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Should I ship a Hidden Object Parkour game?

Parkour + Hidden Object

Only 18 developers shipped a Hidden Object Parkour game 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, BLACKSHARD, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 21 more are announced, ×2.1 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

Verdict: dead, for a 6 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $360 in the last 2 years and $450 over 4, against a market of $630 for a 6 / 10 build. 10 developers shipped in the last year and 21 games are announced.

Deciding numbers: median 0.6 times the market baseline, revenue up 350% on the market, 21 announced, ×2.1 per developer who shipped in the last year.
Nobody has said they are building this yet.
Parkour + Hidden Object
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 18
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $839 → $449 → $2.9k → $449 → $239 → $120 → $600 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Parkour + Hidden Object: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 18
Bottom 30% $180 (exactly $180)
Median $358 (exactly $358)
Top 25% $2.4k (exactly $2,394)
Top 5% $194k (exactly $194,270)
Developers, 2 yr 18
Released games 56
Announced 21
Effort 6 / 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 up 350% on the market, supply 25% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 11%, 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.

Parkour
effort 6 / 10 · medium · effort 6 sits in the medium band
Hidden Object
effort 2 / 10 · high · static scenes with click targets

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
6 / 10 · full 3D single-player, physics sims, content-heavy RPG
Systems
Parkour, Hidden Object; 6 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Exploration, Platformer, 3D Platformer
Price point
$3.99 typical · top 25% priced $7.99 or above
Art
6 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, Realistic, Atmospheric
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $7.99 or above; the middle game at $3.99.

The top 10 games average 92% positive over 549 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $180, median $360, 1 in 4 over $2.3k, 1 in 20 over $190k.

3 in 10 developers made under $180. 9 in 10 of the 8 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 21 games are announced against 10 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.1 per shipper.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Parkour with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + Walking SimulatorFair38 devs · median $719 · 32 announced
  2. + Combat RacingFair26 devs · median $719 · 23 announced
  3. + Precision PlatformerLong shot310 devs · median $359 · 293 announced
  4. + MetroidvaniaPoor odds8 devs · median $80k · 40 announced
  5. + SkateboardingPoor odds11 devs · median $4.8k · 20 announced
  6. + SwordplayPoor odds9 devs · median $4.2k · 33 announced
  7. + Hack and SlashPoor odds18 devs · median $3.4k · 72 announced
  8. + Dark FantasyPoor odds24 devs · median $3.4k · 37 announced
  9. + ModernPoor odds10 devs · median $3.1k · 24 announced
  10. + CatsPoor odds15 devs · median $3.1k · 18 announced
  11. + DestructionPoor odds10 devs · median $2.9k · 27 announced
  12. + StealthPoor odds26 devs · median $2.7k · 77 announced

All 109 pairs on the Parkour page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

BLACKSHARD 2025 · $194k Scamper 2023 · $52k Dogs Club 2024 · $7.7k Area 86 2020 · $6.9k A Game About Breaking Pots 2026 · $4.9k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
BLACKSHARD $14.99 432 91% 13k $194k (exactly $194,270) Redlock Studio, Enclave
Scamper older $19.99 87 87% 2.6k $52k (exactly $52,174) Bezbro Games
Dogs Club older $3.99 64 82% 1.9k $7.7k (exactly $7,661) Montee Games
Area 86 older $9.99 23 73% 690 $6.9k (exactly $6,893) SimDevs
A Game About Breaking Pots $5.99 27 100% 810 $4.9k (exactly $4,852) Glenn Verheij
Sonki's Lagoon · EA $7.99 20 95% 600 $4.8k (exactly $4,794) CocoDev
Tenders Fight older $4.99 26 96% 780 $3.9k (exactly $3,892) Isaac MENARD, Tom BOUTONNAT, Ethis CLAU… (Isaac MENARD, Tom BOUTONNAT, Ethis CLAUSS, Gabriel SOUSSI)
NARGUL - Humans are among us older $11.99 9 66% 270 $3.2k (exactly $3,237) 3DDD Games
ULTRA VERTIGO $4.99 21 100% 630 $3.1k (exactly $3,144) TEAGHER STUDIO
At Light Speed older $9.99 10 100% 300 $3.0k (exactly $2,997) GoblinTech
Doggy Up! $3.99 20 90% 600 $2.4k (exactly $2,394) Feas
Ride It! $2.80 12 100% 360 $1.0k (exactly $1,008) dpm, Revi, GatoHolguera
Urban Golf: Hot Dog Edition $19.99 1 100% 30 $600 (exactly $600) MatthewHall3D
ClusterCluck $2.99 6 100% 180 $538 (exactly $538) Glintzone Games
Small Santa Simulator $1.99 6 100% 180 $358 (exactly $358) Piglet_Sandwich
Unserious Sandbox · EA $1.99 4 100% 120 $239 (exactly $239) unserious sandbox

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