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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Transhumanist 2D Platformer?

2D Platformer + Transhumanism

Only 19 developers shipped a Transhumanist 2D Platformer 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, KUUKIYOMI: Consider It World - Thailand Ver., made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 26 more are announced.

Verdict: dead, for a 4 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $300 in the last 2 years and $300 over 4, against a market of $480 for a 4 / 10 build. 15 developers shipped in the last year and 26 games are announced.

Deciding numbers: median 0.6 times the market baseline, revenue down 100% on the market, 26 announced, ×1.7 per developer who shipped in the last year.
Nobody has said they are building this yet.
2D Platformer + Transhumanism
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 19
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $300 → $0 → $0 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for 2D Platformer + Transhumanism: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 19
Bottom 30% $0 (exactly $0)
Median $300 (exactly $300)
Top 25% $2.1k (exactly $2,098)
Top 5% $32k (exactly $32,068)
Developers, 2 yr 19
Released games 31
Announced 26
Effort 4 / 10
AI-buildability Medium
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 too few recent games to read momentum, supply 275% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 3%, 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.

2D Platformer
effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
Transhumanism
effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
Systems
2D Platformer; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Multiple Endings, Action-Adventure
Price point
$9.99 typical · top 25% priced $9.99 or above
Art
5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Funny, Retro, 2D
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $9.99 or above; the middle game at $9.99.

The top 10 games average 90% positive over 170 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $50, median $300, 1 in 4 over $2.0k, 1 in 20 over $32k.

3 in 10 developers made under $50. All of the 5 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 26 games are announced against 15 developers who shipped in the last year.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

2D Platformer with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + JRPGFair150 devs · median $4.2k · 157 announced
  2. + VampiresFair47 devs · median $1.9k · 50 announced
  3. + MechsFair33 devs · median $1.8k · 44 announced
  4. + PinballFair13 devs · median $1.6k · 9 announced
  5. + WesternFair10 devs · median $1.3k · 13 announced
  6. + CRPGFair62 devs · median $1.2k · 76 announced
  7. + Psychological HorrorFair178 devs · median $1.0k · 185 announced
  8. + Arena ShooterFair45 devs · median $809 · 43 announced
  9. + MiningFair38 devs · median $748 · 45 announced
  10. + RoguelikeFair264 devs · median $599 · 320 announced
  11. + Party-Based RPGFair55 devs · median $599 · 42 announced
  12. + Tactical RPGFair58 devs · median $599 · 49 announced

All 226 pairs on the 2D Platformer page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

Regular Human Basketball 2018 · $33k KUUKIYOMI: Consider It World - Thailand Ver. 2026 · $32k World for Two 2021 · $24k Saga of Sins 2023 · $21k KAPITAL PUNISHMENT 22XX 2023 · EA · $8.5k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Regular Human Basketball older $4.99 222 93% 6.7k $33k (exactly $33,233) Powerhoof
KUUKIYOMI: Consider It World - Thailand Ver. $9.99 107 98% 3.2k $32k (exactly $32,068) Urnique Studio
World for Two older $13.99 58 77% 1.7k $24k (exactly $24,343) Seventh rank
Saga of Sins older $14.99 47 76% 1.4k $21k (exactly $21,136) Bonus Level Entertainment
KAPITAL PUNISHMENT 22XX · EA older $4.99 57 94% 1.7k $8.5k (exactly $8,533) Morningstar Game Studio, Dr. Shameless… (Morningstar Game Studio, Dr. Shameless Cat Games)
反图灵测试/Anti-TuringTest · EA older $10.99 19 78% 570 $6.3k (exactly $6,264) metagalaxy panda
Forehead Chip $9.99 18 94% 540 $5.4k (exactly $5,395) Naturally Intelligent
惑星游侠-Planet Rogue older $16.99 10 80% 300 $5.1k (exactly $5,097) 赛里斯南方游戏工作室 [Sinae South Game Studio]
Kovoclak $9.99 17 100% 510 $5.1k (exactly $5,095) lingouf
Boom Blaster older $3.99 32 65% 960 $3.8k (exactly $3,830) BigBread
Dash'n'Drops · EA $6.99 12 91% 360 $2.5k (exactly $2,516) Le Moulin aux Bulles
Goddess Scroll - Brave Star $9.99 7 14% 210 $2.1k (exactly $2,098) Revenge Red Eyes
Professor mother-in-law begged me to get pregnant $9.99 3 33% 90 $899 (exactly $899) CHEN JIAWEI
OKeverything:Evil Boy 1001 Sinful Reincarnations $9.99 2 0% 60 $599 (exactly $599) X.OKE.FAN
Horny Sister-in-Law's Midnight Demand $9.99 2 0% 60 $599 (exactly $599) FSK2000X
OKeverything with 3000 beauties 2 $9.99 1 100% 30 $300 (exactly $300) XIOF FAN, S+TEAMBABA, XU TING
OKeverything with 3000 beauties 3 $9.99 1 0% 30 $300 (exactly $300) XIOF FAN, XU TING, S+TEAMBABA

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