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Should I ship a Mythological Puzzle Platformer?
Puzzle Platformer + Mythology
Of 22 developers who shipped a Mythological Puzzle 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.. 69 more are announced, ×4.9 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $1.2k, ×1.9 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $360; 1 in 20 cleared $840k, ×1338 the market median. Revenue is down 30% on the market; 69 games are announced against 14 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $359 (exactly $359) |
|---|---|
| Median | $1.2k (exactly $1,198) |
| Top 25% | $13k (exactly $12,592) |
| Top 5% | $840k (exactly $840,320) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 22 |
| Released games | 84 |
| Announced | 69 |
| Effort | 5 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $7.99 |
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 30% on the market, supply 75% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 20%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Puzzle Platformer
- effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
- Mythology
- effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
- Systems
- Puzzle Platformer; 8 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action-Adventure, Adventure, Puzzle
- Price point
- $7.99 typical · top 25% priced $19.99 or above
- Art
- 6 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Cute, Story Rich, Lore-Rich
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $7.99.
The top 10 games average 96% positive over 6,392 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $360. 8 in 10 of the 14 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 69 games are announced against 14 developers who shipped in the last year, ×4.9 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Puzzle Platformer with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
- + RomanceFair
- + Inventory ManagementFair
- + Life SimFair
- + SimulationFair
- + Grid-Based MovementFair
- + SokobanFair
- + LovecraftianPoor odds
- + Co-op CampaignPoor odds
- + MetroidvaniaPoor odds
- + SwordplayPoor odds
- + Split ScreenPoor odds
- + Hack and SlashPoor odds
Comparable games
Chants of Sennaar 2023 · $18M 
Threefold Recital 2025 · $2.3M 
Praey for the Gods 2021 · $2.2M 
Spirit of the North 2 2025 · $840k 
KAKU: Ancient Seal 2024 · $604k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Chants of Sennaar | older | $19.99 | 30,416 98% | 912k | $18M (exactly $18,240,475) | Rundisc |
| | Threefold Recital | $14.99 | 5,117 98% | 154k | $2.3M (exactly $2,301,115) | Everscape Games | |
| | Praey for the Gods | older | $29.99 | 2,489 82% | 75k | $2.2M (exactly $2,239,353) | No Matter Studios |
| | Spirit of the North 2 | $29.99 | 934 85% | 28k | $840k (exactly $840,320) | Infuse Studio | |
| | KAKU: Ancient Seal | older | $24.99 | 806 79% | 24k | $604k (exactly $604,258) | BINGOBELL |
 | Unruly Heroes | older | $19.99 | 763 74% | 23k | $458k (exactly $457,571) | Magic Design Studios |
 | Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy | older | $14.99 | 626 94% | 19k | $282k (exactly $281,512) | Eurocom, THQ Nordic |
 | The Mooseman | older | $7.99 | 1,013 89% | 30k | $243k (exactly $242,816) | Morteshka |
 | Eye of the Temple | older | $19.99 | 392 92% | 12k | $235k (exactly $235,082) | Rune Skovbo Johansen |
 | Munin | older | $4.99 | 925 82% | 28k | $138k (exactly $138,472) | Gojira |
 | Together in Forgotten Lands | $7.99 | 104 90% | 3.1k | $25k (exactly $24,929) | Vellichor Games | |
 | Hirogami | $19.99 | 27 66% | 810 | $16k (exactly $16,192) | Bandai Namco Studios Singapore Pte. Ltd… (Bandai Namco Studios Singapore Pte. Ltd., Bandai Namco Studios Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.) | |
 | Ghost Deliverer | · EA | $18.99 | 28 96% | 840 | $16k (exactly $15,952) | TEAMDADA |
 | The Pale Piper | $14.99 | 28 92% | 840 | $13k (exactly $12,592) | FreeTimeDev | |
 | Pyramidion | · EA | $4.99 | 71 85% | 2.1k | $11k (exactly $10,629) | TechDevAYDIN |
 | Sisyphus Is a Bug | $4.99 | 47 97% | 1.4k | $7.0k (exactly $7,036) | moraguma | |
 | Kimono Cats | $8.99 | 11 100% | 330 | $3.0k (exactly $2,967) | HumaNature Studios | |
 | ORPHEUS: TO HELL AND BACK | $2.99 | 25 68% | 750 | $2.2k (exactly $2,242) | StudioLoading, Kibou Entertainment, Alu… (StudioLoading, Kibou Entertainment, Alunite,Inc.) |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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