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Should I ship a Gothic Platformer?
Platformer + Gothic
Of 42 developers who shipped a Gothic 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.. 90 more are announced, ×3.2 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 4 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $1.7k, ×3.6 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $240; 1 in 20 cleared $98k, ×207 the market median. Revenue is up 105% on the market; 90 games are announced against 28 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $239 (exactly $239) |
|---|---|
| Median | $1.7k (exactly $1,723) |
| Top 25% | $6.4k (exactly $6,369) |
| Top 5% | $98k (exactly $98,375) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 42 |
| Released games | 127 |
| Announced | 90 |
| Effort | 4 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| 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 105% on the market, supply 85% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 12%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Platformer
- effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
- Gothic
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
- Systems
- Platformer; 7 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Adventure, Action-Adventure
- Price point
- $7.99 typical · top 25% priced $19.99 or above
- Art
- 5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Pixel Graphics, Side Scroller
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $7.99.
The top 10 games average 85% positive over 9,075 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $240. All of the 15 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 90 games are announced against 28 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.2 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Platformer with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
- + Dating SimStrong odds
- + PinballStrong odds
- + Combat RacingFair
- + FMVFair
- + SimulationFair
- + Grid-Based MovementFair
- + AutomationFair
- + Turn-Based TacticsLong shot
- + LGBTQ+Poor odds
- + Co-op CampaignPoor odds
- + JRPGPoor odds
- + SkateboardingPoor odds
Comparable games
Blasphemous 2019 · $41M 
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night 2019 · $35M 
Alice: Madness Returns 2011 · $8.3M 
Have a Nice Death 2023 · $7.3M 
Mina the Hollower 2026 · $4.5M | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Blasphemous | older | $24.99 | 54,724 90% | 1.6M | $41M (exactly $41,026,583) | The Game Kitchen |
| | Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night | older | $39.99 | 29,588 93% | 888k | $35M (exactly $35,496,724) | ArtPlay |
| | Alice: Madness Returns | older | $9.99 | 27,795 90% | 834k | $8.3M (exactly $8,330,162) | Spicy Horse Games |
| | Have a Nice Death | older | $24.99 | 9,729 85% | 292k | $7.3M (exactly $7,293,831) | Magic Design Studios |
| | Mina the Hollower | $19.99 | 7,562 88% | 227k | $4.5M (exactly $4,534,931) | Yacht Club Games | |
 | The Last Faith | older | $27.99 | 4,661 83% | 140k | $3.9M (exactly $3,913,842) | Kumi Souls Games |
 | Valfaris | older | $24.99 | 1,782 86% | 53k | $1.3M (exactly $1,335,965) | Steel Mantis |
 | Castlevania Advance Collection | older | $19.99 | 2,149 91% | 64k | $1.3M (exactly $1,288,755) | KONAMI |
 | Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon | older | $9.99 | 3,823 94% | 115k | $1.1M (exactly $1,145,753) | INTI CREATES CO., LTD. |
 | Minoria | older | $19.99 | 1,827 82% | 55k | $1.1M (exactly $1,095,652) | Bombservice |
 | Legacy of Kain: Ascendance | $19.99 | 423 27% | 13k | $254k (exactly $253,673) | Bit Bot Media | |
 | Monster High™ Skulltimate Secrets™ | $39.99 | 82 71% | 2.5k | $98k (exactly $98,375) | Petoons Studio, Casual Brothers Ltd. | |
 | Toziuha Night: Order of the Alchemists | $18.99 | 139 79% | 4.2k | $79k (exactly $79,188) | Danny Garay | |
 | IGNOBLE | $6.99 | 331 82% | 9.9k | $69k (exactly $69,411) | Retromagine | |
 | THE CANON OF BALLS | $3.99 | 287 98% | 8.6k | $34k (exactly $34,354) | Helios Monk | |
 | Beholgar 2 | $11.99 | 77 80% | 2.3k | $28k (exactly $27,697) | Serkan Bakar | |
 | VELASTER | · EA | $10.99 | 83 87% | 2.5k | $27k (exactly $27,365) | ODYSSEYER |
 | Vampire's Best Friend | $9.99 | 73 98% | 2.2k | $22k (exactly $21,878) | SinksAdventure | |
 | The Dark Heart of Balor | $14.99 | 18 72% | 540 | $8.1k (exactly $8,095) | Game Artists, LLC |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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