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Platformer + Board Game
Only 13 developers shipped a Board Game 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, Running Fable Petite Party, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 6 more are announced.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 3 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $840, ×1.8 the market's $480 for a 3 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $300; 1 in 20 cleared $21k, ×45 the market median. Revenue is down 35% on the market; 6 games are announced against 8 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $299 (exactly $299) |
|---|---|
| Median | $839 (exactly $839) |
| Top 25% | $2.4k (exactly $2,399) |
| Top 5% | $21k (exactly $21,405) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 13 |
| Released games | 41 |
| Announced | 6 |
| Effort | 3 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | High |
| 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 down 35% on the market, supply 60% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 17%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is high: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Platformer
- effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
- Board Game
- effort 2 / 10 · high · effort 2 sits in the high band
What it takes
- Effort
- 3 / 10 · small 2D action, light systems
- Systems
- Platformer, Board Game
- Price point
- $9.99 typical
Why players buy here
The top 10 games average 91% positive over 133 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $300. All of the 11 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 6 games are announced against 8 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Platformer with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
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- + PinballStrong odds
- + Combat RacingFair
- + FMVFair
- + SimulationFair
- + Grid-Based MovementFair
- + AutomationFair
- + Turn-Based TacticsLong shot
- + LGBTQ+Poor odds
- + Co-op CampaignPoor odds
- + JRPGPoor odds
- + SkateboardingPoor odds
Comparable games
Lara Croft GO 2016 · $981k 
Akimbot 2024 · $456k 
Adorables 2016 · $452k 
Switchball HD 2021 · $57k 
Fort Boyard 2019 · $31k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Lara Croft GO | older | $9.99 | 3,274 94% | 98k | $981k (exactly $981,218) | Square Enix Montréal |
| | Akimbot | older | $19.99 | 761 82% | 23k | $456k (exactly $456,372) | Evil Raptor |
| | Adorables | older | $29.99 | 502 80% | 15k | $452k (exactly $451,649) | White Rabbit |
| | Switchball HD | older | $12.99 | 145 88% | 4.4k | $57k (exactly $56,506) | Atomic Elbow |
| | Fort Boyard | older | $24.99 | 41 53% | 1.2k | $31k (exactly $30,738) | Appeal Studio |
 | Running Fable Petite Party | $13.99 | 51 100% | 1.5k | $21k (exactly $21,405) | Seashell Studio | |
 | Save Daddy Trump | older | $4.99 | 65 81% | 2.0k | $9.7k (exactly $9,730) | Tero Lunkka, BlackThug |
 | Carnival Heroes - Super party minigames | $3.99 | 39 97% | 1.2k | $4.7k (exactly $4,668) | LAN - GAMES LTD | |
 | Meta Sudoku | older | $1.99 | 75 80% | 2.3k | $4.5k (exactly $4,478) | Matrix Science |
 | 100 in 1 Game Collection | $29.99 | 4 75% | 120 | $3.6k (exactly $3,599) | Digital Bards | |
 | DOKAPON 3-2-1: Super Collection! | $19.99 | 4 100% | 120 | $2.4k (exactly $2,399) | Sting | |
 | Teach Kids Games | $9.99 | 8 0% | 240 | $2.4k (exactly $2,398) | 2kblater | |
 | Shapes of Memory: Jigsaw Puzzle | $3.99 | 13 100% | 390 | $1.6k (exactly $1,556) | Creative Hand, Abyssal Studios | |
 | I Wanna Be With Knight | $13.99 | 2 100% | 60 | $839 (exactly $839) | Pinebud Games | |
 | ScreenSaver Battle | $2.99 | 8 100% | 240 | $718 (exactly $718) | MFC STUDIO, KOSEI YASUDA | |
 | 99 Games: Puzzle, Action, Strategy, Simulation, Casual, Roguelike, Shooter, RPG & More | $9.99 | 2 50% | 60 | $599 (exactly $599) | Chongqing Xishou Technology Co., Ltd | |
 | Mini Games: 30 in 1 - Unpacking Hyper-Casual Fun Challenges | $4.99 | 2 50% | 60 | $299 (exactly $299) | Aleksa Racovic |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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