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Should I ship a Precision Platformer FPS?
FPS + Precision Platformer
Of 37 developers who shipped a Precision Platformer FPS 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.. 38 more are announced.
Verdict: fair, for a 7 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $1.6k, ×1.1 the market's $1.5k for a 7 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $450. Revenue is up 10% on the market; 38 games are announced against 20 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $450 (exactly $450) |
|---|---|
| Median | $1.6k (exactly $1,617) |
| Top 25% | $12k (exactly $12,142) |
| Top 5% | $830k (exactly $830,423) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 37 |
| Released games | 100 |
| Announced | 38 |
| Effort | 7 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| Typical price | $7.99 |
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 10% on the market, supply 20% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 20%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is low: the lowest rating among its tags.
- FPS
- effort 7 / 10 · low · effort 7 sits in the low band
- Precision Platformer
- effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
What it takes
- Effort
- 7 / 10 · big single-player or serious online
- Systems
- FPS, Precision Platformer; 9 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, 3D Platformer, Platformer
- Price point
- $7.99 typical · top 25% priced $14.99 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with First-Person, Fast-Paced, Atmospheric
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $14.99 or above; the middle game at $7.99.
The top 10 games average 97% positive over 15,310 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $450. 8 in 10 of the 24 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 38 games are announced against 20 developers who shipped in the last year.
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Comparable games
Neon White 2022 · $13M 
White Knuckle 2025 · EA · $6.8M 
Cyber Hook 2020 · $1.4M 
SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell 2016 · $922k 
Luna Abyss 2026 · $830k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Neon White | older | $24.99 | 17,259 97% | 518k | $13M (exactly $12,939,072) | Angel Matrix |
| | White Knuckle | · EA | $16.99 | 13,356 98% | 401k | $6.8M (exactly $6,807,553) | Dark Machine Games |
| | Cyber Hook | older | $14.99 | 3,102 95% | 93k | $1.4M (exactly $1,394,969) | Blazing Stick |
| | SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell | older | $14.99 | 2,050 95% | 62k | $922k (exactly $921,885) | Pine Studio |
| | Luna Abyss | $29.99 | 923 86% | 28k | $830k (exactly $830,423) | Kwalee Labs | |
 | BAIONLENJA | · EA | $12.99 | 510 97% | 15k | $199k (exactly $198,747) | BAION |
 | Hell of an Office | $14.99 | 121 89% | 3.6k | $54k (exactly $54,414) | 43 Studios | |
 | Escape from Naraka | older | $14.99 | 97 76% | 2.9k | $44k (exactly $43,621) | XeloGames |
 | Parkour Tag | older | $7.99 | 170 87% | 5.1k | $41k (exactly $40,749) | Loopnova Studio |
 | Stop Dead | · EA older | $14.99 | 79 94% | 2.4k | $36k (exactly $35,526) | Gridsnap Games LLC |
 | JETRUNNER | $9.99 | 118 96% | 3.5k | $35k (exactly $35,365) | Riddlebit Software | |
 | CatboyZOOM | · EA | $9.99 | 95 97% | 2.9k | $28k (exactly $28,472) | Ethan Vuong, Brae Stoltz |
 | POLY IMPULSE | $14.99 | 56 96% | 1.7k | $25k (exactly $25,183) | Dani Bedmar, Moromon | |
 | DeadCore Redux | $14.99 | 46 93% | 1.4k | $21k (exactly $20,686) | 5 Bits Games | |
 | Treasure Hunters: Raid Together | $9.99 | 58 84% | 1.7k | $17k (exactly $17,383) | Biax | |
 | SPEEDSHOT | $14.99 | 27 100% | 810 | $12k (exactly $12,142) | karmacode |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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