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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Card Game Puzzle Platformer?

Puzzle Platformer + Card Game

Of 20 developers who shipped a Card 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.. 8 more are announced.

Verdict: dead, for a 3 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $240 in the last 2 years and $420 over 4, against a market of $480 for a 3 / 10 build. 10 developers shipped in the last year and 8 games are announced.

Deciding numbers: median 0.5 times the market baseline, revenue flat on the market, 8 announced, ×0.8 per developer who shipped in the last year.
Nobody has said they are building this yet.
Puzzle Platformer + Card Game
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 20
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $446 → $1.9k → $449 → $59 → $421 (still earning) → $0 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Puzzle Platformer + Card Game: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 20
Bottom 30% $59 (exactly $59)
Median $239 (exactly $239)
Top 25% $898 (exactly $898)
Top 5% $18k (exactly $17,515)
Developers, 2 yr 20
Released games 47
Announced 8
Effort 3 / 10
AI-buildability High
Typical price $5.99

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 flat on the market, supply as many developers as 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.

Puzzle Platformer
effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
Card Game
effort 2 / 10 · high · rules engine and card data

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
3 / 10 · small 2D action, light systems
Systems
Puzzle Platformer, Card Game; 6 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Board Game, Puzzle, Strategy
Price point
$5.99 typical · top 25% priced $7.99 or above
Art
6 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Colorful, Cute
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $7.99 or above; the middle game at $5.99.

The top 10 games average 79% positive over 175 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $59, median $240, 1 in 4 over $890, 1 in 20 over $17k.

3 in 10 developers made under $59. 9 in 10 of the 11 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 8 games are announced against 10 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 Zup! 6 2017 · $147k Bearnard 2024 · $77k Body Pay "OMG! The girl with the big titties is too hitting on me!" 2025 · $18k Fantastic Orc 2024 · $9.6k
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
Zup! 6 older $1.99 2,457 93% 74k $147k (exactly $146,683) Quiet River
Bearnard older $16.99 152 97% 4.6k $77k (exactly $77,474) Michał Wikliński
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
Fantastic Orc older $4.99 64 78% 1.9k $9.6k (exactly $9,581) KUROKI Games
Marabundle older $9.99 13 100% 390 $3.9k (exactly $3,896) Astral Game Studio, Clops Game Studio,… (Astral Game Studio, Clops Game Studio, Ops Game Studio, Wired Dreams Studio)
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
Kawaii Rainbow Portal older $1.99 32 71% 960 $1.9k (exactly $1,910) CSM
Just a Little Purr suit $3.99 14 85% 420 $1.7k (exactly $1,676) Wise Box Studios
The Upper Hand $4.99 6 100% 180 $898 (exactly $898) Brain Syringe Studios LLC
Last Shinobi $8.99 3 100% 90 $809 (exactly $809) Dark Tomato Studio
PokerSolitaire $4.99 3 100% 90 $449 (exactly $449) Imagineer Co., Ltd.
Pix Eliz Great Trilogy $4.99 3 100% 90 $449 (exactly $449) LM2Play Studio, Marion L'asticot
Žolík $3.51 4 100% 120 $421 (exactly $421) Valtrion Digital s.r.o.
Devour the Elixir $1.99 4 100% 120 $239 (exactly $239) 泉游工作室

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