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Collectathon + Platformer
Of 272 developers who shipped a Collectathon 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.. 392 more are announced, ×2.7 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 4 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $750, ×1.6 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $240; 1 in 20 cleared $270k, ×572 the market median. Revenue is up 80% on the market; 392 games are announced against 144 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $238 (exactly $238) |
|---|---|
| Median | $748 (exactly $748) |
| Top 25% | $5.4k (exactly $5,397) |
| Top 5% | $272k (exactly $271,664) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 272 |
| Released games | 705 |
| Announced | 392 |
| Effort | 4 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| 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 80% on the market, supply 10% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 13%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Collectathon
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
- Platformer
- effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
What it takes
- Effort
- 4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
- Systems
- Collectathon, Platformer; 7 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Adventure, Exploration
- Price point
- $4.99 typical · top 25% priced $19.99 or above
- Art
- 5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Colorful, Cute, Family Friendly
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.
The top 10 games average 96% positive over 25,822 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $240. 9 in 10 of the 158 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 392 games are announced against 144 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.7 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Collectathon with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
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- + Level EditorFair
- + Artificial IntelligenceFair
- + SokobanFair
- + MythologyFair
- + UnderwaterFair
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Comparable games
A Hat in Time 2017 · $39M 
Spyro™ Reignited Trilogy 2019 · $17M 
Supraland 2019 · $7.4M 
Pumpkin Jack 2020 · $6.7M 
Crash Bandicoot™ 4: It’s About Time 2022 · $4.8M | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | A Hat in Time | older | $29.99 | 42,863 97% | 1.3M | $39M (exactly $38,563,841) | Gears for Breakfast |
| | Spyro™ Reignited Trilogy | older | $39.99 | 14,211 92% | 426k | $17M (exactly $17,048,937) | Toys for Bob, Iron Galaxy Studios |
| | Supraland | older | $19.99 | 12,376 95% | 371k | $7.4M (exactly $7,421,887) | Supra Games |
| | Pumpkin Jack | older | $29.99 | 7,416 91% | 222k | $6.7M (exactly $6,672,175) | Evil Raptor |
| | Crash Bandicoot™ 4: It’s About Time | older | $39.99 | 3,985 86% | 120k | $4.8M (exactly $4,780,804) | Toys for Bob, Beenox, Activision Shangh… (Toys for Bob, Beenox, Activision Shanghai, Hardsuit Labs, Iron Galaxy Studios) |
 | Webbed | older | $9.99 | 13,820 97% | 415k | $4.1M (exactly $4,141,854) | Sbug Games |
 | SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake | older | $39.99 | 3,129 92% | 94k | $3.8M (exactly $3,753,861) | Purple Lamp |
 | Psychonauts | older | $9.99 | 12,343 95% | 370k | $3.7M (exactly $3,699,197) | Double Fine Productions |
 | Shelldiver | $4.99 | 16,806 98% | 504k | $2.5M (exactly $2,515,858) | Gagonfe | |
 | Supraland Six Inches Under | older | $19.99 | 3,975 96% | 119k | $2.4M (exactly $2,383,808) | Supra Games |
 | SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide | $39.99 | 1,151 93% | 35k | $1.4M (exactly $1,380,855) | Purple Lamp | |
 | Supraworld | · EA | $29.99 | 1,471 91% | 44k | $1.3M (exactly $1,323,459) | Supra Games |
 | Yooka-Replaylee | $29.99 | 1,045 92% | 31k | $940k (exactly $940,186) | Playtonic Games | |
 | Duskfade | $29.99 | 793 91% | 24k | $713k (exactly $713,462) | Weird Beluga | |
 | Funi Raccoon Game | $11.99 | 1,683 99% | 50k | $605k (exactly $605,375) | Crayon, Kit | |
 | Bubsy 4D | $19.99 | 777 92% | 23k | $466k (exactly $465,967) | Fabraz | |
 | Succubus Successor: Delilah's Juicy Journey | $14.99 | 883 90% | 26k | $397k (exactly $397,085) | Ramen Cat Studio, 樹画祭 | |
 | Mr. Sleepy Man | $19.99 | 636 98% | 19k | $381k (exactly $381,409) | Devin Santi | |
 | Eternity Egg | · EA | $19.99 | 577 82% | 17k | $346k (exactly $346,027) | USERLANDS |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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