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Should I ship a Faith Platformer?

Platformer + Faith

Only 13 developers shipped a Faith Platformer in the last 2 years, too few for firm odds: the middle one made est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.; the top game by est. revenue, SANAE's Sylphid Breeze, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 30 more are announced, ×7.5 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

Verdict: dead, for a 3 / 10 build.

Only 4 developers shipped this in the last year, under the 5 a verdict needs; over 2 years the middle one made $540 against a market of $480. 30 games are announced.

Deciding numbers: median 1.1 times the market baseline, revenue up 80% on the market, 30 announced, ×7.5 per developer who shipped in the last year.
Nobody has said they are building this yet.
Platformer + Faith
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 13
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $9.6k → $239 → $239 → $539 → $12k
Outcomes for Platformer + Faith: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 13
Bottom 30% $150 (exactly $150)
Median $539 (exactly $539)
Top 25% $4.0k (exactly $3,950)
Top 5% $105k (exactly $104,947)
Developers, 2 yr 13
Released games 46
Announced 30
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 up 80% on the market, supply 55% fewer developers than the period before.

Free games: 7%, 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.

Platformer
effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
Faith
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
Platformer; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Exploration, Visual Novel
Price point
$5.99 typical · top 25% priced $19.99 or above
Art
5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Anime, Cute, 2D
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $5.99.

The top 10 games average 89% positive over 346 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $150, median $540, 1 in 4 over $3.9k, 1 in 20 over $100k.

3 in 10 developers made under $150. 9 in 10 of the 11 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 30 games are announced against 4 developers who shipped in the last year, ×7.5 per shipper.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Platformer with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + Dating SimStrong odds19 devs · median $3.0k · 15 announced
  2. + PinballStrong odds10 devs · median $2.5k · 6 announced
  3. + Combat RacingFair28 devs · median $899 · 38 announced
  4. + FMVFair9 devs · median $899 · 10 announced
  5. + SimulationFair281 devs · median $628 · 235 announced
  6. + Grid-Based MovementFair23 devs · median $539 · 18 announced
  7. + AutomationFair13 devs · median $449 · 16 announced
  8. + Turn-Based TacticsLong shot15 devs · median $360 · 18 announced
  9. + LGBTQ+Poor odds42 devs · median $7.2k · 90 announced
  10. + Co-op CampaignPoor odds32 devs · median $6.5k · 90 announced
  11. + JRPGPoor odds14 devs · median $5.8k · 38 announced
  12. + SkateboardingPoor odds14 devs · median $4.8k · 23 announced

All 206 pairs on the Platformer page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

Touhou Luna Nights 2019 · $7.4M Gensokyo Night Festival 2019 · EA · $1.8M Touhou Endless Dream 2021 · $409k Touhou: New World 2023 · $157k Tempest of the Heavens and Earth 2018 · $130k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Touhou Luna Nights older $17.99 13,776 97% 413k $7.4M (exactly $7,434,907) Team Ladybug, WSS playground
Gensokyo Night Festival · EA older $12.99 4,497 69% 135k $1.8M (exactly $1,752,481) WSS playground, tea_basira
Touhou Endless Dream older $7.99 1,705 93% 51k $409k (exactly $408,688) a10a010, MyACG Studio
Touhou: New World older $19.99 261 78% 7.8k $157k (exactly $156,522) Ankake Spa
Tempest of the Heavens and Earth older $13.99 310 90% 9.3k $130k (exactly $130,107) LION HEART
SANAE's Sylphid Breeze $19.99 175 84% 5.3k $105k (exactly $104,947) sorehodoh
MarisaLand Legacy older $17.99 128 78% 3.8k $69k (exactly $69,082) 黄昏フロンティア
UDONGEIN X older $4.99 417 92% 13k $62k (exactly $62,425) Bar Holographic Otaku
Koumajou Remilia Ⅱ: Stranger's Requiem older $29.99 66 83% 2.0k $59k (exactly $59,380) Frontier Aja, CFK Co., Ltd.
TEOCIDA older $9.99 140 95% 4.2k $42k (exactly $41,958) Vikintor
Disaster Arms - Impact Project B.A.H.N. $9.99 57 100% 1.7k $17k (exactly $17,083) PD_CGT
Irbet Tong $6.99 56 100% 1.7k $12k (exactly $11,743) Kyhynngy Oyuur
Hate-Spam the VTuber: Keyboard Warrior Simulator! $3.99 33 84% 990 $4.0k (exactly $3,950) PUGELLAGAMES
V.R.G. $3.50 15 93% 450 $1.6k (exactly $1,575) latel88
The Tale of: Bubble Boy $5.99 3 33% 90 $539 (exactly $539) Venekamp Studios
The High Tower $5.99 3 66% 90 $539 (exactly $539) ZHANG FAN
Cybernetic Ninja Nuns $7.99 2 100% 60 $479 (exactly $479) Good Bad Guy
Blind Trust: The City $6.99 1 100% 30 $210 (exactly $210) Bytelyft
Good Person $4.99 1 100% 30 $150 (exactly $150) James H. Van der Meulen

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