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Asynchronous Multiplayer + Precision Platformer
Only 9 developers shipped an Asynchronous Multiplayer Precision 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, Rocket Boots Mania, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 24 more are announced, ×4.0 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $540, ×0.9 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $120; 1 in 20 cleared $100k, ×164 the market median. Revenue is up 80% on the market; 24 games are announced against 6 developers who shipped in the last year.
not enough cohorts to draw
| Bottom 30% | $120 (exactly $120) |
|---|---|
| Median | $538 (exactly $538) |
| Top 25% | $1.5k (exactly $1,497) |
| Top 5% | $103k (exactly $102,981) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 9 |
| Released games | 25 |
| Announced | 24 |
| Effort | 5 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| 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 80% on the market, supply 100% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 24%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is low: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Asynchronous Multiplayer
- effort 5 / 10 · low · a backend with accounts and persistent turns
- Precision Platformer
- effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
What it takes
- Effort
- 5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
- Systems
- Asynchronous Multiplayer, Precision Platformer
- Price point
- $3.99 typical
Why players buy here
Fewer than 10 games in the last 2 years; sentiment and price figures use the all window.
The top 25% priced at $24.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.
The top 10 games average 92% positive over 724 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $120. 24 games are announced against 6 developers who shipped in the last year, ×4.0 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Asynchronous Multiplayer with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
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- + WarFair
- + Turn-Based StrategyFair
- + Strategy RPGFair
- + SpaceLong shot
- + Tactical RPGPoor odds
- + Inventory ManagementPoor odds
- + AutomationPoor odds
- + MedievalPoor odds
Comparable games
Rocket Boots Mania 2025 · $103k 
Bots Are Stupid 2022 · $63k 
Eden Genesis 2024 · $61k 
Pogo3D 2023 · $28k 
OCO 2021 · $5.7k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Rocket Boots Mania | $14.99 | 229 99% | 6.9k | $103k (exactly $102,981) | Luma Play | |
| | Bots Are Stupid | older | $12.99 | 161 77% | 4.8k | $63k (exactly $62,742) | Leander Edler-Golla |
| | Eden Genesis | older | $24.99 | 81 92% | 2.4k | $61k (exactly $60,726) | Aeternum Game Studios S.L |
| | Pogo3D | older | $7.99 | 116 97% | 3.5k | $28k (exactly $27,805) | HEDGEWIZARDS |
| | OCO | older | $4.99 | 38 89% | 1.1k | $5.7k (exactly $5,689) | SPECTRUM48 |
 | Lost Marbles | · EA older | $9.99 | 18 100% | 540 | $5.4k (exactly $5,395) | Cabbeast Games |
 | HIGhSCORE | older | $3.99 | 23 100% | 690 | $2.8k (exactly $2,753) | Manuel Branco |
 | Jumpman (C64/MSDOS) | older | $2.99 | 26 80% | 780 | $2.3k (exactly $2,332) | Epyx, Inc. |
 | Shin Lotion Samurai | older | $2.99 | 21 100% | 630 | $1.9k (exactly $1,884) | Retsu Teikoku |
 | Jello | older | $4.99 | 11 100% | 330 | $1.6k (exactly $1,647) | Froggy Frog Games |
 | Space Tournament | $9.99 | 5 100% | 150 | $1.5k (exactly $1,498) | Trash Titans | |
 | JOTT : Jump Over The Time | $4.99 | 10 100% | 300 | $1.5k (exactly $1,497) | Gamezel | |
 | STOMPIT | $5.99 | 3 100% | 90 | $539 (exactly $539) | LITTLEBIG GAMES | |
 | Omashu: Snail Racing | $2.99 | 6 100% | 180 | $538 (exactly $538) | The Indie Accord | |
 | AirShooShoo | $2.99 | 4 100% | 120 | $359 (exactly $359) | OldMan Inc. | |
 | Gravity Force | $3.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $120 (exactly $120) | Coffeeshock Studios | |
 | Please One More Block | $0.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | Doublsb Soft, Charo | |
 | GolFall: Make Your Way Up | $3.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | tesakiza |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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