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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Logic Platformer?

Platformer + Logic

Of 192 developers who shipped a Logic 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.. 257 more are announced, ×2.8 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

Verdict: dead, for a 3 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $390 in the last 2 years and $450 over 4, against a market of $480 for a 3 / 10 build. 93 developers shipped in the last year and 257 games are announced.

Deciding numbers: median 0.8 times the market baseline, revenue up 190% on the market, 257 announced, ×2.8 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Platformer + Logic
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 192
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $1.3k → $300 → $898 → $299 → $657 → $239 → $629 (still earning) → $299 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Platformer + Logic: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 192
Bottom 30% $119 (exactly $119)
Median $386 (exactly $386)
Top 25% $2.4k (exactly $2,398)
Top 5% $43k (exactly $43,164)
Developers, 2 yr 192
Released games 658
Announced 257
Effort 3 / 10
AI-buildability High
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 up 190% on the market, supply 10% fewer developers than the period before.

Free games: 12%, 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.

Platformer
effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
Logic
effort 2 / 10 · high · deductive rules and grids

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
3 / 10 · small 2D action, light systems
Systems
Platformer, Logic; 7 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Puzzle, Puzzle Platformer, Adventure
Price point
$4.99 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 $4.99.

The top 10 games average 92% positive over 3,130 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $120, median $390, 1 in 4 over $2.3k, 1 in 20 over $43k.

3 in 10 developers made under $120. Nearly all of the 120 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 257 games are announced against 93 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.8 per shipper.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

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

  1. + Dating SimStrong odds19 devs · median $3.0k · 15 announced
  2. + PinballStrong odds10 devs · median $2.5k · 6 announced
  3. + Combat RacingFair28 devs · median $899 · 38 announced
  4. + FMVFair9 devs · median $899 · 10 announced
  5. + SimulationFair281 devs · median $628 · 235 announced
  6. + Grid-Based MovementFair23 devs · median $539 · 18 announced
  7. + AutomationFair13 devs · median $449 · 16 announced
  8. + Turn-Based TacticsLong shot15 devs · median $360 · 18 announced
  9. + LGBTQ+Poor odds42 devs · median $7.2k · 90 announced
  10. + Co-op CampaignPoor odds32 devs · median $6.5k · 90 announced
  11. + JRPGPoor odds14 devs · median $5.8k · 38 announced
  12. + SkateboardingPoor odds14 devs · median $4.8k · 23 announced

All 206 pairs on the Platformer page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

The Pedestrian 2020 · $3.1M Braid, Anniversary Edition 2024 · $1.1M The Bridge 2013 · $1.0M Leap Year 2024 · $458k Mind Over Magnet 2024 · $403k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
The Pedestrian older $19.99 5,173 96% 155k $3.1M (exactly $3,102,248) Skookum Arts
Braid, Anniversary Edition older $19.99 1,761 92% 53k $1.1M (exactly $1,056,072) Thekla, Inc.
The Bridge older $9.99 3,425 87% 103k $1.0M (exactly $1,026,472) Ty Taylor, Vega Castañeda
Leap Year older $4.99 3,060 96% 92k $458k (exactly $458,082) Daniel Linssen
Mind Over Magnet $9.99 1,344 89% 40k $403k (exactly $402,797) Game Maker's Toolkit
Moonleap older $8.99 1,340 99% 40k $361k (exactly $361,398) guselect
Haydee 3 $29.99 321 84% 9.6k $289k (exactly $288,804) Haydee Interactive
Teslagrad 2 older $19.99 419 76% 13k $251k (exactly $251,274) Rain Games
Evan's Remains older $6.99 1,099 89% 33k $230k (exactly $230,460) maitan69
Spectral Scream older $9.99 654 78% 20k $196k (exactly $196,004) STOIC Ent.
Bat to the Heavens $14.99 407 95% 12k $183k (exactly $183,028) ceroro
Looking For Fael $19.99 165 98% 5.0k $99k (exactly $98,950) Swing Swing Submarine, La Poule Noire,… (Swing Swing Submarine, La Poule Noire, ARTE France)
Super Puzzled Cat $16.99 183 98% 5.5k $93k (exactly $93,275) Penguin Mug Games
Piece by Piece $12.99 233 100% 7.0k $91k (exactly $90,800) Neon Polygons
The Art of Reflection $17.99 151 97% 4.5k $81k (exactly $81,495) Hydrozoa
Kitty's Hungry Adventure $29.99 89 89% 2.7k $80k (exactly $80,073) Galactic Geckon
ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard $19.99 117 91% 3.5k $70k (exactly $70,165) Pixel Maniacs
Axyz $11.99 120 99% 3.6k $43k (exactly $43,164) Space Lion Studios

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