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Local Multiplayer + Precision Platformer
Of 48 developers who shipped a Local Multiplayer 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.. 43 more are announced.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 4 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $1.9k, ×4.1 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $150; 1 in 20 cleared $230k, ×499 the market median. Revenue is down 55% on the market; 43 games are announced against 29 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $150 (exactly $150) |
|---|---|
| Median | $1.9k (exactly $1,946) |
| Top 25% | $6.6k (exactly $6,625) |
| Top 5% | $237k (exactly $237,125) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 48 |
| Released games | 147 |
| Announced | 43 |
| Effort | 4 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $4.99 |
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 55% on the market, supply 55% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 15%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Local Multiplayer
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
- Precision Platformer
- effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
What it takes
- Effort
- 4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
- Systems
- Local Multiplayer, Precision Platformer; 7 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Local Co-Op, Adventure
- Price point
- $4.99 typical · top 25% priced $14.99 or above
- Art
- 5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Funny, Difficult
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $14.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.
The top 10 games average 88% positive over 3,933 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $150. 9 in 10 of the 21 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 43 games are announced against 29 developers who shipped in the last year.
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Comparable games
Ultimate Chicken Horse 2016 · $18M 
Heavenly Bodies 2021 · $2.2M 
Bread & Fred 2023 · $1.9M 
N++ (NPLUSPLUS) 2016 · $1.3M 
I wanna be the Creator 2019 · $514k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Ultimate Chicken Horse | older | $14.99 | 41,060 95% | 1.2M | $18M (exactly $18,464,682) | Clever Endeavour Games |
| | Heavenly Bodies | older | $19.99 | 3,741 95% | 112k | $2.2M (exactly $2,243,478) | 2pt Interactive |
| | Bread & Fred | older | $14.99 | 4,217 79% | 127k | $1.9M (exactly $1,896,385) | SandCastles Studio |
| | N++ (NPLUSPLUS) | older | $14.99 | 2,825 95% | 85k | $1.3M (exactly $1,270,402) | Metanet Software Inc. |
| | I wanna be the Creator | older | $5.99 | 2,860 94% | 86k | $514k (exactly $513,942) | Aikesi |
 | Bloody Trapland | older | $4.99 | 2,777 83% | 83k | $416k (exactly $415,717) | 2Play |
 | Toodee and Topdee | older | $19.99 | 669 93% | 20k | $401k (exactly $401,199) | dietzribi |
 | Dustforce DX | older | $9.99 | 1,214 93% | 36k | $364k (exactly $363,836) | Hitbox Team |
 | FOTONICA | older | $14.99 | 649 87% | 19k | $292k (exactly $291,855) | Santa Ragione |
 | Windswept | $19.99 | 470 92% | 14k | $282k (exactly $281,859) | WeatherFell | |
 | Level Devil | $6.99 | 1,304 91% | 39k | $273k (exactly $273,449) | Unept | |
 | Paddle Paddle Paddle | $4.99 | 1,584 86% | 48k | $237k (exactly $237,125) | Zoroarts | |
 | Stuck Together | $11.99 | 161 88% | 4.8k | $58k (exactly $57,912) | Hugecalf Studios | |
 | Ritter & Rotwein | $12.49 | 86 68% | 2.6k | $32k (exactly $32,224) | Hurdy-Gurdy Games | |
 | An Eggstremely Hard Game | $4.99 | 196 84% | 5.9k | $29k (exactly $29,341) | BBear Studio | |
 | Let's Cook Together 2 | $23.99 | 37 75% | 1.1k | $27k (exactly $26,629) | Yellow Dot | |
 | Galactic Thunderdome | $9.99 | 35 100% | 1.1k | $10k (exactly $10,490) | Pansimula | |
 | Tentacle Tango | $14.99 | 21 100% | 630 | $9.4k (exactly $9,444) | Cable Nest | |
 | Slam and Roll | $7.99 | 39 100% | 1.2k | $9.3k (exactly $9,348) | KaleidoGames |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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