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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a 2D Platformer Strategy RPG?

Strategy RPG + 2D Platformer

Of 108 developers who shipped a 2D Platformer Strategy RPG 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.. 113 more are announced.

Verdict: fair, for a 5 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $480, ×0.8 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $90. Revenue is up 115% on the market; 113 games are announced against 69 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 0.8 times the market baseline, revenue up 115% on the market, 113 announced, ×1.6 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Strategy RPG + 2D Platformer
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 108
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $1.8k → $8.5k → $628 → $299 → $1.3k → $1.0k → $390 (still earning) → $419 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Strategy RPG + 2D Platformer: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 108
Bottom 30% $90 (exactly $90)
Median $479 (exactly $479)
Top 25% $9.6k (exactly $9,581)
Top 5% $67k (exactly $66,758)
Developers, 2 yr 108
Released games 258
Announced 113
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 115% on the market, supply 75% 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.

Strategy RPG
effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 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
5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
Systems
Strategy RPG, 2D Platformer; 6 in 10 of the top 25% also carry RPG, Strategy, Turn-Based Combat
Price point
$5.99 typical · top 25% priced $14.99 or above
Art
4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Story Rich
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $14.99 or above; the middle game at $5.99.

The top 10 games average 64% positive over 7,756 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $90, median $480, 1 in 4 over $9.5k, 1 in 20 over $66k.

3 in 10 developers made under $90. 8 in 10 of the 52 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 113 games are announced against 69 developers who shipped in the last year.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

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

  1. + SportsFair23 devs · median $4.7k · 26 announced
  2. + SwordplayFair22 devs · median $2.7k · 28 announced
  3. + Bullet HellFair40 devs · median $2.0k · 31 announced
  4. + EconomyFair95 devs · median $2.0k · 128 announced
  5. + Asynchronous MultiplayerFair8 devs · median $1.6k · 13 announced
  6. + ConspiracyFair19 devs · median $1.2k · 21 announced
  7. + Shop KeeperFair21 devs · median $987 · 25 announced
  8. + Point & ClickFair43 devs · median $450 · 47 announced
  9. + Turn-BasedPoor odds58 devs · median $63k · 76 announced
  10. + Dating SimPoor odds30 devs · median $35k · 41 announced
  11. + 4XPoor odds15 devs · median $31k · 33 announced
  12. + Martial ArtsPoor odds28 devs · median $18k · 45 announced

All 158 pairs on the Strategy RPG page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

觅长生 2023 · $12M Psychic Kung Fu Master 2026 · $1.0M Worldless 2023 · $934k 再刷一把2：金色传说 2025 · $824k The Three Kingdoms: The Tales of Jian An 2025 · $372k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
觅长生 older $14.99 27,072 93% 812k $12M (exactly $12,174,278) Chalcedony Network
Psychic Kung Fu Master $19.99 1,723 60% 52k $1.0M (exactly $1,033,283) 金十四工作室
Worldless older $19.99 1,558 94% 47k $934k (exactly $934,333) Noname Studios
再刷一把2：金色传说 $9.99 2,748 44% 82k $824k (exactly $823,576) 滑稽工作室
The Three Kingdoms: The Tales of Jian An $17.99 690 88% 21k $372k (exactly $372,393) 开翼网络
BM General Hospital $7.99 1,368 86% 41k $328k (exactly $327,910) zzzgame
仙绣剑缘录 older $11.99 814 85% 24k $293k (exactly $292,796) 熊窝dodox
大千世界 older $3.99 2,289 86% 69k $274k (exactly $273,993) 滑稽工作室
The Impregnation of the Elves: Conquest of the Arrogant Fairies by Impregnation older $10.99 467 65% 14k $154k (exactly $153,970) 永恆艾莉絲工坊
月藍傳奇REMAKE古文明之謎 older $19.99 244 93% 7.3k $146k (exactly $146,327) 天使蛋糕, 攸藍, 牙籤, 黃金, 咕咕咕, 鎧特
Monster Souls: Chains of Chimera $34.99 112 90% 3.4k $118k (exactly $117,566) inputHero
YGGDRA REFRAIN $9.99 311 79% 9.3k $93k (exactly $93,207) BD
STRANGER SAGA -Stranger Bach and Iskiyeld's Ambition- $9.89 225 86% 6.8k $67k (exactly $66,758) Retro Game Balance & Mechanics -レトロ… (Retro Game Balance & Mechanics -レトロゲームの手応えとバランスを追求するデザイン工房-)
BM game Co. $7.99 236 75% 7.1k $57k (exactly $56,569) zzzgame
Song's Fantasy $7.99 229 55% 6.9k $55k (exactly $54,891) 南十字座工作室
Eutolant Saga $15.99 114 92% 3.4k $55k (exactly $54,686) Oistar Games

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