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Should I ship a Minigames 2D Platformer?
2D Platformer + Minigames
Of 20 developers who shipped a Minigames 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.. 14 more are announced.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 3 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $2.4k, ×5.1 the market's $480 for a 3 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $360; 1 in 20 cleared $5.3M, ×11260 the market median. Revenue is down 80% on the market; 14 games are announced against 12 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $359 (exactly $359) |
|---|---|
| Median | $2.4k (exactly $2,399) |
| Top 25% | $8.6k (exactly $8,573) |
| Top 5% | $5.3M (exactly $5,348,360) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 20 |
| Released games | 40 |
| Announced | 14 |
| Effort | 3 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | High |
| 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 down 80% on the market, supply 50% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 3%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is high: the lowest rating among its tags.
- 2D Platformer
- effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
- Minigames
- effort 2 / 10 · high · effort 2 sits in the high band
What it takes
- Effort
- 3 / 10 · small 2D action, light systems
- Systems
- 2D Platformer, Minigames; 4 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Adventure, Action, Arcade
- Price point
- $9.99 typical · top 25% priced $16.99 or above
- Art
- 6 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Colorful, Pixel Graphics
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $16.99 or above; the middle game at $9.99.
The top 10 games average 94% positive over 7,360 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $360. 9 in 10 of the 8 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 14 games are announced against 12 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
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Comparable games
UFO 50 2024 · $5.3M 
pureya 2021 · $403k 
McPixel 3 2022 · $359k 
Eagle Island Twist 2019 · $31k 
Magical Blush 2026 · $26k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | UFO 50 | $24.99 | 7,134 94% | 214k | $5.3M (exactly $5,348,360) | Mossmouth | |
| | pureya | older | $5.99 | 2,242 96% | 67k | $403k (exactly $402,887) | Majorariatto |
| | McPixel 3 | older | $9.99 | 1,199 96% | 36k | $359k (exactly $359,340) | Sos Sosowski |
| | Eagle Island Twist | older | $9.99 | 104 75% | 3.1k | $31k (exactly $31,169) | Pixelnicks |
| | Magical Blush | $14.99 | 58 94% | 1.7k | $26k (exactly $26,083) | Alkacer Game Studio | |
 | Claire a la Mode | $14.99 | 49 93% | 1.5k | $22k (exactly $22,035) | Colorgrave | |
 | World Tree Ranch: Elven Legacy | $16.99 | 21 57% | 630 | $11k (exactly $10,704) | Closed Garden | |
 | Indiecalypse | older | $12.99 | 24 37% | 720 | $9.4k (exactly $9,353) | JanduSoft |
 | Concierge | $12.99 | 22 100% | 660 | $8.6k (exactly $8,573) | KODINO | |
 | Which Way Up: Galaxy Games | $14.99 | 16 100% | 480 | $7.2k (exactly $7,195) | Turtle Flip Studio | |
 | Sklime - A Difficult Climbing Adventure | $7.99 | 28 96% | 840 | $6.7k (exactly $6,712) | Zankai, Zanthous | |
 | good | $7.99 | 19 100% | 570 | $4.6k (exactly $4,554) | zzox | |
 | Esophaguys | $9.99 | 11 100% | 330 | $3.3k (exactly $3,297) | Esophaguys Team | |
 | The Elf on the Shelf®: Christmas Heroes | $39.99 | 2 50% | 60 | $2.4k (exactly $2,399) | Casual Brothers Ltd. |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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