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Should I ship a Superhero 2D Platformer?
2D Platformer + Superhero
Of 34 developers who shipped a Superhero 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.. 34 more are announced.
Verdict: dead, for a 7 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $270 in the last 2 years and $420 over 4, against a market of $1.5k for a 7 / 10 build. 24 developers shipped in the last year and 34 games are announced.
| Bottom 30% | $0 (exactly $0) |
|---|---|
| Median | $270 (exactly $270) |
| Top 25% | $3.0k (exactly $2,992) |
| Top 5% | $25k (exactly $25,192) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 34 |
| Released games | 85 |
| Announced | 34 |
| Effort | 7 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| Typical price | $9.99 |
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 15% on the market, supply 120% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 5%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is low: the lowest rating among its tags.
- 2D Platformer
- effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
- Superhero
- effort 7 / 10 · low · effort 7 sits in the low band
What it takes
- Effort
- 7 / 10 · big single-player or serious online
- Systems
- 2D Platformer; 4 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Adventure, Platformer
- Price point
- $9.99 typical · top 25% priced $14.99 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Anime, Cute
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $14.99 or above; the middle game at $9.99.
The top 10 games average 89% positive over 924 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $50. All of the 12 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 34 games are announced against 24 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
2D Platformer with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
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Comparable games
Gravity Circuit 2023 · $1.5M 
MOMO Crash 2025 · $255k 
Commando Collection 2024 · $212k 
Sunblaze 2021 · $145k 
Smelter 2021 · $99k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Gravity Circuit | older | $16.99 | 3,028 94% | 91k | $1.5M (exactly $1,543,372) | Domesticated Ant Games |
| | MOMO Crash | $12.00 | 707 89% | 21k | $255k (exactly $254,520) | SKOOTA GAMES | |
| | Commando Collection | older | $4.99 | 1,414 95% | 42k | $212k (exactly $211,676) | Macrojoy |
| | Sunblaze | older | $14.99 | 322 90% | 9.7k | $145k (exactly $144,803) | Games From Earth |
| | Smelter | older | $19.99 | 165 64% | 5.0k | $99k (exactly $98,950) | X PLUS Co., Ltd. |
 | Dog Man: Mission Impawsible | $29.99 | 28 96% | 840 | $25k (exactly $25,192) | Floor 84 Studio | |
 | Chenso Club | older | $9.99 | 83 74% | 2.5k | $25k (exactly $24,875) | Pixadome |
 | Sockventure | older | $14.99 | 46 86% | 1.4k | $21k (exactly $20,686) | Nighthouse Games, Adventure Toe Studios |
 | Magical Nut Ikuno | $14.99 | 42 83% | 1.3k | $19k (exactly $18,887) | qureate, Orgesta Inc. | |
 | QUADRICOLOR: Ultra Sentai Color Ranger | $12.99 | 27 96% | 810 | $11k (exactly $10,522) | Quadri Team | |
 | Basureroes: Invasion | $11.99 | 14 100% | 420 | $5.0k (exactly $5,036) | Javs Game Studios | |
 | Ninja Five-O | $24.99 | 5 80% | 150 | $3.7k (exactly $3,748) | Limited Run Games, Inc. | |
 | Doom Survivor: Horde Rush | $2.99 | 38 86% | 1.1k | $3.4k (exactly $3,409) | Crazy Studio | |
 | Kokoro Clover SUN - Prehistoric Invaders! | $3.99 | 28 100% | 840 | $3.4k (exactly $3,352) | ひこてる | |
 | Cowboy Busy: Mowdown | $3.99 | 25 84% | 750 | $3.0k (exactly $2,992) | Only Fun Games | |
 | Lone Warrior's Fist | $5.99 | 10 100% | 300 | $1.8k (exactly $1,797) | CreatiCell Games |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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