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Should I ship a Split Screen 2D Platformer?
Split Screen + 2D Platformer
Of 26 developers who shipped a Split Screen 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.. 39 more are announced, ×2.6 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $480, ×0.8 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $50; 1 in 20 cleared $20k, ×33 the market median. Revenue is down 50% on the market; 39 games are announced against 15 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $0 (exactly $0) |
|---|---|
| Median | $479 (exactly $479) |
| Top 25% | $1.5k (exactly $1,497) |
| Top 5% | $21k (exactly $20,686) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 26 |
| Released games | 84 |
| Announced | 39 |
| Effort | 5 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $7.99 |
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 50% on the market, supply 35% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 5%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Split Screen
- effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
- 2D Platformer
- effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
What it takes
- Effort
- 5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
- Systems
- Split Screen, 2D Platformer; 7 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Co-op, Action, Local Co-Op
- Price point
- $7.99 typical · top 25% priced $14.99 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Funny, Cute
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $14.99 or above; the middle game at $7.99.
The top 10 games average 95% positive over 517 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $50. All of the 11 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 39 games are announced against 15 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.6 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Split Screen with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
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Comparable games
Megabyte Punch 2013 · $184k 
Tasty Planet Forever 2018 · $137k 
Pampas & Selene: The Maze of Demons 2024 · $110k 
Head's Adventures:chibichibi 2025 · $80k 
UFO: Unidentified Falling Objects 2023 · $62k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Megabyte Punch | older | $14.99 | 409 94% | 12k | $184k (exactly $183,927) | Team Reptile |
| | Tasty Planet Forever | older | $12.99 | 352 87% | 11k | $137k (exactly $137,174) | Dingo Games |
| | Pampas & Selene: The Maze of Demons | older | $9.99 | 366 90% | 11k | $110k (exactly $109,690) | @unepic_fran |
| | Head's Adventures:chibichibi | $7.99 | 334 97% | 10k | $80k (exactly $80,060) | ManaWanderer | |
| | UFO: Unidentified Falling Objects | older | $14.99 | 137 97% | 4.1k | $62k (exactly $61,609) | Andrew Morrish |
 | Super Cable Boy | older | $14.99 | 84 97% | 2.5k | $38k (exactly $37,775) | Sørb |
 | King 'n Knight | older | $11.99 | 99 85% | 3.0k | $36k (exactly $35,610) | Jérémy Entressangle |
 | Regular Human Basketball | older | $4.99 | 222 93% | 6.7k | $33k (exactly $33,233) | Powerhoof |
 | Hand In Hand | older | $11.99 | 90 90% | 2.7k | $32k (exactly $32,373) | MaxMedia |
 | Koloro | older | $9.99 | 76 93% | 2.3k | $23k (exactly $22,777) | Sköll Studio |
 | Lost Twins 2 | $14.99 | 46 86% | 1.4k | $21k (exactly $20,686) | Playdew | |
 | Lost in Tandem | $14.99 | 39 84% | 1.2k | $18k (exactly $17,538) | Tempete Studio | |
 | Galactic Thunderdome | $9.99 | 35 100% | 1.1k | $10k (exactly $10,490) | Pansimula | |
 | Xion Leak | $8.99 | 34 100% | 1.0k | $9.2k (exactly $9,170) | Gentle Beasts Studio | |
 | RaceWorms | $5.49 | 10 100% | 300 | $1.6k (exactly $1,647) | Team Zandt | |
 | AVTale | $4.99 | 10 60% | 300 | $1.5k (exactly $1,497) | OnePersonDevelopment | |
 | Exanimate | $11.99 | 3 100% | 90 | $1.1k (exactly $1,079) | CodeCabanaGames | |
 | Revolvermen | $9.99 | 3 100% | 90 | $899 (exactly $899) | Oskar Wetterbrandt | |
 | Arena Arcade Fest | $8.99 | 3 100% | 90 | $809 (exactly $809) | Oscar Ortigueira López, OrtiGames/OrtiS… (Oscar Ortigueira López, OrtiGames/OrtiSoft) |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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