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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Gothic Puzzle Platformer?

Puzzle Platformer + Gothic

Only 16 developers shipped a Gothic Puzzle 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, Gloomy Eyes, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 26 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 $720, ×1.5 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $210; 1 in 20 cleared $110k, ×245 the market median. Revenue is down 65% on the market; 26 games are announced against 7 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 1.5 times the market baseline, revenue down 65% on the market, 26 announced, ×3.7 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Puzzle Platformer + Gothic
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 16
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $449 → $1.0k → $718
Outcomes for Puzzle Platformer + Gothic: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 16
Bottom 30% $210 (exactly $210)
Median $718 (exactly $718)
Top 25% $1.7k (exactly $1,723)
Top 5% $116k (exactly $116,204)
Developers, 2 yr 16
Released games 39
Announced 26
Effort 4 / 10
AI-buildability Medium
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 20% fewer developers than the period before.

Free games: 13%, excluded from money figures.

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Plate 2 · systems and tooling

Can AI deliver it?

AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.

Puzzle Platformer
effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
Gothic
effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
Systems
Puzzle Platformer
Price point
$3.99 typical
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 10 games average 86% positive over 360 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $210, median $720, 1 in 4 over $1.7k, 1 in 20 over $110k.

3 in 10 developers made under $210. 9 in 10 of the 9 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 26 games are announced against 7 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.7 per shipper.

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

Gloomy Eyes 2025 · $116k Monster High™ Skulltimate Secrets™ 2024 · $98k Desvelado 2024 · $74k TEOCIDA 2021 · $42k Monster Bash HD 2021 · $27k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Gloomy Eyes $24.99 155 94% 4.7k $116k (exactly $116,204) Atlas V, Be Revolution Gaming, 3Dar, Fi… (Atlas V, Be Revolution Gaming, 3Dar, Fishing Cactus, ARTE France)
Monster High™ Skulltimate Secrets™ $39.99 82 71% 2.5k $98k (exactly $98,375) Petoons Studio, Casual Brothers Ltd.
Desvelado older $6.99 352 98% 11k $74k (exactly $73,814) Valentín Zacarías, Pablo Cuello, Joacoy… (Valentín Zacarías, Pablo Cuello, Joacoyco)
TEOCIDA older $9.99 140 95% 4.2k $42k (exactly $41,958) Vikintor
Monster Bash HD older $9.99 91 95% 2.7k $27k (exactly $27,273) Emberheart Games
Witch 3 Return older $8.99 88 87% 2.6k $24k (exactly $23,734) Towndarktales
Crowhille - Detective Case Files VR older $5.99 90 88% 2.7k $16k (exactly $16,173) Saturn VR, NipsApp Gaming Software
The Cabinets of Doctor Arcana older $9.99 53 92% 1.6k $16k (exactly $15,884) Monolith Graphics, The Hideout
Twilight bride :VORMSLEGEND older $7.99 42 85% 1.3k $10k (exactly $10,067) 深圳市元计划科技有限公司
Dream Alone older $9.99 29 51% 870 $8.7k (exactly $8,691) Play2Chill
The Deathmind $2.99 35 74% 1.1k $3.1k (exactly $3,140) Etnabyte Games
Midnight Furry $0.99 58 96% 1.7k $1.7k (exactly $1,723) Soft Paws Entertainment, LavenderKitty69
Afterlife Reverie+ $4.99 7 85% 210 $1.0k (exactly $1,048) Nuclear Raven Games
Labyrinth : Dracula's lair $7.99 3 100% 90 $719 (exactly $719) MyceliumGames
Alchemists · EA $5.99 4 0% 120 $719 (exactly $719) WASD Game Studio
Hentai Gothic $3.99 6 83% 180 $718 (exactly $718) UwU
欺心恋曲/亵渎神明的少女 Deceptiive Love Ballad The Blasphemer 偽りの恋の旋律/神を冒涜する少女 $2.50 7 100% 210 $525 (exactly $525) Hjian
Vlad Voievod Dracula: Dungeons of Egrigoz $4.99 3 100% 90 $449 (exactly $449) Tiberius

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