Do I ship it?

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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Dog Puzzle Platformer?

Puzzle Platformer + Dogs

Of 23 developers who shipped a Dog 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: poor odds, for a 3 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $600, ×1.3 the market's $480 for a 3 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $90; 1 in 20 cleared $25k, ×53 the market median. Revenue is down 65% on the market; 20 games are announced against 12 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 1.3 times the market baseline, revenue down 65% on the market, 20 announced, ×1.7 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Puzzle Platformer + Dogs
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 23
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $5.9k → $1.4k → $2.4k → $119 → $1.2k (still earning) → $299 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Puzzle Platformer + Dogs: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 23
Bottom 30% $90 (exactly $90)
Median $598 (exactly $598)
Top 25% $2.7k (exactly $2,698)
Top 5% $25k (exactly $25,192)
Developers, 2 yr 23
Released games 69
Announced 20
Effort 3 / 10
AI-buildability High
Typical price $3.99

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 65% on the market, supply 10% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 14%, 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
Dogs
effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 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; 7 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Platformer, Action, Adventure
Price point
$3.99 typical · top 25% priced $29.99 or above
Art
7 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Colorful, Pixel Graphics
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $29.99 or above; the middle game at $3.99.

The top 10 games average 93% positive over 236 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $90, median $600, 1 in 4 over $2.6k, 1 in 20 over $25k.

3 in 10 developers made under $90. 9 in 10 of the 13 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 20 games are announced against 12 developers who shipped in the last year.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Puzzle Platformer with a different setting or mood, 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

PHOGS! 2020 · $878k HUMANITY 2023 · $439k Valiant Hearts: Coming Home 2024 · $238k Goodboy Galaxy 2024 · $82k Mimpi 2015 · $35k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
PHOGS! older $24.99 1,171 78% 35k $878k (exactly $877,899) Bit Loom Games
HUMANITY older $29.99 488 92% 15k $439k (exactly $439,054) tha ltd., Enhance
Valiant Hearts: Coming Home older $14.99 529 62% 16k $238k (exactly $237,891) Ubisoft Da Nang, Ubisoft Montpellier
Goodboy Galaxy $24.99 110 95% 3.3k $82k (exactly $82,467) Goodboy Galaxy Ltd.
Mimpi older $3.99 292 84% 8.8k $35k (exactly $34,952) Dreadlocks Mobile, Silicon Jelly
Monster Bash HD older $9.99 91 95% 2.7k $27k (exactly $27,273) Emberheart Games
Dog Man: Mission Impawsible $29.99 28 96% 840 $25k (exactly $25,192) Floor 84 Studio
Along Together older $14.99 55 90% 1.7k $25k (exactly $24,734) Turbo Button
Astronimo older $14.99 47 80% 1.4k $21k (exactly $21,136) Coatsink
In My Shadow older $9.99 50 82% 1.5k $15k (exactly $14,985) Playbae
Sands of Hope $10.99 26 84% 780 $8.6k (exactly $8,572) Guateke Studios
Fail Fail Succeed $9.99 15 100% 450 $4.5k (exactly $4,496) Martin Zetterman
Nick Jr. Party Adventure $39.99 3 100% 90 $3.6k (exactly $3,599) Melbot Studios
Nickelodeon Splat Pack $14.99 6 83% 180 $2.7k (exactly $2,698) Mighty Rabbit Studios
Doggy Up! $3.99 20 90% 600 $2.4k (exactly $2,394) Feas
Fart King $2.99 16 100% 480 $1.4k (exactly $1,435) SmoochGM
Chihuahua Controller $3.99 10 80% 300 $1.2k (exactly $1,197) SinPoDo
Space Tail: Definitive Edition $14.99 2 50% 60 $899 (exactly $899) Enjoy Studio

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