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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Quick-Time Events 2D Platformer?

Quick-Time Events + 2D Platformer

Of 52 developers who shipped a Quick-Time Events 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.. 38 more are announced.

Verdict: dead, for a 4 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $150 in the last 2 years and $180 over 4, against a market of $480 for a 4 / 10 build. 30 developers shipped in the last year and 38 games are announced.

Deciding numbers: median 0.3 times the market baseline, revenue up 170% on the market, 38 announced, ×1.3 per developer who shipped in the last year.
Nobody has said they are building this yet.
Quick-Time Events + 2D Platformer
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 52
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $359 → $0 → $359 → $239 → $54 → $179 → $239 (still earning) → $120 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Quick-Time Events + 2D Platformer: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 52
Bottom 30% $54 (exactly $54)
Median $150 (exactly $150)
Top 25% $600 (exactly $600)
Top 5% $4.2k (exactly $4,192)
Developers, 2 yr 52
Released games 155
Announced 38
Effort 4 / 10
AI-buildability Medium
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 up 170% on the market, supply 35% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 14%, 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.

Quick-Time Events
effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
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
4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
Systems
Quick-Time Events, 2D Platformer; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Platformer, Adventure
Price point
$2.99 typical · top 25% priced $6.99 or above
Art
4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Cartoony, Colorful
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $6.99 or above; the middle game at $2.99.

The top 10 games average 96% positive over 12,314 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $54, median $150, 1 in 4 over $600, 1 in 20 over $4.1k.

3 in 10 developers made under $54. 9 in 10 of the 31 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 38 games are announced against 30 developers who shipped in the last year.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Quick-Time Events with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + Dating SimFair17 devs · median $15k · 16 announced
  2. + Shoot 'Em UpFair8 devs · median $1.2k · 12 announced
  3. + Life SimFair28 devs · median $958 · 33 announced
  4. + SimulationFair116 devs · median $748 · 133 announced
  5. + CollectathonFair15 devs · median $720 · 18 announced
  6. + Resource ManagementFair46 devs · median $719 · 55 announced
  7. + FlightFair9 devs · median $657 · 9 announced
  8. + AliensFair12 devs · median $628 · 14 announced
  9. + SpaceFair16 devs · median $597 · 24 announced
  10. + Bullet TimeLong shot10 devs · median $390 · 15 announced
  11. + DemonsLong shot17 devs · median $300 · 22 announced
  12. + Bullet HellLong shot27 devs · median $239 · 25 announced

All 110 pairs on the Quick-Time Events page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

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Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
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Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.