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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Hidden Object Precision Platformer?

Precision Platformer + Hidden Object

Of 48 developers who shipped a Hidden Object Precision 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.. 40 more are announced.

Verdict: dead, for a 3 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $180 in the last 2 years and $300 over 4, against a market of $480 for a 3 / 10 build. 23 developers shipped in the last year and 40 games are announced.

Deciding numbers: median 0.4 times the market baseline, revenue up 80% on the market, 40 announced, ×1.7 per developer who shipped in the last year.
Nobody has said they are building this yet.
Precision Platformer + Hidden Object
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 48
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $66 → $657 → $386 → $358 → $179 → $270 → $449 (still earning) → $60 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Precision Platformer + Hidden Object: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 48
Bottom 30% $30 (exactly $30)
Median $180 (exactly $180)
Top 25% $1.5k (exactly $1,468)
Top 5% $5.8k (exactly $5,838)
Developers, 2 yr 48
Released games 144
Announced 40
Effort 3 / 10
AI-buildability High
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 80% on the market, supply 10% 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.

Precision Platformer
effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high 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
3 / 10 · small 2D action, light systems
Systems
Precision Platformer, Hidden Object; 7 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Exploration, Action-Adventure
Price point
$3.99 typical · top 25% priced $14.99 or above
Art
4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Cute, Colorful, 2D
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $14.99 or above; the middle game at $3.99.

The top 10 games average 87% positive over 574 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $50, median $180, 1 in 4 over $1.4k, 1 in 20 over $5.8k.

3 in 10 developers made under $50. 9 in 10 of the 38 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 40 games are announced against 23 developers who shipped in the last year.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

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

  1. + DemonsFair15 devs · median $2.4k · 21 announced
  2. + FPSFair37 devs · median $1.6k · 38 announced
  3. + GothicFair15 devs · median $1.4k · 17 announced
  4. + HorrorFair68 devs · median $1.0k · 69 announced
  5. + Character CustomizationFair103 devs · median $748 · 116 announced
  6. + Perma DeathFair46 devs · median $719 · 31 announced
  7. + IdlerFair12 devs · median $657 · 6 announced
  8. + Action RoguelikeFair36 devs · median $629 · 38 announced
  9. + Time ManipulationFair22 devs · median $598 · 20 announced
  10. + SandboxFair30 devs · median $537 · 21 announced
  11. + Procedural GenerationFair49 devs · median $449 · 42 announced
  12. + RPGFair41 devs · median $449 · 43 announced

All 123 pairs on the Precision Platformer page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

Space Accident VR 2025 · $118k Digital Meow 2024 · $91k Astronite 2022 · $74k Dofamine VR 2025 · $52k Joe Wander and the Enigmatic Adventures 2023 · $43k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Space Accident VR $16.99 231 82% 6.9k $118k (exactly $117,741) VR-WRG
Digital Meow older $29.99 101 83% 3.0k $91k (exactly $90,870) Galactic Geckon
Astronite older $14.99 165 70% 5.0k $74k (exactly $74,200) Dume Games Studio
Dofamine VR $9.99 173 82% 5.2k $52k (exactly $51,848) VR-WRG
Joe Wander and the Enigmatic Adventures older $29.99 48 79% 1.4k $43k (exactly $43,186) Frozen Pixel
Ghostland Yard older $9.99 87 97% 2.6k $26k (exactly $26,074) Obelisk Studio
Bubble Ghost Remake $14.99 32 100% 960 $14k (exactly $14,390) Nakama Game Studio
Pixel Pirate older $24.99 14 78% 420 $10k (exactly $10,496) Stas Paty9mkin
Super Clown: Lost Diamonds older $4.99 56 82% 1.7k $8.4k (exactly $8,383) Tero Lunkka, Valkeala Software, Blackth… (Tero Lunkka, Valkeala Software, Blackthug, NTStudios)
Dogs Club older $3.99 64 82% 1.9k $7.7k (exactly $7,661) Montee Games
BeDo $4.99 39 100% 1.2k $5.8k (exactly $5,838) Felipe Jimenez, Reborilux
Sonki's Lagoon · EA $7.99 20 95% 600 $4.8k (exactly $4,794) CocoDev
Violet Mind and The Mysterious Island $12.99 10 100% 300 $3.9k (exactly $3,897) PLukol
Unblock $4.99 24 100% 720 $3.6k (exactly $3,593) 906 Games
ULTRA VERTIGO $4.99 21 100% 630 $3.1k (exactly $3,144) TEAGHER STUDIO
Dream Adventurer $19.99 4 100% 120 $2.4k (exactly $2,399) Spring Tree Work
Doggy Up! $3.99 20 90% 600 $2.4k (exactly $2,394) Feas

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