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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a 2D Platformer Tactical RPG?

Tactical RPG + 2D Platformer

Of 58 developers who shipped a 2D Platformer Tactical 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.. 49 more are announced.

Verdict: fair, for a 5 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $600, level with the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $270. Revenue is down 20% on the market; 49 games are announced against 27 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 1.0 times the market baseline, revenue down 20% on the market, 49 announced, ×1.8 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Tactical RPG + 2D Platformer
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 58
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $3.8k → $72k → $628 → $89 → $1.1k → $1.9k → $898 (still earning) → $419 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Tactical RPG + 2D Platformer: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 58
Bottom 30% $269 (exactly $269)
Median $599 (exactly $599)
Top 25% $10k (exactly $10,190)
Top 5% $114k (exactly $113,739)
Developers, 2 yr 58
Released games 133
Announced 49
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 20% on the market, supply 15% fewer developers than the period before.

Free games: 11%, 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.

Tactical 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
Tactical RPG, 2D Platformer; 7 in 10 of the top 25% also carry RPG, Strategy, Strategy RPG
Price point
$7.99 typical · top 25% priced $17.99 or above
Art
5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Story Rich, Pixel Graphics
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $17.99 or above; the middle game at $7.99.

The top 10 games average 83% positive over 4,229 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $270, median $600, 1 in 4 over $10k, 1 in 20 over $110k.

3 in 10 developers made under $270. 9 in 10 of the 34 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 49 games are announced against 27 developers who shipped in the last year.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

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

  1. + Roguelike DeckbuilderFair24 devs · median $9.0k · 29 announced
  2. + Mystery DungeonFair30 devs · median $2.4k · 24 announced
  3. + Space SimFair9 devs · median $1.8k · 15 announced
  4. + Point & ClickFair21 devs · median $839 · 26 announced
  5. + Asynchronous MultiplayerPoor odds10 devs · median $63k · 16 announced
  6. + Colony SimPoor odds16 devs · median $41k · 29 announced
  7. + SandboxPoor odds42 devs · median $20k · 102 announced
  8. + Turn-BasedPoor odds61 devs · median $18k · 81 announced
  9. + RobotsPoor odds15 devs · median $17k · 27 announced
  10. + RomancePoor odds23 devs · median $10k · 38 announced
  11. + WarPoor odds80 devs · median $8.7k · 143 announced
  12. + Life SimPoor odds16 devs · median $7.7k · 26 announced

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Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

PATAPON 1+2 REPLAY 2025 · $1.9M 英雄群侠传II 2019 · $756k The Shadow of Yidhra 2021 · $447k The Three Kingdoms: The Tales of Jian An 2025 · $372k 封神榜2022 2022 · $278k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
PATAPON 1+2 REPLAY $29.99 2,091 83% 63k $1.9M (exactly $1,881,273) SAS CO.,LTD.
英雄群侠传II older $11.99 2,103 88% 63k $756k (exactly $756,449) 熊窝dodox
The Shadow of Yidhra older $10.99 1,355 89% 41k $447k (exactly $446,744) WhitePeach
The Three Kingdoms: The Tales of Jian An $17.99 690 88% 21k $372k (exactly $372,393) 开翼网络
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
巅峰骑士团 older $5.99 1,258 89% 38k $226k (exactly $226,063) 熊窝dodox
封神榜2023 older $19.99 270 94% 8.1k $162k (exactly $161,919) FC Maker
High Sea Saga DX older $8.99 501 81% 15k $135k (exactly $135,120) Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
吞食天地之乱舞三国 $13.99 271 92% 8.1k $114k (exactly $113,739) FC Maker
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-)
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
巴哈姆特1-REMAKE(BAHAMUT1-REMAKE) $9.99 170 95% 5.1k $51k (exactly $50,949) 王韋
PROGRESS ORDERS $19.99 77 36% 2.3k $46k (exactly $46,177) HAKAMA Inc.
WiZmans World Re;Try $24.99 51 74% 1.5k $38k (exactly $38,235) CITY CONNECTION

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