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Should I ship a Mythological 2D Platformer?
2D Platformer + Mythology
Of 71 developers who shipped a Mythological 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.. 138 more are announced, ×3.6 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $1.2k, ×1.9 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $300; 1 in 20 cleared $340k, ×557 the market median. Revenue is up 320% on the market; 138 games are announced against 38 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $298 (exactly $298) |
|---|---|
| Median | $1.2k (exactly $1,197) |
| Top 25% | $9.2k (exactly $9,165) |
| Top 5% | $350k (exactly $349,750) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 71 |
| Released games | 193 |
| Announced | 138 |
| Effort | 5 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $5.99 |
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 320% on the market, supply 15% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 16%, 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
- Mythology
- 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, Adventure, Platformer
- Price point
- $5.99 typical · top 25% priced $19.99 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Story Rich, Pixel Graphics
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $5.99.
The top 10 games average 86% positive over 10,798 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $300. 8 in 10 of the 39 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 138 games are announced against 38 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.6 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
Noita 2020 · $49M 
Threefold Recital 2025 · $2.3M 
Neon Abyss 2 2025 · EA · $1.2M 
Actraiser Renaissance 2021 · $637k 
Voidwrought 2024 · $561k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Noita | older | $19.99 | 81,149 95% | 2.4M | $49M (exactly $48,665,055) | Nolla Games |
| | Threefold Recital | $14.99 | 5,117 98% | 154k | $2.3M (exactly $2,301,115) | Everscape Games | |
| | Neon Abyss 2 | · EA | $19.99 | 1,968 68% | 59k | $1.2M (exactly $1,180,210) | Veewo Games |
| | Actraiser Renaissance | older | $29.99 | 708 74% | 21k | $637k (exactly $636,988) | Square Enix, Sonic Powered |
| | Voidwrought | $19.99 | 936 77% | 28k | $561k (exactly $561,319) | Powersnake | |
 | Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU | older | $19.99 | 898 82% | 27k | $539k (exactly $538,531) | Surgent Studios |
 | Unruly Heroes | older | $19.99 | 763 74% | 23k | $458k (exactly $457,571) | Magic Design Studios |
 | Twin Shot Deluxe | $9.99 | 1,167 95% | 35k | $350k (exactly $349,750) | Nitrome Limited | |
 | 封神榜2022 | older | $9.99 | 927 91% | 28k | $278k (exactly $277,822) | FC Maker |
 | 大千世界 | older | $3.99 | 2,289 86% | 69k | $274k (exactly $273,993) | 滑稽工作室 |
 | 緋月仙行錄 | $19.99 | 454 57% | 14k | $272k (exactly $272,264) | 月光草 | |
 | The Spirit of the Samurai | $19.99 | 413 59% | 12k | $248k (exactly $247,676) | Digital Mind Games | |
 | Gurei | $15.99 | 281 83% | 8.4k | $135k (exactly $134,796) | Lobo Sagaz studio | |
 | Somber Echoes | $14.99 | 271 81% | 8.1k | $122k (exactly $121,869) | Rock Pocket Games, Lav Games | |
 | SoulQuest | $19.99 | 97 81% | 2.9k | $58k (exactly $58,171) | SoulBlade Studio LLC, TomasJPereyra | |
 | DaemonBride:ADDITIONAL GAIN | $19.99 | 94 82% | 2.8k | $56k (exactly $56,372) | Team Arcana, Kizawaya |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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