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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a 2D Platformer MOBA?

MOBA + 2D Platformer

Only 9 developers shipped a 2D Platformer MOBA 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, 奇妙大富翁(Wonderful Richman), made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 8 more are announced.

Verdict: dead, for a 9 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $0 in the last 2 years and $0 over 4, against a market of $1.3k for a 9 / 10 build. 5 developers shipped in the last year and 8 games are announced.

Deciding numbers: median 0.0 times the market baseline, revenue down 100% on the market, 8 announced, ×1.6 per developer who shipped in the last year.
Nobody has said they are building this yet.
MOBA + 2D Platformer
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 9

not enough cohorts to draw

Outcomes for MOBA + 2D Platformer: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 9
Bottom 30% $0 (exactly $0)
Median $0 (exactly $0)
Top 25% $0 (exactly $0)
Top 5% $299 (exactly $299)
Developers, 2 yr 9
Released games 27
Announced 8
Effort 9 / 10
AI-buildability Low
Typical price $2.99

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 too few recent games to read momentum, supply 25% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 33%, excluded from money figures.

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Plate 2 · systems and tooling

Can AI deliver it?

AI-buildability for this niche is low: the lowest rating among its tags.

MOBA
effort 9 / 10 · low · competitive netcode plus a balanced hero roster
2D Platformer
effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
9 / 10 · studio only
Systems
MOBA, 2D Platformer; 4 in 10 of the top 25% also carry PvP, Strategy, Action
Price point
$2.99 typical · top 25% priced $4.99 or above
Art
3 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Funny
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

Fewer than 10 games in the last 2 years; sentiment and price figures use the all window.

The top 25% priced at $29.99 or above; the middle game at $3.99.

The top 8 games average 94% positive over 2,802 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 $0, 1 in 4 over $0, 1 in 20 over $290.

3 in 10 developers made under $50. All of the 7 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 8 games are announced against 5 developers who shipped in the last year.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

MOBA with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + RoguelitePoor odds10 devs · median $3.9k · 15 announced
  2. + AdventurePoor odds12 devs · median $3.1k · 44 announced
  3. + Tower DefensePoor odds7 devs · median $3.1k · 15 announced
  4. + FantasyPoor odds18 devs · median $2.7k · 85 announced
  5. + Character CustomizationPoor odds10 devs · median $1.8k · 40 announced
  6. + Online Co-OpPoor odds19 devs · median $600 · 57 announced
  7. + Co-opPoor odds21 devs · median $479 · 53 announced
  8. + ActionPoor odds53 devs · median $359 · 170 announced
  9. + SimulationPoor odds12 devs · median $359 · 33 announced
  10. + RPGPoor odds23 devs · median $180 · 73 announced
  11. + Hero ShooterDead5 devs · median $49k · 24 announced
  12. + SurvivalDead6 devs · median $31k · 22 announced

All 50 pairs on the MOBA page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

Bishojo Mangekyo Kotowari to Meikyu no Shojo 2021 · $2.4M 九州风流 2022 · EA · $21k Heat and Run 2022 · EA · $9.2k 奇妙大富翁(Wonderful Richman) 2025 · $299 Top Billiards 2020 · $298
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Bishojo Mangekyo Kotowari to Meikyu no Shojo older $29.99 2,718 95% 82k $2.4M (exactly $2,445,385) ωstar, Seikei Production
九州风流 · EA older $17.99 38 60% 1.1k $21k (exactly $20,509) GB
Heat and Run · EA older $10.99 28 96% 840 $9.2k (exactly $9,232) DAMNATIO GAMES
奇妙大富翁(Wonderful Richman) $4.99 2 100% 60 $299 (exactly $299) 海棠果工作室
Top Billiards older $1.99 5 20% 150 $298 (exactly $298) Tyluk
Food Escape $1.99 3 100% 90 $179 (exactly $179) E-G-G Innovations
ball.io older $0.99 6 66% 180 $178 (exactly $178) Ant Design Games
War of Charge older $1.99 2 100% 60 $119 (exactly $119) YLL
QLewds · EA $24.99 0 0% 0 $0 (exactly $0) Popple Dungeon Games LLC
Dragon and Phoenix $2.99 0 0% 0 $0 (exactly $0) pengjianNiu
Fengshui Chess $8.99 0 0% 0 $0 (exactly $0) 吴小白
信任崩塌(Trust collapse) $0.99 0 0% 0 $0 (exactly $0) b站@把竹节虫当折耳根吃了
Realm of Balls $2.99 0 0% 0 $0 (exactly $0) Shuihan Coding
Huiyu Undercover $3.99 0 0% 0 $0 (exactly $0) Huiyu, www.huiyu.ai
Mech Brawl $1.99 0 0% 0 $0 (exactly $0) P1P2 Games
Bloons Bomb Gem 3 Match older $4.99 0 0% 0 $0 (exactly $0) Cy Game

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