Do I ship it?

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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a 2D Platformer Tank game?

Tanks + 2D Platformer

Only 11 developers shipped a 2D Platformer Tank game in the last 2 years, too few for firm odds: the middle one made est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.; the top game by est. revenue, Nitro Express, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 11 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 $480. Revenue is up 160% on the market; 11 games are announced against 6 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 1.0 times the market baseline, revenue up 160% on the market, 11 announced, ×1.8 per developer who shipped in the last year.
Nobody has said they are building this yet.
Tanks + 2D Platformer
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 11
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $4.8k → $1.1k → $719 → $479 → $861 → $479 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Tanks + 2D Platformer: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 11
Bottom 30% $479 (exactly $479)
Median $599 (exactly $599)
Top 25% $1.3k (exactly $1,346)
Top 5% $417k (exactly $416,589)
Developers, 2 yr 11
Released games 40
Announced 11
Effort 5 / 10
AI-buildability Medium
Typical price $4.99

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 160% on the market, supply 20% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 18%, 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.

Tanks
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
Tanks, 2D Platformer
Price point
$4.99 typical
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 9 games average 76% positive over 1,345 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $480, median $600, 1 in 4 over $1.3k, 1 in 20 over $410k.

3 in 10 developers made under $480. 9 in 10 of the 8 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 11 games are announced against 6 developers who shipped in the last year.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

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

  1. + HistoricalFair25 devs · median $5.4k · 26 announced
  2. + Turn-Based StrategyFair25 devs · median $3.0k · 24 announced
  3. + Turn-Based TacticsFair24 devs · median $3.0k · 24 announced
  4. + Tower DefenseFair14 devs · median $1.5k · 13 announced
  5. + Open WorldFair9 devs · median $1.3k · 11 announced
  6. + Online Co-OpPoor odds10 devs · median $16k · 26 announced
  7. + RPGPoor odds13 devs · median $14k · 8 announced
  8. + Turn-Based CombatPoor odds18 devs · median $7.2k · 23 announced
  9. + Action RTSPoor odds12 devs · median $4.0k · 19 announced
  10. + Real Time TacticsPoor odds22 devs · median $3.2k · 38 announced
  11. + TacticalPoor odds49 devs · median $2.5k · 85 announced
  12. + SimulationPoor odds35 devs · median $2.3k · 56 announced

All 71 pairs on the Tanks page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

METAL GEAR & METAL GEAR 2: Solid Snake 2023 · $465k Nitro Express 2025 · $417k METAL GEAR SOLID: MASTER COLLECTION Vol.1 BONUS CONTENT 2023 · $225k Commando Collection 2024 · $212k Planet Cube: Edge 2023 · $49k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
METAL GEAR & METAL GEAR 2: Solid Snake older $19.99 775 83% 23k $465k (exactly $464,767) KONAMI
Nitro Express $12.99 1,069 75% 32k $417k (exactly $416,589) Grayfax Software
METAL GEAR SOLID: MASTER COLLECTION Vol.1 BONUS CONTENT older $59.99 125 63% 3.8k $225k (exactly $224,962) KONAMI
Commando Collection older $4.99 1,414 95% 42k $212k (exactly $211,676) Macrojoy
Planet Cube: Edge older $14.99 110 90% 3.3k $49k (exactly $49,467) Sunna Entertainment
Thunder Tank: Iron Shield $3.99 221 82% 6.6k $26k (exactly $26,454) Crazy Studio
Rocket Bot Royale older $2.99 243 88% 7.3k $22k (exactly $21,797) Winterpixel Games
Hijack Overdrive older $14.99 15 100% 450 $6.7k (exactly $6,746) Meteor Studios
Biomech Hell older $6.99 23 95% 690 $4.8k (exactly $4,823) SEEP
1989 QianShanMen older $2.99 45 93% 1.4k $4.0k (exactly $4,037) fs studio
Contract of Swarm Hunter $2.99 15 93% 450 $1.3k (exactly $1,346) ZYI Game
Tanks: 1985 $0.99 29 72% 870 $861 (exactly $861) CODEHUB
The Ape Tales: An Epic Adventure Game $5.99 4 100% 120 $719 (exactly $719) Roker Games Studio
Tank Blitz: Underdog Division · EA $9.99 2 50% 60 $599 (exactly $599) Underdog Division
Tank Fight $7.99 2 100% 60 $479 (exactly $479) Pixel_Gamer, TNT_MAN1111
TANCRUSH · EA $7.99 2 100% 60 $479 (exactly $479) WOOLOOLOO
Panzer Island $4.99 1 100% 30 $150 (exactly $150) rhedak
Tank Battle Salvo $4.99 0 0% 0 $0 (exactly $0) CANGYU CONCEPT

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