
Military
effort 6 / 10 · medium · effort 6 sits in the medium band

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
6 / 10 · full 3D single-player, physics sims, content-heavy RPG
Systems
2D Platformer; 4 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Shooter, Arcade
Price point
$6.99 typical · top 25% priced $29.99 or above
Art
4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, 2.5D
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $29.99 or above; the middle game at $6.99.

The top 10 games average 78% positive over 1,586 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $50, median $510, 1 in 4 over $4.0k, 1 in 20 over $83k.

3 in 10 developers made under $50. 9 in 10 of the 20 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 51 games are announced against 18 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.8 per shipper.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

2D Platformer with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + JRPGFair150 devs · median $4.2k · 157 announced
  2. + VampiresFair47 devs · median $1.9k · 50 announced
  3. + MechsFair33 devs · median $1.8k · 44 announced
  4. + PinballFair13 devs · median $1.6k · 9 announced
  5. + WesternFair10 devs · median $1.3k · 13 announced
  6. + CRPGFair62 devs · median $1.2k · 76 announced
  7. + Psychological HorrorFair178 devs · median $1.0k · 185 announced
  8. + Arena ShooterFair45 devs · median $809 · 43 announced
  9. + MiningFair38 devs · median $748 · 45 announced
  10. + RoguelikeFair264 devs · median $599 · 320 announced
  11. + Party-Based RPGFair55 devs · median $599 · 42 announced
  12. + Tactical RPGFair58 devs · median $599 · 49 announced

All 226 pairs on the 2D Platformer page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

Strike Force Heroes 2023 · $2.5M METAL GEAR & METAL GEAR 2: Solid Snake 2023 · $465k Nitro Express 2025 · $417k METAL GEAR SOLID: MASTER COLLECTION Vol.1 BONUS CONTENT 2023 · $225k Commando Collection 2024 · $212k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Strike Force Heroes older $19.99 4,193 79% 126k $2.5M (exactly $2,514,542) Sky9 Games
METAL GEAR & METAL GEAR 2: Solid Snake older $19.99 775 83% 23k $465k (exactly $464,767) KONAMI
Nitro Express $12.99 1,069 75% 32k $417k (exactly $416,589) Grayfax Software
METAL GEAR SOLID: MASTER COLLECTION Vol.1 BONUS CONTENT older $59.99 125 63% 3.8k $225k (exactly $224,962) KONAMI
Commando Collection older $4.99 1,414 95% 42k $212k (exactly $211,676) Macrojoy
Soldat 2 · EA older $7.99 386 85% 12k $93k (exactly $92,524) Transhuman Design
BioMenace Remastered $14.99 186 99% 5.6k $84k (exactly $83,644) Rigel Gameworks
SONIC WINGS REUNION $59.99 46 60% 1.4k $83k (exactly $82,786) SUCCESS Corp.
Maid of the Dead older $19.99 136 81% 4.1k $82k (exactly $81,559) qureate, IXILL LLC.
No Retreat! The Russian Front $29.99 80 76% 2.4k $72k (exactly $71,976) Cyril Jarnot, Avalon Digital
FZ: Formation Z $29.99 16 87% 480 $14k (exactly $14,395) Granzella Inc.
Dynasty Game 2 $7.99 29 65% 870 $7.0k (exactly $6,951) Yocone
Star Titans : War of the Galaxy $14.99 14 92% 420 $6.3k (exactly $6,296) Mediawork
Goose Evolution $1.99 68 80% 2.0k $4.1k (exactly $4,060) Goose Goose
双雄风流传（Romantic Emperor） $2.18 53 86% 1.6k $3.5k (exactly $3,466) Turtle game
Rayadillo · EA $2.99 25 84% 750 $2.2k (exactly $2,242) Rayadillo Games

Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.