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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Trivia 2D Platformer?

2D Platformer + Trivia

Only 18 developers shipped a Trivia 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, Juufuutei Raden™'s Guide for Pixel Museum, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 13 more are announced.

Verdict: dead, for a 3 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $120 in the last 2 years and $140 over 4, against a market of $480 for a 3 / 10 build. 10 developers shipped in the last year and 13 games are announced.

Deciding numbers: median 0.3 times the market baseline, revenue up 2055% on the market, 13 announced, ×1.3 per developer who shipped in the last year.
Nobody has said they are building this yet.
2D Platformer + Trivia
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 18
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $1.3k → $179 → $60 → $60 → $360 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for 2D Platformer + Trivia: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 18
Bottom 30% $30 (exactly $30)
Median $119 (exactly $119)
Top 25% $2.2k (exactly $2,155)
Top 5% $214k (exactly $214,093)
Developers, 2 yr 18
Released games 43
Announced 13
Effort 3 / 10
AI-buildability High
Typical price $3.99

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 2055% on the market, supply 25% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 9%, excluded from money figures.

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Plate 2 · systems and tooling

Can AI deliver it?

AI-buildability for this niche is high: the lowest rating among its tags.

2D Platformer
effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
Trivia
effort 1 / 10 · high · question bank and scoring

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
3 / 10 · small 2D action, light systems
Systems
2D Platformer, Trivia; 8 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Puzzle
Price point
$3.99 typical · top 25% priced $19.99 or above
Art
5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Funny, Hand-drawn
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $3.99.

The top 10 games average 97% positive over 542 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 $120, 1 in 4 over $2.1k, 1 in 20 over $210k.

3 in 10 developers made under $50. 9 in 10 of the 10 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 13 games are announced against 10 developers who shipped in the last year.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

2D Platformer with a different second tag, 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

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Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Juufuutei Raden™'s Guide for Pixel Museum $19.99 357 98% 11k $214k (exactly $214,093) Jupiter Corporation
KUUKIYOMI: Consider It World - Thailand Ver. $9.99 107 98% 3.2k $32k (exactly $32,068) Urnique Studio
Lianhai Casino older $8.99 81 91% 2.4k $22k (exactly $21,846) 致意
Concierge $12.99 22 100% 660 $8.6k (exactly $8,573) KODINO
Stick Scholars $4.99 30 90% 900 $4.5k (exactly $4,491) JaDropping Games
The Secret of Rooms older $2.99 38 100% 1.1k $3.4k (exactly $3,409) NoFace工作室, NoFace工作室
Save The Girls older $3.99 23 78% 690 $2.8k (exactly $2,753) FTA GAMES
Gunma's Ambition -You and me are Gunma- Reiwa 2nd national census edition $3.99 18 100% 540 $2.2k (exactly $2,155) RucKyGAMES
Finding America: The Heartland older $11.99 4 100% 120 $1.4k (exactly $1,439) Boomzap Inc
A Matter of Principle older $3.99 11 81% 330 $1.3k (exactly $1,317) DillyFrame
News Roll · EA $9.99 2 100% 60 $599 (exactly $599) Koma
ISLAND OF VALKYRIES $11.99 1 0% 30 $360 (exactly $360) SUCCUBUS ZONE
CrystalLinker:Infinity $2.39 2 100% 60 $143 (exactly $143) Moeghost Studio
谐了个音 - 这是谐音梗 $1.99 2 0% 60 $119 (exactly $119) PlankBoard
Sealand Survivor $1.99 1 0% 30 $60 (exactly $60) Neon Forge Games

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