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Collectathon + Puzzle Platformer
Of 92 developers who shipped a Collectathon 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.. 139 more are announced, ×3.7 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 4 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $900, ×1.9 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $210; 1 in 20 cleared $260k, ×557 the market median. Revenue is up 300% on the market; 139 games are announced against 38 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $210 (exactly $210) |
|---|---|
| Median | $899 (exactly $899) |
| Top 25% | $8.6k (exactly $8,633) |
| Top 5% | $264k (exactly $264,468) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 92 |
| Released games | 287 |
| Announced | 139 |
| Effort | 4 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| 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 up 300% on the market, supply 30% fewer developers than the period before.
Free games: 11%, 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
- Puzzle 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, Puzzle Platformer; 8 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Platformer, Adventure, Exploration
- Price point
- $5.99 typical · top 25% priced $19.99 or above
- Art
- 6 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Colorful, Funny, Family Friendly
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $5.99.
The top 10 games average 90% positive over 5,706 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $210. 9 in 10 of the 68 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 139 games are announced against 38 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.7 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Collectathon with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
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Comparable games
Supraland 2019 · $7.4M 
Webbed 2021 · $4.1M 
Supraland Six Inches Under 2022 · $2.4M 
Tinykin 2022 · $2.2M 
SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide 2025 · $1.4M | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Supraland | older | $19.99 | 12,376 95% | 371k | $7.4M (exactly $7,421,887) | Supra Games |
| | Webbed | older | $9.99 | 13,820 97% | 415k | $4.1M (exactly $4,141,854) | Sbug Games |
| | Supraland Six Inches Under | older | $19.99 | 3,975 96% | 119k | $2.4M (exactly $2,383,808) | Supra Games |
| | Tinykin | older | $24.99 | 2,870 97% | 86k | $2.2M (exactly $2,151,639) | Splashteam |
| | 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 |
 | Funko Fusion | older | $34.99 | 679 63% | 20k | $713k (exactly $712,746) | 1010 Games |
 | Snake Pass | older | $19.99 | 1,176 87% | 35k | $705k (exactly $705,247) | Sumo Digital |
 | Submerged: Hidden Depths | older | $29.99 | 741 89% | 22k | $667k (exactly $666,678) | Uppercut Games Pty Ltd |
 | Promenade | older | $19.99 | 841 94% | 25k | $504k (exactly $504,348) | Holy Cap |
 | Succubus Successor: Delilah's Juicy Journey | $14.99 | 883 90% | 26k | $397k (exactly $397,085) | Ramen Cat Studio, 樹画祭 | |
 | Biped 2 | $14.99 | 813 71% | 24k | $366k (exactly $365,606) | META Publishing, NEXT Studios, PlayJoy… (META Publishing, NEXT Studios, PlayJoy Studios) | |
 | RUBATO | $19.99 | 441 97% | 13k | $264k (exactly $264,468) | dconn | |
 | Juufuutei Raden™'s Guide for Pixel Museum | $19.99 | 357 98% | 11k | $214k (exactly $214,093) | Jupiter Corporation | |
 | Ruffy and the Riverside | $19.99 | 170 85% | 5.1k | $102k (exactly $101,949) | Zockrates Laboratories UG | |
 | Babushka's Glitch Dungeon | $5.99 | 259 98% | 7.8k | $47k (exactly $46,542) | pets club 2 | |
 | Hyper Team Recon | $19.99 | 74 100% | 2.2k | $44k (exactly $44,378) | Nathan Burton | |
 | Garden Trills | $14.99 | 87 96% | 2.6k | $39k (exactly $39,124) | Yukim |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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