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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Medieval Precision Platformer?

Precision Platformer + Medieval

Of 36 developers who shipped a Medieval 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.. 58 more are announced, ×2.9 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

Verdict: poor odds, for a 4 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $1.2k, ×2.5 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $120; 1 in 20 cleared $32k, ×68 the market median. Revenue is down 80% on the market; 58 games are announced against 20 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 2.5 times the market baseline, revenue down 80% on the market, 58 announced, ×2.9 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Precision Platformer + Medieval
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 36
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $718 → $599 → $478 → $719 → $2.2k → $2.5k → $1.2k (still earning) → $0 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Precision Platformer + Medieval: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 36
Bottom 30% $119 (exactly $119)
Median $1.2k (exactly $1,197)
Top 25% $4.1k (exactly $4,075)
Top 5% $32k (exactly $32,224)
Developers, 2 yr 36
Released games 121
Announced 58
Effort 4 / 10
AI-buildability Medium
Typical price $5.99

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 80% on the market, supply 25% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 17%, 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.

Precision Platformer
effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
Medieval
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
Precision Platformer; 6 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Platformer, Adventure
Price point
$5.99 typical · top 25% priced $12.49 or above
Art
5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Difficult, Pixel Graphics
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $12.49 or above; the middle game at $5.99.

The top 10 games average 92% positive over 1,906 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 $1.2k, 1 in 4 over $4.0k, 1 in 20 over $32k.

3 in 10 developers made under $120. 9 in 10 of the 20 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 58 games are announced against 20 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.9 per shipper.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Precision Platformer with a different setting or mood, 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

Jump King 2019 · $4.8M Ambidextro 2025 · $320k ALTF42 2024 · $119k Knight's Try 2022 · $65k Ritter & Rotwein 2026 · $32k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Jump King older $12.99 12,342 90% 370k $4.8M (exactly $4,809,677) Nexile
Ambidextro $7.99 1,334 98% 40k $320k (exactly $319,760) Majorariatto
ALTF42 older $7.99 495 75% 15k $119k (exactly $118,652) PUMPKIM
Knight's Try older $9.99 218 93% 6.5k $65k (exactly $65,335) Modus Interactive
Ritter & Rotwein $12.49 86 68% 2.6k $32k (exactly $32,224) Hurdy-Gurdy Games
Catch Me $5.99 178 70% 5.3k $32k (exactly $31,987) Doorway Games
Hold Your King $5.99 154 83% 4.6k $28k (exactly $27,674) Next Big Game Studio
Hellstuck: Rage With Your Friends older $7.99 107 90% 3.2k $26k (exactly $25,648) Terror Dog Studio
AtmaSphere 2 older $4.99 146 79% 4.4k $22k (exactly $21,856) Mazen Games
Hoplegs older $17.99 37 94% 1.1k $20k (exactly $19,969) WhyKev
Hack And Climb $6.99 46 97% 1.4k $9.6k (exactly $9,646) Kodachi Games
Who Takes The Crown? $7.99 37 83% 1.1k $8.9k (exactly $8,869) devthedoug
Sheep Seeker $9.99 22 100% 660 $6.6k (exactly $6,593) Isaac MENARD, Luna GARCIN, Alexander KI… (Isaac MENARD, Luna GARCIN, Alexander KIRK, Séverin RICHARD, Matthieu FARROW, François HANUS, Quentin EUNG, Mattéo GLAIRON-MONDET, Lucas RENARD, Céline TRUONG)
GladMort $12.99 14 85% 420 $5.5k (exactly $5,456) ChipsOnSteroids
Kick'n Hell $7.99 17 100% 510 $4.1k (exactly $4,075) Fire Foot Studios
Bonk It! $4.99 18 88% 540 $2.7k (exactly $2,695) Slotherin

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