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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Board Game Puzzle Platformer?

Puzzle Platformer + Board Game

Of 36 developers who shipped a Board Game Puzzle Platformer 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.. 20 more are announced.

Verdict: dead, for a 3 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $270 in the last 2 years and $180 over 4, against a market of $480 for a 3 / 10 build. 15 developers shipped in the last year and 20 games are announced.

Deciding numbers: median 0.6 times the market baseline, revenue up 60% on the market, 20 announced, ×1.3 per developer who shipped in the last year.
Nobody has said they are building this yet.
Puzzle Platformer + Board Game
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 36
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $179 → $628 → $179 → $179 → $299 → $239 → $421 (still earning) → $120 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Puzzle Platformer + Board Game: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 36
Bottom 30% $119 (exactly $119)
Median $270 (exactly $270)
Top 25% $1.7k (exactly $1,676)
Top 5% $18k (exactly $17,515)
Developers, 2 yr 36
Released games 130
Announced 20
Effort 3 / 10
AI-buildability High
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 60% on the market, supply 30% fewer developers than the period before.

Free games: 10%, 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.

Puzzle 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

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
3 / 10 · small 2D action, light systems
Systems
Puzzle Platformer, Board Game; 4 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Puzzle, Strategy, Card Game
Price point
$4.99 typical · top 25% priced $13.99 or above
Art
4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Colorful, Cute, 2D
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $13.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.

The top 10 games average 85% positive over 316 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $120, median $270, 1 in 4 over $1.6k, 1 in 20 over $17k.

3 in 10 developers made under $120. Nearly all of the 24 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 20 games are announced against 15 developers who shipped in the last year.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Puzzle Platformer with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + RomanceFair41 devs · median $1.5k · 38 announced
  2. + Inventory ManagementFair20 devs · median $1.1k · 26 announced
  3. + Life SimFair20 devs · median $657 · 21 announced
  4. + SimulationFair216 devs · median $479 · 181 announced
  5. + Grid-Based MovementFair62 devs · median $449 · 56 announced
  6. + SokobanFair51 devs · median $358 · 49 announced
  7. + LovecraftianPoor odds11 devs · median $9.3k · 22 announced
  8. + Co-op CampaignPoor odds26 devs · median $9.0k · 53 announced
  9. + MetroidvaniaPoor odds91 devs · median $5.3k · 264 announced
  10. + SwordplayPoor odds8 devs · median $4.2k · 19 announced
  11. + Split ScreenPoor odds24 devs · median $3.6k · 35 announced
  12. + Hack and SlashPoor odds18 devs · median $3.0k · 80 announced

All 169 pairs on the Puzzle Platformer page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition 2018 · $1.6M Carcassonne - Tiles & Tactics 2017 · $593k Switchball HD 2021 · $57k Body Pay 2024 · $38k Odd||Even 2016 · $22k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition older $16.99 3,096 88% 93k $1.6M (exactly $1,578,031) Marmalade Game Studio Ltd
Carcassonne - Tiles & Tactics older $9.99 1,978 83% 59k $593k (exactly $592,807) Artefacts Studio
Switchball HD older $12.99 145 88% 4.4k $57k (exactly $56,506) Atomic Elbow
Body Pay older $7.99 157 75% 4.7k $38k (exactly $37,633) Cheese Burger Studio
Odd||Even older $19.99 36 55% 1.1k $22k (exactly $21,589) kylix studio
Running Fable Petite Party $13.99 51 100% 1.5k $21k (exactly $21,405) Seashell Studio
Happy Words older $4.99 121 46% 3.6k $18k (exactly $18,114) LAN - GAMES LTD
Body Pay "OMG! The girl with the big titties is too hitting on me!" $4.99 117 73% 3.5k $18k (exactly $17,515) Cheese Burger Studio
Signal Maze $14.99 24 95% 720 $11k (exactly $10,793) theArkitect
#holoReversi $9.99 35 80% 1.1k $10k (exactly $10,490) RomanKitayama, Clover Lab.,inc., CHIMER… (RomanKitayama, Clover Lab.,inc., CHIMERA special agency LLC.)
Carnival Heroes - Super party minigames $3.99 39 97% 1.2k $4.7k (exactly $4,668) LAN - GAMES LTD
Dialoop -Roguelite Puzzle- $7.99 16 81% 480 $3.8k (exactly $3,835) Byking Inc.
Imperial Settlers: Imperial Miners $12.99 5 100% 150 $1.9k (exactly $1,948) infoexpert games
Meet Sudoku $6.99 9 88% 270 $1.9k (exactly $1,887) 会copy的羊仔
Just a Little Purr suit $3.99 14 85% 420 $1.7k (exactly $1,676) Wise Box Studios
Fill Multicolor $5.99 6 100% 180 $1.1k (exactly $1,078) Alexis Clemente

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