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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Precision Platformer Action RPG?

Action RPG + Precision Platformer

Of 24 developers who shipped a Precision Platformer Action 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.. 38 more are announced, ×3.5 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

Verdict: poor odds, for a 7 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $1.8k, ×1.2 the market's $1.5k for a 7 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $150; 1 in 20 cleared $36k, ×24 the market median. Revenue is up 1340% on the market; 38 games are announced against 11 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 1.2 times the market baseline, revenue up 1340% on the market, 38 announced, ×3.5 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Action RPG + Precision Platformer
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 24
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $238 → $2.9k → $267 → $239 → $0 → $5.8k (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Action RPG + Precision Platformer: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 24
Bottom 30% $150 (exactly $150)
Median $1.8k (exactly $1,796)
Top 25% $3.9k (exactly $3,896)
Top 5% $37k (exactly $36,582)
Developers, 2 yr 24
Released games 53
Announced 38
Effort 7 / 10
AI-buildability Low
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 1340% 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 low: the lowest rating among its tags.

Action RPG
effort 7 / 10 · low · effort 7 sits in the low band
Precision 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
7 / 10 · big single-player or serious online
Systems
Action RPG, Precision Platformer; all of the top 25% also carry 2D Platformer, Action, Action-Adventure
Price point
$4.99 typical · top 25% priced $19.99 or above
Art
8 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Pixel Graphics
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.

The top 10 games average 78% positive over 286 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $150, median $1.8k, 1 in 4 over $3.8k, 1 in 20 over $36k.

3 in 10 developers made under $150. All of the 15 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 38 games are announced against 11 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.5 per shipper.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

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

  1. + NavalFair17 devs · median $15k · 11 announced
  2. + Local Co-OpFair68 devs · median $6.0k · 82 announced
  3. + WesternFair13 devs · median $5.5k · 15 announced
  4. + Local MultiplayerFair43 devs · median $5.5k · 56 announced
  5. + Walking SimulatorLong shot35 devs · median $450 · 33 announced
  6. + WuxiaPoor odds7 devs · median $198k · 28 announced
  7. + Character Action GamePoor odds14 devs · median $105k · 55 announced
  8. + MechsPoor odds21 devs · median $59k · 43 announced
  9. + Colony SimPoor odds11 devs · median $58k · 35 announced
  10. + Dating SimPoor odds31 devs · median $44k · 47 announced
  11. + Open World Survival CraftPoor odds23 devs · median $26k · 69 announced
  12. + Bullet HeavenPoor odds77 devs · median $25k · 91 announced

All 211 pairs on the Action RPG page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

Prince of Persia The Lost Crown 2024 · $6.1M Lumione 2021 · $150k Beyond the Ice Palace 2 2025 · $46k Kandria 2023 · $44k Aggelos 2 2026 · $37k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Prince of Persia The Lost Crown older $29.99 6,754 84% 203k $6.1M (exactly $6,076,574) Ubisoft Montpellier
Lumione older $11.99 418 73% 13k $150k (exactly $150,355) Glimmer Studio
Beyond the Ice Palace 2 $19.99 77 63% 2.3k $46k (exactly $46,177) STORYBIRD Studio
Kandria older $19.99 74 91% 2.2k $44k (exactly $44,378) Shirakumo Games
Aggelos 2 $19.99 61 73% 1.8k $37k (exactly $36,582) WONDERBOY BOBI
Flying Tobacco Eggs older $39.99 13 84% 390 $16k (exactly $15,596) Gamesforgames
LarsGadiel $9.99 39 82% 1.2k $12k (exactly $11,688) Diabolical Mind
The Deletion older $1.99 188 76% 5.6k $11k (exactly $11,224) russpuppy
SwooshCat $4.99 46 86% 1.4k $6.9k (exactly $6,886) PixelForestStudio
Knuckle Jet $14.99 13 92% 390 $5.8k (exactly $5,846) Rain Games
Amata $9.99 13 92% 390 $3.9k (exactly $3,896) Zxyyr
Hammer of Pain $10.99 10 80% 300 $3.3k (exactly $3,297) SleepingFrog
Echobreaker $8.99 12 100% 360 $3.2k (exactly $3,236) Upstream Arcade
Roid Chimp $7.99 11 90% 330 $2.6k (exactly $2,637) Robert Panichpakdee
Dream Adventurer $19.99 4 100% 120 $2.4k (exactly $2,399) Spring Tree Work

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